let me ask a question about m, franco

[ontheoutside]

franco is a bad example the post above you i didnt even think of he is on fav hes looking at 180,, maybe i should have said the guy who will be riding the 50 to 1 shot who has no chance to win you go down theree on the 24th cant do anything for 14 days,, no money earned and no chance to win on 50 to 1 shot,, i was just wondering other then riding in derby,, why would you do it,, and lose out on money earned if you stayed and rode thosee two weeks,,, i was thinking maybe owners of the horses they would be riding would compinsate some

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I’m not being a smart ass but who would or should reimburse him?

He’s on the prohibitive favorite for the Derby. Most if not all the riders in the country would like to be him right now.

I wonder if Churchill doesn’t rescind this or at least alter it a bit. It’s a lot to ask for riders to give up weeks, but we will see.

I’ll be shocked if they still let fans in.

Churchill didn't announce ANYTHING about the jock protocols. Ron Flatter reported a discussion Churchill had with stakeholders as if floated ideas were a policy. That was preposterously premature.

They'll release the actual details of the jocks attending Derby Week in coming days.

In addition, Gov. Beshear addressed some of the Derby details in a press conference Monday and Tim Layden actually let some elements slip out yesterday on ATR including no infield and a patron limit of about 20,000.

[ontheoutside]

im just not sure right now if crowds are a good idea
im just looking at that video of the kids in georgia walking in hallway and 11 of those students tested positive 1st day they estimated 103 people in tht photo and 11 tested positive,,, i wouldnt want to be in that derby crowd this year

[moses]

Originally Posted by ontheoutside

im just not sure right now if crowds are a good idea
im just looking at that video of the kids in georgia walking in hallway and 11 of those students tested positive 1st day they estimated 103 people in tht photo and 11 tested positive,,, i wouldnt want to be in that derby crowd this year

Agreed. I think I’d be more surprised if fans are allowed than I would be if they go completely without fans.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Churchill didn't announce ANYTHING about the jock protocols. Ron Flatter reported a discussion Churchill had with stakeholders as if floated ideas were a policy. That was preposterously premature.

They'll release the actual details of the jocks attending Derby Week in coming days.

In addition, Gov. Beshear addressed some of the Derby details in a press conference Monday and Tim Layden actually let some elements slip out yesterday on ATR including no infield and a patron limit of about 20,000.

Letting 20,000 people in, in the middle of a pandemic seems dangerous to me. But it is Churchill soooooo....

[Uncle Daddy]

Its a fair question but as others said he's not likely to sit out a KY derby on a legit favorite. If he did to make more money for a few weeks (assuming that is fact ) he might also cost himself a Preakness & BC Classic ride ... lots of earning potential in near term

[moses]

Originally Posted by ontheoutside

franco is a bad example the post above you i didnt even think of he is on fav hes looking at 180,, maybe i should have said the guy who will be riding the 50 to 1 shot who has no chance to win you go down theree on the 24th cant do anything for 14 days,, no money earned and no chance to win on 50 to 1 shot,, i was just wondering other then riding in derby,, why would you do it,, and lose out on money earned if you stayed and rode thosee two weeks,,, i was thinking maybe owners of the horses they would be riding would compinsate some

My thoughts are this:

The longshots will likely have local jockeys riding them if it’s true that jockeys have to arrive 14 days ahead of time.

Any jockey that sits out two weeks at Saratoga would be doing it by choice. No one is forcing them to ride in the Kentucky Derby.

For any of the top jockeys, I really can’t feel bad. You broke it down that Manny Franco has made over $80,000 at Saratoga and that doesn’t include the Travers win. Losing out on two weeks of races is a big chunk of money, but they make a lot of money and it’s ultimately their decision if they want to take that risk.

But as Steve said above, we’ll see what the official protocols are soon enough.