[Seattleallstar]

Originally Posted by oracle80

I wonder how much of a ****ing elitist he was when everyone got all their money and commissions from the guy when he bought the horse?
Get real.
And Seattle it really would help if you ever once went to a racetrack in the morning, even once in your life, and saw how training takes place. Leparoux or baze? What exactly does that mean? They aren't even in the elite class of jocks, and it wouldnt matter if they were.
The problem with knowitall kids who have never even seen horses train in the morning is that they think they are cars, and the jockey just steps on the gas or hits the brakes.
Heres a newsflash, they aren't. What they are is huge animals who aren't overall very bright. The only way to teach a horse anything is by repitition. They don't just pick things up that easily(most of them). WHy do you think that some are still bad gate actors even after a year of racing?
Please spare me the jockey hero worship bs, its completely erroneous to think that a jockey can just change in the afternoon what a horse learns in the mornings because he wants to. The fact that the horse weighs 1000 pounds and has a mind of his own sorta gets in the way of that.
Why not ask Honu how hard it is to get one of these horses whose speed crazy to learn how to relax? Idiots who worshiop jockeys think gee, why not just take a hold of him and ask him to run late!!! DUH!!!! Gee, Seattle, I suppose noone ever thought of that huh? Dope. If it were that easy, every horse would be a perfect ride.
The problem with a rank horse is that while you are grabbing them, they are struggling with all their might to try and run and STILL using all the energy they would be using if they were allowed to run, but even WORSE, if you are grabbing them while they are trying so hard to run off with you instead of letting them run, when you turn for home you have a tired horse who is 5 lengths behind instead of 5 lengths in front.
It takes a lot of work in the mornings to get one to efficiently change his style effectively. Some just chill out a bit and become easier to rate as they get older and bit more relaxed.

ive been to the racetrack in the morning for some panckaes and some Marlyand action, and to see cheap claimers run around the track for some jogs