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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
Back to the original point of the thread, every experience I've had with Eric Cancel has been positive. He looks at the PPs and comes to the paddock prepared. He gives 100% whether he's trying to get a horse home for the win or trying to get 4th instead of 5th. He follows instructions. He's willing to go into tight holes and difficult positions to gain an advantage. He doesn't win a lot of races yet, but imo if he's given a chance by the top owners and trainers and gets better horses to ride, I think he's going to be very successful eventually.
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There is the issue- 'He follows instructions'. Many times jocks take the heat for questionable rides when they ARE simply following instructions. This business has changed over the past 20 years, no days owners want to be trainers and trainers want to be jocks. Trainers are often constrained on where to place horses and jocks are often constrained with riding instructions
TonyK
