CONTESSA: "..wanted to throw up"

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, a 3 to 5 shot should be ridden differently than your average horse. Two words...AVOID TROUBLE.

Of course you're right, and anyone that has talked extensively to riders, which I have, knows that one of the toughest things about riding big favorites ( which obviously they would like to always do ) is making sure the horse does not lose due to jockey error. A good rider knows when he may need to help his mount and when he can only hurt it.

To the person who suggests that all 3:5s aren't the same....obviously this is true but in general, the better a mount the less chances a rider should, and usually does, take.