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[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

Go to the inside of two horses in a five horse field is ok? What planet are you from?

It depends on what the trainer's instructions are, and how much horse the rider has.

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

It depends on what the trainer's instructions are.

But you just insinuated if he would've won the race going inside that it makes it ok, regardless of trainer instructions.

[JJP]

It tells me Ramon does not do his homework before the race. Any jock who's worth a damn has handicapped the race, knows where he should be early on, AND IS AWARE OF THE FIELD SIZE. For him to try to go inside horses in a 5 horse field is laughable. The ride was either corrupt, or just plain stupid.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

But you just insinuated if he would've won the race going inside that it makes it ok, regardless of trainer instructions.

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

But you just insinuated if he would've won the race going inside that it makes it ok, regardless of trainer instructions.

No, no one would have never known if it was or wasn't okay for Ramon to do what he did because the story wouldn't have blown up like it has. The only reason that we know it wasn't okay for him to do that in the first place is that a hole didn't open and he didn't win the race.

Sometimes, things happen in races and jockeys can't follow trainers instructions. However, I believe that they should try to follow them as closely as possible in any given race.

Going to the inside in a small field also depends on how much horse the rider has. If you don't have a whole lot of horse, but could possibly win the race by going inside and saving a little bit of ground, then go inside.

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Going to the inside in a small field also depends on how much horse the rider has. If you don't have a whole lot of horse, but could possibly win the race by going inside and saving a little bit of ground, then go inside.

Yeah and it's obvious from the replay Ramon didn't have enough horse.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

I already admitted based on the trainer's commentary that Ramon made the wrong decision. However, you acted like it was always the wrong decision to take a horse to the inside in a small field. I just gave you examples of when it was okay to inform you on the matter.

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

I already admitted based on the trainer's commentary that Ramon made the wrong decision.

Why do you continue to push this subject with me?

Because you continue to want to try to start something with me because you don't like me for whatever reason?

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Are you ok?

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

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Are you ok?

Yeah, why? It was just two simple questions that you're avoiding answering.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

I already admitted based on the trainer's commentary that Ramon made the wrong decision. However, you acted like it was always the wrong decision to take a horse to the inside in a small field. I just gave you examples of when it was okay to inform you on the matter.

This even more ridiculous. NOBODY " acted like it was always the wrong decision to take a horse to the inside in a small field ". We were commenting on a SPECIFIC SITUATION, in fact only you were making gross generalizations, and I think ( unlike you apparently ) we are well aware that all situations offer different possibilities.

You were wrong yesterday and are insisting on making it worse today. At least Ramon admitted his stupidity....without trying to blame others.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

This even more ridiculous. NOBODY " acted like it was always the wrong decision to take a horse to the inside in a small field ". We were commenting on a SPECIFIC SITUATION, in fact only you were making gross generalizations, and I think ( unlike you apparently ) we are well aware that all situations offer different possibilities.

You were wrong yesterday and are insisting on making it worse today. At least Ramon admitted his stupidity....without trying to blame others.

Actually, Pillow Pants said "going to the inside of 2 horses in a five horse field is okay?" I gave him examples where it was okay to do so.

I admitted that I was wrong, but I didn't know I was wrong yesterday because I didn't know the trainer's instructions, hadn't seen the trainer's and rider's commentary, and didn't know this particular horse's tendencies.

And another thing is that I wasn't making gross generalizations yesterday too. If you want to play that game, you were making gross generalizations when you didn't even know the trainer's instructions or the horse's tendencies. I even admitted in the thread yesterday in response to 2MINSTOPOST that he may be right and that my outlook may be wrong.

Also, I was saying that people needed to stop bashing jockeys as a whole, and those I am talking about know who they are. I was also referring to other threads over the past few days when I was talking about that. Also, I didn't try to chatise anyone, and I'm sorry if anyone took it that way.

And I'm not blaming others. Where I am I blaming others? Show me.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Going to the inside in a small field also depends on how much horse the rider has. If you don't have a whole lot of horse, but could possibly win the race by going inside and saving a little bit of ground, then go inside.

More importantly, I think you're missing one huge thing. The only basis for defending him that would hold ANY weight is the notion that were he trying to save ground if he didn't think he had a lot of horse on the turn, one could perhaps find a TINY space in their heart to cut him some slack.

You keep talking about saving ground, but they were on the straight. Simple geometry says that there is no ground to be "saved" on a straight stretch of racetrack.

Though I am not an expert horse rider, so that may impact my math and reasoning skills...

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

More importantly, I think you're missing one huge thing. The only basis for defending him that would hold ANY weight is the notion that were he trying to save ground if he didn't think he had a lot of horse on the turn, one could perhaps find a TINY space in their heart to cut him some slack.

You keep talking about saving ground, but they were on the straight. Simple geometry says that there is no ground to be "saved" on a straight stretch of racetrack.

Though I am not an expert horse rider, so that may impact my math and reasoning skills...

I wasn't talking about Ramon's ride when I posted that. I was talking about, in general, when a jockey needs to go to the inside in a race.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

It depends on what the trainer's instructions are, and how much horse the rider has.

In this particular case I have to disagree with you. The horses had already gone around the turn. Ramon was not going to save any ground by going inside. You save ground if you go inside around the turn. You don't save ground by going to the inside once they've straightened away.

There is no excuse for his ride. The ride was completely moronic. Even if he had not been given any instructions, there was no reason to go inside in that situation. There was nothing to gain and everything to lose.

You are correct that if he would have gotten through and won, there would not be such a big uproar. But astute observers would still agree that it was a bad decision and that he took an unnecessary risk.

I agree with you that when it comes to deciding whether or not to go wide around a turn, it depends alot on how much horse you have. But in this case, the incident did not happen on the turn. It happened after they already straightened away in the stretch.

By the way, I have seen other jockeys make similar moves to this and I always shake my head in disbelief, no matter what the outcome is. You will notice that Garret Gomez will never make a move like that. When they hit the top of the stretch, he will always go to the outside if possible. This is the correct move. It doesn't cost you any ground to swing out once they have straightened away. It only costs you ground to go wide around the turn.