Asmussen and Curlin

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

I dont know how ppl feel about this, or if they even care at all, but i know i will be routing against Curlin on derby day and the main reasson will be, because i dont think his trainer Steve Asmussen deserves to win the kentucky derby.....

This is a guy who just recently completed 6 month suspension for cheating, he did not even bother to appael the suspension so he obviously used the illegal drug. I dont know if it bothers ppl, but it bothers me, there are so many other trainers that i'd like to see win a derby before this guy does. This is also not the only time his name comes up as someone who uses illegal stuff on the horses, i dont know the exact facts but i have heard his name on more then one occasion for cheating by using illegal drugs on the horses.

You are going to be routing against Curlin? I don't think you stand much of a chance. If you were sprinting against him....maybe....but routing I think he will probably defeat you rather easily.
As for your thoughts on the trainer, I agree with you. I don't particularly care for him either. I typically do not cheer for his horses OR Pletcher's horses. That is why I may root against Curlin on Derby day, but challenging him to a race over a route of ground because I don't like his trainer seems a bit extreme.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by miraja2

You are going to be routing against Curlin? I don't think you stand much of a chance. If you were sprinting against him....maybe....but routing I think he will probably defeat you rather easily.
As for your thoughts on the trainer, I agree with you. I don't particularly care for him either. I typically do not cheer for his horses OR Pletcher's horses. That is why I may root against Curlin on Derby day, but challenging him to a race over a route of ground because I don't like his trainer seems a bit extreme.

criticizing one's spelling just to make fun of them is really in rather poor taste don't you think?

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

criticizing one's spelling just to make fun of them is really in rather poor taste don't you think?

No! I think anyone that makes a spelling mistake should be instantly banned from the board!!!!!
I didn't mean for it to be making fun of him exactly...although I certainly see how it could be interpreted that way. I actually just saw it as an opportunity for a bit of (what I considered) victimless humor. Everybody makes mistakes in spelling, and typically I wouldn't call attention to it, but I did in this case because it seemed that the misspelling provided an alternative meaning that could be somewhat humorous. I do hope he wasn't offended by it. I meant it in a lighthearted way.
And, as I said, I agree with the main point of his post. I disagree with a lot of what this guy says, but that doesn't mean that he is wrong all the time, and I think it is best to consider each post on its own merit rather than just judging the poster (although I may sometimes be guilty of that).
If you feel the post was in poor taste however....I do apologize.