Ramon Suspended

He should be commended for not wearing the pants of the family? Ok.

The majority of derby contenders with northeast connections have traditionally been located in south Florida during the winter. His selfish wife needs to realize the odds of any of their kids making the kind of scratch and having the success of their father are extremely minimal and moving the kids south during the winter could actually be beneficial instead of detrimental.


He is going to always have the "what if" label because he refused to compete at the top level year round. Sorry if I'm not impressed that he beats punk a.ss Jose Valdivia Jr. in a 4 horse race. Boy that was an impressive win today.

[pointman]

I disagree Coach. I am admittedly not the best historian, but I believe that Cordero did it a number of winters and some other big jocks as well. He has earned more in purses at Aqueduct than the leading rider at Gulfstream this winter. Sure, the colony is tougher in Florida, but there is something to be said for a family guy that is focused on the game. Just think of what PVal could have been.

Originally Posted by Cardus

Don't worry, neither is Coach.

Instead of the tired smart-as.sed one liners refute it. I won't to see how old you are. Let's compare it to the 60's or 70's so the people on here wearing depends can feel right over my slight misuse of the word "traditionally"

Hoss...

He's a great rider. It's just frustrating as a gambler and fan of the sport to see elite riders take the easy way out. Aqueduct inner should be for guys like Valdivia Jr. who has proven to be mediocre for all of his career.

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

He should be commended for not wearing the pants of the family? Ok.

The majority of derby contenders with northeast connections have traditionally been located in south Florida during the winter. His selfish wife needs to realize the odds of any of their kids making the kind of scratch and having the success of their father are extremely minimal and moving the kids south during the winter could actually be beneficial instead of detrimental.


He is going to always have the "what if" label because he refused to compete at the top level year round. Sorry if I'm not impressed that he beats punk a.ss Jose Valdivia Jr. in a 4 horse race. Boy that was an impressive win today.

You'll get no arguement from me that he's beating a very weak colony in NY all winter. This year might have been the worst I have seen in a long time.

That said, Dominguez has traveled a majority of the weekends riding Derby contenders and other stakes horses. Plus, he still dominates when everyone comes back to NY. I think eventually you'll see him go down to Florida for the winter. But it doesn't change what he does the other 8 months of the year against the best colony around.