Prado

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

yes..c hill is on the bubble in ny..

I think he rides fine.


Plus, his valet is a good guy.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I think he rides fine.


Plus, his valet is a good guy.

CHANNING friggin' HILL has a VALET?!? I'm in the wrong business. Why God Why did I grow past 5'3"??

[Gander]

Jockeys will always be a funny debate. They are great when you need them to win and they come through for you, but they are so very bad when they lose on a horse you need to cash. I get a kick out of people praising a jockey one day, then a week later the same person calling that same jockey a bum.
Horseplayers are so predictable.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by philcski

CHANNING friggin' HILL has a VALET?!? I'm in the wrong business. Why God Why did I grow past 5'3"??

Every rider has to have a valet. Some share. Who do you think brings their tack out?

[Gander]

I liked a horse he was on yesterday in the 7th, Mhera Maskey. Thought the horse was lone speed and would outsprint Mama Theresa. Boy was I wrong. Not sure if Hill didnt try to make the lead or the horse was just plain not right. It was the first time ever this horse showed no speed.

I held off making a wager on him because I felt 6/1 was not "good value" even though this is the horse that I wanted to play more than any other horse all weekend. I would have went in at 8/1 or higher.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Every rider has to have a valet. Some share. Who do you think brings their tack out?

ah, I thought you meant a valet, like a personal driver/butler/chef/man groomer extraodinaire.
I only feel SLIGHTLY better about my career choice then.

[NoCarolinaTony]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I think he rides fine.


Plus, his valet is a good guy.

C Hill being 18 has been up and down, but see potential there.(IMO) lately he's been riding just fine.

NC Tony

[disappearingdan_akaplaya]

Originally Posted by NoCarolinaTony

C Hill being 18 has been up and down, but see potential there.(IMO) lately he's been riding just fine.

NC Tony

liked the way channing rides since he was a bug, if he keeps working hard he will have alotta success in this game. i believe somebody else in his family was a jockey before

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by disappearingdan_akaplaya

liked the way channing rides since he was a bug, if he keeps working hard he will have alotta success in this game.

I agree. When he first got to NY he was very mediocre, but very quickly he started to adapt, and it was clear unlike a lot of young riders that come to town he was working hard to improve his riding. When the turf course opened later, and he probably had little to no turf experience, he was awful at first. But slowly he started to improve. Not that he's great on it, but he clearly shows improvement, which is all one can ask for.