Jockeys get too much attention from everyone in this sport.
Justin Stein was 23% with the bug at Hastings Park in 2005. Mario Gutierrez was 21% with the bug at Hastings Park in 2006.
Stein won the Queen's Plate with a flawless ride and is a better jockey than most of the big name guys here.
Gutierrez won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness this year with flawless rides, he just won a Graded Stake race at Hollywood today. He doesn't get the mounts. He lucked into I'll Have Another when he picked him up at 43/1 and he never got him beat.
It's a whole lot of fashion. Look at Rosario. He was great until he cemented his status as a top jockey. Once he was made, he just looked to keep everything in the clear.
Once a jockey gets that brand name -- they're made.
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