Jerry Bailey

ArlJim78 · #1 03-31-2007, 10:26 PM

thats all I need to know.

#2 03-31-2007, 10:27 PM

brianwspencer · #3 03-31-2007, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ArlJim78

thats all I need to know.

Perfect.

pmayjr · #4 04-01-2007, 10:18 AM

His DVD about Riding or Handicapping?

I saw he had a DVD about handicapping, and I thought that was strange. If you read his book, he repetitively says in there that he's not a good horse bettor or handicapper. He's read the DRF all through his racing career to figure out the shape of the races he'd be riding in. Like who's setting pace and how many will go to the lead, who'll be coming late, who'll be to his outside, inside, etc. But when it comes to ebtting on horses, he said he barely ever did it, and wasn't much good at it. So if it's a handicapping DVD, I wouldn't buy it.

Hickory Hill Hoff · #5 04-01-2007, 10:25 AM

Once he got off the "bottle", he became a good jock and got the good mounts. It saved his career, I can see him knocking the bettors and handicappers...most of the time he was on "chalk" expect for a few rare occasions. He's not tell me anything I don't already know, so for the price...I can use it elsewhere. To each his own....

pmayjr · #6 04-01-2007, 10:26 AM

Hickory, definately true, but even after he got off the bottle, he's never been a serious horse-bettor.

Pedigree Ann · #7 04-01-2007, 11:16 AM

All I can say is the marketing of this DVD fits in with Bailey's image as a rider - out to find the best way to make the most bucks. Compare that to what other top jockeys are doing in retirement - working the backstretch as a minister, developing a jockey school, working as stewards or other officials, giving back to the sport rather than cashing in on it.

Grits · #8 04-01-2007, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

All I can say is the marketing of this DVD fits in with Bailey's image as a rider - out to find the best way to make the most bucks. Compare that to what other top jockeys are doing in retirement - working the backstretch as a minister, developing a jockey school, working as stewards or other officials, giving back to the sport rather than cashing in on it.

Our country was built on free enterprise, and it continues to thrive on that today. I don't see Bailey cashing in on this sport, instead, I see Bailey cashing in on Bailey--on his skill and his years of experience. I find nothing wrong there.

I believe this, along with the fact that not any of us are in the position to know what Jerry Bailey has done with a single dime of his income, his wealth.

Anonymity, void of the praise and view of others can be a tremendous gift. And it is often one's choice.

ArlJim78 · #9 04-01-2007, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

All I can say is the marketing of this DVD fits in with Bailey's image as a rider - out to find the best way to make the most bucks. Compare that to what other top jockeys are doing in retirement - working the backstretch as a minister, developing a jockey school, working as stewards or other officials, giving back to the sport rather than cashing in on it.

I don't hold that against him. He is not alone in terms of cashing in. Who doesn't do that? I think most jockeys would do it as well except that they can't because they don't have what it takes. I don't understand the criticism of Bailey that I often hear. When I listen to the man its no wonder he was so great on a horse, he thinks and has a brain. He seems confident but I don't hold that against him.