SA derby

[Travis Stone]

I don't think Lookin at Lucky would have caught Sidney's Candy had he been clear anyway. As a result of the check, he'll be bet down more in the Derby than had he run clear and finished second.

[the_fat_man]

This is all the result of the infatuation with the INSIDE check by all the PSEUDO trip handicappers. LaL is just not much horse and had no shot of beating SC, who went to his nose at the break, btw, which no one seems to have mentioned. Of course, as there was nothing in the race, the plug certainly should've been 2nd. I can't believe that some people actually want that (typically) opportunistic plug back in the Derby.

As for Gomez: he's ****ed up more races over the past year than just about any (major) jock not named Russell Baze or Patrick Husbands or Victor Espinoza.

Gomez might be on drugs again.

[PSH]

Always has seemed to be a high risk/reward type of jockey. I have seen some amazing rides that i believe no one else could have pulled off and i have seen just as many or more high risk rides on horses that should have won like yesterday...... and he gets blocked or he is just way to out of it on closers and runs out of ground

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

Gomez was in trouble from the time the gates opened and he should of saved his horse from getting hurt, He was the trouble by expecting the rail to open for him. DUMB A S S. Victor should of pounded his bony a s s for being so stupid.

Dont get me wrong. It was a dumb ride and he created his own unnecessary drama. It just looked to me like the 3 was done and if that was the case, Victor needed to get out of the way in my opinion.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

It just looked to me like the 3 was done and if that was the case, Victor needed to get out of the way in my opinion.

Where was he going to go? He had two horses to his outside at that point, so it wasn't like he could ease up a bit and let him drift outside.

[DELL_YOUNT]

Photos from the 2010 Santa Anita Derby... enjoy!

http://www.network54.com/Forum/36674...ta+Anita+Derby

[2Hot4TV]

Victor gets 3 days for the Santa Anita Derby ride and Gomez is fined 750 for his actions after the race,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Just doesnt seem right from what I saw, but then again maybe the stewards had Looking at Lucky to win.

[slotdirt]

Yeah, I really don't get that one. I'm not sure what they expected Victor to do.

[westcoastinvader]

Originally Posted by DELL_YOUNT

Photos from the 2010 Santa Anita Derby... enjoy!

http://www.network54.com/Forum/36674...ta+Anita+Derby

Thanks DELL YOUNT. Nice photos to relive the day by.

You caught me at the paddock fence. I'm the guy in the white hat and white jacket on the left of the horses on the fence near where the first flower row ends. Yep, it's sort of like "Where's Waldo."

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

Gomez was in trouble from the time the gates opened and he should of saved his horse from getting hurt, He was the trouble by expecting the rail to open for him. DUMB A S S. Victor should of pounded his bony a s s for being so stupid.

Trouble? It was a perfect trip gone bad. Andy talks about it all the time, how up to the trouble the trip was PERFECT. This is an example, he tripped out untill Vic went crazy.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Trouble? It was a perfect trip gone bad. Andy talks about it all the time, how up to the trouble the trip was PERFECT. This is an example, he tripped out untill Vic went crazy.

you're right almost, LAL is in tight between horses right after the start and gets squeezed as he lays off the pace to save ground in the first turn and that puts LAL in a position where he never see a path to the outside of the pack and is stuck on the rail to wait for room. It never opened up and even if Gomez had much the best horse he was going to lose, so I beleive he rode a race that he had a greater chance to lose the race than win.