Ramon Dominguez. Best jockey ever?

[boomman]

Originally Posted by Run Nicholas Run

Pat Day the HUMAN ANCHOR!

Uhhhh NO, this Pat Day: The Pat Day that is one of the most compassionate HUMAN beings ever, and was a GREAT rider and IS a true Ambassador of Racing (which continues in his retirement).............

That Pat Day!

Boomer

[Stillriledup]

Originally Posted by boomman

Uhhhh NO, this Pat Day: The Pat Day that is one of the most compassionate HUMAN beings ever, and was a GREAT rider and IS a true Ambassador of Racing (which continues in his retirement).............

That Pat Day!

Boomer

I love Pat Day. I saw him walking in the parking lot many years ago at Gulfstream after the races and i went up to him and asked him about a horse who, at the time, was a derby prospect in my opinion. It was a horse he was riding who was under the radar, and i said i think he might be a derby horse. Pat gave me the time of day, he was very nice to me and friendly. I dont remember the horse or even what he said, i just remember that he didn't blow me off.

[illinoisbred]

Considering the fact that Pat Day rode many years at Arlington, I had alot of opportunities to observe him and occasionally talk to him. Boomman is correct- there's no better ambassador for the game than Day. He was a true gentleman that answered any question and acknowledged any hello or comment with grace. As far as being a human anchor, he won on a lot of horses other guys would have burned up early.

[46zilzal]

I met Pat Day on a sleepy Wednesday in November at Churchill and he was most generous with his time and signed a photo I took of him on Wild Again in the inaugural BC Classic.....Class act.

[Tom]

I thought jockeys were just passengers?

[chickenhead]

I've got a picture of me with Pat Day somewhere, its pretty cool. I'm 6'5", he's a munchkin. Nice guy.

[boomman]

Originally Posted by chickenhead

I've got a picture of me with Pat Day somewhere, its pretty cool. I'm 6'5", he's a munchkin. Nice guy.

As do I with him and I standing outside the announcer booth at Yavapai Downs. And by the way, I'm 6'4" so the pic probably looks similar to yours........

Boomer

[Stillriledup]

Thank You Ramon, made a large score keying First Dude in the exotics. WTG my man!

[Robert Fischer]

Originally Posted by Stillriledup

Thank You Ramon, made a large score keying First Dude in the exotics. WTG my man!

while we're patting our own backs

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer4-12-10

...
Rule may have even been best - yes he slightly weakened although running about as well as the top 2 overall, and then First Dude - the allowance horse who a cynic would say does enough things right and is fundamentally strong enough that with a "move-up" performance enhancing trainer, he could have generated more excitement this year..

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer03-08-2010 DOMINGUEZ BEST EVA

Borel

sure isn't in the Best Ever conversation, but you have to give the man credit for being a big game monster in the past several years.

He helps sharpen street sense and beats a better Hard Spun in one of the few trips that didn't go to hell for HS in his prime. Spun runs a faster final quarter than his previous and Borel skims the rail and beats him with Street Sense.
A hell of a class animal, but you have to appreciate the ride.

I don't think people understand how much Borel put into that horse. He pulled off that crap in the Juvenile. and then all the know it all start raving about the "rail was golden that day".
Shit if you don't do any running and everyone else runs a completely different race with a hard pace, and you sweep up along the rail and save all the ground you SHOULD have a lot of horse.

Borel on Mine That Bird kind of took away from the Street sense legacy a little. It had to. He did for me. I look back on the events in a different perspective now. MTB certainly was not a standout horse. Probably in the top 10 of that derby field. Borel got on that horse in the morning too.

And then you see the job borel did with Rachel. Borel is probably the best at getting on a decent horse in the morning and waking them up. You don't see anyone, maybe valdivia on a rare occasion, who can move put some electricity into a horse like that in the am.

and he's clearly not as good as Ramon, but he almost makes you think if we're evaluating things correctly.

also
I AM KING OF THE WORLD

[Stillriledup]

Originally Posted by Robert Fischer

while we're patting our own backs





also
I AM KING OF THE WORLD

R FISH!!

[Stillriledup]

How many has he won today?

[Zippy Chippy]

That makes it a 6 pack

[Stillriledup]

Originally Posted by Zippy Chippy

That makes it a 6 pack

I'm no math wiz, but i counted 6 also.

[Rise Over Run]

Originally Posted by Stillriledup

I'm no math wiz, but i counted 6 also.

Wow. Talk about a blast from the past. No posts in over 10 months. I figured you were dead; or in jail.

[tzipi]

Ramon kicks butt. Riding great! Guy knows how to break down a race and put his horse in the best position.