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Old 05-12-2022, 04:11 PM
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Just saw that.

I hope I’m wrong but I don’t buy the reason given at all.
They've had a few days to watch him and maybe he's not flourishing. You couldn't sit on a horse that was for 5 weeks could you? Wouldn't they become pretty hard to handle? Risking injury even? Doesn't mean he's hurt. They can't be blamed for doing right by the horse if he's not gonna experience anything positive if he ran, but I think they don't wanna say he's not doing super great. 'We're doing this on purpose as we always said' sounds better.
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Old 05-12-2022, 06:13 PM
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Add Happy Jack (D. O'Neill/T. Gaffalione) to Preakness..
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Old 05-12-2022, 07:30 PM
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Add Happy Jack (D. O'Neill/T. Gaffalione) to Preakness..
He didn’t do any running in the Derby so I expect him to be fresh for the Preakness.
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Old 05-12-2022, 09:17 PM
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Cat lady and the radicals wasted zero time in their attempt to cancel the trainer.
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Old 05-12-2022, 10:10 PM
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Cat lady and the radicals wasted zero time in their attempt to cancel the trainer.
You Trumpers are so sensitive.
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Old 05-13-2022, 06:08 AM
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You Trumpers are so sensitive.
Nah and nah. When a group of idiots who hate their lives go after another idiot with a recent accomplishment who couldn’t keep his mouth shut in the past, we all win.
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Old 05-13-2022, 06:59 AM
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They've had a few days to watch him and maybe he's not flourishing. You couldn't sit on a horse that was for 5 weeks could you? Wouldn't they become pretty hard to handle? Risking injury even? Doesn't mean he's hurt. They can't be blamed for doing right by the horse if he's not gonna experience anything positive if he ran, but I think they don't wanna say he's not doing super great. 'We're doing this on purpose as we always said' sounds better.
That’s my point. This won’t be a popular take but I would not be surprised if that’s the last we saw of him this year. Maybe ever.

Just seems odd that whatever is keeping him from attempting the Preakness will miraculously be better in 4 weeks.

We’ll see.
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Old 05-13-2022, 08:28 AM
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That’s my point. This won’t be a popular take but I would not be surprised if that’s the last we saw of him this year. Maybe ever.

Just seems odd that whatever is keeping him from attempting the Preakness will miraculously be better in 4 weeks.

We’ll see.
And given the Belmont doesn't fit his running style at all... My prediction is he won't run ever again. A 30 K Claimer who caught lightning in a bottle and whose value is most likely as high as it ever will be. Running again will diminish that unless I read this horse entirely wrong...

Next up Microshare Breeding syndicate.

"You too can get into Race Horse Stallion breeding where Kentucky Derby winners can make hundreds of millions of dollars.. All for as little as $100 a share. "
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And given the Belmont doesn't fit his running style at all... My prediction is he won't run ever again. A 30 K Claimer who caught lightning in a bottle and whose value is most likely as high as it ever will be. Running again will diminish that unless I read this horse entirely wrong...

Next up Microshare Breeding syndicate.

"You too can get into Race Horse Stallion breeding where Kentucky Derby winners can make hundreds of millions of dollars.. All for as little as $100 a share. "

Absolutely
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Old 05-14-2022, 10:38 AM
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ARMAGNAC (Yakteen) to Preakness off ALW win last weekend..
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Old 05-14-2022, 05:27 PM
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ARMAGNAC (Yakteen) to Preakness off ALW win last weekend..
Happy Jack, Set Sail, and now Armagnac are leaving CA to run elsewhere?

Santa Anita not going to be able to card the Affirmed Stakes early next month...

...and the Los Alamitos Derby Future Pool is now in utter dissarray.

We need Pappacap and Blackadder back out west, pronto.
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Old 05-16-2022, 09:05 AM
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UN OJO will miss Preakness with same bad foot..
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Old 05-13-2022, 08:58 AM
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That’s my point. This won’t be a popular take but I would not be surprised if that’s the last we saw of him this year. Maybe ever.

Just seems odd that whatever is keeping him from attempting the Preakness will miraculously be better in 4 weeks.

We’ll see.

The owner didn't sound confident on Steve's show that he would run in Preakness. Sid Fernando valued him at under 1.5 million, which sounded low, so you would think racing is in his future? He ran; maybe he is a good horse after all? But, of course, he will never get that set up again.
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