Re: Mike Smith on $50 winner? * no further (853 Views)
Posted by:
richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: June 21, 2016 06:56AM
P-Dub Wrote:
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> So maybe its tedious to you Richie, you are one of
> the many that have made that assertion, but if
> there is data showing where a jockey puts his
> horse it would seem to be important instead of
> relying on assertions based solely on what one
> wants to believe.
I am a huge Mike Smith fan. Something about his commitment to keeping himself
physically fit and excelling at an advanced age, for coming back from as horrific
a spill as I have ever seen. Back in the 90s, I was on the third floor grandstand
of Belmont yelling "IRON Mike", not "Wide Mikey".
As to the whole notion of rail hugging, as has been mentioned here a gazillion
times, scraping the paint is not always the easiest or safest way home (traffic
and dead rails), so my kool aid with regards to saving ground is slightly diluted.