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Old 12-18-2007, 04:45 PM
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Dehere was a VERY nice horse.. but he would have had no shot whatsoever at 10F

Here's that IDEAL set up he had in the Fountain of Youth... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoDOQ-pdO0A
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Old 12-18-2007, 04:53 PM
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Rockport Harbor... Talk about bad luck.
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Old 12-18-2007, 05:10 PM
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Rockport Harbor... Talk about bad luck.

Talk about overrated.
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Old 12-18-2007, 06:20 PM
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Rockport Harbor... Talk about bad luck.
Didn't Rockport Harbor get beaten handily by a third-string Pletcher horse in the Lexington?

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Old 12-18-2007, 06:27 PM
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Didn't Rockport Harbor get beaten handily by a third-string Pletcher horse in the Lexington?

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Even if you accept the delusion that Rockport Harbor was an exceptionally talented horse, he had exactly the wrong running style for the 2005 Kentucky Derby, and would have gotten drowned.
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Old 12-18-2007, 06:29 PM
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Even if you accept the delusion that Rockport Harbor was an exceptionally talented horse, he had exactly the wrong running style for the 2005 Kentucky Derby, and would have gotten drowned.
The way the '05 Derby played out I think Survivalist might have outfinished Rockport Harbor.

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Old 12-18-2007, 08:46 PM
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Touch Gold

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Old 12-19-2007, 03:52 PM
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29-1 or 32-1 in the Hopeful, as I recall. I was there. First blinkers that day?
I had to consult his PPs...

You have the right race, the right odds and the first time blinkers.. but... it wasnt Montreal Red, it was Wild Escapade. Montreal Red was about 3-5 in the Hopeful that year and finished second...
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Old 12-19-2007, 04:08 PM
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I know this is dating me,but I'm surprised no one has mentioned Hoist The Flag.
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Old 12-19-2007, 04:59 PM
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Graustark in the 60's.
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Old 12-18-2007, 10:08 PM
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Didn't Rockport Harbor get beaten handily by a third-string Pletcher horse in the Lexington?

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Rockport Harbor was never healthy after the Remsen...
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Old 12-18-2007, 10:25 PM
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Rockport Harbor was never healthy after the Remsen...
And wasn't that good up until then...
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Wasn't that the great Coin Silver
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Old 12-18-2007, 06:34 PM
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Rockport Harbor... Talk about bad luck.
Luck? The horse is by Unbridleds Song. Are we supposed to be shocked that he wasn't able to stay healthy?
Add in the fact that his signature victory came over the great Galloping Grocer and I think he fails to qualify for this discussion.
In an unrelated matter, he is also one of the ugliest damn horses I have seen in years.
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Old 12-18-2007, 06:42 PM
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What about Man o' War?

He probably would have slaughtered everyone mentioned.

The last Preakness/Belmont winner not to have run in the Derby, I believe.
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Old 12-18-2007, 06:44 PM
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What about Man o' War?

He probably would have slaughtered everyone mentioned.

The last Preakness/Belmont winner not to have run in the Derby, I believe.

Were you too old to hold a paper route at that time?
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Old 12-18-2007, 06:49 PM
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Were you too old to hold a paper route at that time?
No but I was doing a stretch in reform school at the time.
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Old 12-18-2007, 07:02 PM
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