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03-02-2008, 05:51 PM
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Can't wait to see the sponsors for "ladies" day at the races on Friday
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03-02-2008, 05:56 PM
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gelding sprint brought to you by ginsu knives.
gelding turf brought to you by troy built gelding classic brought to you by Viagra ladies classic by what else...secret. strong enough for a man,..well you know the rest.
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03-02-2008, 05:57 PM
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a greys day
a white horse day... hey, let's move the claiming crown to tuesday. enough filler, we can run for a week.
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln
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03-02-2008, 06:01 PM
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Steeplechase monday
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03-02-2008, 06:04 PM
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Breeders Cup Geldings Thursday: It's Gonna Be Nuts!!!
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03-02-2008, 07:33 PM
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln
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03-02-2008, 06:06 PM
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If you haven't read Lamarra's B-H piece linked above, you missed this gem:
" Peter Land, hired last October as chief marketing officer for Breeders’ Cup, said Feb. 29 the bolstered Friday program is attractive to ESPN and should help lure some local sponsors. Land, however, also said the decision to move the Ladies' Classic to Friday “was a racing decision first. The intent behind it was to create two separate but equal championship days.” " Boy, that's a great choice of terms 'Pete'.. 'Separate but equal'.. rooted in the great American tradition of inequality and elitism! Congrats fellas! You did boffo! You showed everybody exactly how modern the thinking is around racing.
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984.
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03-02-2008, 06:35 PM
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03-02-2008, 07:20 PM
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. ~ George Orwell, 1984.
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03-02-2008, 07:31 PM
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They should just offer discounted or free admission for women on the Saturday card instead of segregating the horses.
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03-02-2008, 07:33 PM
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one of the great mysteries how that got reversed in common usage.
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03-03-2008, 06:42 AM
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03-02-2008, 06:07 PM
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Massengill filly and mare sprint. I think it has a nice ring to it. 
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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03-02-2008, 06:10 PM
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I've heard a rumor that the BC is going to have a dustpan giveaway on ladies day.
Any truth to that?
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03-02-2008, 07:51 PM
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03-02-2008, 08:03 PM
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I'm looking forward to putting on my best apron, and saving enough S & H grocery coupons to get a special half-priced "Female Friday" admission ticket!
Has anybody else bothered to e-mail the Breeders Cup with their thoughts?
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts
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03-02-2008, 08:04 PM
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03-02-2008, 08:10 PM
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03-02-2008, 08:49 PM
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The last time the BC tried to market the addition of the 3 new races Steve had a representative from the BC powers to be on the show, who also was from West Point Stables if memory serves.
The gentleman was a fairly stand up guy answering questions about why the changes were made. I was wondering who you were going to get this time Steve to explain why it was necessary to segregate the event to boys and girls and how they saw this as a step forward when the best day in racing has been ruined to be replaced by two mediocre days. Given that the higher profile owners who are represented on the BC governing body are likely race fans to some extent, is it not obvious how poor a decision this is when they look at the event as players and fans aside from business. Usually when something in the realm of the world does not make sense it has something to do with money.....but for the life of me I cannot see how this will make them more money as the serious players leave their Dead Presidents at home rather than wager serious coin on turf sprints and other random events....what am I missing here??
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