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01-23-2013, 02:51 PM
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Turns out the stewards gave Gomez a total of 0 days, and blamed the accident on Krigger.
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I needed a double DQ there as it appared J Lep 'came in' as Gomez came out and squeezed Krigger. They never showed the head on of the DQ so i dont know if i was 'robbed' or not.
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01-23-2013, 04:56 PM
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Another stellar job by the SoCal stewards. 
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01-25-2013, 11:31 AM
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Wow 0 days. But the stewarts quickly D.Q. Gomez. If you remember Gomez was the betting favor, and it was the first race of the late pick four. I hope that is not the reason why the D.Q. him. So all the fans betting on the favor loose?
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02-06-2013, 11:19 AM
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On the mend
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Here it is, in a nutshell: Millions of people are
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he can manage to stay out of prison. Think about it.
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02-06-2013, 12:03 PM
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great news.
Regardless of how positive every bit of press has been, Ramon has had a tough road and has a tough road ahead. It sounds like he is on the path to regaining his health and will make a comeback.
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02-06-2013, 12:20 PM
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Glad to read this!
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02-17-2013, 11:44 AM
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New Ramon Dominguez interview (post accident) up on youtube / NYRA youtube.
haven't had time to watch it yet.
[YT=RAMON]8z6eSOdC6hg[/YT]
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Last edited by Robert Fischer; 02-17-2013 at 11:45 AM.
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03-28-2013, 09:36 PM
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Get well soon Ramon! 
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07-19-2014, 10:05 PM
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Bump.....
Why couldn't he take 1/18/13 off???? I miss the feeling of KNOWING that my large investment was in the hands of a professional who was
1) super prepared
2) proactively forecasted many if-then scenarios
3) was just simply SMARTER than every single cell idiot out there
4) fully aware that he had the best hands in his industry
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02-09-2015, 02:37 AM
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Geez its been about 2 years since Ramon has ridden. One of the all time greats, he was just born to be a jock, very few have ever done it better.
He's not in the hall of fame yet, but i'm sure he belongs.
[YT="Tour De Force at the Spa"]Hl7tNgX4zQk[/YT]
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02-09-2015, 03:35 AM
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great rider and very smart guy along with Rosie Napravnik for quitting while they are ahead. neither had bad habits and both have a life outside of riding horses
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02-09-2015, 05:30 AM
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great rider and very smart guy along with Rosie Napravnik for quitting while they are ahead. neither had bad habits and both have a life outside of riding horses
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Good post Lambo.
Still miss him.
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02-09-2015, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by the little guy
Ramon is as good a rider as I have ever seen. The professionalism he brings every day is remarkable. It's funny, I'm watching the HBO show about Bird and Magic, and I feel like Ramon brings to his job what those two legends brought to their's. He rides the inner as well as any rider could and it doesn't matter the level of quality. Take a look at his ride in the 9th race last Thursday. It was a $16K maiden claiming race and his ride was as good a ride as any rider could have ever given any horse. Nobody, and I mean nobody, would have won with that horse besides Ramon. Take a look at his ride on Goldsville in Saturday's 5th race. First, he goes to the lead, and he gets it. Then, others go, so he takes back a little on the backstretch. Then things get a little tight and as they run for home he is totally packaged behind and between horses, but he doesn't check and lose ground, he holds steady and waits, and when the slightest seem opens he busts through. He doesn't panic when horses back up in his face and steady severely, and just smoothly gathers his horses in and waits with confidence. If his mounts are empty, so be it, but if not they get their best possible chances to win at as high a percentage as any rider I have ever seen.
As for comparisons, I've seen the great riders of the last 30 years, and there have been some extremely good ones. But, I also never watched them as closely, day to day, as I watch Ramon. So, from my perspective it's not fair to say which one is necessarily better than the others. Cordero, Bailey, Stevens, McCarron, Pincay....they were tremendous riders. But Ramon is as well and watching him every day, especially through the long winter on the inner, is a pleasure and a privilege.
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02-09-2015, 08:02 AM
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Andy's writing, his description of Ramon's riding skill?
This belongs in a book.
Miss him on the track. Always will.
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02-09-2015, 08:25 AM
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Andy's writing, his description of Ramon's riding skill?
This belongs in a book.
Miss him on the track. Always will.
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It does, Grits. The best handicapper in New York describing the best jockey in New York.
Spooky how Andy so eloquently outlined Ramon's fearless approach.
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