Garret Gomez sucks

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

What did he do wrong on Dream Rush? IMO there was no scenario he could have won the 5 horse turf race and personally thought that Hard Spun should have skipped the race.

agree on Dream Rush,

but was up with the stranglehold on Hard Spun?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

agree on Dream Rush,

but was up with the stranglehold on Hard Spun?

He just did what everyone complained Pino did not do

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

He just did what everyone complained Pino did not do

Chuck,

question about all of this...... if you have a horse that goes through the jockey situation that HS did after Rags to Riches entered do you have reservations....I guess what I'm asking is once you take Pino off, then replace with Gomez, and then Gomez wants off because Rags is now entered, are there any concerns about that? I don't know, that whole thing would just make me uneasy....

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Samarta

Chuck,

question about all of this...... if you have a horse that goes through the jockey situation that HS did after Rags to Riches entered do you have reservations....I guess what I'm asking is once you take Pino off, then replace with Gomez, and then Gomez wants off because Rags is now entered, are there any concerns about that? I don't know, that whole thing would just make me uneasy....

I think he was probably riding to instructions....I'm sure he would have rather won the race but it is a valid point that you want your jockey not thinking that he is not on the horse he thinks is best if they had a choice.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I think he was probably riding to instructions....I'm sure he would have rather won the race but it is a valid point that you want your jockey not thinking that he is not on the horse he thinks is best if they had a choice.

that's what I'm saying......especially with the pending sale.....I just think that horse was put in bad spots all over the place...

[trifecta124]

Hard Spun was never going to be able to go the mile and a half.....End of story.

[ateamstupid]

I just find it interesting how everyone piles on guys like Johnny McKee (Lawyer Ron) and Mario Pino (Hard Spun) when they go too fast or too early on big-time horses, but Gomez gets a pass because there was "nothing he could do."

[pba1817]

My Daddy always said, I have never seen a jockey win a race on his own, but I sure have seen them lose plenty.

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by pba1817

My Daddy always said, I have never seen a jockey win a race on his own, but I sure have seen them lose plenty.

I don't know, I thought Ramon pretty much won the 10th on his own on Saturday. That was a downright glorious ride.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

agree on Dream Rush,

but was up with the stranglehold on Hard Spun?

..imo, Hard Spun performed the way he did in spite of the connections. That horse has nothing left....and today was worth a ton of $$$ to them because of the Darley deal....there is no excuse for the way this horse was worked through this whole process....jmo

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by Samarta

..imo, Hard Spun performed the way he did in spite of the connections. That horse has nothing left....and today was worth a ton of $$$ to them because of the Darley deal....there is no excuse for the way this horse was worked through this whole process....jmo

Cut him back to 8-9 furlongs, and there isn't anyone beating him...IMO

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Cut him back to 8-9 furlongs, and there isn't anyone beating him...IMO

agreed ! i thought 7-8 furlongs and turn him loose.

[alysheba4]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Cut him back to 8-9 furlongs, and there isn't anyone beating him...IMO

......you could run him at 2 furlongs and he isnt beating curlin........he is just a cut below.