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He only cares about winning. Second and third are not good enough to him as he has shown many times in the past. If he has no chance of winning, but still has a chance of hitting the board he will more than likely give up. People think he's a good jockey because of the media. He gets a lot of media attention, but that doesn't mean he is good. He has the choice of all the Godolphin horses to ride, and if they have two runners in the same race he will usually choose the 'wrong one', even though he should know the Godolphin horses inside out. He just isn't very good considering he gets to ride some of the best horses in the world and often gets it all wrong.
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I think he has a very good shot. I think the key to him is being fresh, and he will be fresh for this. My worry is the jockey though, he is very frustrating from a punters point of view. You can never be sure what sort of ride you will get for your money.
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![]() my precious kitten
where for art thou wait a while? the rest go under |
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![]() "What an upset! Dylan Thomas goes down to the American English Channel!"
Oh God give me a break. Dylan has had a long year..... Disgusted. |
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![]() Kev might get fired for yelling so loud, AT WORK, and then calling me.
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![]() They shouldn't have run him. I'm sorry, but they shouldn't.
Greed gets the better of a big organisation again!
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![]() Congrats, Kev. It's fun thinking how thrilled you must be!
--Dunbar
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson |
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I was already at the OTB when I called you. I was able to sneak out early. |
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He earns so much money outside racing that he doesn't really care. He doesn't care about travelling to the races any great distance, if he doesn't really want to, he won't. People over here who don't follow racing just think Dettori is a good jock because he is probably the only one they have heard of. People will remember the magnificent seven he did at Ascot, but he was on by far the best horses in most of those races and got very lucky with some of the trips he got through the races. I've seen him mess up so many times, whethet it's through arrogance or lack of ability i couldn't be sure, but he isn't the sort of jockey you could depend on to get a winner if you really need one.
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![]() I agree that Frankie isnt the best jock riding in Europe, but at a massive international event like the Breeders Cup, he will be fine. I would personally have preferred Kinane but if Frankie can ride him like he did Red Rocks last year, Ill take that..
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![]() Can one of you Europeans please rank the big jockeys over there for us?
Thanks. . . |
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1. Ryan Moore 2. Mick Kinane 3. Kieren Fallon 4. Kerrin McEvoy 5. Ted Durcan 6. Johnny Murtagh 7. Declan McDonagh 8. Stephane Pasquier 9. Kevin Manning 10. Pat Smullen
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![]() Dettori's not even in the top 10? What about Soumillon?
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