U.S. Horse Racing
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comical ride on the fav the golden monkey jockey dropped it out last effort coming into the straight to make it look good but the head on shows he was whipping away but they were airshots missing the horse all together just trying to make it look good
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It was worse than Joey O'Brien's efforts today at Leopardstown
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For once I agree. That was a shocking ride. When you said "The Golden Monkey" I wasn't sure if you were referring to the horse or the jockey. After watching the replay I think it could have been either.
The whole race looked a bit hot. Very appropriate name for the runner-up ... Three Dollar Bill ... the race looked about as genuine as a three dollar bill. The last horse collapsed over the line. What was that about, I wonder? I can see why Penn National has got such a bad reputation. |
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^^^^^^^^^^
 All american racing is a rancid joke, full of half cooked numpty jockeys flappin' around on greyhound tracks - brilliant! |
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yorkie this was as bad as it gets the jockey was missing the horses by at least 6 inches with the whip ,there was more chance of him hitting his own ar*e than the horses he was going that far over the top
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henryluca 07 Apr 14 08:16 Joined: 27 May 10 | Topic/replies: 301 | Blogger: henryluca's blog
US jockeys on many occasions appear to do what they like ....especially evident when the go crazy up front and rely on lactic acid built up to stop them in their tracks....IMO ANYONE AGREE?? Aussie observer Your industry in US really is a joke and appears to be totally manipulated by jockeys(and probably trainers)IMO |
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Henry
If you look through result charts for American racing you'll find that a very high percentage of races are won by horses that lead all the way. This is especially so on dirt tracks. A lot of horses can only win if they're ridden for speed. That's why jockeys place so much importance on being able to get to the lead. Of course, it can all go horribly wrong if you get 2 or 3 jockeys with the same idea in the same race. They can all cut each other's throats. But even then I've seen plenty of examples of horses that have survived a speed duel and still gone on to win. The best jockeys in the U.S. are the ones who can rate a horse on the lead. That's the ultimate skill in dirt track racing. If you're suggesting that American racing is corrupt I'd suggest that you take a look a bit closer to home. There's plenty of corruption in Australian racing from time to time and I'm sure the same applies anywhere that racing takes place, America included. It's just one of the many occupational hazards of being a punter. Let's face it, there's corruption in all walks of life ... politics, law enforcement, big business, lawn bowls, the local church raffle. Why should we expect racing to be any different  |
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I agree with all you said.....
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Very good post Phil
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I'd never watched US racing till a few years ago but I prefer their dirt racing to the a/w stuff in this country. At least as has been said most of the races are run at an honest pace.
Some of the jockeys look crude but ATR and Bf cover quite a lot of relatively small tracks. The jockeys at Aqueduct look at least as good as UK based ones to me. |
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US jockeys and what they get away with is the biggest joke ....crazy front runners....lactic acid build up technique to stop them....runners just out for a non-competitive run....do stewards ever query anything...
In the Penn racecourse arrests it was the district attorney that had to step in....( have to go the next race is soon  ) |
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I don't get the argument . I lay long and am considerably more worried if my outsider is in front after a couple of furlongs on the dirt than on turf either side of the pond.
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If you lay long and you often see the lay in front and you are still in business then I might suggest you want them in front.....except of course those annoying small field races
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Where did I say I always won ?
I have no worries if an outsider I have layed long is in front early on turf here or in the US. I have been done more times than I care to remember by a certain percentage making it all on dirt. |