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Old 08-04-2008, 10:32 AM
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ESPN showed that during their broadcast this weekend. Bailey said that even he'd be lucky to grab it on the first try 1 out of 10 and couldn't believe Prado was able to do it.
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Old 08-04-2008, 03:53 PM
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Wow.

You can see the head-on at CalRacing.

Wow.
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Old 08-04-2008, 04:58 PM
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Wow.

You can see the head-on at CalRacing.

Wow.

Yes that was really impressive. I saw it on ESPN on Saturday or Sunday.

OT here...But uhhhh..who are those people in your picture and what are they doing with those animal on their heads?????
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Old 08-04-2008, 09:08 PM
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but i bet dutrow would say that kent is the better rider.

just being facetious with the above. i saw the story the other day, really cool stuff. edgar is a good guy, easy to root for. unlike some in this sport.
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Old 08-04-2008, 09:43 PM
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Class Act
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Old 08-04-2008, 10:23 PM
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I agree 100% and it's a nice thing to see a class act react accordingly in racing. Can't say, nor heard a bad thing about him.

Nicest people I've meet at AP the last couple of years were Pat Day and actually Julien Leparoux (even with meeting Bailey and Stevens). Leparoux was a very nice guy and a pleasure to talk to for a few minutes.
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Old 08-04-2008, 10:36 PM
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I agree 100% and it's a nice thing to see a class act react accordingly in racing. Can't say, nor heard a bad thing about him.

Nicest people I've meet at AP the last couple of years were Pat Day and actually Julien Leparoux (even with meeting Bailey and Stevens). Leparoux was a very nice guy and a pleasure to talk to for a few minutes.

I remember when I was a young kid me and my dad went to santa anita. My dad was a huge fan of Chris McCarron and on this particular day he yelled "happy birthday chris" as he was walking towards the jocks room just after he rode a race. Hearing this, ran to my father and thanked him and held a small conversation with him. He soon jetted fast to the jocks room to suit up for the next race.

I cant think of any other sport where an athlete would take time and thank a fan face to face instead of in front of a camera.
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