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Old 02-13-2007, 04:11 PM
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Upset beat man o war three times?????

Once maybe luck, heck even twice, but all three times! In the Classic they even had the same running style and were at similar positions at calls throughout the race, he just got outrun when the real running started.

I know, Easy Goer was a much better horse then sunday silence, head to head races in the derby, preakness and breeders cup are throwouts.
I still believe that Easy Goer was the better of the two, but unsound and that was the difference.
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:13 PM
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I still believe that Easy Goer was the better of the two, but unsound and that was the difference.
i don't. easy goer was better in new york. and this is coming from an easy goer fan! sunday silence earned my respect, and no way i could say i feel that easy goer was the better horse. he was talented as hell, but sunday silence was amazing.
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:15 PM
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i don't. easy goer was better in new york. and this is coming from an easy goer fan! sunday silence earned my respect, and no way i could say i feel that easy goer was the better horse. he was talented as hell, but sunday silence was amazing.
Well, if anything, Sunday Silence was definitely better in the breeding shed, but on the track, I'd take Easy Goer. Wasn't there some controversy regarding Sunday Silence?
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:17 PM
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You what's nice about Sun King? EVERY time you bring him up on any board it gets an extensive argument, usually involving DrugS, which is a lot more than can be said for most horses.

He's a pretty good horse....and he's still racing.
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:17 PM
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Easy Goer made 11 starts at age 3....and won 6 Grade 1 races.

I don't think soundness issues had anything to do with SS beating him.

He was a super horse, who wasn't quite able to crack the tactically gifted (and also great) Sunday Silence. I also believe EG was the more impressive of the two horses, it just wasn't apperant when they met up.
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:18 PM
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Easy Goer made 11 starts at age 3....and won 6 Grade 1 races.

I don't think soundness issues had anything to do with SS beating him.

He was a super horse, who wasn't quite able to crack the tactically gifted (and also great) Sunday Silence. I also believe EG was the more impressive of the two horses, it just wasn't apperant when they met up.
In all fairness, the Derby was a muddy track and the Preakness was a Pat Day horror show of the highest order.
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:22 PM
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In all fairness, the Derby was a muddy track and the Preakness was a Pat Day horror show of the highest order.
And he tried to duck into the gap..and ran in spots in the Classic.

He didn't look like an easy horse to ride....and certainly wasn't fond of the off-tracks at CD.
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:34 PM
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And he tried to duck into the gap..and ran in spots in the Classic.

He didn't look like an easy horse to ride....and certainly wasn't fond of the off-tracks at CD.
after all...he was "New York's...EASY GOER...in front!"
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:25 PM
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In all fairness, the Derby was a muddy track and the Preakness was a Pat Day horror show of the highest order.
oh sure, blame the little guy..........
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:36 PM
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oh sure, blame the little guy..........
10 pnt, put Cordero or anyone else on him...and he would have been "horse of the year" in '89.
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Old 02-13-2007, 05:17 PM
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10 pnt, put Cordero or anyone else on him...and he would have been "horse of the year" in '89.
yea, and sunday silence had some crack head on his back, how good might he have been with a clean rider!
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Old 02-13-2007, 05:21 PM
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yea, and sunday silence had some crack head on his back, how good might he have been with a clean rider!

This is an unfortunate " I'm desperate for attention " post.
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Old 02-13-2007, 04:33 PM
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In all fairness, the Derby was a muddy track and the Preakness was a Pat Day horror show of the highest order.
AMEN!
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