Re: Watch the overhead shot of last year's Derby (727 Views)
Posted by:
alm (IP Logged)
Date: April 29, 2006 01:11PM
Tell me Desormeaux gave Real Quiet a good ride in the Belmont.
Then watch the race again and watch him moving all over the horse's back, yanking his head one way and another, destroying his rhythm and stride while the horse was tiring in the stretch.
Watch the race and don't focus on Victory Gallop closing, because that's all Desormeaux did. He lost by an inch because he was riding the other horse...not his horse.
As for Jeremy Rose, he was the best riding jockey at Gulfstream this season. Not the winningest, but the best rider. He's unbelieveably consistent and patient.