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Originally Posted by slotdirt
...and finish 18th.
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i agree,the "poly" horses don't get my money until one at least hits the board in the derby. monba, dominican and the rest just didn't perform after the transfer. colonel john ran just ok. i love how people still don't get it. the figs, the current form and the performances just don't transfer. its like apples to oranges. look at i want revenge this year, they were calling him slow, until he hit the dirt runnning. the races in keenland are ridiculous because the "real " contenders are basically using it for training purposes (street sense) where they usually get beat by inferior "poly" horses. handicapping now is even harder because theres 3 surfaces, synthetic, dirt , turf. not a fan of the new surface, horses are getting hurt and many trainers say its worse not better. horses have run on dirt and grass for longer than they've been tamed. some men have enough ego to try to improve on mother nature, ain't happening.