Shake You Down

blackthroatedwind · #1 12-23-2006, 01:15 AM

Wait...it's even better. Check out the thirty remaining posts.....they have all been erased of content!

You're even crazier than I thought....which isn't easy.

cmorioles · #2 12-23-2006, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Wait...it's even better. Check out the thirty remaining posts.....they have all been erased of content!

You're even crazier than I thought....which isn't easy.

Damn, how long do you get to edit or delete posts here? This could be fun.

blackthroatedwind · #3 12-23-2006, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by cmorioles

Damn, how long do you get to edit or delete posts here? This could be fun.

I think Dicksie has abused the priviledge. Might be time for a change.

repent · #4 12-23-2006, 03:29 AM

while all this Dixie bashing is in keeping with the spirit of the forum,
the man is right.

most of us are not horsemen and its NEVER our place to tell another man what to do with his property.
there is a concept of property rights here that I guess a lot of you dont get.

If this Cole dude wants to hitch a wagon to shake you down and give kids a ride around the block for $1/ride, then thats what he should do.
its his horse.
and if he wants to run him for 5k, then I thats what he should do.

its a RACEhorse.
never understood why someone would not want a racehorse to race.

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Kasept · #5 12-23-2006, 04:15 AM

Pent,

While I generally agree that racehorses are meant to race, in this case there is some back story. Cole said he had been keeping an eye on Shake after he had been claimed away from him and that he was taking him back as 'he's been so good to me'. That intimated that he was claiming him back to retire him. Now he's entered for a nickel? Horsebleep..

The horse made Cole. He's so obviously a shadow of himself, why subject him to any more racing at this point? Having banked $1.4 million, he's earned a retirement.

The good news is that the 'drivel' here is resulting in some action being taken to see that Shake You Down is purchased privately before Wednesday and given a nice home for his post racing career.

paisjpq · #6 12-23-2006, 07:18 AM

In all reality this might be the dumbest thread ever posted on here. There are some people that read this forum to learn something about the game of racing and the horses in it. To have a bunch of people that have never been in a barn or worked with tbreds start to post this drivel is both non informative and demeaning to the professionalism of Byk's beloved forum.

FACT: Whether a horse enjoys or suffers through being raced has NOTHING to do with the type of race it's in or where it has run before. The age of the animal is also meaningless up to about 9.

This thread is a perfect example of a bunch of no nothings and wannabees passing themselves off as horseman.

Bethani gets a pass on this one because I truly believe her hands on experience has been validated in the past. I would say the same goes for Blue Eyes and Honu.

Thanks for the pass BK...
but I have to ask you, how is it not a good thing that fans of a horse (regardless of their level of actual horse experience or knowledge) want to see a deserving animal enjoy a safe retirement? Instead of watching him flounder lower and lower down the claiming ranks until one day he finds himself on his last trailer ride?

Whatever you think of the people who post here they're far better human beings than Cole ...they recognize that the horse has done enough.

You know as well as I do that the horse is likely sore and hurting otherwise he wouldn't be where he is today...he has banked more than a million dollars, most of it for cole.
You tell me...when will he have done enough?

TheSpyder · #7 12-23-2006, 07:21 AM

Steve,

I hope you are right about someone stepping up. As the story of Shake You Down unfolds and if he is bought, it shows once again the good side of this forum and the power of the DT force.

All of which leads to another praise of you, Steve for bringing us all together and allowing for something like this to happen. Way to go!

Spyder from SC

Kasept · #8 12-23-2006, 08:00 AM

Thx Spydie, but should this end well, and I believe it will, all the credit goes to the magnanomosity of BTW and those that follow through.

Sightseek · #9 12-23-2006, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSpyder

Steve,

I hope you are right about someone stepping up. As the story of Shake You Down unfolds and if he is bought, it shows once again the good side of this forum and the power of the DT force.

All of which leads to another praise of you, Steve for bringing us all together and allowing for something like this to happen. Way to go!

Spyder from SC

I echo this sentiment, well done all.

repent · #10 12-23-2006, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasept

Pent,

While I generally agree that racehorses are meant to race, in this case there is some back story. Cole said he had been keeping an eye on Shake after he had been claimed away from him and that he was taking him back as 'he's been so good to me'. That intimated that he was claiming him back to retire him. Now he's entered for a nickel? Horsebleep..

The horse made Cole. He's so obviously a shadow of himself, why subject him to any more racing at this point? Having banked $1.4 million, he's earned a retirement.

The good news is that the 'drivel' here is resulting in some action being taken to see that Shake You Down is purchased privately before Wednesday and given a nice home for his post racing career.

Kasept,
if you guys want to buy the horse, thats certainly your right. thats what is great about the claiming system in this country.
then you can do whatever you want with it(shoot it in the head for all I care).

but there are 2 things that I have a problem with.
1-the property rights thing that I mentioned in the first post.
2-"earned a retirement"-what the hell does that mean anyway?
if a horse wins x amount of dollars, then he gets to stop running?
so what about the horse in Puerto Rico that wins at a 80% rate but only has earned 200K b/c purses suck?
he has to keep running while a horse in the US that is still eligible for a n2x deserves retirement b/c he ran 2nd in the Delta Jackpot and has earnings of over 500K?
and who says a horse wants to stop running anyway?
how does winning make a horse deserving of isolation and boredom?
in case no one noticed, they took his nuts away.
what the hell is Shake You Down supposed to do now that is so much more fullfilling than racing?
you think hes going to the KY Horse Park for losers to go and have their picture taken with him?
not going to happen.

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repent · #11 12-23-2006, 10:53 PM

what a freaking nightmare.

losers on here like deepthroatwhatever taking shots at dixie.
thats like steve francis telling jason kidd how to play the point.

I think Oracle or whoever said it is right, that Cole dude had to enter him in that spot in hopes of this kind of reaction.
clever move.

i now hopes this horse breaks down immediately.

as for the whole anonymous thing, very few on here truly are. but those that are, more power to you. privacy rights are real.
Ive talked to a lot of you on instant messenger and I assume plenty of you have been to my myspace page.
what you see is what you get.

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Cannon Shell · #12 12-23-2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by repent

Kasept,
if you guys want to buy the horse, thats certainly your right. thats what is great about the claiming system in this country.
then you can do whatever you want with it(shoot it in the head for all I care).

but there are 2 things that I have a problem with.
1-the property rights thing that I mentioned in the first post.
2-"earned a retirement"-what the hell does that mean anyway?
if a horse wins x amount of dollars, then he gets to stop running?
so what about the horse in Puerto Rico that wins at a 80% rate but only has earned 200K b/c purses suck?
he has to keep running while a horse in the US that is still eligible for a n2x deserves retirement b/c he ran 2nd in the Delta Jackpot and has earnings of over 500K?
and who says a horse wants to stop running anyway?
how does winning make a horse deserving of isolation and boredom?
in case no one noticed, they took his nuts away.
what the hell is Shake You Down supposed to do now that is so much more fullfilling than racing?
you think hes going to the KY Horse Park for losers to go and have their picture taken with him?
not going to happen.

Repent

It is not about property rights or amount of money or accolades earned. It is about respect. Respect for the efforts and accomplishments that this horse certainly has earned.