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Old 08-27-2011, 06:55 PM
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You guys are a tough crowd. I thought Stay Thirsty ran pretty darn well to survive that hot pace.

Stay Thirsty would have jogged home the Colonel John/Mambo in Seattle year when Mambo got beat with that brutal nose bob.
Yeah, Stay Thirsty was really the only one who ran. He has certainly improved a great deal since the spring. But how good is he really?

At least it appears To Honor and Serve is back after his race on Friday. Uncle Mo ran really well and hopefully Pletcher can squeeze a few more races out of him.
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Old 08-27-2011, 07:09 PM
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I dont like Stay Thirsty, I love Uncle Mo who is the better horse. Mo should go to the Woodward too!
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Old 08-27-2011, 07:12 PM
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I dont like Stay Thirsty, I love Uncle Mo who is the better horse. Mo should go to the Woodward too!
The Woodward is next weekend. Isn't that a bit early to run back?
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Old 08-27-2011, 07:15 PM
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The Woodward is next weekend. Isn't that a bit early to run back?
My guess would be the Kelso and then the BC Dirt Mile
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Old 08-27-2011, 07:15 PM
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The Woodward is next weekend. Isn't that a bit early to run back?
lol meant the JCGC at Belmont
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Old 08-27-2011, 08:07 PM
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Yeah, Stay Thirsty was really the only one who ran. He has certainly improved a great deal since the spring. But how good is he really?
Yeah - I hear ya.

His Saratoga form is pretty good and his biggest achievement so far is just staying healthy and getting a little better all the time.

Like Lookin at Sucky last year -- he was also an expensive 2yo sales buy -- who was a pretty ok 2yo and just kept healthy.

2nd and 3rd in the Travers had to suck-up from that hot pace.
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Old 08-27-2011, 08:18 PM
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How did Coil not pass Shackleford in the stretch?

I looked to my brother entering the turn and said DFL to te horse he bet, Shack.
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Old 08-27-2011, 08:20 PM
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How did Coil not pass Shackleford in the stretch?
It looked like Garcia eased him to me.
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Old 08-27-2011, 08:35 PM
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Yeah -- Coil was being eased.

Total non-effort from him ... something was obviously amiss.
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Old 08-27-2011, 09:06 PM
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Baffert already expressing his displeasure of Coil being that far back, but Coil never looked like he wanted to run at any point in the race.
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Old 08-27-2011, 09:15 PM
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He didn't exactly do a ton of running at Monmouth when he won the Haskell with a 96 Beyer.
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