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Old 08-05-2010, 09:56 PM
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On this track? Surely you jest. How many off the pace, outside winners have there been so far?
My comment dealt more with figuring out who the speed of the speed is in this field and then betting that horse. It's far from an easy task.

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Old 08-05-2010, 10:00 PM
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There's really no way Nonna Mia outruns Stormandaprayer to the first quarter, and so far NM has shown absolutely no ability to rate. I think she's a terrible bet at 2-1. Even though the race sets up for Funny Feeling, she had no excuse in the Prioress so she's hard to take at 5-2. Zermatt beat a terrible MSW field last time out and also isn't guaranteed to rate. How anybody can eliminate LBT is beyond me.
I think NM clears.
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Old 08-05-2010, 10:16 PM
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My comment dealt more with figuring out who the speed of the speed is in this field and then betting that horse. It's far from an easy task.

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Songandaprayer should have the lead early.
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Old 08-05-2010, 10:18 PM
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I think NM clears.
Based on what? Stormandaprayer is significantly faster than her early.
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Old 08-05-2010, 10:25 PM
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There's a 0% chance that Nonna Mia can beat the 1 to the lead. . . She has an incredible amount of speed. The only horse close to capable of running with her early is the 6, who has no chance to get to her from that post.
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Old 08-06-2010, 06:22 AM
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Songandaprayer should have the lead early.
i agree, and if the track plays like it has, 5-1 will be a good risk on this horse.
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:08 PM
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Then this should really set her up, SHE HAS 0% CHANCE TO WIN THIS RACE. She is a lot more likely to run 5th or last.
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I think Nonna Mia will be the speed of the speed and I think Zermatt will rate.
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:09 PM
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What a great story. Now sell her
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:09 PM
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He's so bad it hurts.
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:20 PM
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I need to check these threads before betting.
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:21 PM
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What a great story. Now sell her
why so someone like Pletcher can train her?
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:26 PM
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What a great story. Now sell her
I found these two paragraphs from the NY Times article amusing:

Hunt agreed and Snyder’s one-horse stable was back in business. But his filly still needed a name. He came up with Lisa’s Booby Trap, named in part after his wife and in part after a strip club in Florida he admits he likes to frequent.

Working with Lisa’s Booby Trap, Snyder figured out that the reason she was having so many problems was because of her feet. Not only was one a clubfoot, but another was inordinately flat, which caused her every movement to be awkward. Snyder experimented with different shoes and found a combination that solved the problem.
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:29 PM
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I wonder if the bleeding heart club will still find it a heartwarming story now and not one coming from a complete whackjob.

So now we have a reincarnated wife that's a horse with a name partly due to a strip club. If I didn't know any better I'd wager that he's in the Tea Party.
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:32 PM
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why so someone like Pletcher can train her?
He supposedly had a 500k offer on the horse, if it is real money, and actually a real offer, he needs to sell that horse to help set him up for his future.

Unless the guy is a multi millionaire, which I doubt since he didn't have the full $5k to pay for the horse, this is a no brainer now.

I completely understand why he didn't do it before, but they are like tomatos, they eventually go bad
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:35 PM
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He supposedly had a 500k offer on the horse, if it is real money, and actually a real offer, he needs to sell that horse to help set him up for his future.

Unless the guy is a multi millionaire, which I doubt since he didn't have the full $5k to pay for the horse, this is a no brainer now.

I completely understand why he didn't do it before, but they are like tomatos, they eventually go bad
Well the horse is his wife so she probably has the final say on being sold. Just depends if she was faithful to him in human form.
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:35 PM
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I wonder if the bleeding heart club will still find it a heartwarming story now and not one coming from a complete whackjob.

So now we have a reincarnated wife that's a horse with a name partly due to a strip club. If I didn't know any better I'd wager that he's in the Tea Party.
Mista Sunshine. Even if he is a weirdo, it's still a cool story/horse.
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:37 PM
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Mista Sunshine. Even if he is a weirdo, it's still a cool story/horse.
I'm holding out support for the future reincarnation of Christopher Hitchens. He'll smoke Booby Trap and drink a handle of Old Charter when he's done.
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Old 08-06-2010, 01:40 PM
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I'm holding out support for the future reincarnation of Christopher Hitchens. He'll smoke Booby Trap and drink a handle of Old Charter when he's done.
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Old 08-06-2010, 02:24 PM
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He supposedly had a 500k offer on the horse, if it is real money, and actually a real offer, he needs to sell that horse to help set him up for his future.

Unless the guy is a multi millionaire, which I doubt since he didn't have the full $5k to pay for the horse, this is a no brainer now.

I completely understand why he didn't do it before, but they are like tomatos, they eventually go bad
Thomas, have you seen this dude? He has a foot in the grave already. All the money in the world won't change that. I hope he just keeps her.
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Old 08-06-2010, 04:18 PM
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I know Lisa's Booby Trap is kind of a joke but four of these fillies were nominated to the Test. It seems awfully counter-productive to run this race the day before the Test.

NT
You've got to be kidding! A Joke?? She won by six lengths! This horse is for real and a testament to all of us small breeders/big dreamers!! I couldn't wait to place my bet on her this morning. What did you think, Steve??
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