Curlin in race #5 at Nad Al Sheba on Thursday!

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I like Phil's backhanded compliment for Albarado's ride today. I interpreted it as "He didn't screw up and get checked three times by being cute like he does so often"

BINGO...

I am NOT an Albarado fan.

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Yeah Robbie should be commended for not getting the horse in trouble...

This is pointed out because the jockey colony in the states is that bad.

To me jockeys are like referees... the less you hear about them, the better. I honestly believe you can count the number of "good" jockeys on one hand right now (Prado, Corny Velasquez, Gomez, ??)