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Old 11-21-2011, 09:01 PM
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Down to 4 runners - late scratch #8
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:09 PM
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:10 PM
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The call sure was.
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:12 PM
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The call sure was.
No shiz...what a tool... How exactly was Lady On Fire "Representing Zenyatta and Peppers Pride"?
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:14 PM
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No shiz...what a tool... How exactly was Lady On Fire "Representing Zenyatta and Peppers Pride"?
It was an epic fail of a call IMO. That guy may never have a more important call and he ruined it. Not that I think it should have been important at all, but it clearly was 2 a lot of people.
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:30 PM
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It was an epic fail of a call IMO. That guy may never have a more important call and he ruined it. Not that I think it should have been important at all, but it clearly was 2 a lot of people.
Important? This whole win streak thing is indicitive of the sport in 2011. Are horses suddenly great since all these winning streaks started a few years ago? How did horse racing make it through all those tough years without a yearly win streak record to fawn over? Beating plugs over and over again is a nice feat but hardly worthy of excessive mention.
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Old 11-22-2011, 08:50 AM
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Important? This whole win streak thing is indicitive of the sport in 2011. Are horses suddenly great since all these winning streaks started a few years ago? How did horse racing make it through all those tough years without a yearly win streak record to fawn over? Beating plugs over and over again is a nice feat but hardly worthy of excessive mention.
Exactly, especially when the owner is basically handpicking the plugs he runs against. If there is one he doesn't like that might challenge him, the horse suddenly scratches. The scratches were VERY predictable the last 3 or 4 times this horse ran. Anyone think that is a coincedence?
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:15 PM
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No shiz...what a tool... How exactly was Lady On Fire "Representing Zenyatta and Peppers Pride"?
Honestly, cut the guy a break. For the most part he's stuck calling races with mules running. He finally gets some sort of legit moment, let him enjoy his 2 minutes.
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:17 PM
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Honestly, cut the guy a break. For the most part he's stuck calling races with mules running. He finally gets some sort of legit moment, let him enjoy his 2 minutes.
I get that, Matt.... I just didn't have a clue what he meant by that - he said it in the post parade, during the load and in the stretch... so he clearly rehearsed it and thought about it...because she was a filly? It made no sense
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:19 PM
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Happy he did it. Cool horse.
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:23 PM
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I get that, Matt.... I just didn't have a clue what he meant by that - he said it in the post parade, during the load and in the stretch... so he clearly rehearsed it and thought about it...because she was a filly? It made no sense
The shame is that he probably gave it a lot of thought. I guess when a big moment like this gets watered down (due to the scratches), you have to stretch a bit.
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2.20 win 2.20 place... They have a guaranteed minimum .20 payout @ Mountaineer?

Would have been nice to know....I would have bridgejumped the shiz out of him in place
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2.20 win 2.20 place... They have a guaranteed minimum .20 payout @ Mountaineer?

Would have been nice to know....I would have bridgejumped the shiz out of him in place
Yup, if that was the case, then I'm 100% sure they would have taken him down and placed him last for cutting off the 6 going into the 1st turn.
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Old 11-21-2011, 09:18 PM
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Yup, if that was the case, then I'm 100% sure they would have taken him down and placed him last for cutting off the 6 going into the 1st turn.
I know its not the point, but would RR even beat the NY bred overnight stakes field from this past Sunday?
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