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|  8/17-18 (SAR): Alabama, Sword Dancer (G1's); Lake Placid (G2) 9th (5:12) Sword Dancer Invitational S. (G1) 1 1/2 Miles (Inner turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $600,000 1 Star Channel Ortiz J L 116 L 2 Big Blue Kitten Bravo J 123 L 3 Teaks North SCR 4 Twilight Eclipse Castellano J J 120 L 5 Stormy Lord Bridgmohan S X 116 L 6 Nutello Lezcano J 116 7 Al Khali Rocco J S Jr 116 L 8 Tahoe Lake (BRZ) Maragh R 116 L 9 Optimizer Alvarado J 116 L 10 Exclusive Strike Ortiz I Jr 116 L 11 Boisterous Velazquez J R 123 L 12 London Lane Karamanos H A 118 L 13 Tannery (IRE) Serpa A 113 L A-Coupled: Big Blue Kitten and Stormy Lord 10th (5:45) Alabama S. (G1) 1 1/4 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $600,000 1 Tell a Great Story SCR 2 Montana Native Alvarado J 121 L 3 Galloping Giraffe Maragh R 121 L 4 Princess of Sylmar Castellano J J 121 L 5 Carnival Court Ortiz I Jr 121 FTL 6 Fiftyshadesofhay Velazquez J R 121 L 
				__________________ All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984. Last edited by Kasept : 08-16-2013 at 05:40 PM. | 
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|   One of my favorite days of the year. Never been to the Travers as I'm not into crowds but I've been to many a Bama day. | 
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|  Optimizer? Did I hear some talk that Optimizer might not be going in the Sword Dancer this Saturday? | 
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|   i haven't seen anything like that.  just that he wasn't going in the million. 
				__________________ Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln | 
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|   Thanks Danzig! The old memory needs to be defragged... | 
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|   It's never totally safe to say it, but surely the Alabama is close to a one-horse race. | 
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|   SUNDAY 8th (4:39) Woodford Reserve Lake Placid S. (G2) 1 1/8 Miles (Inner turf) | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $200,000 1 Concise (GB) Rosario J 116 Blk-On L 2 Tapicat Smith M E 120 L 3 Watsdachances (IRE) Castellano J J 118 L 4 Nellie Cashman Boyce F 120 L 5 Broken Spell Albarado R J 116 L 6 Silsita Velazquez J R 118 L 7 Caroline Thomas Napravnik R 116 L MTO Skyfall No Rider 116 L MTO Flash Forward No Rider 116 L 
				__________________ All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984. | 
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|   Tell A Great Story is scratched from the Alabama.  She broke out in hives this morning. 
				__________________ Tod Marks Photo - Daybreak over Oklahoma | 
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|   I little surprised the field is not deeper for the Alabama, no one else in the Country has a 3yo filly program really competing with that race. 
				__________________ "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"...Voltaire | 
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|   I'm watching the toteboard for the  Alabama, and with 14 MTP, someone just popped about $35K on Galloping Giraffe to show.     --Dunbar 
				__________________ Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson | 
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|   It was cute watching Mary Lou and the woman who got to place the 15K wager.    
				__________________ Tod Marks Photo - Daybreak over Oklahoma | 
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|   Quote: 
 GG was clearly ridden to suck up for 3rd, but she just isn't much horse. | 
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|   Quote: 
 --Dunbar 
				__________________ Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson | 
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