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You need to realise current crop of jockeys are the worse they've ever been, that's why you've got jockeys like Egan being in demand.
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some dogs are wide runners and so are some horses...move on
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lot of rose tints around about how great jockeys used to be...must be the only endeavour in the World in which people are actually getting worse
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Not just worse, but more stupid.
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DI, not really are you really suggesting that today's 'stars' are better than the likes of Pele, Bradman and Ali?
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Federererer is better than anyone EVER.
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ronnie o'sullivan
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differentdrum, most sportsman from 50 yrs ago readily admit that their modern-day counterparts are superior, purely because training regimes, science and nutrition have improved hand over fist...jockeys 50 yrs ago used to live on ciggies and ride at 8 stone...it's a no-brainer
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Comparisons are odorous, innit ?
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DI, if someone (who could remember more than the last five minutes) did a top 10 sportsmen of all time I think you would find Pele, Bradman, Ali and Piggott in it, not to mention a few others from decades ago. The likes of Moore and Hughes wouldn't be thought about.
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