John Velazquez
John Velazquez
John R. Velazquezis a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Admitted to the Horse Racing Hall of fame in 2012, as of 2014, he is the all-time leading money-earning jockey in North America...
behind five goes horses road slower top worry
I have to worry about Bellamy Road and I have to worry about the horses behind me. But I don't feel any pressure. If Bellamy Road goes in :46, he'll be five in front, but if he goes in :47 or slower I'll be right on top of him.
displaced india kinds knew mile quarter ran scratched shook
India got all shook up there. I knew we should have scratched right then. She was all nervous, and she has never been like that. She ran a quarter of a mile and didn't put up a fight. She must have displaced or something because she was making all kinds of noises.
help hit kept monster shaking shook whip
I just help shaking the whip at him and the more I shook the whip at him the more he went. I hit him once and kept shaking the whip at him and he just kept running. He was a monster today.
ask bit hold leaders moved outside playing shake
Down the backside, the leaders were all outside of us, and I had the rail. I thought to myself that couldn't ask for a better trip. Then he moved for me, but when we got to the lead, he kind of started playing around, so I had to take a hold of him a little bit and shake him up. Then he was able to hold on.
It was pretty soft, you could feel it,
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alley flower
Flower Alley always showed talent. He was just green. He's (reached that) potential.
continues extremely figuring hanging hopefully last lead left looking needs runs second time
The first time she ran, she was extremely green, ... She was just hanging on her left lead and looking at everything. The second time she ran, she was very professional and very fast. She's maturing. She's figuring out what she needs to do and, hopefully she continues like that. If she runs like she did last time, she'll be very tough.
change everybody few fixed last seems step talked
The first step seems a little steep, but it's nothing major. We'll see how everybody handles it today. We had a few things to change last year, talked about it with management, and they fixed it, so this shouldn't be a problem.
asked passenger position ready
All I had to do was get position and bide my time. When he was ready to run, I asked him and he responded. I was just a passenger here.