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Old 07-06-2008, 01:22 PM
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the breeding is proven to 1 and 1/16th..
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Old 07-06-2008, 02:03 PM
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This is one of my favorite horses so I'd love to see her be equally as good routing as she is sprinting. But, having seen her run, I don't believe she can carry it beyond 6 or 7F.

We'll see today.
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Old 07-06-2008, 05:49 PM
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This is one of my favorite horses so I'd love to see her be equally as good routing as she is sprinting. But, having seen her run, I don't believe she can carry it beyond 6 or 7F.

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Old 07-06-2008, 06:22 PM
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Doesn't bother me none. I've made some serious money with this filly and didn't really have an(other) opinion and thus passed the race.

Of course, it'd be nice to look into whether that speed bias on the turf is still going strong down there.
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Old 07-06-2008, 10:32 PM
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Doesn't bother me none. I've made some serious money with this filly and didn't really have an(other) opinion and thus passed the race.

Of course, it'd be nice to look into whether that speed bias on the turf is still going strong down there.

I am still trying to understand how you look at a ROG offspring as capable of turf "sprint" only??
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Old 07-06-2008, 10:38 PM
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I am still trying to understand how you look at a ROG offspring as capable of turf "sprint" only??
It's not all about breeding. In fact, it's NEVER about breeding for me and ALL about trips.

Typically, unless we're dealing with bush type tracks (or speed favoring tracks) turf horses don't stretch out as easily as they cut back. It's a matter of footwork, as trying 2 turns for the 1st time presents problems for them.

Who's the sire of English Colony? That would be ROG. How'd he do 1st time trying a mile?

TRIPS are superordinate to BREEDING and TRAINER angles. Fact of the matter.
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Old 07-06-2008, 10:50 PM
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I hate to add to Fat Man's argument, especially when my point's about something so insignificant and worthless as pedigree, but Genuine Devotion had by far the lowest tomlinson rating in the field for a mile on turf (but the highest general turf number by far).
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Old 07-06-2008, 11:02 PM
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It's not all about breeding. In fact, it's NEVER about breeding for me and ALL about trips.

Typically, unless we're dealing with bush type tracks (or speed favoring tracks) turf horses don't stretch out as easily as they cut back. It's a matter of footwork, as trying 2 turns for the 1st time presents problems for them.

Who's the sire of English Colony?

TRIPS are superordinate to BREEDING and TRAINER angles. Fact of the matter.
No one variable is infallible which is why you have to be aware of more than the history of a horses "trips". Trip handicapping gets you into trouble as much as any other "superordinate" variable. Which is why you blame the jock when a horse doesn't win that you are sure is "much the best". The random element of trips has the same pit falls as pedigree only or TA only handicapping. Success is about a formula, made from all, that works not a magic ingredient.
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Old 07-06-2008, 11:11 PM
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It's not all about breeding. In fact, it's NEVER about breeding for me and ALL about trips.

Typically, unless we're dealing with bush type tracks (or speed favoring tracks) turf horses don't stretch out as easily as they cut back. It's a matter of footwork, as trying 2 turns for the 1st time presents problems for them.

Who's the sire of English Colony? That would be ROG. How'd he do 1st time trying a mile?
TRIPS are superordinate to BREEDING and TRAINER angles. Fact of the matter.
I could be mistaken but i think he won his first time going a mile.
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