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Old 05-06-2012, 09:13 PM
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Spend A Buck's form for the '85 Derby.

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Old 05-06-2012, 09:30 PM
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Spend A Buck's form for the '85 Derby.

Can you imagine a horse running today on March 23, April 6th, and April 20th and then the Derby? Trainers today suck.
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Old 05-06-2012, 09:33 PM
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Can you imagine a horse running today on March 23, April 6th, and April 20th and then the Derby? Trainers today suck.
And all the bullets in between. Gotta love it....
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Old 05-06-2012, 09:37 PM
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Can you imagine a horse running today on March 23, April 6th, and April 20th and then the Derby? Trainers today suck.
Look at those names he was running against too.

Oyyy.
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Old 05-06-2012, 10:33 PM
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Pancho Villa paid around $35 in that Bay Shore as a vintage " D Wayne off the Plane. "

Those were the days!
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Old 05-07-2012, 12:15 AM
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Pancho Villa paid around $35 in that Bay Shore as a vintage " D Wayne off the Plane. "

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Easy money!
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Old 05-07-2012, 08:18 AM
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Easy money!
Especially coming off a bang up 2nd in an allowance race to speed freak Phone Trick. Those were pre beyer days in the form. The sophisticated NY bettors wouldn't allow that to happen today...
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Old 05-07-2012, 11:23 AM
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Especially coming off a bang up 2nd in an allowance race to speed freak Phone Trick. Those were pre beyer days in the form. The sophisticated NY bettors wouldn't allow that to happen today...
Yeah man! And I loved Spend A Buck, but I couldn't see him beating Pancho going 7f.
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Old 05-07-2012, 08:32 AM
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Can you imagine a horse running today on March 23, April 6th, and April 20th and then the Derby? Trainers today suck.
Or maybe it's just that most American trainers started copying Bobby Frankel's style of timing race starts.
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Old 05-07-2012, 11:02 AM
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Or maybe it's just that most American trainers started copying Bobby Frankel's style of timing race starts.
To me, they are one and the same.
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:37 AM
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Can you imagine a horse running today on March 23, April 6th, and April 20th and then the Derby? Trainers today suck.
Yup, of course the breeding today doesnt help, broken down horses creating broken down horses.
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Old 05-07-2012, 08:07 PM
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Can you imagine a horse running today on March 23, April 6th, and April 20th and then the Derby? Trainers today suck.
Didn't horses run more often before Lasix was routinely used?
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Old 05-07-2012, 09:25 PM
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Didn't horses run more often before Lasix was routinely used?
If you'd only have gone to med/vet school. You'd never even think of asking such a question.
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Old 05-07-2012, 10:48 PM
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Didn't horses run more often before Lasix was routinely used?
Yes, but I'm told there is no relation no matter how many stats can be provided.
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Old 05-08-2012, 12:23 PM
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Didn't horses run more often before Lasix was routinely used?
i read a chart that showed global warming increasing while the number of pirates had decreased in the same time period. coincidence?
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