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Old 10-29-2011, 11:25 PM
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Why the week before the Breeders Cup is Drape writing about Big Brown?
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Old 10-30-2011, 12:23 AM
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Why the week before the Breeders Cup is Drape writing about Big Brown?
He is saving the nastier stuff for Friday.
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Old 11-01-2011, 01:15 AM
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/31/sp...?_r=1&src=recg

Maybe he is trying to lull us into a false sense of security with articles like this. Perhaps there'll be something on Life at Ten for the anniversary of that debacle. "Exposé" on drugs and/or corruption in 3..2..1..
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Old 11-01-2011, 05:10 AM
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Just got around to reading it. I like the "Dutrow revealed Big Brown was undergoing a steroid regimen"... Uh huh. Like much of the rest of the horse population.

In typical Drape fashion attempting to humiliate and injure the industry he misses the much more compelling, intricate and tragic story within Big Brown.. that of Pat Reynolds.

Drape is an utter embarrassment.
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Old 11-01-2011, 09:16 AM
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Just got around to reading it. I like the "Dutrow revealed Big Brown was undergoing a steroid regimen"... Uh huh. Like much of the rest of the horse population.

In typical Drape fashion attempting to humiliate and injure the industry he misses the much more compelling, intricate and tragic story within Big Brown.. that of Pat Reynolds.

Drape is an utter embarrassment.
and an fn idiot
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Old 11-01-2011, 09:48 AM
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Can't believe Drape didn't tag the article at the end with "he's no Zenyatta"
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Old 11-01-2011, 09:56 AM
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I don't always agree with what Joe writes, but I thought this was a fair article, and actually pretty interesting. I'm not sure what people are finding so objectionable about it.

Steve says he should write about Pat Reynolds? Now, I like Pat a lot, but did you really think that one through Steve?
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Old 11-01-2011, 07:56 AM
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Why the week before the Breeders Cup is Drape writing about Big Brown?
Because the week of the Breeders Cup and Ky Derby are when the most eyes are on the sport.

Agree or disagree with the content, the timing makes perfect sense.
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Old 11-01-2011, 04:13 PM
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Because the week of the Breeders Cup and Ky Derby are when the most eyes are on the sport.

Agree or disagree with the content, the timing makes perfect sense.
But Big Brown as a stallion isnt really a story, at least not at this point. It is hard to believe that the week prior to the BC that there arent any other compelling stories that could be reported on.
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Old 11-01-2011, 04:20 PM
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But Big Brown as a stallion isnt really a story, at least not at this point. It is hard to believe that the week prior to the BC that there arent any other compelling stories that could be reported on.
You mean like Normandruth winning today?
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Old 11-01-2011, 04:23 PM
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You mean like Normandruth winning today?
Him being 12-1 on the ML was a compelling story.
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