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Old 06-11-2008, 01:56 PM
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Did starter on track and photo stand add to Big Brown's early agitation?


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Old 06-11-2008, 01:57 PM
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i tend to agree with dick on this one.... and i am a kent lover. but i said before the race, why risk getting in any trouble ? why not go straight to the top, and he did not, and he got in trouble.
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Old 06-11-2008, 02:07 PM
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and the witch hunt continues....... What's next, he was distracted by Quantas 747 landing at JFK?
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Old 06-11-2008, 02:25 PM
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and the witch hunt continues....... What's next, he was distracted by Quantas 747 landing at JFK?
This is old news actually. Ed Fontaine of the Post had the photo Sunday in the paper and there was early speculation that the starter in white pants on the track and the 15' camera stand both contributed to the colt's early edginess.
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Yeah, why does that dude need to be there?
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Old 06-11-2008, 02:31 PM
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Yeah, why does that dude need to be there?
If I was that dude, I wouldn't want to be there
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Old 06-11-2008, 02:38 PM
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Yeah, why does that dude need to be there?

yeah man he looks like he's right in Browns path... doesnt make sense to me at all.
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Old 06-11-2008, 02:50 PM
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Maybe I'm wrong, but this isn't the first time the starter has stood close to the horses. It happens all the time. Granted, this starter seems further down past the gate then normal, but are the connections serious with the excuses?
Reaction to the photo didn't come from connections. It came from press when they saw it. And the starter is usually on the other side of the rail and closer up. It's not just him either. The tower of photographers is right there too and it's been suggested that it caught his eye too.
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Did starter on track and photo stand add to Big Brown's early agitation?


Looks like a nice ad for West Point TB...
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