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09-24-2017, 04:15 PM
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Mike Smith - hot and cold
Big Money Mike Smith... What was that ride on Abel Tasman? Better yet, was he so exhausted from the travel to Charles Town that he couldn't be bothered to ride out to the wire in a 300k race?
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09-24-2017, 04:23 PM
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09-24-2017, 04:55 PM
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Watched Cotillion with Baffert who is now a little concerned how to solve the Abel Tasman quandary of breaking slow and rushing full throttle into contention. Said once she gets going the way she did, she becomes hard to handle, so he understands Smith just having to let her roll.
Will see what he thinks tomorrow 11:30 on ATR including consideration of F&M Sprint v. Distaff.
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09-24-2017, 08:44 PM
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Smith is a $$ rider that can get a little more out of many horses, but he basically goes two ways...last to first, or first to first. If he's stuck in between, you'll see some odd rides.
Just my opinion and I'm sure I'll get roasted for it.
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09-24-2017, 11:28 PM
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I think he had the best horse by far in that race and could have waited. However I'm 45 years from being jockey so who knows but think
It was s bad ride
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09-25-2017, 12:23 AM
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I'm convinced that to be a jockey that you have to secretly fail a test that finds out your intelligence.
Any really good rides are purely accidental.
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09-25-2017, 08:41 AM
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It's ridiculous to label Smith doing what he could under the scenario of Abel Tasman running off as 'a bad ride'.
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09-25-2017, 09:07 AM
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB
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09-25-2017, 09:10 AM
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984.
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09-25-2017, 09:44 AM
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You aren't really going to start with all the clichés, are you? The ride was poor. So was the ride in the CCA Oaks.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB
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#12
09-25-2017, 10:31 AM
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He is not the first to find out about a dead rail the hard way. He adjusted andmade sure West Coast was out there in the 4 path. I think the plan was probably blow by them and get outside for the stretch run. If you bet on Abel Talisman were you saying ....no mike no! ? Or were you thinking... wow what a filly ?
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09-25-2017, 10:57 AM
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But, Baffert did say something just now that was interesting which was Smith thought afterwards he might have been better off staying wide then taking the opening inside which particularly set her off..
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984.
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