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06-04-2015, 10:01 PM
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I was really hoping for it last year.. I loved Chrome.
This year, total opposite.. Can't stand the connections and hope the horse loses. I would rather wait for "the next one" or none, than to see them win it and be apart of history forever. I am hoping the racing Gods agree with me of course  
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06-04-2015, 10:46 PM
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For attracting the interest of the general public, the yokel with the cheap horse is a better story.
For me, I once had stronger opinions about whether a horse deserved it. I didn't like Big Brown's connections, so I wasn't upset when he lost. I hated the idea of a name like I'll Have Another up with eloquent names of winners past, so I wasn't upset when he scratched, blah blah blah. Now, I just want to see a TC happen so much that I don't really care about either. Satan could run a horse named Snot House and I'd be hoping he could pull off the hat trick. Okay, okay, the misspelling of "pharaoh" does bother me a bit. But I still want AP to win.
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06-04-2015, 10:59 PM
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I'm working in a different environment than last year. Now at the Dallas Zoo I was expecting more anti horse racing fans but I have heard nothing but interest and calm excitement. But as I kind of expected zoo keepers, curators and managers here love all animals and I've found quite a few horse lovers to boot. Many comments on DFW TV spots and our local Dallas all news radio station has Belmont spots feature American Pharoah on often.
I didn't hear that last year and didn't feel as much all around as I do this year . . . and I was also into Chrome. I don't run in big circles so I can only speak for my small network and can say that when I talk to them about AP with my most humble enthusiasm I can see their face(s) light up and these last couple of days I've had many Triple Crown conversations in offices and down the halls and questions for me that I can't give a definitive answer to. Personally, I like everything about this horse. My wife the real horse expert in the family likes him a lot too and is cautiously optimistic. She knows thoroughbreds. Not much more I can say except I truly hope he ends the draught, truly!!! I'm really liking the fact that he spends more time in the air than most horses . . . strange?! Not really.
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06-04-2015, 11:02 PM
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The Triple Crown gods have a way of getting involved in the outcome. Surely they knew California Chrome was going to lose 4 out of his next 5 starts. So they gave Espinosa a brain fart leaving the gate and Matterhorn the ability to take a chunk out of Chromes foot. I don't know what they have planned this year.
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06-04-2015, 11:06 PM
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Personally, I'm holding out hope for a gelding to root for. A horse that'll keep racing, if healthy.
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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06-04-2015, 11:20 PM
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well so far i would say it's all positive. even mom is talking about it and she is 86.
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06-06-2015, 02:14 PM
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