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Old 05-21-2008, 05:39 PM
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No one should write off Wicked Style because of that run. Why they put the horse on grass, I haven't the faintest..
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Old 05-21-2008, 05:40 PM
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and your d/d
basic math

5
15
15
3
100
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= 138 Wagered
if you can't get $dollar DDs then you wagered $161

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to be honest the race was below expectations. We didn't get the big pace duel. Who cares what bobby fischer did Hooves? What about the race? I talk about the race, I get criticised for not having a "pick", then I offer live wagers and turn a profit, even with the race going topsy-turfy.

do you want some reaction? I don't get it. Lets talk about the races.

I still think A.P. Excellent is weak. He had things his own way and could only manage 2nd. I don't know that there was a lot to bet back in this race.
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Old 05-21-2008, 05:42 PM
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Should have noticed that Bridgmohan stuck with Faith's Magic rather than Winyah. Couldn't believe Winyah was on the pace and appeared quite rank in doing so. Winyah might be a bet back with different tactics next time out.
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Old 05-21-2008, 05:57 PM
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I disagree that AP Excellent had things his own way. First, the pace was plenty quick. And AP Excellent was wide the entire way, put away the 2 other horses involved on the lead and just missed. Did you see where the other 2 horses on the lead finished?
One of those two horses was 73-1, and I don't know what Winyah's excuse was, but it's not as if Faith's Magic came from the clouds to win. I'd say the pace was average.
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Old 05-21-2008, 06:02 PM
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basic math

5
15
15
3
100
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= 138 Wagered
if you can't get $dollar DDs then you wagered $161

return
220


to be honest the race was below expectations. We didn't get the big pace duel. Who cares what bobby fischer did Hooves? What about the race? I talk about the race, I get criticised for not having a "pick", then I offer live wagers and turn a profit, even with the race going topsy-turfy.

do you want some reaction? I don't get it. Lets talk about the races.

I still think A.P. Excellent is weak. He had things his own way and could only manage 2nd. I don't know that there was a lot to bet back in this race.
Be careful about using that kind of statement on here. It's apparently frowned upon to have your own expectation and to be disappointed when they aren't reached.
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Old 05-21-2008, 06:04 PM
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I disagree that AP Excellent had things his own way. First, the pace was plenty quick. And AP Excellent was wide the entire way, put away the 2 other horses involved on the lead and just missed. Did you see where the other 2 horses on the lead finished?
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One of those two horses was 73-1, and I don't know what Winyah's excuse was, but it's not as if Faith's Magic came from the clouds to win. I'd say the pace was average.

I agree with what you are saying. I'll conceed that he was wider than you want to be going into the first turn.
Wait On Tate didn't really affect the race IMO. Maybe a Winyah fan could argue he hampered that one a little. Maybe. Winyah was dueling with Tate, but I'm not sure Winyah was ever making a big winning threat on the front.

A.P. kind of loped along and by the time he got to even terms, WateTate was finished. Winyah was finished.

At that point in the race A.P. had the jump on everyone, and no one even challenged other than Faith's Magic.

It wasn't a terrible race from AP(no one else really ran much better) but I feel like if the class goes up or if he faces pace pressure from an actual win candidate he could be exposed.
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Old 05-21-2008, 06:27 PM
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what was so odd about that ..wicked style this horse looked like he would not do well..

a] change in surface..holy bull not exactly sadlers wells
b] didnt run a step at the bc
c]his highest beyer was an 88
d] off sence octo7
c] huge drop in class...vote of no confidence
e] robbie alberato...
c] other speed in race.......
They were probably expecting the other speed to BREAK DOWN, as was the case is his last race. Can only get lucky once, I guess.
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Old 05-21-2008, 06:52 PM
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Do me a favor. Stop quoting Fischer.
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Old 05-21-2008, 07:26 PM
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Do me a favor. Stop quoting Fischer.
this guy "the_fat_man" is hilarious

obviously he has talent. Borderline genius. But the last good one he gave out was Jibboom in the raven run fall of '07.


What is his limitation?




He has that big mouth set at mulish obstinate level, but this guy should be so far ahead on the ponies he should be BS'ing on a hi-def audio by liquid crystal display live&Direct from his video replay THEATER.

