Perfect Storm for a Triple-Crown

johnny pinwheel · #1 04-11-2010, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by jms62

Eskendereya vs a whole lot of nothing.

yeah, that worked out well for big brown until he had to go 12 furlongs.

ninetoone · #2 04-11-2010, 07:59 AM

Bellamy Road

Sightseek · #3 04-11-2010, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ninetoone

Bellamy Road

That crop wasn't exactly a whole lot of nothings.

The Indomitable DrugS · #4 04-11-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

That crop wasn't exactly a whole lot of nothings.

I know Roman Ruler and Flower Alley really did it.
Let me tell you something PG once told me, this is actually when I gained respect for him.... He said Bellamy Roads Travers is what made him the clear cut leader of that group.

ddthetide · #5 04-13-2010, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

That crop wasn't exactly a whole lot of nothings.

Afleet Alex

johnny pinwheel · #6 04-13-2010, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ddthetide

Afleet Alex

that horse should of won it ! this is whats wrong with the thread. you can be miles better and lose one of these races especially the derby and the belmont! when will people realize they call this gambling for a reason?

slotdirt · #7 04-13-2010, 09:57 AM

Afleet Alex doesn't lug in with a few jumps left and he's probably your first Triple Crown winner since 1978. That being said, I know there are many DT-ers who don't think much of Afleet Alex.

randallscott35 · #8 04-13-2010, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

Afleet Alex doesn't lug in with a few jumps left and he's probably your first Triple Crown winner since 1978. That being said, I know there are many DT-ers who don't think much of Afleet Alex.

I still can't believe he didn't go down in the Preakness. A truly athletic horse. And he was very good short and long. I was impressed. Not as much as by Smarty but yes.

miraja2 · #9 04-11-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ninetoone

Bellamy Road

I'm certainly not saying that I agree that Eskendereya is going to win the Triple Crown (or even the Derby) but he is the only one coming into this year's Derby off of an impressive spring.
In 2005 that wasn't the case. Bellamy Road's Wood certainly had people excited, but so did the final preps of Afleet Alex and Bandini.

And DrugS liked Giacomo.

MaTH716 · #10 04-11-2010, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

yeah, that worked out well for big brown until he had to go 12 furlongs.

Hellooooooooooooooo, remember the guy in the white suit??????? Duhhhhh.....

randallscott35 · #11 04-11-2010, 10:39 AM

Let Esken win the Derby before we give him the Triple Crown.

jms62 · #12 04-11-2010, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by randallscott35

Let Esken win the Derby before we give him the Triple Crown.

You missed my point completely. I am not saying he wins the Triple Crown I am saying this year sets up more than most for a Triple Crown winner as you have 1 horse that is far better than the rest.

The Indomitable DrugS · #13 04-11-2010, 11:48 AM

I thought this thread was going to be about The Fat Man's quest for the message board tard Triple Crown.

He already won leg #1 with such ease.

miraja2 · #14 04-11-2010, 11:51 AM

Wow...........I have to admit..........I laughed a lot.

ninetoone · #15 04-11-2010, 11:55 AM

Now that was funny.

the_fat_man · #16 04-11-2010, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I thought this thread was going to be about The Fat Man's quest for the message board tard Triple Crown.

He already won leg #1 with such ease.

How'd Interactif run? Better than Sidney's Candy?

But there were no 'moves' in that race, right?

HaloWishingwell · #17 04-11-2010, 04:16 PM

Today's horses are so lightly raced the challenge becomes keeping it all together for all three legs regardless how easy it may seem for a particular horse. Besides ESKENDEREYA being trained by Pletcher might develop colic before the Belmont anyway.