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04-08-2009, 12:28 AM
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04-08-2009, 03:24 AM
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If I were an owner....just the thrill of having my horse be leading the Derby at the top of the stretch turning for home.....might be more worth it than an Oaks win, whether or not she finishes in the top 3.
I'd have a story to tell for the rest of my life to non or casual horse racing fans if my horse could be leading the Derby with just a few furlongs left to go. I find value in that. But if I talk about winning the Oaks, anyone that isn't a dedicated fan might not know what I'm talking about.
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04-08-2009, 03:26 AM
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If you had one day left to live in your life, you'd go for the Derby.
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04-08-2009, 03:40 AM
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In that case, I'd probably aim for the 2112 Arc.
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04-08-2009, 08:21 AM
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i just don't think it would be quite as exciting to run in the oaks as in the derby. it's the derby! even the most uninterested in racing know what the kentucky derby is. the oaks? no. someone asked who the last three oaks winners were, i had no clue! as for past derby winners, we could all name plenty.
i just think if you have a derby horse, you run in the derby. imo rachel alexandra is a derby-calibre horse. by the same token, i understand completely why they may not go.
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04-08-2009, 11:59 PM
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It's really too bad she won't run in it. I hope her owners donate that $6000 to feeding that Pallagro guy's horses. 10X that would be even better.
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