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Originally Posted by Fulla Sheets
Although it probably happened, I don't recall Hollendorfer complaining after the Cotillion when Blind Luck lost by a neck when giving HDG 10 lbs.
Regardless, if Jones wanted to prove he had the better filly, he should have beaten her when giving up weight, like BL did in last year's Delaware Oaks, when giving 6 lbs.
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Even if we say weight makes a significant difference (by the way---the Alabama was run at equal weights), was the 2 lb spread fair or unfair?
Didn't Havre De Grace pummel Blind Luck by 3 lengths only a couple of starts back?
Maybe if Jones found a tougher assignment than the Obeah, where she toyed with her rivals, and didn't spout his mouth off about facing males and winning Horse of the Year afterwards, the racing secretary wouldn't have been so willing to kowtow to Hollendorfer.
07-17-2011, 10:05 AM
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