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When she drills Rachel Alexandra they will blame something or someone. When she wins the BC Classic this year, people will still find something comedy to say. Its a tiresome argument. |
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She can't control who shows up to run, she ran at Oaklawn and no one showed up, same would happen in NY or anywhere else. Oh, and sorry for being excited about being at the great race place for a great race, sure beats being onsite and cheering one of those NY bred turf sprints home.... |
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I care about Arlington Million Day. |
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Yeah, that is exactly what I am doing on Million Day, I can absolutely give a **** about Arlington right now. So smart Chief Message Board |
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Has your boner really not gone down since the BC last year? That must hurt. |
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![]() I was ready to go after that race but then when I looked in my pocket and saw a win ticket on Gio Ponti that readyness went away pretty quickly.
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come on now.
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![]() If you don't think her 2008 Apple Blossom was a huge race and possibly her best race, I don't know what you're smoking.
She ran 1:42 3/5 that day. They originally had the wrong time posted for the Oaklawn Handicap because the clock was screwed up. But after they fixed it and re-timed the race, it turns out that Tiago and Heatseeker ran 1:50 2/5 just two races later. At that time, they were two of the top 5 best colts in the country. On their best day, and I think they both ran their best that day, they were both very good horses. Z ran much faster than they did. I think she could have run her another 1/16th of a mile in a lot faster than 7 4/5 seconds. I think Z's legitmate Beyer that day was around 115. |
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![]() So Brownie Points ran a 107 that day?
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![]() She beat her by 4 1/2 lengths, so BP probably ran a 106. It wouldn't be all that shocking. I'm sure there have been plenty of mediocre horses that have run big numbers as also rans in fast races.
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![]() Yes, and that usually indicates a phony figure.
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![]() 4.5 lengths at 8.5 furlongs equals 8 points. It would be a 107.
When you consider Brownie Points ran 13 times on dirt - and the best figure she ever got in her life was easily the 96 when 2nd to Zenyatta in the Apple Blossom .. I think your 107 stop watch figure for her is a little high. The next time she ran on dirt - Miss Isella smoked her. |
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With regard to BP, horses do step up sometimes for a career best as also rans in a fast race. Look at Musket Man. He'd run a 99, a 102, and a 95 this year. Then he ran a 109 chasing QR in the Met Mile. What did MM run over the weekend? Around 100? Yet he somehow ran a 109 in the Met Mile. You are the numbers guy, not me, but I'm sure that this type of thing is not that unusual. |
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The correct final time for the Tiago race when re-timed was 1:48.60 Here's the chart: http://www1.drf.com/drfNCWeeklyHorse...0405&raceNo=10 |
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Who knows though ... Maybe Brownie Points was a true superstar. |