Can't make wine from sour grapes

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

How did you know that I mentioned the bet to redboard and not to let Merlinsky know that I was not biased? That was an astute observation on your part. I'm a big redboarder, especially with 6-5 shots. Winning with a 6-5 favorite is a huge accomplishment.

I just watched it again. The incident with Bravazzo was not as bad as I originally thought. He came in on him a little bit and put him in a little tight, but it wasn't that bad. But still, one minute he is trying to force horses wide, then the next minute he is coming in to try to put Bravazzo in a tight spot. Trying to interfere with other horses is more extreme than putting a rabbit in a race IMO.

That’s a hell of an accusation to make right after admitting that you exaggerated what the horse actually did in the first place.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

That’s a hell of an accusation to make right after admitting that you exaggerated what the horse actually did in the first place.

Let me ask you a question. If you had to guess, what do you think Geroux's instructions were?

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Let me ask you a question. If you had to guess, what do you think Geroux's instructions were?

Be forwardly placed. Don't get into a speed duel is probably understood. Maybe even the first part was understood given that it was a Baffert horse, but I don't know. Mig saw Geroux's ride the same way Privman and others have. The moving out and then back in was legit.

Which horse was he interfering with? Noble Indy who wasn't fast enough to get up there in the first place? Last time I checked, you can't be expected to get out of the way for a slower horse. There's no 'after you, good sir' required in the process of getting a good position for your horse going into the first turn. If another horse gets there first, too bad.

As for the interfering's worse than a rabbit, uh no, the accusation was it was a set up (when really neither's wrong per se, just strategy). Well Repole was trying to do his own set up, and if his horse is too slow to make it happen, oh well. There wasn't interference. RH belonged where he was. This shouldn't be hard to understand unless there is Coburn-level sour grapes which is bad for the sport and needs to stop.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Be forwardly placed. Don't get into a speed duel is probably understood. Maybe even the first part was understood given that it was a Baffert horse, but I don't know. Mig saw Geroux's ride the same way Privman and others have. The moving out and then back in was legit.

Which horse was he interfering with? Noble Indy who wasn't fast enough to get up there in the first place? Last time I checked, you can't be expected to get out of the way for a slower horse. There's no 'after you, good sir' required in the process of getting a good position for your horse going into the first turn. If another horse gets there first, too bad.

As for the interfering's worse than a rabbit, uh no, the accusation was it was a set up (when really neither's wrong per se, just strategy). Well Repole was trying to do his own set up, and if his horse is too slow to make it happen, oh well. There wasn't interference. RH belonged where he was. This shouldn't be hard to understand unless there is Coburn-level sour grapes which is bad for the sport and needs to stop.

Noble Indy IS fast enough to "get up there."