Frankel

Calzone Lord · #1 07-27-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PatCummings

When I see comments from people that they were crying about this win (as I saw on Facebook),

I cry whenever I read a Molly Jo Rosen status update.

Worse - was the great A. A. R. O. N. --- H. E. S. Z. asking if he was the greatest Euro 3yo of all-time and babbling on and on about his "turn of foot"

philcski · #2 07-28-2011, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I cry whenever I read a Molly Jo Rosen status update.

Worse - was the great A. A. R. O. N. --- H. E. S. Z. asking if he was the greatest Euro 3yo of all-time and babbling on and on about his "turn of foot"

Wait, you don't think she's smokin hot?

Calzone Lord · #3 07-28-2011, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by philcski

Wait, you don't think she's smokin hot?

Indian Charlie · #4 07-28-2011, 11:24 AM

I want that diamond/checkerboard sweater.

Calzone Lord · #5 07-28-2011, 11:42 AM

You'll have to see if PBA1817 will let you borrow it.

Indian Charlie · #6 07-28-2011, 12:06 PM

I'll roll him for that sweater.

robfla · #7 07-28-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by philcski

Wait, you don't think she's smokin hot?

I've seen better heads on pimples and nickel beers

philcski · #8 07-28-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by robfla

I've seen better heads on pimples and nickel beers

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I'm so good- I KNEW my man Dougie would post that photo when I wrote that.

Thank you sir for making me feel good about myself for once!

brockguy · #9 07-28-2011, 04:00 PM

I can't think of a better 3 year old I've seen in my lifetime / The runner up may have run a little under his best (I don't have it in front of me but I think he beat the 3rd by 2lengths less than he did at Royal Ascot so he wasn't a mile below what he is capable!) but Frankel readily took care of him and won very cozily - He actually would be a national icon if he came back to run next year!!

Indian Charlie · #10 07-28-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by brockguy

I can't think of a better 3 year old I've seen in my lifetime / The runner up may have run a little under his best (I don't have it in front of me but I think he beat the 3rd by 2lengths less than he did at Royal Ascot so he wasn't a mile below what he is capable!) but Frankel readily took care of him and won very cozily - He actually would be a national icon if he came back to run next year!!

The runnerup ran like crap.

I don't know how people don't see that.

brockguy · #11 07-28-2011, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

The runnerup ran like crap.

I don't know how people don't see that.

Why are you so sure he ran like crap?

King Glorious · #12 07-28-2011, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by brockguy

Why are you so sure he ran like crap?

Because to say anything otherwise would come close to legitimizing Frankel and we just can't have that. I honestly believe that if we had a board like this when Secretariat ran his Belmont or when Spectacular Bid ran his 1:57 4/5, there's a certain group of skeptics on here that would have found fault with those performances. I understand not just jumping in head first whenever we see something that appears to be great and I understand wanting to take the time to analyze it. But sometimes it's ok to admit you've seen greatness and it's ok to appreciate it. People are naturally reluctant to place anything new onto the same level or higher than that which they've romanticized for a long period of time. I get that.

Indian Charlie · #13 07-28-2011, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by brockguy

Why are you so sure he ran like crap?

The angle makes things a little difficult to be certain, but he did bear out pretty badly in the stretch, right when he and Frankel were both asked for run.

That had to be problematic for him.

The thing that I'm having difficulty gauging with CC, because of the angle, is that it looks like he lost some lengths to both Frankel and the Godolphin runner, but as he finally straightened himself out, he was able to put some distance between himself and the Godolphin runner while gaining on Frankel.

But that totally could have been the camera angle.

Seattleallstar · #14 07-29-2011, 03:08 PM

thats some BS if they dont even attempt the Arc, if this is supposedly the best horse of all European times.

OTM Al · #15 07-29-2011, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

thats some BS if they dont even attempt the Arc, if this is supposedly the best horse of all European times.

He's a miler, not a middle distance runner.