Ventana

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by CSC

I don't know if anyone is interested but Ventana hands down the worst trip of the year in the San Pedro stakes yesterday. Hard to believe neary a mention of it on a horseracing forum...

I've become so accustomed to this guy's consistently inconsistent riding that I would expect nothing different. I guess it's just the way it's going to be with him. That ride in the 7th on Sunday was great. Put him on something with low odds, and you don't know what you're going to get. He's improving somewhat.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

I've become so accustomed to this guy's consistently inconsistent riding that I would expect nothing different. I guess it's just the way it's going to be with him. That ride in the 7th on Sunday was great. Put him on something with low odds, and you don't know what you're going to get. He's improving somewhat.

He's okay when the money is not on the line, but when the races get bigger and the purses larger he hasn't handled it well to this point in his career. Ventana was 5 lengths the best yesterday in my estimation, funny thing is even after the steady down the backside he had a chance to win if he found room in the stretch, but twice found dead ends. He's got promise but he's still got a far ways to go to be in the league of the Gomez's.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

JEKYLL HYDE JOEL.....It is amazing to watch. I've never seen anybody who's rides vary that much in quality. Guess he needs to just keep learning, cuz they certainly do school him(Bejarano almost seems to pick him out to mess with.)

[CSC]

He reminds me of Jose Santos abit, he'll take a hold of a horse, make a middle race move and either win going wide or run himself into trouble. I swear all his rides look like that.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

He will always be a top 5 jock(because his good rides are really good.)

[CSC]

Gomez, Bejarano, and then there is a drop off to...Ezpinoza, Solis, Baze. I would agree he probably belongs in the top 5 or 6 at the moment.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by CSC

Gomez, Bejarano, and then there is a drop off to...Ezpinoza, Solis, Baze. I would agree he probably belongs in the top 5 or 6 at the moment.

Solis? He has to have the best horse. He hasn't won with a 2nd or 3rd best horse since he got hurt. Seems like a decent person though(must be.)