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10-11-2006, 09:34 AM
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I also think that this makes more sense
http://racing.bloodhorse.com/leaders.asp?type=HORSES Than this! Don't you? http://www.drf.com/drfLeaderBoard.do?category=horse 
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10-11-2006, 06:02 PM
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Oh Come on, this Gomez bashing started when everyone was saying that he was Great, and he was screwed out of the jockey title last year. It was all high praise for Gomez. No other jockey was getting praise. Not JohnnyV, not Prado. Just more ridicules on Bailey (for his quitting in my opinion on horses) and PVal (for his continuous antics involving drugs).
Regarding Gomez, I'm with Cajun on this. I just want to know which one will show up at the track on any given day.
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#124
10-11-2006, 06:17 PM
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I just want to know which one will show up at the track on any given day.
Gomez isnt any different than any other jockeys. They all go through good and bad streaks. To answer the above question, take a look at the horses hes riding. That has 98% with which Gomez is showing up. You guys make way too much to do about jockeys.
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#125
10-11-2006, 06:19 PM
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And the shills for him are the guys who are funny. You go ahead, you go ahead and try, you find one ride any of the other top three ever gave that was as horrendous as the one on this thread. ZRound Pound was rank, and Efgar couldnt get her to chill, or maybe didnt try hard enough. Thats not even in the same universe as the abortion posted on this thread. That was top five all time worst stuff. How about Sigfreto? You remember that tragedy? Foutryninebelow? Milwaukee? There is a theme here, when he goes BAD, he goes very bad. And thats called inconsistency. How is this wrong to point out? Are you stilll trying to deny HOW AWFUL beyond belief that ride on here was?
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#126
10-11-2006, 06:25 PM
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I believe I remember this day, it was on Blue Grass Day/Wood Memorial Weekend 2004, also Artie Schiller won an allowance against older horses that day as well...
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10-11-2006, 06:51 PM
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Obviously had Songster not come out well according to Tom, before his dreadful perforomance agaisnt Henny, I would not have held it against him or anyone. Perhaps you aren't in the business, but I can tell you that no trainer can help a horse getting banged up in a race or injured. Gomez is guilty of serious judgement lapses like the one on this thread far more often than any jock of his talent level alive. If you don't like that its demonstrated, thats too bad. Greatness while consistent is always appreciated more than greatness that zigs and zags. Just ask Arod. 
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#128
10-11-2006, 06:53 PM
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Two guys I know were quite pleased about that day!!!!
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10-11-2006, 06:53 PM
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10-11-2006, 06:58 PM
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Da Hoss you should also note that my last Gomez knocking post was in mid to late August. Its not like its a weekly thing.
But I watch races, its what I do. And some of the great rides he gives are noted by me, but in my life watching races I've never seen such a Jekyll and Hyde as he is. One race he looks like Arcaro, the next like a ten pound bug. Its not a 50-50 mix, don't get me wrong. But the other big three don't give rides like that, not once a year.
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10-11-2006, 06:58 PM
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You are right, I remember that now, I was at River Downs that day, now that I remember it, I would have been at Keeneland on Blue Grass Day...That's the day I scared Shane Sellers to death at Furlongs after the races...
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10-11-2006, 07:24 PM
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You are really missing it here, totally. Gomez is the strongest jock alive, no doubt about it. Hes also agile. But hes so stupid. That ride I've shown you here, don't you see the difference?!!!!!!!! HE CHOSE TO DO WHAT HE DID!!! Nobody forced him into a bad spot, he chose to take one. He does it very often, and YES that makes him inconsistent. I'm sorry but getting locked in with a closer, well thats unavoidable. YOu really aren't getting the difference at all. Sometimes racing luck lands you in a bad spot, like happy Ticket. Anyone who would criticize Garret for that ride is a moron. He had poor racing luck early, and his only chance was to try to get through that hole. No problem with that. But you can't seem to distinguish the difference between a roach like Pulpiteer(which is why hes still a maiden!!!) witha lack of speed getting locked in, and a guy standing up and grabbing a speed horse so hard to dead last after breaking great, that the track announcer uses the word wrangled. The fact that you wer reluctant to identify that ride initially as as bad as it was, tells me you must just worship the guy and be blinded to its horrendousness. You won't see any posts on me knocking guys who get locked in a jam on closers in tight big fields, its gonna happen.
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10-11-2006, 07:44 PM
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Once again, its not about differing. You are the ONLY guy who saw that race who thinks it wasn't horrendous ok? Thats fine. But if you feel the need to run to his defense even after he gives a butcher job like that? I dunno what to say. You find it odd that anyone who saw the race questions if he was stiffing or just plain incredibly stupid except you? Its not about anything else but that ride, and I just don't see how you could defend it, that ride.
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#135
10-11-2006, 07:54 PM
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Next time he gives a butcher job you will read about it, but only when he gives one. I guess I have to show the inconsistency and display it.
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10-11-2006, 07:57 PM
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10-12-2006, 01:26 AM
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To read this board, one would think that Gomez is the worst rider in the country and the only guy that ever gives bad rides. Thats what i think is really funny.
These trainers are all idiots i tell you. Idiots. Anyone wanna bet that Gomez gets another Violette mount before the meet is out? Surely after that "butcher job" a trainer as good as violette would find someone else to ride his horses. No? Why do these trainers consistently put a guy up that is so wildly inconsistent? Can ANYONE answer that question?
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#138
10-12-2006, 01:36 AM
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a very good big race rider. but he makes mistakes, and probably more than most other top echelon riders. thats all anyone is saying I think. I know this, I want him on my horse on Breeders Cup day over just about anyone besides PVal or Bejerano. but on Thursday afternoon at Belmont? well, I'd just assume have Coa or another capable jock. Repent
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10-12-2006, 01:38 AM
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As far as thursday afternoon at Belmont, I think i would rather have Coa than ANY other jockey. Either him or Cornelio.
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10-12-2006, 01:54 AM
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Coa has become as dependable as just about anyone and as a turf handicapper, I have a learned to really appreciate him as a rider. Repent
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