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Originally Posted by ultracapper
The weight the jockey tacks has to mean something. Evin Roman, when he was a hot apprentice with the weight break was getting prime mounts for every barn in SoCal. Since he lost the bug, he can't buy a live mount. He's not the first jock I've seen this happen to either. Unless that extra 5 lbs has effected the way he rides horses, the only difference is the weight he's tacking.
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But wouldn't it also be the mounts he is getting? He probably isn't getting the same caliber since trainers often pick apprentices because of the weight break.