Jockey Roulette

The way I conduct myself, a handshake and/or my word means something. The same cannot be said about many of the folks you come in contact with at the race track. We were once again surprised in the entry box when we thought Paul or Dean were lined up to ride Angel in her race on Friday. Both took other mounts and we ended up with a jock who is 1 for 52 this year. Not a great situation – we tried entering another race today for Sunday, but it did not fill. We may try to do the same on Saturday (enter for next Thursday), so it is possible that we will scratch Angel if a better race becomes available.

We did get a race for Blumin Won on Sunday. We gave the mount to a kid who has ridden him the last couple races and asked for the ride back. At this point, my loyalty to Paul is no longer an issue and I want to use jockeys who want to ride our horses.