Garret Gomez sucks

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

1st of all what were you doing betting Wait a While at that price? She was cutting back to a distance that she has never won at and the winner had the inside post and the pace advantage. If he goes head and head do you think she would have won? What other choice did he have? Perhaps he waited a bit too long before he ran at the other filly but I have my doubts that she is better than her at that distance anyway. Dream Rush had no excuse, Cotton Blossom ran huge. Hard Spun had no excuse.

I didn't bet Wait a While at that price. And his other choice was to let her run and not snuggle her into My Typhoon's asscrack expecting her to backtrack after running :25 and :50. Dream Rush didn't have an excuse after going :22, :45 and 1:09? I'll keep that in mind next time any horse folds after running scorching fractions like those.. "No excuse".. Cotton Blossom plodded past a tired horse. If one of your horses ever gets a trip like Hard Spun did, I'd like to hear you say that the horse had no excuse. Not saying it was all Gomez' fault, but he was supposed to be an improvement over Pino, and he was just as bad if not worse.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

but he was supposed to be an improvement over Pino, and he was just as bad if not worse.

I think the over/under on how far Gomez could move-up Hard Spun was five inches.....I guess the under won that prop?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

I didn't bet Wait a While at that price. And his other choice was to let her run and not snuggle her into My Typhoon's asscrack expecting her to backtrack after running :25 and :50. Dream Rush didn't have an excuse after going :22, :45 and 1:09? I'll keep that in mind next time any horse folds after running scorching fractions like those.. "No excuse".. Cotton Blossom plodded past a tired horse. If one of your horses ever gets a trip like Hard Spun did, I'd like to hear you say that the horse had no excuse. Not saying it was all Gomez' fault, but he was supposed to be an improvement over Pino, and he was just as bad if not worse.

based upon the speed of the track today I would say that a 45 second half would not be out of line for that kind of race. Especially since she was doing it under no pressure. I would say she bounced off of a huge effort last time but Andy will get pissed off at me. I think Gomez rode overconfident on WaW but IMO there was almost no scenario that looked like it would play to her advantage in that field. What excuse did Hard Spun have? He was empty at the 1/2 mile pole. Better jockeys are insignifigant if the horse is in the wrong race.

[ateamstupid]

Hard Spun's excuse? How about he was running like he was doing shuttle drills at the NFL draft combine rather than on a racing oval..

And I don't think the track was playing particularly fast. Stormello ran :22 1/5 and :44 4/5 and backed up.. Dream Rush ran about the same going a furlong further..

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Hard Spun's excuse? How about he was running like he was doing shuttle drills at the NFL draft combine rather than on a racing oval..

And I don't think the track was playing particularly fast. Stormello ran :22 1/5 and :44 4/5 and backed up.. Dream Rush ran about the same going a furlong further..

The track was quick
Race 1 NW1x 22.3 45.1 56.3 108.4
Race 3 Stake 23.3 46 109.3 134 147.2 (naughty NYer on the lead)
Race 4 NYbred nw1x 22.1 45.1 57.1 1.10 (wire to wire)
Race 6 stake 22 44.1 56 108.3 (fractions set despite going sideways in the turn)
Race 7 stake 22.1 44.4 109 121.2
Acorn 22.1 45 109 134.3 8 lengths back to 3rd place horse

Stormello made a big reputation getting beat by who exactly?
Dream Rush is probably better than Stormello

[hockey2315]

Gomez really did suck. . . He looked like such an idiot in the Acorn. . . Tried to give her the patented hand ride and looked like Borel in the Preakness times a million. ..