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Title: Gomez to ride Chocolate Candy in Belmont
Post by: magicnight on May 22, 2009, 09:42:07 AM
http://www.drf.com/news/article/103976.html

Does this perhaps indicate that the filly is unlikely to run and that Borel will be back on Mine That Bird?
Title: Re: Gomez to ride Chocolate Candy in Belmont
Post by: MonmouthGuy on May 22, 2009, 09:58:58 AM
I think the only thing it indicates is that Prado somehow kept the mount on Dunkirk.
Title: Re: Gomez to ride Chocolate Candy in Belmont
Post by: mlnolan00 on May 22, 2009, 10:10:37 AM
Johnny V is riding Dunkirk-per DRF.com
Title: Re: Gomez to ride Chocolate Candy in Belmont
Post by: MonmouthGuy on May 22, 2009, 11:12:29 AM
Thanks, just saw it.

I was initially confused w/ Gomez\' announcement because I didn\'t think Prado would (or should) keep the mount.  

Now I understand why Gomez is on Chocolate Candy.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/103976.html
Title: Re: Gomez to ride Chocolate Candy in Belmont
Post by: congaree1 on May 22, 2009, 10:44:01 PM
He rode Hard Spun to.
Title: Re: Gomez to ride Chocolate Candy in Belmont
Post by: big18741 on May 23, 2009, 02:59:01 AM
Probably not who Gomez/Anderson wanted to ride.

Nice horse,but he\'s been at it since last summer without any real break.They spun it that Gomez liked the way CC completed in his work.

Seems like he finished slow just looking at the splits:

12.40 12.00 12.00 11.80  then a final quarter in 25.20 with a 13.80 gallop out.