2013 Eclipse Finalists

[Seattleallstar]

I only have a problem with Javier winning the jockey award, it should of been Mike Smith or Gary Stevens. Those two elevated the importance of being a jockey, while Javier showed us how to lose races on favorites and Normandy Invasion to name a few. JR got hurt too so that basically gave him the Pletcher aces too by default along with his Chad Brown and Shug horses

[iamthelurker]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

I only have a problem with Javier winning the jockey award, it should of been Mike Smith or Gary Stevens. Those two elevated the importance of being a jockey, while Javier showed us how to lose races on favorites and Normandy Invasion to name a few. JR got hurt too so that basically gave him the Pletcher aces too by default along with his Chad Brown and Shug horses

So whichever rider is lucky enough to obtain top quality mounts on a consistent basis is undeserving of an eclipse award...

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by iamthelurker

So whichever rider is lucky enough to obtain top quality mounts on a consistent basis is undeserving of an eclipse award...

Obtaining high quality mounts is not a "luck" thing, its actually a very important part of being a world class jockey (and agent).

[iamthelurker]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

Obtaining high quality mounts is not a "luck" thing, its actually a very important part of being a world class jockey (and agent).

Really? I thought they just selected the riders randomly...