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Old 08-23-2011, 09:37 AM
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I am referring to Monmouth/Haskell, and no I am not. Why do you ask?
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:40 AM
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I am referring to Monmouth/Haskell, and no I am not. Why do you ask?
I think the rail at Monmouth has been dead the entire meet.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:42 AM
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My gosh, all the hometown folks asked what the hell happend to the track on that Sun....I am not going to go waste time and pull the articles, just thought it was noticed. It was a joke though...but it had a reason behind it.

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Old 08-23-2011, 10:06 AM
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My gosh, all the hometown folks asked what the hell happend to the track on that Sun....I am not going to go waste time and pull the articles, just thought it was noticed. It was a joke though...but it had a reason behind it.
Dude, I'm all for conspircy stuff, it keeps me going sometimes, but like Math said, that rail has sucked all meet there.

Your horse ran his eyeballs out, why diminish it?

I get a kick when people go bonkers over a Baffert horse working a bullet. They almost always work fast, and when they don't, no good.
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Old 08-23-2011, 10:16 AM
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Really Scavs, thought more of you until this.....three things:

#1 - It was a joke
#2 - My comments dont diminsh anything
#3 - The track changed that day so says the people that know more than I (and you) do, but who in the hell knew that coil would drop off the pace and close?? Not me, and I am sure that wasnt their plan.

My comment was centered around the track bias on the big days (Derby, Preakness, Belmont, Haskell). I think it is noticable, but in a funny way. Go see how pissed the Halls were after the Haskell, after they decided to run both their horses on their home track only to have some strange bias develop. That was the reason for making the comment, but seriously it was a just a joke.
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Old 08-23-2011, 10:21 AM
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As for Baffert's works, he gets bullets but some get them the right way and some get them the wrong way. Coil is real real good right now, and I am excited to have a decent group all together on Sat. (track bias and all)
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Old 08-23-2011, 10:29 AM
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Almost forgot, Scavs can you please share the bias for Sat so I can tell Jesus? I actually have not been focusing in on Saratago so I'm being kinda serious. Thanks
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Old 08-23-2011, 10:13 AM
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My gosh, all the hometown folks asked what the hell happend to the track on that Sun....I am not going to go waste time and pull the articles, just thought it was noticed. It was a joke though...but it had a reason behind it.
I was there on Haskell Day. From what I remember Root, (with the exception of the rail not being the place to be) I thought that the track played fair. Shack ran a big race coming off the layoff. I thought the thing that hurt him the most was Bravo gunning Joe Vann to the lead. IMO the track had nothing to do with it, he got beat by the better horse that day.
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Old 08-23-2011, 09:43 AM
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Baffert tweeted after the work saying:

"Coil worked awesome. Looks like he might be Travers bound. If he looks great tomorrow."
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