Nice ride by Gomez

[The Bid]

Brutal ride by Gomez

[johnny pinwheel]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Brutal ride by Gomez

i agree. for all the bad mouthing thats going back and forth here. i needed that horse on top. i think he moved too early, the horses to his inside were dead. if he waits a little longer, i think, she wins. what was weird is hes usually the last one to move, maybe he thought he had it won. he took a shot , but i was wondering because horses were flying down the lane like the winner did. i thought he used his move prematurely.

[blackthroatedwind]

Bad trips are not always the rider's fault and She's All Eltish has proven a tough horse to ride and one that has made a premature move in many of her races. Take a look at the Bonnie Miss. Not so dissimilar. In that case the field was possibly worse and the wet track probably hurt her yesterday.

It is a misconception to immediately gravitate towards the jockey when a horse gets a bad trip. It is often jockey error but far from always. In this case I tend to think it was situational and the horse.

[ELA]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Bad trips are not always the rider's fault and She's All Eltish has proven a tough horse to ride and one that has made a premature move in many of her races. Take a look at the Bonnie Miss. Not so dissimilar. In that case the field was possibly worse and the wet track probably hurt her yesterday.

It is a misconception to immediately gravitate towards the jockey when a horse gets a bad trip. It is often jockey error but far from always. In this case I tend to think it was situational and the horse.

It's the jocks fault. It has to be. Or else people would have to look elsewhere for blame, justification or something of the like. LOL.

Eric

[blackthroatedwind]

Instead of always focusing on the jockey, people need to think more about the trip in general, and stop clouding their minds with jockeys.

Trust me....it can't hurt.

[Big Brown]

the jockey has nothing to do with the trip?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Big Brown

the jockey has nothing to do with the trip?

Who said that?

For what its worth Shes All Eltish was indeed the best filly in the race, but to blame Gomez for her defeat, is disingenuous at best and ignorant at worst.

Approaching the pole the filly spooked. She did not lug in as the chart indicates and she did not duck in as many track observers have stated. If you have ever been on a horse that spooked or even had one on the shank, you will be lucky to retain possession.

Gomez with a sterling piece of horsemanship kept this one from going over the rail. The thread starter and his posse of prattlers may have watched the race; but they didn't see it. BBB