New Posts For Thread: fallon should have retired two seasons backhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-backAfter the split with Norman. I really don't understand how a truly great jock can go on riding no hopers twice a week. Where is the motivation?? Nobody wants him anymore apart from godolphin putting him on their 3rd strings on a Saturday. Its a bit lThe man should head back north where he started out. Would get a decent job with fahey etc and could easily ride over 100 winners a year.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536086141#536086141The man should head back north where he started out. Would get a decent job with fahey etc and could easily ride over 100 winners a year.Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:57:55 -0500So the quick gist of what I said was that trainers are not less likely to give a ride because a certain jockey is already at the meeting. An agent trying to get a ride indicates that a jockey is planning to be at that meeting anyway. Trainers choosehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536085799#536085799So the quick gist of what I said was that trainers are not less likely to give a ride because a certain jockey is already at the meeting. An agent trying to get a ride indicates that a jockey is planning to be at that meeting anyway. Trainers chooseTue, 22 Oct 2013 12:40:18 -0500I did reply to that but it seems the moderators on here would prefer libelous allegations on a daily basis rather than actual debate.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536084575#536084575I did reply to that but it seems the moderators on here would prefer libelous allegations on a daily basis rather than actual debate.Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:32:17 -0500I'm sorry ima but you really seem to have no idea how booking jockeys works. If an agent has a sought after jockey on his books and rings regarding a ride a trainer doesn't think about whether that jockey has other rides at the meeting. A trainer jushttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536084223#536084223I'm sorry ima but you really seem to have no idea how booking jockeys works. If an agent has a sought after jockey on his books and rings regarding a ride a trainer doesn't think about whether that jockey has other rides at the meeting. A trainer jusTue, 22 Oct 2013 11:12:00 -0500If a top jockey is going to a meeting to ride for his trainer/owner such as Buick/Gosden, Barzalona/SDS/Godolphin, Hughes/Hannon, Moore/Stoute then it's far easier for either another trainer to book that jockey knowing he's already going there or forhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536082835#536082835If a top jockey is going to a meeting to ride for his trainer/owner such as Buick/Gosden, Barzalona/SDS/Godolphin, Hughes/Hannon, Moore/Stoute then it's far easier for either another trainer to book that jockey knowing he's already going there or forTue, 22 Oct 2013 10:05:39 -0500Yeah the reason is called other yards have stable jockeys.With the greatest of respect that has very little to do with it.Out of the current top 10 jockeys in the table it's only Hughes and Fanning who could be described as stable jockeys in the tradhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536080185#536080185Yeah the reason is called other yards have stable jockeys.With the greatest of respect that has very little to do with it.Out of the current top 10 jockeys in the table it's only Hughes and Fanning who could be described as stable jockeys in the tradTue, 22 Oct 2013 07:47:29 -0500He rode a Godolphin 3rd string to win earlier this season and I thought it was a terrific ride - it shows he can still do it when motivated but he seems to let people down with non appearances these days - pity really but too much water has flowed unhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536078795#536078795He rode a Godolphin 3rd string to win earlier this season and I thought it was a terrific ride - it shows he can still do it when motivated but he seems to let people down with non appearances these days - pity really but too much water has flowed unTue, 22 Oct 2013 05:24:03 -0500he continues to ride because he wants to. quite why it should matter to anyone else is beyond me. he will retire when he feels the time is right. as is his want.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536078629#536078629he continues to ride because he wants to. quite why it should matter to anyone else is beyond me. he will retire when he feels the time is right. as is his want.Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:54:04 -0500he should still be doing time for the ride on top cee's,watching him now he may have to go riding over the sticks,that would suit his way of riding now,steady away,not got a flat finish in him any more.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536078557#536078557he should still be doing time for the ride on top cee's,watching him now he may have to go riding over the sticks,that would suit his way of riding now,steady away,not got a flat finish in him any more.Tue, 22 Oct 2013 04:42:05 -0500Yeah the reason is called other yards have stable jockeys....that's always been the case in racing and was something Fallon benefited from himself in the past.He was unfairly dismissed at Cecil's and the yard have had a good few stable jockeys sincehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/30115115/fallon-should-have-retired-two-seasons-back?post_id=536075395#536075395Yeah the reason is called other yards have stable jockeys....that's always been the case in racing and was something Fallon benefited from himself in the past.He was unfairly dismissed at Cecil's and the yard have had a good few stable jockeys sinceMon, 21 Oct 2013 19:22:47 -0500