Jockeys, Animal Planet reality: 2nd Season Fri Aug 21st

[Vitriolic]

[QUOTE=CassandraMarie;3857869]
Barnfairy and SleepyFox, I’m right there with ya! As one of you knows, coming from an exercise rider aspiring jockey, there’s so much more to it than just the spills.
.[/QUOTE]

I can’t find the right post to quote, but the number one rule of the workplace: “Don’t get your meat, where you get your bread”.

I am enjoying the series, but for anyone who has never been in a “smaller” jock’s room before, it is a lot more violent. If Talamo (or any youngster) said to an older guy who was telling him he cut him off, “Hey man, I was clear”, he’d be rinsing SaniFlush out of his hair.

[Vitriolic]

[QUOTE=LaurieB;3880873]
I agree. At first I sympathized with his frustration–though I did wonder why he left Kentucky if he was on such a roll here, does anyone know?–but that comment really turned me off. If I was an owner who had used him in the past, presumably on a “crappy horse” I certainly wouldn’t ride him back. I wonder if that publicly aired attitude will end up costing him rides.[/QUOTE]

That was rude, as was the little tantrum they keep showing of him knocking down all the boots. One doesn’t touch another’s equipment. Ever!

[Glimmerglass]

As noted in this thread (with the DRF article) the “tatrum” with Jon Court knocking down the boots was staged. The show’s producers wanted him to throw down his helmet.

Anyhow, worth noting is that Jon has a ride in today’s $1M Santa Anita Handicap. He’ll be riding from the 10 hole on a horse named “Cause” who is pegged at 30-1 morning line odds.

[Acertainsmile]

My husband has trained for years, and I’ve been around awhile too (rode races, galloped and trained)… in the clip of John Court in the winners circle it looked like the valet had a long piece of tape or something he pulled off the saddle, whip, etc. I watched it a few times, then made my husband watch… we couldnt figure out what the heck it could be! Anyone willing to watch it again?

[Paige777]

[QUOTE=Acertainsmile;3931775]
My husband has trained for years, and I’ve been around awhile too (rode races, galloped and trained)… in the clip of John Court in the winners circle it looked like the valet had a long piece of tape or something he pulled off the saddle, whip, etc. I watched it a few times, then made my husband watch… we couldnt figure out what the heck it could be! Anyone willing to watch it again?[/QUOTE]

I saw it too, and couldn’t figure it out! I can’t even come up with a guess as to what it could be… good to know I’m not crazy.

[DickHertz]

You guys are just overthinking it.

The overgirth was just stuck under the jockey’s ass. That’s all.

[justalittlex]

My husband struck up a conversation with one of the 8 cameramen shooting “Jockeys” today. He learned that it’s a non union show, that the jockeys liked what they were seeing so were likely to open up more next season, and that they were going to try to shoot more original footage rather than pad it as it’s been up till now.

[DickHertz]

I wish they would just make it an hour show instead of wasting time breaking into two half hours which is filled with “coming up” and “next time”. The show could be a lot better than what it is.

[imjustjoking22]

[QUOTE=DickHertz;3931911]
I wish they would just make it an hour show instead of wasting time breaking into two half hours which is filled with “coming up” and “next time”. The show could be a lot better than what it is.[/QUOTE]

Yea I would have to agree with that.

[Glimmerglass]

They should do a couple of focus groups with what people like and don’t like to try and improve on the product. First complaint most people will have is the excessive footage of horses getting injured. Yes it happens and no need to sweep it under the rug - however unless it occurs during the filming (i.e., do not use historical footage) then it has no real place.

[justalittlex]

The cameraman was actually asking my hub what he liked and didn’t like… by the time I got there the guy was about on to his next shots. It seems like they’re eager for input.

[EponaRoan]

@pAin't_Misbehavin';3930804

Is “jubilated” the opposite of “aghasted”?:lol:

If it’s not, it should be. :yes:

[Acertainsmile]

[QUOTE=DickHertz;3931830]
You guys are just overthinking it.

The overgirth was just stuck under the jockey’s ass. That’s all.[/QUOTE]

I’ll have to watch it again… if it was the girth it was the stretchiest one I’ve ever seen!

[Jessi_P]

I agree - a one hour show would be so much better than two half hour shows, back to back with all the duplication.

Too much injury footage. Lets not go out of our way to downplay it, but lets not find it and repeat it endlessly either.

[Glimmerglass]

With season two I don’t know how much Chantal will appear. While filming started yesterday she is leaving Santa Anita at month’s end to return to Woodbine in her native Canada:

DRF 3-6-09 “Sutherland going back to Woodbine for now”

Sutherland, 33, said the purses at Woodbine and her allegiance to several leading stables based there make it difficult to miss that meeting this year. Last year she was ranked third in the Woodbine jockey standings when she relocated to California for the Oak Tree at Santa Anita meeting.

“I have an opportunity to go back to Canada and the purses are so good,” she said.

Through Thursday, Sutherland was 10th in the standings with 15 wins, two behind ninth-place Martin Garcia.

In addition to riding, Sutherland is part of the television series “Jockeys” which concludes a five-week run on Animal Planet next weekend. The program has partially focused on her personal relationship with fellow rider Mike Smith.

“I think they did a good job,” she said. “I think they’ve portrayed us accurately.”

Sutherland said she plans to return to Woodbine for the track’s opening weekend on April 4 and will ride the following two weeks at Santa Anita, completing the Santa Anita meeting on April 19.

She said she does not anticipate returning to California until the fall, in time for the start of the 2009-10 Santa Anita winter-spring meeting.

[justalittlex]

There go the ratings! (no Chantal)

[Meredith_Clark]

So is she not with Mike Smith anymore? (I don’t know the racing gossip!)

[Toadie_s_mom]

Strictly for her sake, I’m glad Chantal is going back to Canada. Mike is coming off as quite the chauvinist pig. If he just wants kids, I’m sure there are plenty of jockey groupies around to accomodate him. That’s a little harsh, I guess, but he doesn’t seem very supportive.

[Glimmerglass]

[QUOTE=Toadie’s mom;3933536]
Strictly for her sake, I’m glad Chantal is going back to Canada.[/QUOTE]

IMHO she is better off focusing on her career and building up would could be a very significant bank of money. Putting her name and fortune relatively speaking on hold as per say is just not the best move. She can likely regain a position of being a top 5 jockey - if not the champion - up at Woodbine and make a lot more money in the process. She gets many quality mounts in SoCal but will never surpass Gomez or Mike Smith to get to the top.

She is obviously attractive, has charisma and is a good jockey. Although watching Jockey’s and how folks gushed that she’ll be the next Julie Krone is just not the case.

Frankly jockey Anna Napravnik who went 17-for-98 in February at Aqueduct and winning at least one race on nine straight cards from Feb. 19 to 28 has more of an edge. She is tough as they get in a very competitive jockey colony.

[EponaRoan]

OTOH, if Chantal really wants to have children, she probably should do it within the next few years. Like she says, it sucks that men can’t get pregnant.

I was struck by Mike Smith saying that the only reason he’d get married (to her?) was to have a family. If that’s the only reason someone wants to marry you, I’d say that breaking up is probably a good idea. Then again, I don’t want kids. But I think I’d feel the same way if I did.