i think "improving" rider is the key word here> Velazquez is only 31 years old. he has made his share of mistakes on the turf as he has learned the art. i think he's just about at the point now where most of the big name outfits will want his services on any surface. after the race on sunday, frankel must have been thinking that no other jockey would have saved ground on BOTH turns from post 11, and won that race for him. a rather big race, since it might earn HH an eclipse (although Isl would still get my vote).