Bob Black Jack, Zenyatta, David Flores

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

As career decisions have gone by riders, could there be a more unwise career move?

How about Mike Smith choosing Talkin Man over Thunder Gulch in the '95 Kentucky Derby?

Smith himself was to busy riding horses at Churchill Downs (Tessa Blue in the Falls City) to ride Zenyatta in her debut at Hollywood.

So maybe we should be grateful for Smith's good fortune instead of mocking Flores' bad luck.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

How about Mike Smith choosing Talkin Man over Thunder Gulch in the '95 Kentucky Derby?

Smith himself was to busy riding horses at Churchill Downs (Tessa Blue in the Falls City) to ride Zenyatta in her debut at Hollywood.

So maybe we should be grateful for Smith's good fortune instead of mocking Flores' bad luck.

I know the whole story friend...it was Mike's horse but he committed to ride and unlike some people did not flip the trainer.

Somehow though the decision on Talking Man did not mean much to his career....I am saying this could have made Flores' career. And Talking Man actually had a lot of talent, no one thought, at least that I know at SA, thought BBJ was a serious horse to win the Derby.