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Old 06-06-2009, 09:34 PM
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Borel said the horse was overeager, and he had to make the choice to throttle him back and fight him or let him cruise a little up the backstretch, he chose cruise.

The trainer said, "Yup, that's what the horse has done in the past unsuccessfully" and "that's racing, Calvin did a great job".
Do you believe everything anyone says?
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Old 06-06-2009, 09:35 PM
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Do you believe everything anyone says?
No, but I was watching the race, and saw it happening (Durkin didn't). Go watch the replay.
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Old 06-06-2009, 09:42 PM
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No, but I was watching the race, and saw it happening (Durkin didn't). Go watch the replay.
Don't worry, I've watched it. I also saw the trainer make his comments and despite how you are portraying them he was not happy with the ride at all. What I saw was Luv Gov drop back into Mine that Bird's face and Calvin decided to pass him and then for some bizarre reason decided to try and pass the rest of the field like he was on Secretariat.
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Old 06-06-2009, 09:49 PM
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Don't worry, I've watched it. I also saw the trainer make his comments and despite how you are portraying them he was not happy with the ride at all. What I saw was Luv Gov drop back into Mine that Bird's face and Calvin decided to pass him and then for some bizarre reason decided to try and pass the rest of the field like he was on Secretariat.
And that (differences in interpreting previous race replays) is what makes pari-mutual gambling rewarding.
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Old 06-06-2009, 09:54 PM
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The trainer mentioned he wished Borel had kept MTB covered up on the rail. If Borel had done that, maybe he would have relaxed better.
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Old 06-08-2009, 08:30 AM
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Don't worry, I've watched it. I also saw the trainer make his comments and despite how you are portraying them he was not happy with the ride at all. What I saw was Luv Gov drop back into Mine that Bird's face and Calvin decided to pass him and then for some bizarre reason decided to try and pass the rest of the field like he was on Secretariat.

You could easily tell the trainer wasnt happy with the ride. he even said that he moved too soon.
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