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Of my time:<br>1. Kinane ( or ‘the Great Man’ as he is known in our house!)<br>2. Eddery<br>3. Cauthen<br>4. Dettori<br>5. Fallon
It’s a pity we didn’t see more of Willie Shoemaker because he was very very good indeed. If you conducted this poll in the USA, he would win it without any shadow of doubt. He rode here for only a few seasons on a very limited number of rides when he was arguably a shade past his best, yet still excelled on a variety of courses with his judgement of pace and his balance. He was a lightweight, but he was very strong in a finish – a throwback to some celebrated jockeys of the distant past.
I was lucky enough to see the match race at Ascot between Piggott and Shoemaker.<br>Princes Gate v Spanish Reel if I remember rightly. Shoemaker won it. A very great jockey.
I wouldn’t. Kinane is among the top half dozen riding today even though he is not quite the force of old. At his very best, he would be in my top ten over the last twenty years.
No need for sarcasm Seabird – according to http://www.zyworld.com/rhillsisgod/Home.htm Richard Hills is so strong in a driving finish that he’s a punters favourite. That’s not what I heard on here!
Others for the mixer – Jerry Bailey, John Velazquez etc and from a bit further back how anyone could leave off Bill Shoemaker beggers belief.
If we were having this conversation 10 years from now i’m pretty sure that Leparoux and Gomez could be added to the list and maybe even Baze.
I’m pleased to see George Duffield getting a vote.<br>I could have put in many names, ie. Joe Mercer, Eddie Hide, Mick Kinane, Frankie Dettori, Jerry Bailey, Yves St Martin, Gianfranco Dettori (i’m kinda surprised he doesn’t get a mention), WR Swinburn, Greville Starkey, Cash Asmussen, Freddie Head, Bruce Raymond, Ray Cochrane etc, etc. There are simply too many to list.<br>But they are all remembered for being very good at their job.
Duffield would not be in my top 50 . Far too whip happy . His prominence in the years when his retirement was approaching was an indictment of today’s jockeys . In the 70s and 80s it was laughable to think of putting him on a classic contender .
Piggott the best by a long way , with Cauthen a respectable second .
Doris Day could outride Lisa Jones too.
Gianfranco Dettori – don’t make me laugh – his son is 10 times better .
(Edited by Ardross at 9:14 pm on July 18, 2006)
I think that Dettori (F) is only as good as the horses Godolphin give him to ride, and as the media say he is.<br>He wouldn’t be in my top 5 for sure. It would be –
S Cauthen<br>L Piggott<br>W Shoemaker<br>K Fallon<br>P Eddery<br>J Bailey (yeah, I agree he has to be in there)<br>W Carson
… then, maybe, Dettori.
I think he is over-rated. He lives on his public persona and that Italian style factor. He is as close to an F1 driver as you will see in horse racing. All glitz and glam. That’s my opinion anyway.<br>
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