Gomez to Del Mar

[-BT-]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Maybe he prefers the ocean to the hot-sauna in the rain forest. Look, we have 2 good riders out here(Rosario, and Bejarano,) and Rosario has problems on chalk. He either gets tight on them ,or simply takes them back, and waits until it's far too late to win. It's the same result(betting-wise it doesn't really matter why he does it.) Fact is, he has his eye on the oddsboard. He is simply a better rider on a 6/1-9/1 horse than he is on chalk. That leaves Bejarano and Gomez. There is no way I would trust Rosario to ride a horse who is chalk. There is a lot of money to be made at TOGA, but there are a lot of good riders there trying to get it.

i beg to differ, you have 1 good rider out there.... Bejarano (and Baze if you wanna count No Cal), and even he (Bejarano) came from back east. The only reason why Rosario Dawson is 2nd in the standings is b/c he competes against the Baze twins, John Court and Joe Talamo.

It will be interesting too see how much Gomez takes away from Bejarano's mounts at Del Mar, Frankel likes them both so.....

as for Rosario... i'd rather have Channing Hill and a coke any day of the week

-bt-

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

Maybe he will come back to Tucson, his birthplace, and pick up a few mounts during the final season at Rillito Park next spring...

Rillito is closing?

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Rillito is closing?

That is horrible!

[ALostTexan]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Rillito is closing?

All indications are that the 2009 season, which will run for 6 weeks (Sat and Sunday only) will be the last. The county has already drawn up all of the plans to demolish the track to make 'room' for more soccer fields, although the net land gain will be pretty small. Typical Tucson short-sightedness, in my opinion, as the goal is to attract some major soccer tournaments, and the land around Rillito really isn't congruent to all that is needed for major tournaments, such as some sort of freeway access, hotels, close dining, etc.

Really sad that one of the great small tracks, which still boasts attendance figures of over 10,000 during the meet, is going to be demolished like it is nothing.

Sorry for a little thread-jacking...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

All indications are that the 2009 season, which will run for 6 weeks (Sat and Sunday only) will be the last. The county has already drawn up all of the plans to demolish the track to make 'room' for more soccer fields, although the net land gain will be pretty small. Typical Tucson short-sightedness, in my opinion, as the goal is to attract some major soccer tournaments, and the land around Rillito really isn't congruent to all that is needed for major tournaments, such as some sort of freeway access, hotels, close dining, etc.

Really sad that one of the great small tracks, which still boasts attendance figures of over 10,000 during the meet, is going to be demolished like it is nothing.

Sorry for a little thread-jacking...

That sucks. I bet Martial Law in the Big Cap at Rillito the year he won and it took them about 20 minutes to round enough money to pay me. Cool little track.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

Maybe he will come back to Tucson, his birthplace, and pick up a few mounts during the final season at Rillito Park next spring...

he was born in Nogalas I think...

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

Maybe he will come back to Tucson, his birthplace, and pick up a few mounts during the final season at Rillito Park next spring...

For most of us "spring" does not start in Feb., but if Rillito is closing, that's too bad.