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Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel
so true. i agree with your post 100%. you left out rags to riches who lasted in one start, the belmont. the campaign was great but it came at a price. as it always does and your examples are proof. if the horse is that good and can't run in 7 months (unless hurt). theres a problem. they took a royal flush and got about a full house now (with equipment changes). i would not call that playing your hand superbly.
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It is playing your hand superbly if your goal is to have your 3yo filly complete one of the most remarkable dirt campaigns by a filly or mare in decades. Racing should be thankful that RA ran in the Preakness, Haskell, and Woodward instead of spending all summer and fall beating up on her own sex.
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Still trying to outsmart me, aren't you, mule-skinner? You want me to think that you don't want me to go down there, but the subtle truth is you really don't want me to go down there!
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