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08-17-2006, 10:00 AM
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I liked what his trainer had to say about him in that bloodhorse article yesterday. I really like this horse. He does have a tendency to get caught in the final strides (which is why Giacomo scares me). Oh a horse scares me uh-oh!
Also, Magnum. What do you all make of this horse?
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08-17-2006, 10:18 AM
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Kev- Every horse is beatable. Just check out this list of horses who lost this year at Saratoga, some not even remotely competitive (granted you may have been against or for some of these but they all figured to be real tough):
Songster, Wild Fit, Relaxed Gesture, Rewrite, Magical Ride, FLower Alley, Artie Schiller. Those just the obvious ones. Sure Lava Man could lose. But if you dont have a concrete opinion on 1 or 2 horses that can logically beat him, why not just skip the race and just watch and root for this unbelieveable animal? Theres a million other races to bet between now and then. I think he romps in here.
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08-17-2006, 10:50 AM
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08-17-2006, 10:54 AM
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GPK, Now that you have a new respect for Lava Man, What do you think about the weight differance in his last race? The Pacific Classic is at equal weights. They will all carry 124 lbs. I really think it will be hard to beat him without someone really stepping up thier game.
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08-17-2006, 11:08 AM
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The more I think about it, and I doubt my thoughts will change once I see the PP's. it may just be a great race to sit back and watch instead of wagering. Should be fun to watch PD give his fans a glimpse of hope again before finishing 2nd or 3rd.
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08-17-2006, 11:11 AM
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He may go off at 4/5 and if he does, its not really a bad win bet. All the others just seem to have a long resume of excuses, all Lava Man does is win. Hes a breath of fresh air in a sport filled with horses having excuses every time they lose.
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08-17-2006, 11:20 AM
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I will be one of the "morons" throwing money in the win pool for PD. He's eventually going to win and this may be it.
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08-17-2006, 11:35 AM
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Last year Lava Man had a class speed horse named Surf Cat pushing him to suicidal fractions during the early part of the race. Is that likely to happen again? Can't know until we see the entries. I should point out that the Man was still right with the closers at the end, despite the fractions - he ran a great race in defeat.
Lava Man's stumbling start in the Gold Cup took him out of his game, which is usually on the lead, or lapped on the leader. Some horses would have had a panic attack (War Emblem in the Belmont), but he didn't and pulled off a win anyway, giving weight all around. That's what good horses do - win (or at least finish close up), even when everything goes wrong.
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08-17-2006, 01:37 PM
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