Cauthen on Gutierrez: He’s not enthralled with the limelight, he wants to ride races

by | 05.28.2012 | 3:33pm
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Former jockey Steve Cauthen, who is most remembered for guiding Affirmed to the last Triple Crown in 1978, has kept a hands off approach with I’ll Have Another’s jockey Mario Gutierrez. But that doesn’t mean he won’t weigh in on the 25-year-old’s approach.
“It’s a long three weeks,” Cauthen said. “People are always saying, ‘are you worried about this, are you worried about that,’ putting negative thoughts in your head. But I think he’s got the right mentality. He says ‘I’m lucky to be here, I’m going to take it as it comes, I’m going to give 100 percent, I know my horse will give 100 percent. If it happens it happens.’ I think that’s a good attitude to have.
“He’s not enthralled with the limelight, he wants to ride races,” Cauthen added. “I felt the same way. I want to do my job. I want to do it the best I can.”

Former jockey Steve Cauthen, who is most remembered for guiding Affirmed to the last Triple Crown in 1978, has kept a hands off approach with I’ll Have Another’s jockey Mario Gutierrez. But that doesn’t mean he won’t weigh in on the 25-year-old’s approach.

“It’s a long three weeks,” Cauthen said. “People are always saying, ‘are you worried about this, are you worried about that,’ putting negative thoughts in your head. But I think he’s got the right mentality. He says ‘I’m lucky to be here, I’m going to take it as it comes, I’m going to give 100 percent, I know my horse will give 100 percent. If it happens it happens.’ I think that’s a good attitude to have.

“He’s not enthralled with the limelight, he wants to ride races,” Cauthen added. “I felt the same way. I want to do my job. I want to do it the best I can.”

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  • Call bs

    Then why did he take off the winner of the race after the Preakness for the same CONECTIONS

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/JNB3BJGQX3XOOSBHZOF3JQXNPE Michelle

    I thought I heard during the post-race show that he rode the next race for the connections and won….

  • Mickeybern

    It is very common for the winning jockey to not ride the race after the big one.  The winning connections don’t have time to get ready for the next race, they usually don’t even let those jockeys be named on a horse in the race after the stake.

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