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Old 11-15-2011, 09:19 AM
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I still can't figure out why Sheik Mo spends a fortune buying up dirt horses for stallion prospects, then installs a Tapeta surface.

I think it shows a real lack of common sense on his part.
An all weather surface in the desert...
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Old 11-15-2011, 09:22 AM
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I still can't figure out why Sheik Mo spends a fortune buying up dirt horses for stallion prospects, then installs a Tapeta surface.

I think it shows a real lack of common sense on his part.
An all weather surface in the desert...
Common sense is hardly part of their program.
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Old 11-15-2011, 10:36 AM
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Common sense is hardly part of their program.
There is nothing common about common sense.

I use the term uncommon sense.
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Old 11-15-2011, 10:11 AM
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I still can't figure out why Sheik Mo spends a fortune buying up dirt horses for stallion prospects, then installs a Tapeta surface.

I think it shows a real lack of common sense on his part.
An all weather surface in the desert...
Shortage of sand?
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Old 11-15-2011, 10:35 AM
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They probably assumed every track would eventually go synthetic. Damn Santa Anita gotta "monkey wrench" that idea...
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