A great day for the sport.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by tector

Wait a minute.

Tapitsfly was extremely impressive today, regardless of anything else--you can say she got the right set up on the right turf surface, but she still has to go out there and run a highly superior race--it just doesn't happen automatically. This is a factor that is somehow frequently overlooked even by those who should know better.

And the horse beat 31+ lengths in the Derby had no business being there, as we all said at the time, including you, because he is a stone sprinter. I was amazed how he so readily overcame the idiocy of his connections in pushing him into the Derby. He just seemed to shrug it off and was not "ruined" as some feared.

So, chill.

Trinniberg was obviously the most likely winner of that race on paper and is a very good 3yo sprinter.

Tapitsfly is a nice turf filly as well.

I had a real great time at the track today and enjoyed myself. I met a few DT posters at the track. I enjoyed the racing.

However...this was not "magical" horse racing. I love horse racing -- but you have to be honest with yourself and call it like you see it.

This guy was jumping up and down and his trainer picked him up and carried him on his shoulders after the fight tonight ...




The other guy punched way harder and landed much more often. Only thing is, he lost.

What kind of world do we live in where professional boxing judges can't competently judge a fight... and Kasept -- who I like -- thinks this racing today was "magical" -- it wasn't.