Ruffian was a mediocre filly

[tector]

So says Braulio Baeza:

Braulio Baeza, the jockey who rode Foolish Pleasure in 1975, had raced fillies against Ruffian before. “Mediocre filly,” he recalled in a phone interview Friday. Her victories necessitated a lead, he said, and he had ridden in match races before, so he kicked his heels, cracked his whip and flipped Ruffian’s role.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/sp...ectations.html

[blackthroatedwind]

More proof why you shouldn't listen to jockeys ( except Migliore ).

[smartbid09]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

More proof why you shouldn't listen to jockeys ( except Migliore ).

Don't forget T. Black

[Indian Charlie]

Perhaps he was trying to say she was overrated??

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Perhaps he was trying to say he fell on his head one too many times??

FTFY

[blackthroatedwind]

I glanced at the article. It said Foolish Pleasure won the KY Derby and the Preakness. I stopped reading.

Why would you trust anything after that?