I'm trying to determine what is wrong with Shane Sellers?

You get a guy like Bailey on a horse like Eddington and he probably should have been 5-1 or more and he goes off 3-1. Shane Sellers is a good jock to have on a horse you want to score on.

Sellers is winning at .25% this year. He is number 14 on the all time Breeders Cup list. He is number 10 on the active list and moves up to number 8 right now because Valenzuela and Stevens aren't riding.

His ride on TCE in the Florida Derby was outstanding. It was bold when it had to be bold and he saved some ground. The bump was a tight spot at a crucial time is all and I don't think it kept him from winning.

His Sammy Davis ride was due to the circumstances. Wide post, quick first turn on an off pace horse. Zito surely didn't have him cranked. Was that Sellers fault?

Heres his Derby record. Granted he's got no wins but how many times has he been on a horse that had a big chance? His best was prolly Skip Away and Skippy came from way outside and didn't fire that day. What are you gonna do, blame the jockey?

http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2003/derby_history/derby_charts/jockeys/517.html


He never had a chance on Pulpit. That horse was a mirage. (A little addendum is necessary here...If the Modern Bob Frankel was training Pulpit he certainly wins that Derby.)



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