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Old 12-26-2010, 06:07 PM
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Did they move the Gulfstream timers to Santa Anita?
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:12 PM
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Heard from Jay Privman on site that they're going to be re-checking all the timings.
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:14 PM
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Heard from Jay Privman on site that they're going to be re-checking all the timings.
Should check blood.
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:15 PM
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Sebastian, Nextdoorneighbor, Blue Panis...

Maybe I'm insane for thinking any of them could win this but I do.


The good news for me is that I didn't play this race.

The bad news is I was all over Caracortado.
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:20 PM
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Heard from Jay Privman on site that they're going to be re-checking all the timings.
Maybe they can go to a 3 1/2-inch cushion to take some of the "speed-favoring concrete highway" away
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:22 PM
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The good news for me is that I didn't play this race.

The bad news is I was all over Caracortado.
Timid lil ride. Still finished where he was gunna finish. He's all racehorse.
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Maybe they can go to a 3 1/2-inch cushion to take some of the "speed-favoring concrete highway" away
Closers are doing well on it.
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:32 PM
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Closers are doing well on it.
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I know the talk was about the track being faster after all the rain, but that time is insane no matter what
I loved them comparing today's crazy times with what Spectacular Bid did back in the day.
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:35 PM
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Heard from Jay Privman on site that they're going to be re-checking all the timings.
there were some very quick 2nd quarters in the sprint races.
I was skeptical as well.
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Maybe they can go to a 3 1/2-inch cushion to take some of the "speed-favoring concrete highway" away
You don't know what you're talking about. Sorry.
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You don't know what you're talking about. Sorry.
I know today the track was advertised as having a 3-inch cushion, and the track sure seems to be carrying speed from what I've watched. Sorry for daring to have an opinion. Not. There are multiple horses today that have outrun their figures. Maybe it is a timer problem. Or maybe the track is pretty darn firm and fast.
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:43 PM
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I know today the track was advertised as having a 3-inch cushion, and the track sure seems to be carrying speed from what I've watched. Sorry for daring to have an opinion. Not. Maybe it is a timer problem. Or maybe the track is pretty darn firm and fast.
Considering how much it rained you have to think they did everything they could to try and get the surface fast for opening day. We see this all of the time.

It wasn't speed favoring though...not even close. The results back it up.
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:46 PM
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It looks like WPS handle was down about 15%
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:48 PM
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It's fast, but i don't think it's favoring speed very much. Caracortado wouldn't of gained that much (late in the Malibu.) On speed favoring tracks, you see closers that are hopelessly out of position. They will be way too far back in the middle of the race.
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Old 12-26-2010, 06:56 PM
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I know today the track was advertised as having a 3-inch cushion, and the track sure seems to be carrying speed from what I've watched. Sorry for daring to have an opinion. Not. There are multiple horses today that have outrun their figures. Maybe it is a timer problem. Or maybe the track is pretty darn firm and fast.
You have no opinion. You have an agenda. You don't know a thing about the track. You are completely wrong about it as speed-favoring and a concrete highway. Period.
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Old 12-26-2010, 07:15 PM
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You have no opinion. You have an agenda. You don't know a thing about the track. You are completely wrong about it as speed-favoring and a concrete highway. Period.
Excuse me? Bull. You're the one being rude. I have no agenda here, but you sure have one apparently.

Yes, I like synthetics, but I'm excited SA went back to dirt. I'll be happy to take back the "concrete" remark as an overstatement, but yeah, I absolutely do think the track was playing fast and to speed today, especially after the 4th, and if you think my opinion is crap, feel free to bet against it. We'll have to see if they slow it down in the next few days after it's now dried out. You know, by maybe harrowing it a little deeper.
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Old 12-26-2010, 07:18 PM
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Seems a better fit in the Sir Beaufort (owns two turf stakes victories already).

I don't think the cutback helps him as he seems to be a frontrunning type. Having to lock horns with top class sprinter Smiling Tiger (who has faced his elders with great success in his last 4 starts--all at the top level) and perhaps Alcindor seems like a recipe for another brick wall collision midstretch.
Nice call for a change..Stick to needles
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