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05-11-2014, 10:10 AM
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Delusional, compulsive liar and all around giant sack of shit
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 250
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Gary Stevens
It seemed like for awhile that Gary Stevens was winning every big race and now the last few months he has gone ice cold. I wonder if he is just in a slump or if his age is beginning to catch up to him a little bit ...
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05-11-2014, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,178
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Yea no buzz for stevens these days.
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05-11-2014, 10:33 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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Hes 23% this year nothing wrong with that
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05-11-2014, 10:36 AM
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Delusional, compulsive liar and all around giant sack of shit
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 250
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Yeah his overall stats for the year are still good but I think that's mostly because of how hot he was before. I have not done the math but I am almost sure if you look at just his last 6 weeks that he is not close to 23% ...
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05-11-2014, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 955
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Both the old guys are doing pretty good in terms of the money per start list.
#1. Mike Smith 26,192
#2 Gary Stevens 25,519
If Stevens is in a slump, I'd say most jocks would want that to happen to them.
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05-11-2014, 12:41 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Costas interviews Assmussen on the Peta video,,,,
no interview with Stevens and Lukas? 
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05-17-2014, 04:16 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Horrendous ride by Gary on Silentio.
Yikes.
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05-17-2014, 04:27 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Why? Because he tried to win?
I bet the 4 heavy to win, and endorse the ride. If I had 2-4, I'd be upset but I'd understand.
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05-17-2014, 04:38 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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Originally Posted by Stillriledup
Horrendous ride by Gary on Silentio.
Yikes.
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He ran into a buzzsaw today.
Obviously is back somewhere close to his best - at least for now.
Fractions were solid.
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05-17-2014, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bks
Why? Because he tried to win?
I bet the 4 heavy to win, and endorse the ride. If I had 2-4, I'd be upset but I'd understand.
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Here's why.
Because he took his horse out of his game while keeping the front runner IN his game. The front runners game is go as fast as possible and he's shown he can go as fast as possible and still win. Gary's horse needed to sit 2nd and go slowly and hope the frontrunner "overrated".
His ride wouldn't have been so bad if he knew what the front running horse was all about, but he just rode as if he didnt know that horse. He wasnt going to hurt that horse by pressing him, but he took his own horse out of that horse's game and cost himself 2nd for really no reason.
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05-17-2014, 08:55 PM
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Irrationally exuberant
Join Date: Mar 2001
Posts: 740
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TwinSpires stats for Gary Stevens
Last 14 days 10 20.0%
Last 30 days 22 13.6%
Last 90 days 71 21.1%
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05-17-2014, 09:56 PM
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Out-of-town Jasper
Join Date: Nov 2009
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Originally Posted by Stillriledup
Here's why.
Because he took his horse out of his game while keeping the front runner IN his game. The front runners game is go as fast as possible and he's shown he can go as fast as possible and still win. Gary's horse needed to sit 2nd and go slowly and hope the frontrunner "overrated".
His ride wouldn't have been so bad if he knew what the front running horse was all about, but he just rode as if he didnt know that horse. He wasnt going to hurt that horse by pressing him, but he took his own horse out of that horse's game and cost himself 2nd for really no reason.
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Maybe he did exactly what the trainer told him to do.
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05-17-2014, 11:25 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Originally Posted by therussmeister
Maybe he did exactly what the trainer told him to do.
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I don't think too many people are giving Gary Stevens instructions, but i think Gary just took it on himself, if you ride like Gary rode, nobody can criticize you because he can just say "i tried to win" and you can't really argue with an aggressive ride, i just think that in this particular situation, riding like that would have only been good if the front runner was a horse who needed a slower pace to perform his best...but that winner has shown the ability to travel high rate of speed and keep going..i felt he could have ridden to the situation better.
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05-19-2014, 09:56 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Tampa
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Derby Day
Saw post race interview with G Stevens on derby day undercard after winning ride on Global View(I believe). Said horse he trailed pooped all over him during the race. Yes, he was wearing quite a grin.
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05-19-2014, 01:32 PM
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Mamma Kimbo
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 435
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tore
Rajiv a new one after the derby called him out on a careless ride cutting several horses off with no respect for the other riders....... accurate as Rajiv sucks big time.
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