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07-22-2006, 11:13 AM
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 ....I used to really like this old campaigner...he was so wickedly quick early on in his career....I bet he can't breathe at all...that is the only thing I can think of....he did too much for them to drop in for a tag (because he is a gelding, obviously) and they probably think he is sound enough to keep in training for this short dash...probably can only breathe long enough to go 2F effectively...
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07-22-2006, 11:24 AM
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i thought he hadn't run because he had been retired--or was there an injury/issue?
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07-22-2006, 12:24 PM
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Sorry, I can't get ahold of my friend to ask about the injury question. I do know that she always liked this horse.
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07-22-2006, 01:05 PM
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I believe he had a suspensory tear, if memory serves me correctly, they even tried the stem cell thing on him, it did not work, like they thought it would. I know a guy that claims to work for his owner, he told me that all he is good for any more is about 2f, so that's why he runs in this every year...
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07-23-2006, 04:21 AM
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Didn't see it, but from the chart it looks like Caller One ran a nice race. He finished 5th of 14, but missed 2nd by less than half a length.
I haven't looked at many, if any 2-furlong charts. The only points of call are "Stretch" and "finish". It looks like Caller One made up 3 lengths on the 3-5 winner between "stretch" and "finish". Not bad for a 9-yr-old geezer. --Dunbar
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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07-23-2006, 06:41 AM
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He's basically a family pet of the Chapmans that still has it in his head that he wants to run, but the body says no. One of those geldings that loves the track and does not love retirement. As long as it is safe, I hope they enter him in the Rocket Man a few more years.
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