Mike Smith takes off 'Bird for Belmont

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Originally Posted by CSC

They were good rides, it would be less than credible to even infer they weren't, however in the long run the chances of good rides diminishes IMO.

You make it sound like guys like Gomez, Dominguez, Prado (whoever you are considering top tier jockeys) are incapable of giving a bum ride. Whoever gets him next probably won't have to worry about navigating around 12 or 18 other horses, the way Borel and Smith did. But reguardless, he seems to be a nice horse (I'll admit I was wrong and thought that he would be off the board at Pimlico) and reguardless who is on him I think he has a good shot in NY if he runs.