2/16: Ausable faces 5 Wednesday..

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Lightning752

I'm not an owner with you, but I root hard for your horses.

However, to blame a veteran respected jockey for a 40-1 shot coming in last in the way that you did was a bit unfair.

Did he explain himself poorly, or did something get lost in translation, perhaps either of both of those is possible -- but to put the performance of the horse primarily on C.C. was not up to your usual high level of class.

Again, excuse me if this is none of my business.

Appreciate the feedback and the support. I'll respectfully disagree in that I don't believe my comments were unduly harsh or unfair in regards to Lopez' 'performance' Wednesday. The fact that these kinds of 'decisions' are not so out-of-the-blue by Chucky makes it tough to be overly understanding of the rider prerogative in this case. While Ausable may have been the longest price in the field, January 23rd she was beaten a whopping 3 lengths for the 2nd-4th photo that included Freuds and All Quiet. Suddenly Thursday she's 25 lengths worse than those 2? Chucky chose not to compete with her Thursday, and it's one reason that while he is a veteran rider, his decision making is sometimes called into question. And I'm hardly the first person to point this out.