The Mig ditching the left coast

[10 pnt move up]

I think he was a bit caugt in the middle as an older rider. He is not young and up and coming like some of those kids out there and he does not have the rep that say a Solis, Nakatani or Smith have so it put him in a middle position to get good mounts. One thing that is very different from the east coast to a certain extent is that you have to work horses in the morning to get mounts, where your rep can do alot of that for you out west. I dont know how much he worked horses, maybe a lot, but that is one thing you have to do out west.

[blackthroatedwind]

I'm going to guess that few, if any, spent more time out in the mornings than Mig.

[10 pnt move up]

I was just pointing out a big difference for top riders out east to west, how many does JV work? Bailey rarely worked horses, I mean 6-8 a morning.

[ELA]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

I was just pointing out a big difference for top riders out east to west, how many does JV work? Bailey rarely worked horses, I mean 6-8 a morning.

Johnny works few horses, but that's because he has something that other jocks don't have -- his agent! Bailey worked plenty of horses in his day, for guys like Mott and Frankel. He wasn't out there working racehorses everyday as he wasn't riding a lot of them and those he was riding he didn't have to work.

I remember one weekend at the Spa, Bailey won something like two G1's, a G2, and maybe a G2 -- at the Spa, somewhere else and then back at the Spa. There he was Sunday morning, 5:30am or so, right at Frankel's barn getting up on horses.

Like him or not, personally, professionally, doesn't matter, I don't think what Bailey did or didn't do in the mornings defines what he did in the afternoons.

IMO, 6 to 8 a morning is a lot, relatively speaking.

Eric

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by ELA

Johnny works few horses, but that's because he has something that other jocks don't have -- his agent! Bailey worked plenty of horses in his day, for guys like Mott and Frankel. He wasn't out there working racehorses everyday as he wasn't riding a lot of them and those he was riding he didn't have to work.

I remember one weekend at the Spa, Bailey won something like two G1's, a G2, and maybe a G2 -- at the Spa, somewhere else and then back at the Spa. There he was Sunday morning, 5:30am or so, right at Frankel's barn getting up on horses.

Like him or not, personally, professionally, doesn't matter, I don't think what Bailey did or didn't do in the mornings defines what he did in the afternoons.

IMO, 6 to 8 a morning is a lot, relatively speaking.

Eric

that was my point, Bajarano, Nakatani, Solis, etc, you know the "made" guys have to do that out west. The last time Bailey worked six he was probably 25, the trainers dont care about who you are, to get mounts you have to work the horses.

[ELA]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

that was my point, Bajarano, Nakatani, Solis, etc, you know the "made" guys have to do that out west. The last time Bailey worked six he was probably 25, the trainers dont care about who you are, to get mounts you have to work the horses.

Bailey worked horses, regularly, throughout his career. Maybe the last time you saw him work horses was when he was 25, but he worked a few after that. Maybe 6 to 8, but perhaps not much more, LOL.

Eric

[CSC]

I've been watching Richard Migliore ride since the high days when John Kimmel was in, and for the life of me I can't figure out why he doesn't get more quality mounts. I counted atleast 7 riders currently that are ahead of him in So Cal standings that if I owned a horse I can honestly say I would have him ride before one of those guys. This one's a mystery...

[ELA]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

I think he was a bit caugt in the middle as an older rider. He is not young and up and coming like some of those kids out there and he does not have the rep that say a Solis, Nakatani or Smith have so it put him in a middle position to get good mounts. One thing that is very different from the east coast to a certain extent is that you have to work horses in the morning to get mounts, where your rep can do alot of that for you out west. I dont know how much he worked horses, maybe a lot, but that is one thing you have to do out west.

You never have to worry about Richie's work ethic.

Eric

[10 pnt move up]

I am not worried, just added a difference between the two places, notice the comment "maybe a lot".