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Old 08-04-2011, 08:04 AM
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Sad news...makes the original Frankel thread worth a re-read though
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Old 08-04-2011, 09:26 AM
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Not that anyone was speculating that something was very wrong toward the end of that race...
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Old 08-04-2011, 09:54 AM
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No way.

I'm shocked.

Where in the race did that injury happen?

This means that with an injured leg, Canford Cliffs ran a huge second in one of the all time greatest miles ever run, which possibly makes him more impressive than the greatest miler of all time.

Personally, I thought when he lugged out it was just a matter of CC spitting the bit because he had his heart ripped out by the all mighty Frankel.
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Old 08-04-2011, 10:10 PM
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No way.

I'm shocked.

Where in the race did that injury happen?

This means that with an injured leg, Canford Cliffs ran a huge second in one of the all time greatest miles ever run, which possibly makes him more impressive than the greatest miler of all time.

Personally, I thought when he lugged out it was just a matter of CC spitting the bit because he had his heart ripped out by the all mighty Frankel.
I thought the same thing
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Old 08-05-2011, 02:12 PM
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Too bad for the horse,however nice to see thatEurope is just like over here "If u don't win,then you must be injured"
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Old 08-04-2011, 11:42 AM
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Too bad....was hoping he would cross the pond in November
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Old 08-04-2011, 03:14 PM
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Oh, that's terrible news. You could see the change in gait, I was hoping it was just that he was all in. What a good horse.
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Old 08-04-2011, 06:47 PM
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Must have been the Lasix
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Old 08-04-2011, 07:24 PM
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Watching Frankel beat him in the last start was like watching Reavis chase Moss on that play where Reavis pulled up with a messed up Hamstring last year.

Sure - Frankel looked absolutely fantastic - and took full advantage of his dream trip. He might even be a great one ... but that was a smoke and mirrors performance over a horse who was having issues ... it was not anything like Harbinger's performance of last year. Harbinger killed the world in his big win last year.
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