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12-15-2006, 02:14 PM
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12-15-2006, 02:23 PM
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Can I be your #1 fan now? And.....don't be fooled by what Balletto has in her sig....she apparently left out 'tasy'
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12-15-2006, 02:36 PM
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Best: Saw the Caribbean Classic live. Never had a better time at the racetrack.
Worst: tie: Barbaro/NYRA spiral/Bad Track Surfaces/Eight Straight Losing days in November.
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12-15-2006, 03:12 PM
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The difference between Sutra and Seek Gold and Jazil is the caliber of race they performed their miracles in. The Belmont is billed as a classic race. It's one of the nation's most recognizable races. I personally feel like it should be won by horses "worthy" of winning it. I realize that statement will get me into trouble because it can easily be said that any horse that wins any race is worthy of winning it and to an extent that's true. But at the same time, we should be honest enough to know the difference. For example, I would have been disappointed had a horse like Charismatic, Funny Cide, or War Emblem won the TC. To me, they weren't worthy of being on the same pedastal with Secretariat, Affirmed, Citation, and Count Fleet. We'd like our champions to be the horses that we know are the best horses, not some horse that lucks up and catches lightning in a bottle or is just the best of a really bad lot.
None of this should take away the enjoyment u felt from having Jazil win the race. We all have our favorites for whatever personal reasons we have. But I think DrugS' point was more a shot at the race than it was at Jazil. I think he would have had the same feeling no matter which of the horses that were in the race would have won. I know I would have. In a year in which we had some really standout 3yo's, (IMO the top five of this year has been better than the top five in any of my 20 years as a fan), it's sad that the winner of a race such as the Belmont is still eligible for a nw2x race.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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12-15-2006, 04:00 PM
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