I don't know, I would really go to-to-toe with fatboy and anyone else. I have that much confidence. but I really don't see where the hate and envy comes from. To be honest it's a blessing to have some health and opportunity to discuss this game with others who put their energy into it.
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Old 05-21-2008, 07:32 PM
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I have that much confidence. but I really don't see where the hate and envy comes from. To be honest it's a blessing to have some health and opportunity to discuss this game with others who put their energy into it.
are you really sure about envy?
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Old 05-21-2008, 07:57 PM
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Be careful about using that kind of statement on here. It's apparently frowned upon to have your own expectation and to be disappointed when they aren't reached.
Brilliant. You still don't see where you contradicted yourself.

You said Magnificience did not run a disappointing race. In the very same sentence, you said she failed to meet your expectations with her race.

If the definition of disappoint = failure to meet expectations of someone (you), then that sentence is a contradiction.

Needless nitpicking? Yes. But when you're trying to give everyone else on the thread the high-hat, you ought to check your wording carefully lest you look foolish.
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Old 05-21-2008, 11:11 PM
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Brilliant. You still don't see where you contradicted yourself.

You said Magnificience did not run a disappointing race. In the very same sentence, you said she failed to meet your expectations with her race.

If the definition of disappoint = failure to meet expectations of someone (you), then that sentence is a contradiction.

Needless nitpicking? Yes. But when you're trying to give everyone else on the thread the high-hat, you ought to check your wording carefully lest you look foolish.
I watched Donovan Bailey run 100m in 9.84 seconds, setting a world record. I watched Maurice Green run it in 9.79 seconds, setting a world record. Both times, the men came away saying that they were disappointed in their races because they felt that they didn't run their best and were capable of better. I'm not sure what is so hard for you to understand here. I expected her to run away and look as good as I saw her last year. She didn't. So that means that she didn't meet my expectations. But in the grand scheme of things, she didn't run that bad a race, a pretty decent time on a new track and surface. Perhaps if you had wanted to just say that my expectations may have been too high, that we may have agreed on. But as you said, this was just needless nitpicking at something that wasn't really confusing at all.
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Old 05-21-2008, 11:15 PM
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I watched Donovan Bailey run 100m in 9.84 seconds, setting a world record. I watched Maurice Green run it in 9.79 seconds, setting a world record. Both times, the men came away saying that they were disappointed in their races because they felt that they didn't run their best and were capable of better. I'm not sure what is so hard for you to understand here. I expected her to run away and look as good as I saw her last year. She didn't. So that means that she didn't meet my expectations. But in the grand scheme of things, she didn't run that bad a race, a pretty decent time on a new track and surface. Perhaps if you had wanted to just say that my expectations may have been too high, that we may have agreed on. But as you said, this was just needless nitpicking at something that wasn't really confusing at all.
The good question is who ran with the most drugs in their system. I'd put Maurice Greene as the slight favorite over Donovan Bailey and the Headley Mag.
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Old 05-21-2008, 11:24 PM
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The good question is who ran with the most drugs in their system. I'd put Maurice Greene as the slight favorite over Donovan Bailey and the Headley Mag.
Sniper, I consider u a smart guy. Does it seem so ridiculous to you how I could have thought she ran a decent/good race but still been disappointed by it?
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Old 05-21-2008, 11:26 PM
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Sniper, I consider u a smart guy. Does it seem so ridiculous to you how I could have thought she ran a decent/good race but still been disappointed by it?
While I've thought plenty of things you have said are ridiculous this is one I definitely agree with. She was a shell of her former self and unless she moves way up in her next race she deserves no more mention than whatever crappy stakes Brass Hat is running in.
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The assertion that Wicked Style was taking a "huge drop in class" is very primitive, inaccurate and not shared by any competent handicapper. BBB
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The assertion that Wicked Style was taking a "huge drop in class" is very primitive, inaccurate and not shared by any competent handicapper. BBB
Is it at all possible to get a full "rehash?" Of this race? Of the American Idol season? Your breakfast today? I'm jonesing bad for a rehash.
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BC Juvenile to an N2X allowance.

Not a drop... right.
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Old 05-22-2008, 09:03 AM
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Is it at all possible to get a full "rehash?" Of this race? Of the American Idol season? Your breakfast today? I'm jonesing bad for a rehash.
Hey STS, can you read me yesterday's newspaper today? I need a rehash.
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Old 05-22-2008, 09:10 AM
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BC Juvenile to an N2X allowance.

Not a drop... right.
On the surface, that's correct. But what if a horse was vastly overmatched in his previous race and it wasn't a correct indication of his class? For example, Rick's Natural Star. Remember him? Just because he ran in the BC Turf didn't mean that he was of that level and so if he had come back in a claimer next out, would he have been taking a class drop or would it have been a case of going back to where he belongs?
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