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Old 09-14-2008, 01:57 AM
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That's like telling ESPN to remove mention of Big Brown's win from the ticker tonight. Not gonna happen. Shouldn't happen.
hey, i'm glad they put it up there-it's horse racing news. now if they start putting up results from cheerleading competition...well, that's another story.

this guys like a dog with a freaking bone, who here hasn't given that damn horse props? i don't think RD would be content unless big browns statue got put up in place of man o wars at the kentucky horse park.
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Old 09-14-2008, 02:06 AM
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hey, i'm glad they put it up there-it's horse racing news. now if they start putting up results from cheerleading competition...well, that's another story.

this guys like a dog with a freaking bone, who here hasn't given that damn horse props? i don't think RD would be content unless big browns statue got put up in place of man o wars at the kentucky horse park.
He's picked a horse as his favorite and is having fun in the process. Not every racing fan sets out to be a historian of the game and/or the greatest handicapper evar!
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Old 09-14-2008, 02:11 AM
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He's picked a horse as his favorite and is having fun in the process. Not every racing fan sets out to be a historian of the game and/or the greatest handicapper evar!
Thanks for putting it better than I ever could.
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Old 09-14-2008, 02:19 AM
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I even said I was impressed by him today and still get chewed out.
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Old 09-14-2008, 11:08 AM
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I even said I was impressed by him today and still get chewed out.
and i said he reminded me of his old self in ky and fl, but it wasn't good enough either.
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Old 09-14-2008, 08:31 AM
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If Big Brown loses this race, this thread would be 20 pages long with people calling him a fraud.

A little gloating by his biggest fans surely shouldnt ruffle any feathers.

His detractors should be very excited that he won. Price goes down to less than 2-1 now in the classic.
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Old 09-14-2008, 08:35 AM
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BB looked really good. Did they put him back on steroids? not that there is anything wrong with that
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Old 09-14-2008, 10:51 AM
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Got to agree as BB was game in the stretch and the way they were coming back to him in the turn made me think he was toast. Was a good ride by KD who obviously let BB do what he wanted.

Also agree that he'll be bet stronger in the BC which is a good thing.

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If Big Brown loses this race, this thread would be 20 pages long with people calling him a fraud.

A little gloating by his biggest fans surely shouldnt ruffle any feathers.

His detractors should be very excited that he won. Price goes down to less than 2-1 now in the classic.
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Old 09-14-2008, 11:14 AM
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If Big Brown loses this race, this thread would be 20 pages long with people calling him a fraud.

A little gloating by his biggest fans surely shouldnt ruffle any feathers.

His detractors should be very excited that he won. Price goes down to less than 2-1 now in the classic.
I wouldn't be calling him a fraud. Losing the race wouldn't make him a fraud in the eyes of people who know horses, talent, etc. That's similar to Dutrow saying "we never got beat by a filly and we never got beat on turf" and the thinking along those lines. Nonsense.

I think most people understand there is a big different between being a fan of a horse (minimal, fanatical, doesn't matter) and having an opinion as to how "good" or "great" a horse is vis a vis his career, his performance(s), a particular crop, etc.

People who say this horse is a fraud are letting their personal bias supercede their ability to judge ability. Perhaps a few of those people don't have that ability. People who say this is one of the greatest horses of all time are guilty of the same thing in my mind. And perhaps a few of them have no clue either.

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Old 09-14-2008, 11:13 AM
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He's picked a horse as his favorite and is having fun in the process. Not every racing fan sets out to be a historian of the game and/or the greatest handicapper evar!
true pants. i guess i didn't realize he was anything other than a big brown fan since it's only big brown threads he gets involved in.
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Old 09-14-2008, 02:10 AM
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hey, i'm glad they put it up there-it's horse racing news. now if they start putting up results from cheerleading competition...well, that's another story.

this guys like a dog with a freaking bone, who here hasn't given that damn horse props? i don't think RD would be content unless big browns statue got put up in place of man o wars at the kentucky horse park.
There you go again with your old school attitude. Just because you attended the Man O War ribbon cutting ceremony, you are offended by a good horse that I support in 2008.

I'm taking nobody to task. I'm just addressing all of the posts from earlier that are opposite of mine. Because of my brief time here, doesn't preclude me from voicing an opinion with any poster I have regardless of who it is. When did this Board become a Country Club. If it is and I have misunderstood, then kick me out if it makes you feel good.
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Old 09-14-2008, 11:10 AM
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There you go again with your old school attitude. Just because you attended the Man O War ribbon cutting ceremony, you are offended by a good horse that I support in 2008.

I'm taking nobody to task. I'm just addressing all of the posts from earlier that are opposite of mine. Because of my brief time here, doesn't preclude me from voicing an opinion with any poster I have regardless of who it is. When did this Board become a Country Club. If it is and I have misunderstood, then kick me out if it makes you feel good.
you're right, it doesn't. but you're taking a very defensive posture, when everyone here recognizes that he is the best 3 yo colt this year-but you seem to take umbrage that no one is rah rahing him as much as you.
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