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Old 03-18-2007, 01:12 PM
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I thought it would be higher given the time, but I didn't look at the charts to see how fast it apparently was at Tampa.
Nothing like those hundred Beyers producing track records. Reminds me of the turf track at Gulf giving us a new track record week after week that barely breaks a hundred beyer sometimes. Like 1:32 for a mile on turf and then a 102 or something. Haha....And at Tampa, how often do any quality horses run there and then how often do they run 8.5 furlongs.(I need to hand time this race anyway, as the mile click was like 1:33 or something which obviously was a misprint) That number might be slower than a 2 thoro now that I look at it including the trip. Surely not negative. On to the Bluegrass! Can a Polytrack last prep race produce a Derby winner. Stay tuned.
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Old 03-18-2007, 01:27 PM
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Nothing like those hundred Beyers producing track records. Reminds me of the turf track at Gulf giving us a new track record week after week that barely breaks a hundred beyer sometimes. Like 1:32 for a mile on turf and then a 102 or something. Haha....And at Tampa, how often do any quality horses run there and then how often do they run 8.5 furlongs.(I need to hand time this race anyway, as the mile click was like 1:33 or something which obviously was a misprint) That number might be slower than a 2 thoro now that I look at it including the trip. Surely not negative. On to the Bluegrass! Can a Polytrack last prep race produce a Derby winner. Stay tuned.
It worked pretty well for Street Sense in the fall.
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Old 03-18-2007, 01:31 PM
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It worked pretty well for Street Sense in the fall.
it sure did.
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Old 03-18-2007, 01:38 PM
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it sure did.
Besides, winning the Derby isn't what matters. The only thing that matters is that he starts.
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Old 03-18-2007, 01:40 PM
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Besides, winning the Derby isn't what matters. The only thing that matters is that he starts.
But of course. Hey the Bluegrass is a Grade 1. All he needs to do is win that. Then I get to sit in the corner.
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Old 03-18-2007, 01:44 PM
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But of course. Hey the Bluegrass is a Grade 1. All he needs to do is win that. Then I get to sit in the corner.
Stop worring about whether you'll be eating crow Randall.

Now you know what it feels like with your back against the wall. Get over it.
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Old 03-18-2007, 01:45 PM
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The Beyer guys will come out in about a month and say they goofed and downgrade the beyers they gave out.
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Old 03-18-2007, 01:47 PM
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The Beyer guys will come out in about a month and say they goofed and downgrade the beyers they gave out.
The don't do it that often, to be fair but it does make you wonder if they should do it more often. And the Magical Ride race(I think that's it) from last summer was lowered like 30 points. That's inexcusable.
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