Riding High Again-Richard Migliore's Career is Flourishing After Retirement

Originally Posted by Kasept

You're wrong and even though riding careers can't be strictly defined by numbers, his tremendous ability and level of accomplishment is easily backed up by simple statistics alone. Considering the huge amount of time he lost to very serious injuries, there's no way to estimate what his final resume would look like had he been healthier for a greater period.

I never said he was bad. He just wasnt a standout. Injuries, family issues and personal problems plague almost every jockey and despite these setbacks, some have had stellar careers. Migliore had his moments and is a great personality on TV. However Jerry Bailey is better as a jockey and commentator

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

I never said he was bad. He just wasnt a standout. Injuries, family issues and personal problems plague almost every jockey and despite these setbacks, some have had stellar careers. Migliore had his moments and is a great personality on TV. However Jerry Bailey is better as a jockey and commentator

Jerry Bailey is an ALL TIME GREAT there are 10"s of thousands of jocks who couldnt shine Mig's boots.. BUT even MIG wouldn't suggest he was equal to the legend of Bailey

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Jerry Bailey is an ALL TIME GREAT there are 10"s of thousands of jocks who couldnt shine Mig's boots.. BUT even MIG wouldn't suggest he was equal to the legend of Bailey

True. But, one can be great without being THE great. Migs was a great jockey.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

I never said he was bad. He just wasnt a standout. Injuries, family issues and personal problems plague almost every jockey and despite these setbacks, some have had stellar careers. Migliore had his moments and is a great personality on TV. However Jerry Bailey is better as a jockey and commentator

I very strongly disagree that Bailey is a better commentator.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I very strongly disagree that Bailey is a better commentator.

[jnunan4759]

I had forgot he rode some of them mentioned. Kind of hard to believe he didn't pick up a BC winner in there, but for most of his career it was limited to one day. 4,000+ wins on major circuits is not chopped liver, plus 160 million in purses. I seem to remember some injuries where he was out a long time.