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Old 04-18-2009, 07:37 AM
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Default why the switch of jockeys?

does anyone really beleive that the fault of stardom bound losing was mike smiths fault?
the horse has a one and only run
which mike again did like her preious races
but the horse came up short

how can this be mike smiths fault?
could it be possibly[if you looked at the horses 2 wins this year under new trainer frankel]that the horse either digressed as a 3 year old[which they sometimes do]
or wasnt really trained up to her capabilities [look at the way previous trainer trained her as compared to frankel]
i just think smith is getting a bum deal here getting replaced

true
hes getting replaced by the best jockey out there
but i thought winning 5 or 6 in a row and closing for a 3rd would keep you on a horse
i guess loyolty is lost in this sport
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Old 04-18-2009, 07:42 AM
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psst... http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29041
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Old 04-18-2009, 10:45 AM
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Gomez is better.
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Old 04-18-2009, 11:20 AM
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Tom Amoss needs to address this question. He seems to think that the horse is along for the ride...at least that's what his handicapping suggests.
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Old 04-18-2009, 09:49 PM
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Assuming Gomez is better than Borel, shouldn't he be riding Rachel A?
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Old 04-19-2009, 08:23 AM
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Posts are definitely harder to read when they are typed in iambic pentameter.
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Old 04-19-2009, 08:27 AM
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Assuming Gomez is better than Borel, shouldn't he be riding Rachel A?
Yes
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