
10-15-2008, 06:56 PM
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top predator.
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Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 5,020
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Originally Posted by RollerDoc
OK then explain this:
Big Brown accomplished that in only his third and fourth races of his career and breaking from posts 12 and 20, respectively. The last horse to win the Derby with only three career starts was in 1915, and no horse had ever won the Derby from post 20. Although his speed figures regressed a bit in the Preakness, which was expected, he still won by 5 1/4 lengths and was virtually eased in the final furlong.
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no offense but all you have to do is start talking about BB's "conformity" and you could be my rather tiresome neighbor
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