Saturday yonkers who won 7 races

[harnessplop]

Bartlett....best driver there by far

[Fuguzzi]

Bartlett....best driver there by far

And ONLY there - very overrated, niche driver.

[dinkadoo]

looking at results --- he did it with 6 different trainers --- with good price horses.

[Fuguzzi]

looking at results --- he did it with 6 different trainers --- with good price horses.

Very nice for those that follow him.  Brennan was in Canada last night. As was Bongiorno.

[theokodjak26]

We may think JB is a YR specialist and not much else but I disagree. You, we, may not love half mile racing any longer but a winning driver must be aggressive and have fantastic, split second reflexes. Half mile driving can be extremely unforgiving in a flash and that’s  what separates JB from a bunch of other drivers. JB does very well on 5/8 tracks with a 19-20% win and approximately a .345 UDRS. Clearly he hasn’t performed as well at the Meadowlands with a 12% win and .221 UDRS. At the end of the day he is in third place in earnings nation wide and was fourth in 2022. Those are impressive numbers and I do not know how anyone can turn these facts into a negative.

[Fuguzzi]

We may think JB is a YR specialist and not much else but I disagree. You, we, may not love half mile racing any longer but a winning driver must be aggressive and have fantastic, split second reflexes. Half mile driving can be extremely unforgiving in a flash and that’s  what separates JB from a bunch of other drivers. JB does very well on 5/8 tracks with a 19-20% win and approximately a .345 UDRS. Clearly he hasn’t performed as well at the Meadowlands with a 12% win and .221 UDRS. At the end of the day he is in third place in earnings nation wide and was fourth in 2022. Those are impressive numbers and I do not know how anyone can turn these facts into a negative.

Big fish in little pond. The best driver he races against on a consistent basis is George Brennan who is vastly superior to him. 2nd best is Matt Kakaley - a decent, above average driver nothing more. The Meadowlands stats mean nothing to me because it is a watered down shell of the driving colony that used to be there. Can you imagine Jason driving night in and night out against Luc, Case, Herve, Carmine, Buddy, etc? He would be getting 4th and 5th call on horses and would be run of the mill. The kid found the right place at the right time dominating Joe Bongiorno and Brent Holland and Jimmy Marohn JR and that's fine....

[Fuguzzi]

Oh, I forgot his former buddy, Jordan Stratton ( waaay overrated )

[Jackie Mo]

We may think JB is a YR specialist and not much else but I disagree. You, we, may not love half mile racing any longer but a winning driver must be aggressive and have fantastic, split second reflexes. Half mile driving can be extremely unforgiving in a flash and that’s  what separates JB from a bunch of other drivers. JB does very well on 5/8 tracks with a 19-20% win and approximately a .345 UDRS. Clearly he hasn’t performed as well at the Meadowlands with a 12% win and .221 UDRS. At the end of the day he is in third place in earnings nation wide and was fourth in 2022. Those are impressive numbers and I do not know how anyone can turn these facts into a negative.

Earnings? They mean little when you race at Yonkers, the purses are slots/welfare infused--also he faces a bunch of bums nightly(except for Brennan) and gets top drives. Earnings racing at YR means absolutely nothing.

[dinkadoo]

Blah blah blah

He needs to do this
He needs to do that

Know what he doesn’t need ti worry about ?
The $8.2 million in purses won this year 
Palone doesn’t/didn’t need to leave Meadows.
Merriman can stay on his commuter path.
Trace Tetrick can stay in the Midwest

So many think Bartlett to move and prove something. Only thing his situation proves…. That 97% of harness driver wish they racked up Bartlett earnings.

[theokodjak26]

 

Blah blah blah

He needs to do this
He needs to do that

Know what he doesn’t need ti worry about ?
The $8.2 million in purses won.
Pauline doesn’t/didn’t need to leave Meadows.
Merriman can stay on his commuter path.
Trace Tetrick can stay in the Midwest

So many think Bartlett to move and prove something. Only thing his situation proves…. That 97% of harness driver wish they racked up Bartlett earnings.

[harnessplop]

Bartlett is very talented and a great guy

[Mbdreamer]

Bartlett is very talented and a great guy

And above all—a Maine native!

[Fuguzzi]

And above all—a Maine native!

One of the cradles of good or great drivers!

[titans1127]

Specializes in driving drugged up horses.  Hard to root for the guy when his wife was down as owner on horses with Banca and as soon as Banca is arrested, they stopped owning.

[Fuguzzi]

Specializes in driving drugged up horses.  Hard to root for the guy when his wife was down as owner on horses with Banca and as soon as Banca is arrested, they stopped owning.

I know.   I cant get through to the apologists.