Wet Weather

It was a wet and wild day yesterday for the boys in California to Arizona. To jockeys who ride on the east coast this I am sure is a normal occurrence. To jockeys on the west this is where they come to escape the nasty weather. There is an extra sense of danger riding on a wet surface. The grounds crew does a great job of maintaining the track surface and keeping it as safe as possible. It is not surprising to see Garrett Gomez having good days during this time. He has had experience riding in this kind of weather. Pat Valenzuela seems to be heating up a little. As I previously wrote he was not having the successful comeback of the old days. He is now starting to show a little of that Valenzuela magic. Rafael Bejarano continues to do well and is climbing the standings. I had an interesting call from Mr. John Pricci of www.horseracinginsider.com . Mr, Pricci has a very nice website set up with blogs about horse racing. They have asked me to write an exclusive article each week. We are still working out the details of that, but I am very interested in his ideas and what he and I can accomplish together. Take a look around his site and get familiar with it so that you can read my weekly blog. Well for now the rain has stopped and the sun is peaking through the clouds. We should have a good track today. Good luck to all of you out there with your handicapping for today.