Jockeys Out

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by cal828

Just curious. What did you think of the ride that Silver Dust got yesterday? I usually don't complain about jockeys, but was that an impatient ride or was that by design or maybe just an uncontrollable horse?

Tough question to answer. I thought I noticed that Silver Dust was acting up in the gate and then bobbled badly coming out of the gate. At that point, the horse moved quickly to the lead and maintained that lead through some fairly quick fractions until he was caught and faded badly. It is difficult for me to believe that an experienced jockey like Hernandez would feel it wise to attempt to make up ground and get the lead so dramatically. I had the sense that he may have given his horse some urging to get him running and the horse did what was asked of him and a whole lot more. But I have nothing but my gut to base that on. Clearly, whatever the reason, SD was moving like a quarter horse for a short while.