Gomez to ride Hard Spun

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

basically gomez moves a horse up like Arcaro, the horse is a lock now, he already has a pace advantage on the others.

Well, good luck with that! Gomez=Arcaro....humm! Not that I would bet HS to win if Arcaro was brought forward in time to ride him but that's an interesting assumption. You must rank Elliot pretty high, afterall he won the Derby and Preakness easily...or could it have been that he was sitting atop a monster?

[Samarta]

I'm not sure if I had the pick, Gomez would have been the guy, I would have gone after Prado....but then again, I'm not writing the checks....

Bad decision. Larry Melancon was more than happy to ride.

[sumitas]

this moves HS up...right now I give him an edge to win the Belmont.

[Byebyemermaid]

I remember when they took off Gomez off Concern and put Mike Smith aboard.Did Concern win any triple crown races?So they'll use Pino as the scapegoat.What happens when he finishes off the board at Belmont?I know the 1 1/2 miles was too far for him or he didn't grab the track.As i've always stated pure bush league when they moves like that.That's why i applauded Serpe and Ritchey when the big races came along they left Elliot on Smarty Jones and Jeremy Rose on Afleet Alex.Kudos for them.Bull$hit for Hard Spuns connections.

[ArlJim78]

Why is it such a big deal that they would changes jocks? It happens every day. They have given Pino eight straight mounts on Hard Spun including two TC races, is that nothing? If I'm the owner I would want the best rider on my horse and if Gomez was available I would go to him in a heartbeat. Especially after the ride in the Preakness.

[ninetoone]

It doesn't happen everyday in the middle of a TC series...

[MaTH716]

No other jockey could have given Hard Spun a better ride than the one Pino gave him in the derby. Despite the speedy workout he had that week. Then again, the ride he gave him (at his home track, mind you) in the Preakness merits a jockey change all by itself.