Triple Crown?

TheSpyder · #1 05-03-2008, 06:39 PM

Well, do we have one? Sure looks much the best.

Spyder

hockey2315 · #2 05-03-2008, 06:51 PM

Here we go again. . .

#3 05-03-2008, 06:53 PM

I've got to hear about Denis of Cork for another five weeks because of that god damned meaningless junk collecting 3rd.

hockey2315 · #4 05-03-2008, 06:54 PM

I dunno. . . He looked like he was gaining at the end. . .

#5 05-03-2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by hockey2315

I dunno. . . He looked like he was gaining at the end. . .

Tale of Ekati was a drunken sailor before the stretch run and he still held for 4th.

horseofcourse · #6 05-03-2008, 07:01 PM

4 of the first 5 ran very near the lead today. DOC was the only closer who actually closed!! YEs, you'll have 5 more weeks to hear about him.

#7 05-03-2008, 07:12 PM

Yeah the BoRail Churchill special will be completely overlooked. No shot.

blackthroatedwind · #8 05-04-2008, 01:29 AM

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I've got to hear about Denis of Cork for another five weeks because of that god damned meaningless junk collecting 3rd.

This might have been a good time to admit you were wrong about Denis of Cork. You knew, or should have known, that it wasn't exactly a stellar group going into the race.

#9 05-04-2008, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

This might have been a good time to admit you were wrong about Denis of Cork. You knew, or should have known, that it wasn't exactly a stellar group going into the race.

Uh no. The horse still was dusted and more than likely didn't run above a 96 beyer.

Just because this crop is horrendous doesn't mean I have to give this plug a pass.

blackthroatedwind · #10 05-04-2008, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Uh no. The horse still was dusted and more than likely didn't run above a 96 beyer.

Just because this crop is horrendous doesn't mean I have to give this plug a pass.

He did a lot better than you said he would on this board....over and over again. I don't think anyone said he was a superstar....but many of us felt that because of the inferior quality of the field he had a chance at what was a solid price.

Once again, he didn't run great, but he ran OK and is a nice horse. Now, I have to revisit the Smooth Air thread.

#11 05-04-2008, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He did a lot better than you said he would on this board....over and over again. I don't think anyone said he was a superstar....but many of us felt that because of the inferior quality of the field he had a chance at what was a solid price.

Once again, he didn't run great, but he ran OK and is a nice horse. Now, I have to revisit the Smooth Air thread.

Yeah and most of those people excluded Big Brown in their picks. F.uck them if they think I'm going to apologize for the rest of the field sucking ass.

docicu3 · #12 05-04-2008, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

This might have been a good time to admit you were wrong about Denis of Cork. You knew, or should have known, that it wasn't exactly a stellar group going into the race.

Andy how did you do today with your bets for the derby I hadn't heard or read your thoughts pre race. Did you have this one figured out better than my own pitiful plays today leaving out the filly is just good enough for me to have nightmares for the month of May.

blackthroatedwind · #13 05-04-2008, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by docicu3

Andy how did you do today with your bets for the derby I hadn't heard or read your thoughts pre race. Did you have this one figured out better than my own pitiful plays today leaving out the filly is just good enough for me to have nightmares for the month of May.

If you are a DRF Plus member you could see the videos I did with Dan Illman for all the stakes both Friday and Saturday. I actually did better overall than usual but nothing special.

I lost about $100 on the Derby. I was alive to four horses in Derby/Oaks doubles......bigger to Denis of Cork and Pyro and less to Tale of Ekati and Cool Coal Man. I boxed those four in the exacta for a few bucks and keyed Denis of Cork and Pyro in some bigger exactas. Far from my worst overall opinion....but a losing one nonetheless.

I said I wouldn't be surprised when Big Brown won by three or four lengths.....but I also said I would never bet on him.

blackthroatedwind · #14 05-04-2008, 02:07 AM

It's horse racing....we're all wrong more than we're right. Nothing wrong with that.

By the way, the most incredible thing about the race, at least from a betting perspective, is that Big Truck was almost half the price of Tale of Ekati. If they were seperate betting interests in a random race on a Thursday at Belmont, Take of Ekati would have been 3:5 to Big Truck's 4:1. What about him did people like? Were people confused by his name starting with Big and didn't bother to see it was followed by Truck and not Brown?

I would like to see a matchup of the confusingly overated fivesome of Big Truck, Z Fortune, Visionaire, Smooth Air and Court Vision. I will say that Stutts seemed like a genuinely nice guy from the ESPN piece. It was cheesy...but he still seemed like an easy guy to root for.

What a great game.

Danzig · #15 05-03-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSpyder

Well, do we have one? Sure looks much the best.

Spyder

they all do at this point. what derby winner isn't the next tc winner?

Pedigree Ann · #16 05-03-2008, 08:10 PM

Go ahead and gloat, Big Brown backers (try saying that 3 times fast). You earned it, or rather your horse did.

Did Hank jump aboard Colonel John at the top of the stretch? CJ looked like he was making a good move, then he veered out wide coming off the turn and lost his momentum. Wasn't catching the winner, not with a :47 half, but might have beaten Recapturetheglory.

magic_idol · #17 05-03-2008, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Go ahead and gloat, Big Brown backers (try saying that 3 times fast). You earned it, or rather your horse did.

Did Hank jump aboard Colonel John at the top of the stretch? CJ looked like he was making a good move, then he veered out wide coming off the turn and lost his momentum. Wasn't catching the winner, not with a :47 half, but might have beaten Recapturetheglory.

Try Drinkin Mint Tulips at 5am in the Morning

Pointg5 · #18 05-03-2008, 08:11 PM

DoC will be toast, he won't run in anymore TC races, light framed horse that needs spacing. Forget about him for awhile.

jballscalls · #19 05-03-2008, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

they all do at this point. what derby winner isn't the next tc winner?

the only one i can think of is Giacomo. seems when he won everyone i talked to said "well we got to wait another year." one of the telling things will be how many and who run against BB in the Preakness.

fpsoxfan · #20 05-03-2008, 09:02 PM

If this horse comes out OK then he is the next Triple Crown Winner and I'll be rooting for him. Go Big Brown!!