Great finish to DMR jock race

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

How many finish better than Rosario? Gomez? Okay, I would agree that Gomez probably finishes better than anyone. Beyond him the list is small. Rosario is one of the best in the US in the lane.

I think that, at one time, Gomez was a better finisher. This is no longer the case and I, firmly, believe that Rosario is the best finisher presently. This is because Gomez has gone more to the Desormeaux type finish, the twirling of the reins, as oppose to the grabbing a hold and going all out to the wire. I don't ride so I can only surmise what the twirling is meant to do: probably an attempt to get the horse in a steady stride by correctly positioning the bit. The problem with this is some jocks, in particular Gomez, go overboard with it and never get to actually DRIVING a horse, as they're too busy twirling. Rosario, on the other hand, takes a tight hold, goes to pumping for the most part, and sticking when warranted, and keeps the horse in a FLOW. He keeps them as straight as anyone and they don't lose stride as he is very good at keeping them on the correct lead. The jocks that I saw ride and stand out in my mind, like Cordero, Pincay, and Antley, were definitely NOT twirlers.



Tell you this much, if Rosario is on the 9 in the 8th at WO yesterday, the horse would've won for fun. Ditto for any number of horses Lezcano rode at SAR.