IRAD ORTIZ

[aaron]

Originally Posted by EMD4ME

That's my point. Right now, Jose is riding very well. Before it was Irad.

I want to ask a question (to everyone, not you TLG).

Did we ever state that Ramon had a bad stretch OR had countless and I mean COUNTLESS BONEHEAD rides?


NEVER.


Great is great all the time or at least 95% of the time. Worst case 90%.

Physical mistakes happen. They are even completely understandable if there is solid strategy behind them.

These guys make mental and physical errors consistently. Inexcuseable.

To compare any of the jockeys riding today to Ramon is ridiculous. Ramon was a rare talent in the Cordero,Bailey class. If he had not gotten hurt,he would have continued to dominate,the NY jockey colony. In all the years,I watched him,I don't remember many bad or questionable rides. For some reason when he sat inside,he usually got the opening. He just seemed to have a feel of where to be. I compare it to certain handicappers just having a sense of when to bet or use a certain horse. You can have all the information in the world,but if you don't have a feel for the game you will lose.

[EMD4ME]

Originally Posted by aaron

To compare any of the jockeys riding today to Ramon is ridiculous. Ramon was a rare talent in the Cordero,Bailey class. If he had not gotten hurt,he would have continued to dominate,the NY jockey colony. In all the years,I watched him,I don't remember many bad or questionable rides. For some reason when he sat inside,he usually got the opening. He just seemed to have a feel of where to be. I compare it to certain handicappers just having a sense of when to bet or use a certain horse. You can have all the information in the world,but if you don't have a feel for the game you will lose.

After living through countless jocks and thinking some could never be replaced AND then seeing Ramon Dominguez ride, I can't help but compare every single rider to Ramon.

It's a disease I have my friend, I admit it. I'm a perfectionist in some ways. It bothers me to see stupidity (when the jock is seriously trying to win).

Forgive me lord for saying this, Ramon was a god amongst dumb mortals.