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Old 10-21-2010, 08:12 PM
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Great decision. He has an excellent chance to run last.
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Old 10-21-2010, 08:22 PM
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Great decision. He has an excellent chance to run last.
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Old 10-21-2010, 08:24 PM
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He's obviously pretty unlikely to hit the board, but I can't really fault their reasoning. They better hope it pours.
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Old 10-21-2010, 08:25 PM
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He's obviously pretty unlikely to hit the board, but I can't really fault their reasoning. They better hope it pours.
The reasson is like I said 4 days ago. He cant compete in the turf, so why not take a wild shot for a bigger purse?
It says so much about American Racing. He is 100% clearly our best 3yr old turf horse. Its really pathetic.
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Old 10-21-2010, 08:32 PM
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He has no shot in this race unless its a monsoon
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Old 10-21-2010, 08:48 PM
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What is so great about him on a sloppy track ?
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Old 10-21-2010, 08:51 PM
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What is so great about him on a sloppy track ?
LOL nothing... They are all making his plod run in the Derby into something.
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Old 10-21-2010, 08:58 PM
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You're all forgetting the BIG ASS factor. Romans has the biggest ASS (luck) in racing this side of Nick Zito. Look at all the rail trips his winners got @ SAR.

Is it so far fetched that:

a) it rains torrentially
b) a few horses go down in the race
c) those that stay up get ridiculously wide trips
d) POP skims the rail and wins going away

stranger things have happened and I'd think twice before dismissing ASS LUCK the size of Romans'
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Old 10-21-2010, 09:23 PM
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LOL nothing... They are all making his plod run in the Derby into something.
Now now look at him again and you'll see he is good in the slop.
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Old 10-21-2010, 10:59 PM
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The reasson is like I said 4 days ago. He cant compete in the turf, so why not take a wild shot for a bigger purse?
It says so much about American Racing. He is 100% clearly our best 3yr old turf horse. Its really pathetic.
He clearly is not our best 3yo turf horse.

Or, better put, it's not clear at all he's our best 3yo turf horse.
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Old 10-21-2010, 11:10 PM
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He clearly is not our best 3yo turf horse.

Or, better put, it's not clear at all he's our best 3yo turf horse.
LOLOLOL... I hate POP, been clear about it. Who is even close to him?
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Old 10-21-2010, 11:11 PM
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no One. Nunya First Said It Dur
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Old 10-21-2010, 11:34 PM
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LOLOLOL... I hate POP, been clear about it. Who is even close to him?
Potentially, either of the two Sadler candy horses.

Certainly at 9f or less, Sidney's Candy would destroy Ploddy so Slowdo.
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Old 10-21-2010, 11:47 PM
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Potentially, either of the two Sadler candy horses.

Certainly at 9f or less, Sidney's Candy would destroy Ploddy so Slowdo.
I don't think Paddy O Prado is much either. But, at the same time, I'm sort of surprised at how Sidney's Candy has become such a revered turf horse based on one race where he beat nothing.

I know you aren't really saying it, but I've seen it on boards for the last few weeks. I've even seen some that like him in the Mile. I'd like to see him run another good race on turf before crowning him yet and going into the mile without a prep doesn't bode well for him IMO.
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