Hooves' BEL selections {$3,951 P4 Hit!!}

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Originally Posted by hockey2315

I doubt it was Prado's magical touch that got the horse to rate. . . He was cutting back in distance and stepping up in class. The other speed horses were legit sprint speed horses while his on-the-lead races came going 1M+. . .

Of course. It obviously had little to nothing to do with the jockey. The simple fact is the horse clearly did not have the speed to be on the lead in this race. Now, it was obviously a question of whether or not the HORSE ( this is horseracing and not jockeyracing....contrary to what Jerry Bailey believes ) could rate successfully and if anyone should be getting credit it is clearly the trainer who has dramatically improved a number of horses off the claim including two yesterday.

But.....Prado somehow is given the credit.