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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 …
How so you ask? Well, let me explain. The biggest name in cable news was nothing more than an employee. That’s how. If you are an employee you can be fired. Any time. Any day. For any reason. Period. You will likely have no recourse. And no, unemployment compensation is not a tool, card or a weapon. You need real …
Not everything makes perfect sense. Actually, most things, don’t make any sense. But make up your own mind. Make your own decisions. The financial media gurus. The sportscasters who hate Tim Tebow. The mainstream media news anchors and especially the political talking head pundits – ALL of all these media idiots, pretend to know more than you. They do not. …
Quite often this is not the same person, the jockey you want as opposed to the jockey you need. In fact it’s rarely the same person. Most trainers and owners do not understand this equation. Those that do, profit from it in every way. Trainers fail this test because they don’t really understand the difference. Plus, you have to go …
My blog entry on March 4th titled “10 Ideas For Jockeys On The Verge” has been shared over 900 times on Facebook (updated on 4/14/17). The post has been viewed on my blog over 6,500 times (updated on 4/14/17). I’ve had 40-some inquiries from jockeys AND trainers asking me if I have more ideas I can share. Other people …
Finally! I have all my racing equipment photographed, priced and posted. Anything that was not 100% reliable was excluded. All this equipment served me very well. This tack has lots of races and years of service left to give to you also! All the prices are well below current retail. If you’re looking for new equipment or want to compare …
There are three kinds of athletes: Those who let go Those who can’t let go Those who let themselves go There comes a time when you have to look in the mirror. You must decide if you’re looking yourself squarely in the eye of TODAY or looking in the slanted rear-view mirror of YESTERDAY. Your past or your future. Which …
Professional bull-rider, Ty Murray put it best when an interviewer ask him how do you get ready to ride a bull. He responded: “You’re never completely ready, eventually it just becomes your turn”. If you’re a bull-rider you step over the side of the chute, gingerly sit down on a 2000 pound bull. You slip your hand in the rope, …