Gomez to Del Mar

[NoLuvForPletch]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It does have to reflect a fallout from Pletcher fall from dominance.

It's also old news.

Does this mean I have to change my "handle"? I don't nearly find myself feeling as ill these days when it comes to TAP...

[dalakhani]

In most cases you probably wouldnt pay attention but this is Garrett Gomez the leading money winner the last few years and his agent is the biggest name in his field.

Sadler is winning everything in sight right now in So Cal and Gomez is without question his first call guy. Even with the fewer horses out there, it seems that Gomez has more opportunites because he is in so many of the top barns. Correct me if im wrong, but in the east it seems like it got to the point he would ride for a lot of good barns but he wasnt getting anyone's best horses consistently.

and yes, it does seem as if Pletcher is having a really bad year. BTW, do you think this is a one year thing or a longterm deal?

[CSC]

He's running alot of horses at Arlington also, on some days he will have more horses running there than in N.Y. That speaks volumes also.

Certainly he and Frankel have come back to earth from their eclispe winning days as all world trainers. Just what the reason for that, that they have in common for their fall back into reality is anyone's guess.

[NoLuvForPletch]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

In most cases you probably wouldnt pay attention but this is Garrett Gomez the leading money winner the last few years and his agent is the biggest name in his field.

Sadler is winning everything in sight right now in So Cal and Gomez is without question his first call guy. Even with the fewer horses out there, it seems that Gomez has more opportunites because he is in so many of the top barns. Correct me if im wrong, but in the east it seems like it got to the point he would ride for a lot of good barns but he wasnt getting anyone's best horses consistently.

and yes, it does seem as if Pletcher is having a really bad year. BTW, do you think this is a one year thing or a longterm deal?

He's got no more Melnyk, right? And for whatever reason it doesn't seem like the Smith, Tabor, Mangier team is spending the tens of millions on stock it has in the past. No super stock, the super CEO becomes mortal.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

He's got no more Melnyk, right? And for whatever reason it doesn't seem like the Smith, Tabor, Mangier team is spending the tens of millions on stock it has in the past. No super stock, the super CEO becomes mortal.

He has at least for now great owners with very deep pockets.. the stock is the same the names(drugs) have been changed to protect the innocent

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

Does this mean I have to change my "handle"? I don't nearly find myself feeling as ill these days when it comes to TAP...

NoLuvfor Ass?

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

NoLuvfor Ass?

I laughed