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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat
Fallon, on Ace...
"There were a couple in America as well. Ivan Denisovich was second in the Secretariat Stakes. Ad Valorem was third in the Woodbine Mile. Ace in the Arlington Million.”
“If you had been riding Ace,” I venture, “you might have gone close?”
“Well, I wouldn’t have been sitting out the back anyway,” he says. “You know what I mean? These guys don’t know the horses.”
“Is it a big deal to know the horse?”
“Bloody sure it is.”
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That's so true. Look at Jonathan Riddell and Jimmy Choux - they're inseparable, and Jonathan hasn't given Jimmy a single bad ride.
And knowing the horse is REALLY important with Silent Achiever. She goes through a flat patch in her races where it seems like she's completely finished. I hope Hugh doesn't go "Oh well, she's done" and give up! You have to keep asking her and asking her, and then eventually she'll go "Oh, alright" and whooosh!
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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat
I'm sure you already know this but just incase... James is riding at Sha Tin on the 1st.  |
I didn't know that! Thanks! I hope he does well.