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Old 09-24-2017, 04:15 PM
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Big Money Mike Smith... What was that ride on Abel Tasman? Better yet, was he so exhausted from the travel to Charles Town that he couldn't be bothered to ride out to the wire in a 300k race?
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Old 09-24-2017, 04:23 PM
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Big Money Mike Smith... What was that ride on Abel Tasman? Better yet, was he so exhausted from the travel to Charles Town that he couldn't be bothered to ride out to the wire in a 300k race?
Maybe Abel Tasman was simply a workout? No one could think launching from were he did on the PARX rail was a move that could win.
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Old 09-24-2017, 04:55 PM
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Watched Cotillion with Baffert who is now a little concerned how to solve the Abel Tasman quandary of breaking slow and rushing full throttle into contention. Said once she gets going the way she did, she becomes hard to handle, so he understands Smith just having to let her roll.

Will see what he thinks tomorrow 11:30 on ATR including consideration of F&M Sprint v. Distaff.
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Old 09-24-2017, 08:44 PM
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Smith is a $$ rider that can get a little more out of many horses, but he basically goes two ways...last to first, or first to first. If he's stuck in between, you'll see some odd rides.

Just my opinion and I'm sure I'll get roasted for it.
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Old 09-24-2017, 11:28 PM
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I think he had the best horse by far in that race and could have waited. However I'm 45 years from being jockey so who knows but think
It was s bad ride
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Old 09-25-2017, 12:23 AM
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I'm convinced that to be a jockey that you have to secretly fail a test that finds out your intelligence.

Any really good rides are purely accidental.
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