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Originally Posted by Merlinsky
There were a few things that annoyed me about them today and normally I'm more forgiving, but there was the weird implication before the Travers that there's only one 3yr championship that QR could get because RA didn't show. I forget the exact wording, but that was the idea it sounded like they meant, and of course that's ridiculous as they could both get 3yo honors for their respective genders hypothetically. I know they know it, but that's not how it came out. It's fake drama. I'm liking the new season of Jockeys and would really appreciate it if Corey Nakatani could come sucker punch somebody.
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That would be entertaining at least.
I watched the HRTV broadcast first, then watched the whole ESPN show in HD on my DVR, skipping through the talk about the other races. Other than Hank's observation that he was playing against QR because he thought QR might be a short horse, EVERY single thing they said about the race turned out to be utterly wrongheaded, which is pretty remarkable since it was won by a 5-2 shot, not some monster longshot. But the most aggravating thing they all harped on was that "RA needed to be here"? Really--why? Because it is one of the few races you show now, having eviscerated your horse racing coverage? Gee, it turns out she beat your Travers winner by a half dozen last time out. (BTW, SB seems to be a mighty fine horse).
RA is running in open company next weekend. Anybody who wanted a piece of her could show up there. When I suggested that QR might want to consider that, I got mocked. Doesn't seem so crazy now, does it? But his connections had their agenda, regardless of how sensible the methods that had to be employed
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As an aside, I don't know where this NYRA propaganda about the Travers being a "must" comes from. Secretariat didn't run in the Travers--he went to the Whitney. His stablemate, Riva Ridge, blew it off as well. I'm sure if looked I could find plenty more examples.
RA is running the most aggressive campaign of any 3yo filly in modern times. Screw all the whiners--just show up and beat her already. The rest is all BS loser talk.