Cal jockeys are better

[cakes44]

Nakatani would be great in the East, Gomez wins big no matter where he's at, but it seems most of the rest of the SoCal colony is speed crazy, which doesn't translate well to the East coast.

[jpops757]

This sounds like a "my dad can whip your dad" post. Very nice on both sides . So cal appears to be the strongest in Winter but when the big races move to Ky and NY the eastern bunch gets stronger but you have them diluted by the division of some in Ky and some in NY until Toga and then its hands down.Both venues have top jocks. Maybe the better baramoter of the colony is the bottom tier and not the top tier.

[blackthroatedwind]

Ever notice how people in the East never bring up these silly discussions?

What is this paranoia people out west have about their horses and now their riders? The " East Coast Bias " is a figment of people's imaginations who are out West. If they have a good horse, and they have had plenty, then it is a good horse. The simple fact is the prestige of East Coast major races tilts the table for us to get more decent horses. It's a numbers game. A good horse is a good horse...whether it comes from Mars or California. But, out west they say " we don't get no respect ". Horses earn respect...wherever they come from.

For MANY years California had a far better riding colony than we did in the East. I don't recall any easterners making claims similar to this foolish, and indefensible one, by Matos. Their colony was better...it was a given. Ours is WAY better now. There's no discussion needed.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

If the Eclipse Award voting for best jock wasn't East Coast biased,then you'll never, ever, admit there is such a thing.

A lot of jockeys have been jumping from Coast to Coast, so I sometimes forget where someone is. From the PURE West Coast guys, I really like Corey Nakatani. He is long overdue on a Derby win. This could be his year.

Originally Posted by Bold Reasoning

A lot of jockeys have been jumping from Coast to Coast, so I sometimes forget where someone is. From the PURE West Coast guys, I really like Corey Nakatani. He is long overdue on a Derby win. This could be his year.

I'd like to see Nakatani give New York a try this spring and summer. He's not riding enough in SoCal due to the lack of quality races.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I'd like to see Nakatani give New York a try this spring and summer. He's not riding enough in SoCal due to the lack of quality races.

LOL..He is not riding enough because of what? What do ya call it when somebody thinks they are too good to ride "ordinary" races? Chris McCarron syndrome? That's the difference between him and say Prado,or Valenzuela(these 2 will ride more of the cheap races .)