Karl Neisius riding well.

Dean321 wrote: Not at all . I did not have a bet in the first. I also did not banker Brutal Force in my pick 6. Karl was on the odds on in the last race and what happen? He was on the weak favorite in race 3 and what happen? I might be an Anton fan and that's with plenty reason however I don't punt all of his mounts .

All I am saying is Karl cost punters dearly more often than not and even if it's ironic regardless my opinion of him is mentioned above.

TNaicker wrote: I see we now have a second jockey fan club !!!

The "two Durban Craigs" head the AM Fan Club and @cnc heads the KN Fan Club... :lol:

And statues of any kind are a no-no in SA...many being defaced and / or taken down so cannot see one (of King Karl) being erected anytime in my lifetime...

Dean321 wrote: And what he has given to the game is probably plenty however my time of punting he has put punters in the bush with those dreadful timed runs. I sometimes feel i get a fair chance if Grant or Greg is riding vs the old man.

chicken n chips wrote:

Dean321 wrote: Not at all . I did not have a bet in the first. I also did not banker Brutal Force in my pick 6. Karl was on the odds on in the last race and what happen? He was on the weak favorite in race 3 and what happen? I might be an Anton fan and that's with plenty reason however I don't punt all of his mounts .

All I am saying is Karl cost punters dearly more often than not and even if it's ironic regardless my opinion of him is mentioned above.

sure we all have our favourite riders (I like Cheyne, Fourie, Lerena, Cormack and Karl) but how many things can go wrong in a race. Look at Karls ride on Gin of Genuis yesterday. He finished running on but when he made his move 2 out he had to switch because the horse in front of move moved to the right. It cost him the race. Jockeys are riding living beings, not a motor car. Horses can also wake up on the wrong side of the bed and not want to perform. If you take his career record into consideration then its nothing short of phenomenal. Just my opinion off course

Dean321 wrote:

chicken n chips wrote:

Dean321 wrote: Not at all . I did not have a bet in the first. I also did not banker Brutal Force in my pick 6. Karl was on the odds on in the last race and what happen? He was on the weak favorite in race 3 and what happen? I might be an Anton fan and that's with plenty reason however I don't punt all of his mounts .

All I am saying is Karl cost punters dearly more often than not and even if it's ironic regardless my opinion of him is mentioned above.

sure we all have our favourite riders (I like Cheyne, Fourie, Lerena, Cormack and Karl) but how many things can go wrong in a race. Look at Karls ride on Gin of Genuis yesterday. He finished running on but when he made his move 2 out he had to switch because the horse in front of move moved to the right. It cost him the race. Jockeys are riding living beings, not a motor car. Horses can also wake up on the wrong side of the bed and not want to perform. If you take his career record into consideration then its nothing short of phenomenal. Just my opinion off course

your opinion is appreciated budd. How many excuses can u have for one jock when sitting on a favorite? This man don't win on favorites. Why.

chicken n chips wrote: Jockeys who sit on horses and do nothing and the horse still wins are the best as they have kept the horse fresh during the race. Jockeys who work hard on a horse to win are just as good as they got everything out of the horse in order to win. Jockeys who look as if they are trying and working are not worth talking about. I have the greatest respect for every single jockey on the face of the earth as I have ridden retired race horses and they can shift. I have fallen off and have the broken bones and scars to prove it. I am not a small bloke so when I fell, I fell hard.