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Old 10-06-2008, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Ogygian
I wouldn't say I'm an idiot, nor did a say I was embarassed for her. All I am saying is she obviously has some talent, take a chance and face some better horses. So a 35K optional claimer is a "winnable spot" for a mare that has one 16 in a row??? Please. Once he got to a certain point he was more concerned about running her in races she couldn't lose instead of running against better competition and gauging how much talent she actually has.
can't say i blame the guy for the approach he took, it certainly paid off for him. maybe now they'll shoot a bit higher. or maybe not. who cares really? it's now a relatively meaningless record, much like most records.
a new 10f grass record was set the other day. quick, who previously held the record. can anyone answer that without looking it up?? other than btw that is...that guy remembers everything!
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