![]() He was obviously looking for some room or a chance to get out and we note nobody is obligated to give that to him. Shazier was stalking with some gas in the tank under Lopez. American Tattoo was on the lead but had worked harder to maintain it than it looked on paper that he would have to. Turning for home the race came down to these three. Pace Lopez rode Shazier for Carlo Vaccarezza. Irad Ortiz rode Carom, who was a turf horse trying the dirt after weather caused a surface change. He was the main if not only speed and was expected to win. Jose Ortiz was aboard heavily favored American Tattoo for trainer Todd Pletcher. The fact it helped Irad’s brother Jose win the race only added insult to injury. It was a clear, blatant, obvious, and seemingly intentional foul by Irad Ortiz against Paco Lopez. Allen Jerkens stakes, was not race riding. What we saw in the last race on Saturday at Gulfstream Park, the H. Angel Cordero Jr., aboard Codex, race rode Jacinto Vasquez aboard Genuine Risk in the 1980 Preakness. That is just a cheap shot, poor sportsmanship or whatever you may chose to call it. Race riding is NOT when you ride to help someone else win or cause someone else to lose or not achieve their best placing. Race riding is when you ride aggressively or in an intimidating manner to another horse and rider in order to help you win or achieve your best possible finish. Race riding is not a subjective thing as some would like to think. I think the best of jockeys have to be good race riders and capable of some race riding when it is needed or warranted. That said, I’ll be clear, I am a big fan of “race riding” and feel it is an important part of the sport. In Nascar the drivers have a pretty big machine and a steel cage to protect them. Rubbing and race riding are not exactly the same thing.
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