Thursday Playalong

[ScottJ]

Chris DeCarlo, who has been riding lights out since Belmont with his limited chances, put one of the best riding moves of the meet in place during the running of the fourth race. In a harness racing style brush, he carried The Brothers Rap to the front while Castellano was holding his usual front running stance with Onecats Chance not expecting anyone to move until the lane. I was thrilled to see some actually make a midrace move with these slow fractions and actually take the race to the Castellano front runner.

In contrast, here is Junior Alvarado leaving with Saturday Appeal, taking back on the turn after bobbing head and head past the grandstand, and looking clueless as he was passed on the inside by DeCarlo.

That was a clinic. Let's hope that someone in the jocks room was watching.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by ScottJ

Chris DeCarlo, who has been riding lights out since Belmont with his limited chances, put one of the best riding moves of the meet in place during the running of the fourth race. In a harness racing style brush, he carried The Brothers Rap to the front while Castellano was holding his usual front running stance with Onecats Chance not expecting anyone to move until the lane. I was thrilled to see some actually make a midrace move with these slow fractions and actually take the race to the Castellano front runner.

In contrast, here is Junior Alvarado leaving with Saturday Appeal, taking back on the turn after bobbing head and head past the grandstand, and looking clueless as he was passed on the inside by DeCarlo.

That was a clinic. Let's hope that someone in the jocks room was watching.

Lights out as in No one's home? He is a ****ing 10% Jockey.

[ScottJ]

Originally Posted by jms62

Lights out as in No one's home? He is a ****ing 10% Jockey.

In a colony against Castellano, both Ortiz brothers, Rosario, and Velazquez? He now has 4 wins from 30 mounts and has hit the board in 13. Let's face it, he also is not getting the top stock. He has been making the most of his mounts.

[dellinger63]

Toga Race 5
$1pic3 1,6,9/1,4,8/1,5,10
$27

[jms62]

Toga 5

$50 DBL 1/2,3

[jms62]

That was impressive. He inhaled the field like they were standing still.

[jms62]

Seriously? The 1 was by the 8 and Rosie couldn't control her mount. This would be the worst DQ ever

[ScottJ]

Originally Posted by jms62

Seriously? The 1 was by the 8 and Rosie couldn't control her mount. This would be the worst DQ ever

Agreed. That was one seriously long inquiry. Looked like the lane was free for Napravnik's mount heading into the lane and the horse threw his head not wanting to go into the gap between horses. (More important to note is that International Star will be a play against from anything other than an outside post.) Perhaps Rosie felt she was fouled there, but there was clear daylight.