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Old 06-02-2008, 09:44 AM
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you look at her, and watch how she races and its hard to escape the notion that you're watching something really special.
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Old 06-02-2008, 09:57 AM
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She really reminds me of Azeri, probably the most consistently excellent filly/mare of this decade. Maybe it's the whole Cali thing but she definitely has that look.
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:00 AM
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She really reminds me of Azeri, probably the most consistently excellent filly/mare of this decade. Maybe it's the whole Cali thing but she definitely has that look.
Hopefully both her and Tiago make the trip out for opening weekend at Toga.
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:01 AM
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Hopefully both her and Tiago make the trip out for opening weekend at Toga.
well Sherriffs hates polytrack.
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:00 AM
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She has to run a bit faster to be in Azeri's class, and beat better horses. So far all she has beaten is Ginger Punch who is only ok.
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:06 AM
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She has to run a bit faster to be in Azeri's class, and beat better horses. So far all she has beaten is Ginger Punch who is only ok.
yeah but she did that pretty convincingly. she made Ginger Punch look like a claimer. I do agree that she has to move forward to be in a class like Azeri, but she has moved forward every race so far I believe.
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:12 AM
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She's very good for sure. Even though I'd said months ago that she's better than NK - which will never be proven conclusively now - I really thought she'd be a lot better on natural dirt.
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:16 AM
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Yeah she's like Azeri -10 Grade 1's.
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:16 AM
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Can't you just write horse's names? Who the phuck is NK?
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:18 AM
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Old 06-02-2008, 10:31 AM
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Can't you just write horse's names? Who the phuck is NK?
Another guy I passed on in the 6th round who could have scored me a few points.
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Old 06-02-2008, 02:36 PM
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yeah but she did that pretty convincingly. she made Ginger Punch look like a claimer. I do agree that she has to move forward to be in a class like Azeri, but she has moved forward every race so far I believe.
Ginger Punch is just a step above a claimer, she is not that fast and really a very lucky winner of the distaff.
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Old 06-02-2008, 02:40 PM
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She is one horse I would make an effort to see in person. If I still lived on the west coast I would make the effort to get to the track.
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Old 06-02-2008, 02:54 PM
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Ginger Punch is just a step above a claimer, she is not that fast and really a very lucky winner of the distaff.
really? thats funny.

okay, forget about Ginger Punch then if you feel she got lucky and is barely above a claimer, but please tell me which of the unlucky speedy also rans from the distaff would give Zenyatta a lot of trouble.
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Old 06-02-2008, 02:55 PM
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really? thats funny.

okay, forget about Ginger Punch then if you feel she got lucky and is barely above a claimer, but please tell me which of the unlucky speedy also rans from the distaff would give Zenyatta a lot of trouble.
Hystericalady probably should have won the Distaff but Ginger Punch is about as far from a claimer as you can get.
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Old 06-02-2008, 02:59 PM
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Ginger Punch is just a step above a claimer, she is not that fast and really a very lucky winner of the distaff.
Wow.....Could this be a "Post of the Year" candidate?
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Old 06-02-2008, 03:23 PM
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Ginger Punch is just a step above a claimer, she is not that fast and really a very lucky winner of the distaff.
Three Grade 1's, two Grade 2's and "Champion" Status... that's like saying Lava Man is your average claimer...
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Old 06-02-2008, 03:24 PM
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Three Grade 1's, two Grade 2's and "Champion" Status... that's like saying Lava Man is your average claimer...
That would be a lot closer to the truth. Ginger Punch has non-racing value that Lava Man doesn't.
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Old 06-02-2008, 03:39 PM
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Three Grade 1's, two Grade 2's and "Champion" Status... that's like saying Lava Man is your average claimer...
I think Lava Man caught a period of severe down time in socal, claimer probably not but to me he is not a legit grade 1 horse, at least how I look at him compared to oh, say Best Pal in his prime.

Ginger Punch has never ran very fast, in fact she is slower then a horse like Eight Belles, and much slower then Zenyatta who still has not run very fast. I said she is above claimer, but on figures not by much.
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