Edgar Prado at Belmont (~ RAYMOND)
Prado gets the mount on Casino Drive… now if they’d just put Channing Hill on Tomcito.
Posted by dana on May 28 2008
Filed Under: 2008, Channing Hill, Raymond Haddad, Casino Drive, Tomcito, :), Edgar Prado, Belmont, Triple Crown, Belmont Stakes, International Racing, Racing
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Carol Cedeño at Belmont (~ RAYMOND)
Jock night started off like any other night… I was over at flickr, looking photos from my contacts, commenting on some photos from the Preakness and looking at some amazing jockey portraits going on over at Raymond’s.
Then I was over at fellow TBA-er Superfecta’s, reading about how there’s still more work to be done before any grand proclamations should be made. The topic of Casino Drive came up, natch, and more specifically the topic of his jock.
At first it seemed like he would get Japanese superstar Yutaka Take, but then another report indicated that they’d actually prefer an American jock.
Nobutaka Tada, the representative for Yamamoto, said he was leaning toward an American-based rider.
“A mile and a half, you need to understand the pace,” Tada said. “American jockeys have an advantage here.”
This made me start to think about who’d I’d like to see on Casino Drive, or on any of them, for that matter. Kent D, who had the mount last out, is clearly spoken for and Denis of Cork is switching from Borel to Albarado.
Denis of Cork, owned by William Warren, worked five furlongs in 1:01 on Monday at Churchill Downs. In the Belmont, he will be ridden by Robby Albarado, replacing Calvin Borel, who rode Denis of Cork to a third-place finish in the Derby.
“I have no issue with Calvin - he has two wins on him and a third in the Kentucky Derby,” said David Carroll, who trains Denis of Cork. “Mr. Warren felt like Robby Albarado’s success at Belmont Park and winning nine Grade 1s there is the way he wanted to go. He wants to give [Denis of Cork] every opportunity and was very adamant that if Robby was available, then that was the way he wanted to go.”
Here’s a run down of the last rider for each of the other known contenders:
Macho Again - Leparoux
Tale of Ekati - Coa / Prado
Anak Nakal - Bejarano
Tomcito - Cornelio
Behindathebar - David Flores
Ready’s Echo - Johnny V
Spark Candle - Chavez
Also from the article:
Top riders yet to commit to a Belmont mount include Garrett Gomez, Edgar Prado, and John Velazquez.
So I guess Ready’s Echo is not spoken for and maybe Coa is on Tale of Ekati.
In no particular order my fav riders are Albarado, Prado, Bejarano, Cornelio, Castellano, Coa, Alan Garcia, Channing Hill and Carol Cedeño. It’s tough to pick one, I can’t get Castellano’s ride on Pays to Dream in the Dixie out of my head but I also loved Prado’s ride on Tale of Ekati in the Wood, which is closer to Casino Drive’s running style.
Damn, is it too early to make a new poll? Who would you like see on Casino Drive?
Update: for the current jock assignments, check DRF.
Posted by dana on May 19 2008
Filed Under: Robby Albarado, Alan Garcia, JJ Castellano, Carol Cedeno, TBA, Raymond Haddad, 2008, Channing Hill, John Velazquez, Edgar Prado, Rafael Bejarano, Triple Crown, Belmont, Calvin Borel, Cornelio Velazquez, Kent Desormeaux, International Racing, Belmont Stakes, Racing
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Channing Hill knotting the reins (~ RAYMOND)
She’s All Eltish blew my trifecta but I was still jumping up and down like a crazy person over Channing Hill’s killer ride on Sweet Vendetta.
Now y’all know why New Yorkers talk about Channing Hill so much! I also thought he did a great job in front of the camera in his interview with Jerry Baily.
And David Cassidy… who knew?
Posted by dana on May 16 2008
Filed Under: 2008, Celebrities, Raymond Haddad, Channing Hill, 3yo, Wooo!, Pimlico, TV, Racing
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Around the way rider Channing Hill at Belmont (~ RAYMOND)
It looks like New York rider Channing Hill will be at Pimlico tomorrow riding Sweet Vendetta (great name) in the Black-Eyed Susan!
I’m glad to see this talented young rider get a wider audience. Best of luck to him and his well named mount… although I’m digging Highest Class & Maren’s Meadow with a touch of Seattle Smooth.
Posted by dana on May 15 2008
Filed Under: Channing Hill, Raymond Haddad, 3yo, Pimlico, Belmont, Racing
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Channing Hill at Belmont. (Sarah K. Andrew)
The young Mr. Channing Hill had 3 wins, 2 places and 1 show on the Aqueduct card today.
Two of his 3 winners payed $19.40 each! He’s gotten quite a rep for his consistent ability to bring home longer shot horses.
I only saw one of his rides today, the 5th aboard Striking Rizzi. He urged a very game Striking Rizzi to split rivals just in time to get up for the win… very impressive.
Posted by dana on Nov 25 2007
Filed Under: Channing Hill, Aqueduct, Sarah K. Andrew, 2007, Racing
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