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Old 04-11-2009, 04:29 PM
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Wow, what a story!! His last race was horrible, and I was happy to get $30 on him!!!

4/11/2009 5:17 PM FC3221677358 Keeneland 9 $4.00 WPS 8 ONLINE $12.00 $97.20
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Old 04-11-2009, 04:46 PM
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Wow, what a story!! His last race was horrible, and I was happy to get $30 on him!!!

4/11/2009 5:17 PM FC3221677358 Keeneland 9 $4.00 WPS 8 ONLINE $12.00 $97.20
Winner. Is a great story, for sure.
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Old 04-11-2009, 04:50 PM
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Definitely the feel good story of the Derby. Very happy for him.
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Old 04-11-2009, 04:52 PM
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Maybe Win Willy can add his own feel good story in about 45 minutes.
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Old 04-11-2009, 04:58 PM
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Not that I expect it but to see D.Wayne Lukas back in the Derby would be a nice touch.
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Old 04-11-2009, 05:06 PM
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slow fractions, 2 of the top 3 finishers were within a couple of lengths of the leader at the quarter pole. Only Hold Me Back in second came from out of it. Massone made a move up the race on the turn and continued on at one pace for third. Terrain collects some more purse money in fourth. (Like I said, must use underneath in exotics.) Join in the Dance and Jojo were the early leaders, finished 5th and 9th.

Can't call General Quarters a Poly-horse; in retrospect we should have seen it coming, with Musket Man validating the Tampa Bay form. Massone's race indicates that the No Cal form can't be discounted.
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Old 04-11-2009, 05:07 PM
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Not that I expect it but to see D.Wayne Lukas back in the Derby would be a nice touch.
I would hate to see any potentially nice horse in his hands. Ever.
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Old 04-11-2009, 05:09 PM
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I would hate to see any potentially nice horse in his hands. Ever.
agreed...
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Old 04-11-2009, 05:09 PM
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I would hate to see any potentially nice horse in his hands. Ever.
Ever?
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Old 04-11-2009, 05:13 PM
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Do you guys mind if I defecate in the middle of this thread?
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Old 04-11-2009, 05:20 PM
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I would hate to see any potentially nice horse in his hands. Ever.
Obviously, you'd hate to have a champion. Ever.
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Old 04-11-2009, 06:26 PM
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Ken Ramsey is turning over in his cave...
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Old 04-11-2009, 06:31 PM
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Ken Ramsey is turning over in his cave...
And he's not getting a reception.
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Old 04-11-2009, 08:42 PM
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Obviously, you'd hate to have a champion. Ever.
I'd hate to have a horse run into the ground when he needed time off (Going Wild) or one of the many of his who broke down.
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Old 04-11-2009, 09:26 PM
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I love how anytime someone decides to sh.it on Lukas the first horse brought up is Going Wild. What about Serena's Song? Or his countless other champions?
The scary part is had she not gotten hurt, Flanders was just as good, if not better, than Serena's Song.
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Old 04-11-2009, 09:36 PM
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The scary part is had she not gotten hurt, Flanders was just as good, if not better, than Serena's Song.
Flanders hands down was the better horse, injured she still found a way to beat her in the fillies race.
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Old 04-11-2009, 09:41 PM
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She did produce one of my all-time favorites: Surfside.
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Old 04-11-2009, 09:41 PM
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Ken Ramsey is turning over in his cave...
Ken Ramsey: "Wes, What the hell were you thinking running a future G1 winner for a 20k tag? What are you a F'n idiot?"

Wes Ward: "Mr. Ramsey he (general quarters) just wasn't taking to my microwave program. He wouldn't even respond to being plugged in out of the gate, during the mock 2 furlong trial runs in the morning. He couldn't even outrun my Bring the Heat filly last Febuary. I'm really sorry Mr. Ramsey, I just never thought of giving a son of Sky Mesa out of an Unbridled Song mare time to mature.
Please, just don't give Notonthesamepage and Cannonball to Maker. I know I told you that NOTSP would stretch out but, we still have the Matt Winn at CHD."
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Old 04-11-2009, 09:42 PM
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Flanders hands down was the better horse, injured she still found a way to beat her in the fillies race.

I think Flanders would have been an all time great had she not gotten injured..

Her Frizette win in 94 was pretty awesome... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma2vicik7oE
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Old 04-11-2009, 09:56 PM
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I'd hate to have a horse run into the ground when he needed time off (Going Wild) or one of the many of his who broke down.
You'd probably also hate to have one of his many champions or grade one winners that benefitted from his being tough on them.
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