Most Lousy Jockeys of 2006. POLL!!!

[Gander]

Any jockey that doesnt win when you need him or her too. Thats the most lousy jockey.

Blaming jockeys is a common way out of hiding the fact that you made a horrendous betting decision.

Lets keep it real here folks. Dont blame the oompa lumpas, blame yourself.

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by Gander

Any jockey that doesnt win when you need him or her too. Thats the most lousy jockey.

Blaming jockeys is a common way out of hiding the fact that you made a horrendous betting decision.

Lets keep it real here folks. Dont blame the oompa lumpas, blame yourself.

lets face it jockeys do make mistakes from time to time and are the cause of some horses losing but not as often as some seem to think. some people think they dont matter at all when in fact they do in my opinion. 85% horse 15% rider in my book

[Gander]

Okay I can agree with that Playa. Sure they make mistakes a bunch but so do we as gamblers... So so much more.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

You know what is amazing though.... From about Thanksgiving weekend until this last weekend,Flores was butchering rides galore.In a funk.Getting stakes horses stuck 2x etc. for the same trainer/ owners .Then he has a big day,and makes about 30k.Wins 5 races.The owners,trainers,and bettors got the shaft during those 3 weeks,and he ends up just fine.

[cakes44]

This one is not even close for me: Mike Luzzi. He is the worst judge of pace I've ever seen on a big time circuit. 2nd would have to be Jose Valdivia. He consistently finds trouble in 5-6 horse fields. My vote for 3rd is a tie between Raul Rojas and Jose Espinoza.

Obviously you gotta have the horse, but jocks' decision-making, especially in turf racing, is a key component in my opinion.