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Old 08-17-2006, 06:44 AM
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Well,he did look "all in" on the turn to me,and appeared to lose some ground(hence.."all in.") This is what I feel the guy is best at(riding the hell out of a price horse.)It became a Batan Death March,and he was rewarded for staying after his filly the whole time.Guy is always a good play on a price horse that can come late.Now,if he can learn to keep chalk from getting trapped(and/or intimidated,) then he will be worth playing on chalk.

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Old 08-17-2006, 07:21 AM
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No doubt it was a good ride yesterday, but I still think it was more the benefit of a crappy ride by Jara who was stretching a filly from a 5 furlong debut to 6.5 furlongs and still felt the need to run the 1st quarter in :21.8 and the half in :45 flat. I think Jara clearly had enough horse where he could have let some of the inside speed take off and sit right off them and let them do all the work early....but what the heck do I know?
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Old 08-17-2006, 07:37 AM
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Kev,I like a fair track.That track is no such thing.The leader went fast,but lets face it here...they went 1:19 for 6 1/2f. I mean how tiring do you think that track was for that Monmouth filly to come pass nice fillies that easily for 2nd? Track is a joke.I ain't playing it.
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Old 08-17-2006, 07:44 AM
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Kev,I like a fair track.That track is no such thing.The leader went fast,but lets face it here...they went 1:19 for 6 1/2f. I mean how tiring do you think that track was for that Monmouth filly to come pass nice fillies that easily for 2nd? Track is a joke.I ain't playing it.
I hear ya there. I have been playing some turf races there, but have stayed away from the dirt for the most part. Only reason I even played that race yesterday was because it was the middle leg of the late Pick 3 that looked very hittable at a small price. I will pick a couple spot plays in the last few weeks, but for the most part, I will wait for the fall Belmont meet to start up where I generally have good success.
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Old 08-17-2006, 10:15 AM
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The thing about Gomez is this:

He's either on or he's off. There seems to be no inbetween with this guy. When he's "on", there is no better rider, but when he's "off", watch out...

I personally like a more consistent rider, but what do I know?
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