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05-19-2007, 06:40 PM
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05-19-2007, 06:44 PM
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Chicago over Detroit in six but could be five. They will dominate. Cleveland over NJ in six. West Golden St. over Houston or Utah in five (pending Davis' health). They can win without him though but it would take seven. Phoenix over San Antonio in six. The king is not doing so well in basketball either. He did nail Cleveland. 1 out of 4 aint bad. But he never took me up on any San Antonio bets. Had Denver beating them, then Phoenix.
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05-19-2007, 06:46 PM
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He's a big well made horse who always runs a very even race.
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05-19-2007, 06:48 PM
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05-19-2007, 06:51 PM
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05-19-2007, 06:59 PM
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Instead of wasting breath talking about what didn't happen in this fabulous race, why not spend a few minutes analyzing the chart and figure out what DID happen:
http://www.drf.com/drfPDFChartRacesI...20070519&RN=12 Because when you do, you'll discover a pair of real racehorse performances.. When they came together at the head of the stretch, Street Sense had made up 12 lengths in a quarter mile.. a :22.4-:23.0 move.. Maybe it will occur to the 'hung' crowd why he 'didn't finish'.. And Curlin himself made up 9 lengths going the same quarter in :23.3.. (Before that, he had made the third quarter in :23.1...) And neither stopped running for the next 3.75 of a mile.. THEY FINISHED IN :18.4 a head apart... Street Sense in :41.4 and Curlin in :42.2... This was a throwback race with two unbelievable efforts.. What we pray for in this game..
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05-19-2007, 07:03 PM
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05-19-2007, 07:03 PM
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:24.2 :23.2 :23.1 :23.3 :18.4 1:53.2
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05-19-2007, 07:04 PM
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I agree though, a terrific race with a disappointing (to the fan in me) result.
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05-19-2007, 07:10 PM
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I have to say it was great to see those two go at it.
I'm looking forward to Belmont more than I would be for Triple Crown potential. Rubber match between these two with Hard Spun looking to make ammend and Rags a possibility. I love it.
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05-19-2007, 07:12 PM
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05-19-2007, 07:12 PM
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05-19-2007, 07:15 PM
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That's what he said seconds after the race.. When he goes over the tape of the race and absorbs the fractions, it'll be obvious. They both gutted it out to the wire, barely slowing. One wins, one loses.. Street Sense got the bob over Any Given Saturday at Tampa and loses this one to Curlin. I think because we don't see horses race like we used to, there's an immediate jump to conclusion that a beaten horse did something to 'get beat'. This is a similar line of thinking that had peoplew wanting to dismiss Bernardini off the BCC loss. If we see MORE matchups of the horses we love as often we should, we'd be more inclined to take the win, or loss, for what it is, and start anticipating the next one. But because we aren't sure we'll ever get the matchup again, there's a quick conclusion...
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05-19-2007, 07:17 PM
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Well hell, I'm excited...
That had to be the most exciting finish since Silver Charm's Preakness, I think.
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05-19-2007, 07:19 PM
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984.
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05-19-2007, 07:19 PM
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 I wanted Street to win. But what a race huh?
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05-19-2007, 07:23 PM
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05-19-2007, 07:25 PM
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Maybe I need to watch the replay a few more times, but it seems to me that 99 times out of 100, when a horse the caliber of Street Sense passes another horse in the final 1/4 mile, the race is over. It looked to me like Street Sense quit. I don't know if "hung" is the right word, because I usually think of that word when a horse makes a move to reach contention, and then has nothing left for the real fight. I think Street Sense thought the fight was over.
I don't think Borel cost Street Sense the race, but I have to question why Pino moved so early on Hard Spun. I think he could have been right there at the wire with a more patient move. (Note that I have only seen the replay once). It also looked like Curlin was not totally comfortable during the race. It was as if he was relaxed, then rushed, then relaxed, then all out. But maybe that was just an illusion. Bottom line, I think Street Sense wins that race at least 6 times out of 10.
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05-19-2007, 07:28 PM
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For the record.. the splits..
CURLIN :24.2 :23.2 :23.1 :23.3 :18.4 1:53.2 STREET SENSE :24.3 :23.2 :23.3 :23.0 <= !!! :18.4 1:53.2
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05-19-2007, 07:28 PM
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