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View Poll Results: GIO PONTI.. Hall of Fame?
Yes.. Hall of Famer 46 60.53%
No.. Didn't win the ones that put him over the top 17 22.37%
Maybe.. Let's see how his career finishes 13 17.11%
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Old 10-13-2011, 12:00 PM
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Manila is certainly top 3 turf horses I've seen in my lifetime (well, racing lifetime, since around 84).

I have no idea how it took so long to get him in the HOF. Well, I do, because people are generally idiots, but still.

As I said before, GP in the HOF? *&@% *#
Part of the delay with Manila -- and many other deserving horses/trainers/jocks -- was the quirky way the HOF was admitting candidates..
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