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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Let me ask you a question ( and I personally like Garrett as well as you ), do you think a jockey should be rewarded for riding pretty much only for certain outfits, mostly high profile, and in big races, while intentionally not riding for many cheaper outfits and in smaller pursed races over one that rides every day, in many races a day, often very cheap races ( in purse and quality ), for anybody and everybody, while forming no allegiances to any big outfits....and beats the former rider for specific riding titles?
Let me add something else....Ramon Dominguez rode NO HORSE in the Cigar Mile because he knew the connections of Haynesfield and a Dutrow longshot both wanted him, he had ridden both in their prior races, and he didn't want to be unfair to either participant. Do you think, and be honest, that Garrett would have done the same thing? No, this doesn't play into an Eclipse award discussion, save that perhaps Haynesfield would have won the Cigar ( surely Ramon would have chosen him ), and Ramon would have won another Grade 1 and more money.
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No. Garret wouldn't do anything like that. Go back to one of the last days in 2009 when he Gomez was a few dollars behind Leparoux in earnings. Leparoux was oversees and not riding. Gomez took a pick up mount on the last day at SA in some cheap claiming race in the last race. I believe Pedroza all of a sudden "got sick" and Gomez got the mount. It was some huge favorite who couldn't lose. Gomez wins...beats Leparoux by a few dollars. The hilarious part was Leparoux still won eclipse jock award.
Comapring the kind of person they are is not even close. Ramon is 1000 lengths ahead of Gomez in that race.
01-20-2011, 11:55 AM
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