Rapid Redux

[santana]

TODAY AT LAUREL...Race 6....

[Rudeboyelvis]

Acosta almost got himself caught - don't have the pp's but he was life and death...nothing like a 1-5 should have won - 21 in a row though, can't take that away

[Calzone Lord]

Rapid Redux just went all the way on the lead for his 21st win in a row.

19th win on the season.

He is now tied with Citation and Roseben for the media's fictional record for wins in a season.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Rapid Redux just went all the way on the lead for his 21st win in a row.

19th win on the season.

He is now tied with Citation and Roseben for the media's fictional record for wins in a season.

So great..

[hockey2315]

This is driving me completely insane. . . plan on writing a scathing blog in the next few days.

[MaTH716]

Does this mean we can't compare Tim Tebow to him anymore?

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

This is driving me completely insane. . . plan on writing a scathing blog in the next few days.

Rapid Redux and Roseben (pre Donald Macdonald) have appeared together in 110 articles today according to a Google News search.

Fence Bored at Pace Advantage acutally put the date with the Daily Racing Form Result chart index number for each race of Donald Macdonald's where a result chart was available on the DRF Archive. Pretty cool stuff. He twice won on two days rest that year.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Rapid Redux and Roseben (pre Donald Macdonald) have appeared together in 110 articles today according to a Google News search.

Forgive me, but having only seen his name in writing, never spoken out loud, can you do a phonetic spelling of Roseben for me? I know what I've been saying in my head, but it occurred to me that might not be right. I doubt I'll be saying it out loud that often, but just in case, I'd like to say it properly.

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Forgive me, but having only seen his name in writing, never spoken out loud, can you do a phonetic spelling of Roseben for me? I know what I've been saying in my head, but it occurred to me that might not be right. I doubt I'll be saying it out loud that often, but just in case, I'd like to say it properly.

Because I have nothing better to do at the moment I'll say rozbin. This is how I've heard others pronounce it.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Forgive me, but having only seen his name in writing, never spoken out loud, can you do a phonetic spelling of Roseben for me? I know what I've been saying in my head, but it occurred to me that might not be right. I doubt I'll be saying it out loud that often, but just in case, I'd like to say it properly.

but if you said it wrong, would anyone you were talking to know?

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

This is driving me completely insane. . . plan on writing a scathing blog in the next few days.

Blog it up brother. It feels silly to celebrate records that are not even real.

[Calzone Lord]

84 Beyer for Rapid Redux.

That is right about winning par for an open 16K 3yo and up claiming race on dirt at a major circuit.

In other words -- his performance at LRL today wins an open 16K older male claiming race on dirt at a major circuit about 50% of the time on avg.

Rapid Redux is going to lose his best friend on Dec 31st ... the 5K starter alw conditon -- which lasts for two calender years almost everywhere (except Presque Isle Downs where they run non-time restricted 5K starters)

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Rapid Redux is going to lose his best friend on Dec 31st ... the 5K starter alw conditon -- which lasts for two calender years almost everywhere (except Presque Isle Downs where they run non-time restricted 5K starters)

It's not likely that he'll race after that, is it? It sounded like they're hesitating to run him again this year, but even if they do, that he'd be retired at year end.