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Old 02-16-2011, 03:26 PM
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Nice idea but not sure how many trainers are dying to run there horses in a race that has NO Derby meaning.

Other than Mo,Gourmet Dinner,THAS,Soldat and Dialed In right now all others need Graded Earnings.

I would rather take my chance in the FOY and make cash then race in new race then have to send my horse to a polytrack and hope he runs good
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Old 02-16-2011, 03:28 PM
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Nice idea but not sure how many trainers are dying to run there horses in a race that has NO Derby meaning.

Other than Mo,Gourmet Dinner,THAS,Soldat and Dialed In right now all others need Graded Earnings.

I would rather take my chance in the FOY and make cash then race in new race then have to send my horse to a polytrack and hope he runs good
I'd watch that.
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Old 02-16-2011, 03:45 PM
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I'd watch that.
LOL It is the FOY with Uncle Mo instead of El Grayling
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Old 02-16-2011, 03:50 PM
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This is the race Zito asked them to put up for Dialed IN.
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Old 02-16-2011, 06:42 PM
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This is the race Zito asked them to put up for Dialed IN.
Is it possible those 2 go in this spot for 100k? That would be fun to watch.
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Old 02-16-2011, 06:42 PM
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This is the race Zito asked them to put up for Dialed IN.
Going one turn?
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Old 02-16-2011, 07:55 PM
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Your right. Did not look close enough. He asked for a race, but this definately not the race he was hoping for.
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Old 02-16-2011, 08:19 PM
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I guess this is GP's roundabout way of admitting they should never have moved the Florida Derby from its mid-March spot.

Now that the Tampa Bay Derby has gobbled up prestige and significance with a bullet, GP is seeking to destroy it by throwing in this banana peel. Should be good for racing.

Santa Anita did the same thing in the mid '90s, when they made the restricted Santa Catalina an open (and eventually graded) race in mid-January.

They were tired of seeing already established horses like Gate Dancer, Snow Chief, Tabasco Cat, and Tank's Prospect ship up to San Francisco to run in the El Camino Real Derby, especially after all of those later won the Preakness Stakes.
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Old 02-17-2011, 08:21 AM
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I guess this is GP's roundabout way of admitting they should never have moved the Florida Derby from its mid-March spot.

Now that the Tampa Bay Derby has gobbled up prestige and significance with a bullet, GP is seeking to destroy it by throwing in this banana peel. Should be good for racing.

Santa Anita did the same thing in the mid '90s, when they made the restricted Santa Catalina an open (and eventually graded) race in mid-January.

They were tired of seeing already established horses like Gate Dancer, Snow Chief, Tabasco Cat, and Tank's Prospect ship up to San Francisco to run in the El Camino Real Derby, especially after all of those later won the Preakness Stakes.
right on.......They moved the fla derby which was another dumb mistake...now they want to mess with tampa because its in the right time frame for key runners. the management of that track is probably the worst in history.......look at that place...its the poster child of how not to run a race track. if it were not for the good winter weather........
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Old 02-16-2011, 04:12 PM
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LOL It is the FOY with Uncle Mo instead of El Grayling
Upgrade, no?
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