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Old 04-17-2007, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by paisjpq
I sincerely hope...

that a horse like CQ doesn't win off an 8 week layoff....and curlin doesn't win off 3 career starts...

no need to reinforce these alarming and crappy trends of not running horses
That's my feeling, too, though I feel stronger about the 8-week layoff than the 3 career starts. (I may be influenced by my rather large bet on "All others" in KDFW Pool 1 to root for Curlin!)

If CQ or Hard Spun wins, then we know what to expect next year. And it will be awful.

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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar
photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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