Graded Stakes and the Jockeys Who Ride Them

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Will someone, SOMEONE, please teach these jockeys who ride in Graded stakes how to get their irons back if they blow one OR two! Do not, let me repeat, DO NOT try to stab your dangling, bouncing, flopping around stirrup with your foot. It doesn’t work. And going all full on “Ned The Coachman” or “General Custer” is not a …

The Weather Was Bad At Aqueduct

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Wait, what? Say that again. The weather was bad at Aqueduct…? Hold on. Wait a second! Give me a break. The weather is ALWAYS bad at Aqueduct! This is not news. This is a tired, predictable and seriously weak excuse. I’ve been hearing this weather crap since I first entered the racing world in the seventies. Is this the best …