Gomez Clinches 4th Money Title In a Row

Rupert Pupkin · #1 12-31-2009, 04:48 PM

Congrats to jockey Garret Gomez for being the leading rider in the nation for the 4th year in a row.

eajinabi · #2 12-31-2009, 05:03 PM

Doesnt matter, Leparoux is front runner to win the eclipse anyways.

mm1019 · #3 12-31-2009, 05:20 PM

Gomez is $194 dollars behind and he just picked up the #6 cenizo in the 8Th race if he just stays on the horse he will win the Title...

Rupert Pupkin · #4 12-31-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mm1019

Gomez is $194 dollars behind and he just picked up the #6 cenizo in the 8Th race if he just stays on the horse he will win the Title...

He should be ahead right now. When the day started, he was $27,000 behind. His win was worth $26,600 and he had a 5th place finish that should have been worth $1,200. My math has him ahead of Leparoux by around $800 right now. Where are you coming up with the $194 figure?

mm1019 · #5 12-31-2009, 05:41 PM

Rupert Pupkin · #6 12-31-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by mm1019

HRTV

I can't figure that out because Equibase shows that at the start of the day Leparoux was at $18,560,565 and Gomez was at $18,533,571. Gomez won a race today with a $44,000 purse. That means that first-place payed $26,400. He also ran 5th in a race with with a $53,000 purse. Fifth would have payed over $1,000. I can't figure out how Gomez could still be $194 behind.

alysheba4 · #7 12-31-2009, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by eajinabi

Doesnt matter, Leparoux is front runner to win the eclipse anyways.

...prob. matters to him.

letswastemoney · #8 01-04-2010, 06:45 PM

I'm surprised no one has touched on this topic....

but was it ethical for Pedroza to be "sick" so that Gomez could take over his horse and win the money title?

10 pnt move up · #9 01-04-2010, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I'm surprised no one has touched on this topic....

but was it ethical for Pedroza to be "sick" so that Gomez could take over his horse and win the money title?

Since when does ethics enter the horse business.

No of course not, but Pedroza made more not riding the race.

cmorioles · #10 01-05-2010, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I'm surprised no one has touched on this topic....

but was it ethical for Pedroza to be "sick" so that Gomez could take over his horse and win the money title?

Of course it wasn't ethical, and it was particularly unfair to bettors that may have wagered against the ML favorite with Pedroza riding in P3/P4/P6s. It sets a bad precedent.

eajinabi · #11 01-05-2010, 10:16 AM

Ramon Dominguez was only 200k behind in third. I guess all those claiming and ALW purse money really do add up.