Relaxed Gesture

#1 08-12-2006, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig188

kent desormeaux looked like a rank amateur today with that ride. one of the worst i've ever seen by a jock, especially when kent is considered to be in the upper echelon of the sport. i can't remember the last time i've seen such an atrocious display of 'riding'!!!

Gomez on Milwaukee in the 9th race at the Spa yesterday. It was even worse, it has to be seen to be believed. You want a real laugh Zieg? Look up the chart call of that horse on equibase and Drf. It will make you laugh your ass off.

Danzig · #2 08-12-2006, 08:04 PM

worse?!?! i don't see how any ride could be worse...all the same, off to check out the chart.

#3 08-12-2006, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig188

worse?!?! i don't see how any ride could be worse...all the same, off to check out the chart.

You won't believe it. Keep in mind that the chart caller only has so much room to work with and can't state everything that occurred. The chart call is funny enough but he left out lots of stuff!!!!!! One of the top ten worst rides I ever saw in my life.

Danzig · #4 08-12-2006, 08:08 PM

wow....just read it. shame i missed the ride itself, i guess it was something to see. unless of course you were the owner/trainer or someone with him in the exacta!

#5 08-12-2006, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig188

wow....just read it. shame i missed the ride itself, i guess it was something to see. unless of course you were the owner/trainer or someone with him in the exacta!

Or if you had a 5 dollar pik-4 that you would have had. You really have to see this ride to get the full effect. It was even worse than the chart call. Funny thing is that noone else who ever rode her had a problem with her, horses usually don't get "rank" at that age after that many starts.
I watched it with a group of guys and many had the horse going in the pik-4. The profanity started early on, got steadily worse, and by the time they hit the stretch I was hearing words that even I don't use. You really need to see the replay to understand just how awful it was.

Danzig · #6 08-12-2006, 08:14 PM

just now at nyra dot com to watch

Danzig · #7 08-12-2006, 08:19 PM

some horse to come back and try at the end like that after that ride. yikes.

Rupert Pupkin · #8 08-12-2006, 08:42 PM

I disagree with you guys about Desmormeaux's ride. He probably did not particularly want to be on the lead to begin with but the pace was very slow and he ended up on the lead as they passed the stands the first time. Then when Ramazutti decided that he was going to challenge RG, Desormeaux took back and let Ramazutti go. That's exactly what he should have done. He didn't want to be head and head with Ramazutti. The clubhouse turn is certainly not too late in the race to take back.

I actually became somewhat of a Jose Valdivia fan for doing that exact thing. He was on a horse that I bet in a 1 1/2 mile race at Santa Anita. He was on the lead going into the clubhouse turn when another horse challenged him. The last thing I wanted him to do was go haed and head with that horse. Anyway, Jose knew it was a long race and he was smart enough to take back and let the other horse go. Jose ended up winning the race. The thing that won the race for him was taking back when that other horse challenged him. I think he would have been dead if he went head and head with that horse.

Anyway, it obviously was not good when Kent got in a little tight at the 3/8 pole, but what can you do. That happens sometimes when you're in traffic. I don't think he had much horse any way. I don't think he would have won the race no matter what he would have done.