Gulfstream Sat. Race 1

[GPK]

people gonna realize that Lezcano is a decent turf rider one of these days...

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Yeah he made a good decision to stay inside. He was helped out by Castro's stupidity also.

Castro kind of sucks. He pressed the pace too early in a turf race yesterday and gave Lezcano the win.

[GPK]

I know Lezcano riding at Tampa is completely different from riding at Gulf, but I have watched him for years and always felt he a very good sense of timing on the grass.

Originally Posted by GPK

I know Lezcano riding at Tampa is completely different from riding at Gulf, but I have watched him for years and always felt he a very good sense of timing on the grass.

He's an underrated grass rider. He's having a solid meet so far.

[blackthroatedwind]

Eddie Castro may get lucky occasionally and ride a good horse but he has clearly demonstrated he's a minor league rider.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Eddie Castro may get lucky occasionally and ride a good horse but he has clearly demonstrated he's a minor league rider.

maybe some of it could have been the hype surrounding Miesques Approval and his 2 wins at boxcar odds aboard him. Breeders Cup and SUnshine Millions..right?

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Eddie Castro may get lucky occasionally and ride a good horse but he has clearly demonstrated he's a minor league rider.

I particularly enjoyed his PERSONAL battle with Sharp Susan: choke her down no matter what.

[hurricanefrank]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Eddie Castro may get lucky occasionally and ride a good horse but he has clearly demonstrated he's a minor league rider.

Totally agree. We don't see him in NY at BEL or STGA during the summer for good reason.

[SentToStud]

That's a joke. A couple bad weeks to start Gulf. He can ride.

Name someone, anyone, who is either 23 years old or off the bug just 18 months who has done what he has.

Pretty short list.

Thanks for the laugh.

[blackthroatedwind]

I had no idea how many winners he was lucky enough to have been given the mount on. He could have won fifty races so far for all I know. Hell, Norberto Arroyo won three races the other day. There were probably people that thought that makes him a good rider. Forget about the fact that he got DQ'd on another easy winner because of his ineptitude and blew the 8th race by a head on a horse three lengths the best. He was lucky enough to have been put on five winners. He won with three of them. He sucks. Just like Eddie Castro. He sucks. He has absolutely no savy. He sends into needless speed duels. He doesn't know the definition of saving ground or waiting patiently. He's a minor league rider. Period. Laugh all you want. He's a B or C level rider that happens to ride in a place that gets some A horses ( and A riders ) during the winter because of the weather. He's a complete amateur.

[Thoroughbred Fan]

My personal favorite turf rider is Horatio Karamanos.