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Old 07-18-2012, 04:08 PM
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The threads with confounded questions about overnight stake names are becoming as prevalent as the Derby weather thread.
Yeah, but you gotta admit having Turf Paradise name a stakes race after Cotton Fitzsimmons is just awesome.
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Old 07-18-2012, 04:10 PM
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Yeah, but you gotta admit having Turf Paradise name a stakes race after Cotton Fitzsimmons is just awesome.
why do you say that?
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Old 07-18-2012, 04:23 PM
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why do you say that?
You don't think having a stakes race named after a former NBA Coach is awesome? I love it.
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Old 07-18-2012, 04:42 PM
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You don't think having a stakes race named after a former NBA Coach is awesome? I love it.
Yea, but there was a real racing connection as well, he owned some horses at Tup, its not out of left field like some of this other stuff.
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Old 07-18-2012, 05:06 PM
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Yea, but there was a real racing connection as well, he owned some horses at Tup, its not out of left field like some of this other stuff.
I realize that. My point probably didn't come across as intended.
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Maybe its named after the Willard Straight who married into the Whitney family and has a dorm named after him at Cornell..
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Yeah, but you gotta admit having Turf Paradise name a stakes race after Cotton Fitzsimmons is just awesome.
Cotton Fitzsimmons deserves a stakes far more than Willard Straight. I don't ever remember going to Turf Paradise during my 3 years in AZ and not seeing him there. At least he has a wikipedia page...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons
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Cotton Fitzsimmons deserves a stakes far more than Willard Straight. I don't ever remember going to Turf Paradise during my 3 years in AZ and not seeing him there. At least he has a wikipedia page...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons
I was going to say something similar, I know he was a big race fan.
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Cotton Fitzsimmons deserves a stakes far more than Willard Straight. I don't ever remember going to Turf Paradise during my 3 years in AZ and not seeing him there. At least he has a wikipedia page...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons
cotton fitzsimmons sounds like more fun to party with than willard staight
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