Verbal Abuse of Calvin Borel

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by Siena 16

The verbal abuse Calvin Borel received walking back through the crowd to the jocks room after "Rachel" was defeated is simply an embarrassment to Saratoga Race Course and is an example of uneducated racing fans who follow this great game for 40 Days and couldn't tell you when the Belmont Fall meet opens. The great part of the Saratoga experience is the access and freedom fans have to horses, trainers, jockeys and other personalities throughout the horse industry. And five or ten idiots had to finish a great racing weekend by telling Calvin Borel what he should or shouldn't have done

LEARN THE GAME BEFORE YOU SPEAK!

what do you expect. i was there and people were actually crying...no. i am not exagerating. i saw another guy throw stuff all around and kicking things. it was ugly. but you are right many of them don't have a clue about horse racing. thats the advantage all of us (racing geeks) have if we bet right. the only surprise for me, was the horse that won(i had rachel, life at ten and miss singhsix in pic 3's)....i was not the least surprised she did not make the last 50 yards or so. people live in this fantasy world when it comes to BIG horses...they actually believe they are larger than life and unbeatable. it happens in all sports. anyone that follows racing knew she would have a hard time yesterday, regauardless what the shills on TV said....win or lose. this horse runs very hard throughout the entire race. thats her weakness. she did so again yesterday and only sputtered at the very end. it was a brave effort and had nothing to do with calvin. the owners decisions along with the trainer are where the blame lays if there is any. but you won't see people yacking at them over there. the entire season for rachel has been a "spin" game. if you believe anything else then you have not been following racing as long as i have. "vulnerable favorite" is not in the peoples vocabulary that you speak of...they would rather bitch at the jockey.

[geeker2]

It was probably those damn TeaBaggers

I was there -compared to the number of people in attendance it was just a handful of looooosers.

[Travis Stone]

The verbal abuse at Belmont / Aqueduct is many, many lengths ahead of what happens at Saratoga. The key difference is that at Saratoga they walk through the crowd. Bailey once flipped-out on a group of men giving him fits after every race. It all comes with the territory.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I remember Bailey getting into a shouting match with a fan while still on horse back when he was coming back to get unsaddled after getting soundly beat on a big favorite in a NY Bred stakes race.

[Seattleallstar]

the only other thing Borel could of done was take back and stalk Life At Ten. But Rachel broke on top already and LAT is the one who sat back.