Dodie,

You may be surprised to know that most trainers and jocks are well aware ofthe importance of saving on the turf(moreso than on dirt). As many poster's here know,a high percentage of turf winners come from "trips"

I think that while a jock may know this, it's another thing entirely to "execute" it.A jockey I personally dislike, Jerry Bailey, is the best I've seen in making trips on the grass and always seems to have a live mount to go with his skill.

In New York, John V, Edgar Prado,The Mig are a few sharp grass riders.If you really want to see the ultimate trip grass course, check out the grass races at Saratoga this summer where a high percentage of the winners are ground savers/trip outs who are not necessarily the fastest horses.

Also, whomever coined the phrase"Samyn on the green" is a nitwit, IMO.



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