Commentator to Charles Town Classic

eajinabi · #1 03-15-2009, 06:50 PM

Why do they always avoid the BC Classic with this horse?

blackthroatedwind · #2 03-15-2009, 06:55 PM

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Why do they always avoid the BC Classic with this horse?

To annoy you.

johnny pinwheel · #3 03-16-2009, 09:43 AM

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Why do they always avoid the BC Classic with this horse?

because his chances are slim to none in a race like that, thats why. his last BC appearance was dismal. he is a good horse against a certain field but against the best he is out of his league.

blackthroatedwind · #4 03-16-2009, 09:50 AM

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because his chances are slim to none in a race like that, thats why. his last BC appearance was dismal. he is a good horse against a certain field but against the best he is out of his league.

So true. The way Saint Liam drowned him in the 2005 Whitney proved unequivocably that he can't come even close to a top horse. He was so " out of his league " that day that it's embarrassing.

Travis Stone · #5 03-16-2009, 10:11 AM

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So true. The way Saint Liam drowned him in the 2005 Whitney proved unequivocably that he can't come even close to a top horse. He was so " out of his league " that day that it's embarrassing.

I watched this race from the winners circle... easily one of the most exciting races/finishes I have ever seen.

blackthroatedwind · #6 03-16-2009, 10:38 AM

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I watched this race from the winners circle... easily one of the most exciting races/finishes I have ever seen.

It was a miracle that a horse like Commentator, who was clearly out of his league, could even come within five lengths of the future HOY.

eajinabi · #7 03-16-2009, 07:12 PM

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I watched this race from the winners circle... easily one of the most exciting races/finishes I have ever seen.

A great race indeed but I really point the blame to Prado on his bad ride. He really thought he could get commentator anytime he wanted but Stevens shut the door on that one.

blackthroatedwind · #8 03-16-2009, 07:21 PM

Yeah, Saint Liam only had the entire stretch to get by Commentator, after Commentator went 1:09 and change for the first 6F.

Prado was clearly at fault. So much so that Dutrow had to use two rabbits to beat Commentator the next time they met.

eajinabi · #9 03-16-2009, 10:16 PM

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Yeah, Saint Liam only had the entire stretch to get by Commentator, after Commentator went 1:09 and change for the first 6F.

Prado was clearly at fault. So much so that Dutrow had to use two rabbits to beat Commentator the next time they met.

Those who fall for the rabbit trick are fools themselves.

And yes Prado was at fault so much that he was replaced by Jerry Bailey and I do recall they winning the BC Classic.

johnny pinwheel · #10 03-16-2009, 05:31 PM

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So true. The way Saint Liam drowned him in the 2005 Whitney proved unequivocably that he can't come even close to a top horse. He was so " out of his league " that day that it's embarrassing.

that was years ago. how about churchill this fall when the public made him like 2-5 and einstien drowned him at like 5-1(happy day) and he didn't even get second. he is a nice horse no doubt, theres no knocking him hes great for the game, but i don't see him competing in the BC classic at this point in his career. sorry i sounded like i was dissing him but he is not as good as these people think and the big races with top notch fields(recently) have proven this. plus the fact he has to deal with the "goofy" surface if he were to enter. he needs it fast to even have a shot.

blackthroatedwind · #11 03-16-2009, 05:36 PM

He's actually better than many seem to realize, but he isn't winning at 1 1/4 in the Classic, or virtually any legitimate race, in all likelihood.

The bottom line is that Commentator has run more very fast races than virtually any horse hailed on cyberspace as " great. "

The Indomitable DrugS · #12 03-16-2009, 06:09 PM

Fast as he is - only twice in his long career has he run a Beyer faster than 106 in a Graded stake race.

I think that has a lot to do with the disrespect he gets.

MaTH716 · #13 03-16-2009, 10:06 AM

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because his chances are slim to none in a race like that, thats why. his last BC appearance was dismal. he is a good horse against a certain field but against the best he is out of his league.

Any chance it was dismal because he was running in a monsoon and the track was a step below soupy?

cakes44 · #14 03-16-2009, 10:51 AM

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Any chance it was dismal because he was running in a monsoon and the track was a step below soupy?

He IS out of his league running 6F against the best in the world. His BC at Churchill was no picnic either. Running 7-9F is a different story though.

blackthroatedwind · #15 03-16-2009, 10:57 AM

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He IS out of his league running 6F against the best in the world. His BC at Churchill was no picnic either. Running 7-9F is a different story though.

Please, refresh my memory on his BC effort at Churchill.

cakes44 · #16 03-16-2009, 12:31 PM

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Please, refresh my memory on his BC effort at Churchill.

Oops.

slotdirt · #17 04-08-2009, 08:27 AM

Has anybody looked at the noms for the CT Classic day next weekend? This is no joke for Charles Town Racing and Slots:

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...-to-ct-classic

ddthetide · #18 04-08-2009, 08:42 AM

IF Einstein ships in, we'll be there.

Sightseek · #19 04-08-2009, 08:43 AM

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IF Einstein ships in, we'll be there.

Let me know if you and the wife go, I think I'm going to go too.

philcski · #20 03-16-2009, 12:03 PM

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Any chance it was dismal because he was running in a monsoon and the track was a step below soupy?

Or the fact that he stumbled at the start and was running at a distance nowhere near his best, despite the fact that he's a graded stakes sprint winner?

Gotta love the logic of some people.