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Old 11-04-2006, 09:36 PM
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Buzzards Bay blah.

Hes just not a top class racehorse, hes a nice horse. Brother Derek ran very well I thought.
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:41 PM
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Buzzards Bay blah.

Hes just not a top class racehorse, hes a nice horse. Brother Derek ran very well I thought.
Giacomo ran 4th today and Brother Derek ran 5th. Lava Man kills Giacomo and Brother derek in California. So you can't argue that Lava Man ran the same today but was facing tougher competition. Lava Man simply didn't fire today. There is no excuse. He's not going to get any real respect until he wins on the road and rightfully so.
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:46 PM
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Giacomo beat Lava Man by over 11 lengths today. That's amazing considering that Giacomo can't even get close to Lava Man in California.
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:48 PM
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I would think the Derby winner Giacomo likes Churchill Downs therefore he was bound to move up a little.
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:49 PM
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I would think the Derby winner Giacomo likes Churchill Downs therefore he was bound to move up a little.
AND, as mentioned, he was training SUPERBLY...

Giacomo was FLYING at the end there... almost...
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:51 PM
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AND, as mentioned, he was training SUPERBLY...

Giacomo was FLYING at the end there... almost...
Yes it was almost like watching lightning go by. j/k He was flying...in his own little way
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:54 PM
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Yes it was almost like watching lightning go by. j/k He was flying...in his own little way
Watch out for Jamie! The bitch is going to come out in full force!!! "In his own little way"... CLASSIC!!! LoL
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:49 PM
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Its not that he likes it,its the fact its a fair surface.
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:46 PM
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They were both needing a race when he beat them, and he beat them on the lead of a speed favoring racetrack. I dont think hes better than Brother Derek 9 out of 10 times at CHD. I think he ran with no bias today, and with no bias hes not a superior racehorse.
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:47 PM
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You cannot close ground in Cali, its absolutely impossible on those baked hard tracks.
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Old 11-04-2006, 09:54 PM
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It could be a number of things. Lava Man may not like the surfaces back east. He may not travel well. In addition, O'Neil has been caught doing some funny business in California. Maybe he can't do that funny business on the road. It could be a combination of all those things. I don't know. It is amazing though that Giacomo could beat LM by over 11 lengths today when Lava MAn beat him so easil in California. He has beaten Giacomo easily in California 3 times in a row. Giacomo was not coming off a layoff in any of those races.
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