High Five / Low Five
Low Five!
LOW FIVE CHRB! Past the Wire supports the Jockeys and the Jockeys Guild on this one. The new whip/crop rules limiting the use and type of crop comes down to their call, or at the least their significant input. Stewards have always had the power to penalize excessive whipping issues. It doesn’t happen often because it doesn’t happen often. They are the ones riding those powerful animals that are 10 times heavier than they are at high speeds. You just watch like the rest of us. Oh wait, sorry, it is California, some of you are actually part of the conflicts of interest history in the CHRB.
High Five!
High Five Jose Ortiz, 2000 wins and counting. High Five Steve Asmussen, ties Dale Romans for the best wins at Churchill Downs. Congratulations Gentlemen !
Low Five!
LOW FIVE Arapahoe Park and Roman Chapa. The track decided to license and allow Roman to ride despite a history of using a battery or buzzer in races and serving a five year suspension. We wonder what it takes to get a lifetime ban there?
Low Five!
The most sincere condolences to the Christophe Clement Stable and the all connections of all the horses killed in the tragic van accident and fire on the NJ Turnpike.
High Five!
HIGH FIVE to Love and her connections, Michael Tabor, Derek Smith, John Mangier, Coolmore, Aidan O’ Brien and Ryan Moore. A nice drawing away win in the Group 1 1000 Guineas Stakes (fillies) HIGH FIVE to one of the best and classiest in the game, Christophe Clement. After receiving tragic news about a fire following a van accident with horses on their way to his barn where several were killed, he wins two at Belmont while obviously in pain and grieving. It ain’t about how hard you hit……
Low Five!
Ok, NYRA BETS you get a big, and we mean big LOW FIVE here. You guys block out your racing from competitors to try and get some exclusive coverage and drive people to NYRA BETS with a mandatory Empire 6 Payout and 5% rebate that you don’t say when it will be deposited into customer accounts, we get what you were trying to do. We don’t agree but get it. Here is the EPIC FAIL and LOW FIVE! Your entire site crashed 2pm on Saturday, balances disappear, showing ZERO, customers can’t bet through your site, phone operators don’t answer the phone, live chat is useless, and the Pick 6 starts before things are back to normal. EPIC FAIL, poor preparation , no love for your customers, and a LOW FIVE!
High Five!
High Five Kameko and all the connections. Oisin Murphy with another stellar ride and big win on his resume with this US bred son of Kittens Joy. Nice win for all in the Group 1 Qipco 2000 Guineas!
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High Five to Ghaiyyath, and all the connections, Godolphin, Charlie Appleby and William Buick. They ran away with the mile and a half Group 1 Coronation Cup at Newmarket. Shout outs to Anthony Van Dyck and war horse Stradivarius who chased him home but never got close. Buick put his mount on the lead in the marathon and they accelerated away from the pack. Stellar performance!
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HIGH FIVE Belmont Park and NYRA on a nice opening day and nice card to get back to racing. HIGH FIVE Irad Ortiz on dominating the card. HIGH FIVE Gulfstream Park, there will be some limited players on the grounds under strict guidelines today. It is a fair and good start! Racing’s Dead They Say…..Long Live Racing!