Imriledup
09-20-2008, 04:44 PM
I never follow Suffolk, but TVG is ramming them down my throat today, so i'm watching their races.
Explain this to me, because i really don't know Suffolk at all.
In the 7th race, there was an even money shot named hollywood Left. I handicapped the race knowing that this experienced turf sprinter would get away 2nd on the inside behind the frontrunner, who was Hold On Smokey. Well, that never happened. The jock of Hollywood Left, Pedro Cotto, rode this horse as if it was his first lifetime ride. He was not aggressive and never put this horse into the race, despite him being a stickout on paper. He let himself get shuffled back and was never a factor. Maybe he didn't realize this was a 5F race and he has to be all out from the beginning? In this horses' last 5 starts, he broke on top in 4 of them. You would think that a good gate horse such as this would be right into stride and into the bit and right up there with the front flight, no?
Then, in the very next race, which was the 8th race, there was a very 'curious' ride on the #8 horse Lucky You. Now, i don't profess to be an expert on Suffolk, but this horse's last 5 Beyer figs were 81, 72, 58, 71 and 67. There were multiple horses in the race with beyers in the 90s. The even money favorite had back to back 97s, other contenders had high 80s and low 90s just for fun. So, what does Orlando Bocachica do? He sends Lucky You 5 wide. This was a 6 horse field. He never thought to take back and try to slide up the inside to get a minor check, no, he sent her packed out 5 lanes wide on the turn and yep, you guessed it, he finished 5th in a field of 6 (the horse who finished 6th was a 6k claimer).
Am i too hard on Young Orlando? He rode this horse as if she was a 3-5 shot and not as if she was a hopeless 15-1 shot who was badly outclassed.
Is this the order of the day at Suffolk? Is this what i can expect in every race at this place today?
Explain this to me, because i really don't know Suffolk at all.
In the 7th race, there was an even money shot named hollywood Left. I handicapped the race knowing that this experienced turf sprinter would get away 2nd on the inside behind the frontrunner, who was Hold On Smokey. Well, that never happened. The jock of Hollywood Left, Pedro Cotto, rode this horse as if it was his first lifetime ride. He was not aggressive and never put this horse into the race, despite him being a stickout on paper. He let himself get shuffled back and was never a factor. Maybe he didn't realize this was a 5F race and he has to be all out from the beginning? In this horses' last 5 starts, he broke on top in 4 of them. You would think that a good gate horse such as this would be right into stride and into the bit and right up there with the front flight, no?
Then, in the very next race, which was the 8th race, there was a very 'curious' ride on the #8 horse Lucky You. Now, i don't profess to be an expert on Suffolk, but this horse's last 5 Beyer figs were 81, 72, 58, 71 and 67. There were multiple horses in the race with beyers in the 90s. The even money favorite had back to back 97s, other contenders had high 80s and low 90s just for fun. So, what does Orlando Bocachica do? He sends Lucky You 5 wide. This was a 6 horse field. He never thought to take back and try to slide up the inside to get a minor check, no, he sent her packed out 5 lanes wide on the turn and yep, you guessed it, he finished 5th in a field of 6 (the horse who finished 6th was a 6k claimer).
Am i too hard on Young Orlando? He rode this horse as if she was a 3-5 shot and not as if she was a hopeless 15-1 shot who was badly outclassed.
Is this the order of the day at Suffolk? Is this what i can expect in every race at this place today?