Overrated Jockeys

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by Sweetness

The 2 situations are completely different, but I guess I'm wrong there too. Let me ask you this, with all of your knowledge, did you ever think that maybe Baffert instructed gomez to sit behind the pacesetter, because of the post, like Behaving Badly did today? It was racing luck, it happens everyday. Sometimes the hole doesn't open when you need it too.

Everything isn't racing luck.I know you want to use that to explain away a bad ride,but the fact is that he gave these 2 jocks the opportunity to ride his horse.If you sit right behind the leader on the rail(and you are the chalk)then it isn't "racing luck" when you quickly get locked in down there.It is what will happen 90% of the time.He didn't stay down there today right? He had no plan on Bling.He rode him like he was 5-1(just sit and get lucky.)Well,on chalk you can't expect to get out of the position he was in.Almost all the mistakes he makes are due to him not anticipating other jocks are going to try to get the chalk in trouble.