Cal jockeys are better

[randallscott35]

This gets into East/West Biggy Tupac territory...In the winter, Cal has a better group. In the summer, the NY tracks are deeper with Saratoga being the strongest contingent over a meet during the entire year.

[ELA]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

This gets into East/West Biggy Tupac territory...In the winter, Cal has a better group. In the summer, the NY tracks are deeper with Saratoga being the strongest contingent over a meet during the entire year.

LOL. It's hard to make a comparison. Tony Matos is a very sharp guy and very astute. He's been in the game a long time. That doesn't mean I agree with him, but I would certainly listen to his opinion. As far as Aaron Gryder is concerned, I think he is a very underrated jockey and his strong points don't neccessarily get the accolades they should.

Regardless, I don't believe you can automatically judge a jockey colony by a single, one dimensional view by saying "jockey X" was doing terrible here, and he went there and is doing well. There is far more to the equation.

Eric

[randallscott35]

Gryder couldn't sniff other jocks jocks when East.

[Left Bank]

All I have to say about this thread is "Give me a break". I wonder if Mato's has any of that smoke for sale.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

than what......if you make it in the east you can dominate the west..lets take a look

arroyo..yea right not good in the east still did good in the west
mig ownes the west
rafie went out westand won 6 of 6 mounts in one day
kent is ok and could go and stay at each coast
prado yeh right p-val will get kicked to the curb if he moved his tack

gyder sucks on both coasts and still makesa living out west

blanc got schooled the last 4 years in the midwest goes out west hes a star..

[MaTH716]

The winter meet at the Big A aside, the talent at Belmont and Saratoga is unbelievable. A Good jock like The Mig had to go out west because he was getting like 2 mounts a day at the Spa. I don't follow Cali racing as much, but who were the Top 3 jocks at Del Mar this past summer? Compare them to the Top 3 at the Spa meet. You can even throw out Gomez, so you are left with Prado, Cornelio and Johnny V. I think at Del Mar it was Espinoza, Martin Garcia and Corey Nak. I just do not even think it is close, east is better and it is also much deeper.

The jockey colony in SoCal is a friggin joke.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

This gets into East/West Biggy Tupac territory...In the winter, Cal has a better group. In the summer, the NY tracks are deeper with Saratoga being the strongest contingent over a meet during the entire year.

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