New Posts For Thread: Standard of riding lower than at any point in the last 35 years!!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-yearsWatching the racing today on replay simply highlighted to me that the standard of riding and simple acts of jockeyship are simply beyond most modern day riders on both the flat and jumps. The main gripe I have is the consistency of their riding, itsnegativitynoun: pessimism, cynicism, unwillingness, antagonism, contrariness, uncooperativeness, gloom I hate negativity - I can't stand people who moan all the time.Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518813629#518813629negativitynoun: pessimism, cynicism, unwillingness, antagonism, contrariness, uncooperativeness, gloom I hate negativity - I can't stand people who moan all the time.Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:38:43 -0500His ride on Reference Point in the derby was a masterclass.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518813243#518813243His ride on Reference Point in the derby was a masterclass.Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:27:33 -0500AberdoniaBY rating Cauthen you prove your worth, tactical genius in the saddle and a joy to watch. rarely went for the stick full cry because he had paced the race to perfection, they said he had a clock in his head and I dont doubt it. the likes ofhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518812013#518812013AberdoniaBY rating Cauthen you prove your worth, tactical genius in the saddle and a joy to watch. rarely went for the stick full cry because he had paced the race to perfection, they said he had a clock in his head and I dont doubt it. the likes ofThu, 19 Apr 2012 18:49:50 -0500Agreed Aberdonia..........Steve even better than Lester.Stewarty b........lets the argument down a bit with the modern Jocks though.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518811993#518811993Agreed Aberdonia..........Steve even better than Lester.Stewarty b........lets the argument down a bit with the modern Jocks though.Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:49:09 -0500Having said all that, no-one can better Cauthen.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518811839#518811839Having said all that, no-one can better Cauthen.Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:45:08 -0500jocks of today are of a much higher standard imo.We see every race from a number of angles so are able to analyse, something that we were unable to do in the past.And, of course today there is Betfair.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518811741#518811741jocks of today are of a much higher standard imo.We see every race from a number of angles so are able to analyse, something that we were unable to do in the past.And, of course today there is Betfair.Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:42:34 -0500IMAI think we prove whats great about racing 2 people can see the same race in completely different ways. As for Fallon I left him off my list because he sort of spanned the period between the era I mention and the present day. I actually agree withhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518811635#518811635IMAI think we prove whats great about racing 2 people can see the same race in completely different ways. As for Fallon I left him off my list because he sort of spanned the period between the era I mention and the present day. I actually agree withThu, 19 Apr 2012 18:39:54 -0500But the thing is herblington you are picking 5 jockeys in the first list that cover a much longer timespan compared to the second at about 40+ years as opposed to 25, plus Hanagan and De Souza are at about the same stage of their careers as Fallon (ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518811309#518811309But the thing is herblington you are picking 5 jockeys in the first list that cover a much longer timespan compared to the second at about 40+ years as opposed to 25, plus Hanagan and De Souza are at about the same stage of their careers as Fallon (aThu, 19 Apr 2012 18:29:45 -0500IMAIn my heyday of watching racing there wasPiggottCauthenEdderyCarsonMercerToday we haveDettoriMooreHanaganSpencerDe SouzaI would suggest that the first group mentioned would ride the bottom lot to sleep with the honourable exception of Dettori whenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518809543#518809543IMAIn my heyday of watching racing there wasPiggottCauthenEdderyCarsonMercerToday we haveDettoriMooreHanaganSpencerDe SouzaI would suggest that the first group mentioned would ride the bottom lot to sleep with the honourable exception of Dettori whenThu, 19 Apr 2012 17:32:02 -0500The standard is no better of worse than it's ever been it's just that when you go back and cherry pick the good ones from the past, you ignore all of the not so good ones at the time too.The only thing I will say is that with wall to wall racing todahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29069167/standard-of-riding-lower-than-at-any-point-in-the-last-35-years?post_id=518809309#518809309The standard is no better of worse than it's ever been it's just that when you go back and cherry pick the good ones from the past, you ignore all of the not so good ones at the time too.The only thing I will say is that with wall to wall racing todaThu, 19 Apr 2012 17:25:53 -0500