I don't hold out much promise for the future of apprentice P. Tomas at NYRA tracks after the atrocious ride on Readtsetketch in the 7th at Aqueduct today. The 28-1 shot would have been at least second, if not for the kid's ineptness. Even after steadying on the backstretch Ready was running well on its own. The horse was well meant. At the top of the stretch, rather than go outside of the leader, genius dives to a 'fictional' hole on the rail and gets repeatedly shut off. He nearly went down.
(for those of you who wondered why the Stews took so long to make the race official. Guarantee it was about Tomas' ride. The DRF result chart comment is almost as long as 'War and Peace.")
It's difficult enough, finding a valid move at NYRA tracks, just to watch it destroyed by a non-rider..
My own fault for betting him?
I haven't been impressed with the kid's rides that I've seen. Because I can usually trust trainer James Jerkens to sit a competent 'jock on his horses, i took a shot.. Still, thank God, my wager was smaller than it would have been had I trusted Tomas.
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