Noble's Promise: Did Willie Cost him at least a placing?

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

It's funny no one was bitching about WM when he was carving up soup cans over the plastic on him as a 2 year old...

1st against nothing in the BC futurity over the plastic
3rd to the LaL (who had no excuse) over the plastic
2nd to LaL (who had no excuse) over the plastic

Those are the only G1 board hits (anyone entered in a G1 "cashes" a check)

Clearly that head beat against LaL in the Rebel was much the best this guy will ever do on dirt...And considering what was in that race now clearly makes the point that he was never a classic distance type - the Ark only reinforced that IMO although I didn't totally discount the trouble he encountered, if he had any shot at a mile and a quarter he should have showed it.

Ice Box has the only legitimate bitch coming to him in the way that race was run - he was clearly the horse to beat - WM gave NP the best opportunity - he just is not that good.

Rude,

this is as comprehensively BAD as your opinion of Battle of Hastings yesterday. It's wrong, top to bottom. Of course, when someone like you, who is able to do some cashing, figure (i.e., externally) aided though it might be, can be so dead wrong when it comes to interpreting races, then it sort of puts into perspective why the game remains crushable.

Nothing personal, of course.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Rude,

this is as comprehensively BAD as your opinion of Battle of Hastings yesterday. It's wrong, top to bottom. Of course, when someone like you, who is able to do some cashing, figure (i.e., externally) aided though it might be, can be so dead wrong when it comes to interpreting races, then it sort of puts into perspective why the game remains crushable.

Nothing personal, of course.

Thanks Fatty. Given that wager was made a day before the onslaught of weather that precluded the yielding turf, I can live with it.

Rest asssured Belmont will be Augusta National perfect before they dare place a nasty hoofprint over it.. After all it is all about keeping it perfect - not just the fact that it happens to be safe and green at the same time....

I hope you took advantage of the spectacularly clear pace/condition/-minus TRACKUS setup in the finale at Tampa today or the runaway 10-1 shot in the 9th at CD yesterday...

Never personal Bro - I love your insight