You keep thinking Joel Rosario's year can't get any bettera'and he keeps outdoing herself. Early in the day this year, the 28-year-old up-and-coming jockey won theADubai World Cupa'which had a purse of a $10 milliona'aboard former Kentucky-Derby winner Animal Kingdom.AMost would call that the yeara'or a careera'but Rosario got his wonderful 2013 one step further on Saturday at Churchill Downs. Atop Orb, he rode to a success at the 139th Kentucky Derby, getting the initial Derby win for Hall-of-Fame coach Shug McGaughey. Therefore, why stop now? Rosario is red hot, and the next step is always to get Orb to Pimlico and the Preakness Stakes in fourteen days time. It'll not get such a thing special to carry on his quest at the Triple Crown. Orb is theACadillac of thoroughbreds, and Rosario may be the Dale Earnhardt of jockeys. It's the right mixture of horse and jockey, and as long as they do just what they did on Saturday, a win in Baltimore is almost guaranteed. Let us focus on the extremely gifted colt. After Saturday's gain, Orb has now won five races in a row, including a dominant, come-from-behind victory at the Grade-1 Florida Derby a month ago: Observe Orb's similar come-from-behind victory in Florida. Rosario's strategy in the years ahead must certanly be obvious. This horse gets better with every race and is actually the best of the best today. But theAthoroughbred is one area of the equation. Having a smart jockey is also crucial, and Rosario demonstrated he is the perfect person for the task with a unblemished trip on Saturday. The horses got down to a speed at Churchill, but Rosario didn't panic. He stayed behinda'and was even yet in the rear five for a sizable most of the racea'the pack and conserved power, waiting for the right time to hit. That proved to be the perfect approach, because in the ultimate straightaway, Orb rocketed to the top, pushing before everyone else in lightning-fast fashion for the gain. It's worth noting that the Preakness is 9.5 furlongs, whereas the Derby was 10. Rosario will certainly need to adjust his technique and make his force somewhat earlier in the day. But that is aAminusculeAadjustment for a robust, intelligent jockey who has a horse that has established it can get races of any lengtha'and in any condition. For Joel Rosario and Orb, their most significant job in keeping their Triple-Crown possibilities alive is just doing what they have both done all year longa'win.
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