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06-30-2008, 05:07 PM
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Suspensory ends Heatseeker's career
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06-30-2008, 05:12 PM
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One of the few interesting older horses. . .
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06-30-2008, 05:29 PM
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damn.
He showed a true turf horse could dominate the California main track. By 2009 the Breeders Cup Classic should be mostly good turf horses if the trainers are less than 2 years behind the times. Running on the Oaklawn main dirt track was such a horrendously bad decision for the horse probably most likely to win the BC Classic at that time, but I don't see anything definitive that even suggests that choice was related to his suspensory injury. hopefully he recovers soon and has a comfortable time in his next career
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06-30-2008, 05:36 PM
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[quote=Bobby Fischer]damn.
He showed a true turf horse could dominate the California main track. By 2009 the Breeders Cup Classic should be mostly good turf horses if the trainers are less than 2 years behind the times. Running on the Oaklawn main dirt track was such a horrendously bad decision for the horse probably most likely to win the BC Classic at that time, but I don't see anything definitive that even suggests that choice was related to his suspensory injury. i dont think it was a bad decision at all, it more then likely had nothing to do with the injury...and i think it proved that he is just a very very good horse on either surface and the only horse in the country who could compete with Curlin
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06-30-2008, 08:41 PM
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06-30-2008, 08:42 PM
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This thread should be called "Banning for Bobby Fischer"...
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06-30-2008, 10:07 PM
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the way I see it, you have Heatseeker who is particularly suited to the synthetic courses. He is probably the best in the division at that point of the season. Early or not. Not only was the horse given the miracle of having main-track stakes and their purses races run over synthetic courses in California, he gets the Breeders Cup there as well. To add to the miracle, he is well bred for the synthetics and absolutely loves it, while some of his top "name" competition are better on dirt. The whole season for a horse like that is at least in my opinion, carefully campaigned around coming into the Breeders Cup in top form, hopefully knocking out a few stakes on the way. If things go well he is 1st or second in the BC Classic and a contender for HOY. -Even relatively lightly raced, and even if he skips the Del Mar main track in favor of a turf prep, or coming in off a layoff. shipping him to Oaklawn, to grind it out on a speed favoring dirt track is foolish in that situation. Again IMO. That is my perspective DaHoss. You are entitled to your perspective, and your opinion.
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06-30-2008, 10:24 PM
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as long as YOUR eye sees a beautiful thing, more power to you. we can't agree on everything right? or people would start calling us twins. 
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06-30-2008, 10:28 PM
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06-30-2008, 08:07 PM
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Hybrid Mode
