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Old 05-06-2011, 09:45 PM
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Default It's possible that this is a joke...

...but a well-known racing journalist just tweeted that Bob Baffert will be the trainer of Shackleford in the Kentucky Derby.
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:04 PM
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...but a well-known racing journalist just tweeted that Bob Baffert will be the trainer of Shackleford in the Kentucky Derby.
Well, Shackleford is more or less destined to be the 2011 version of First Dude.
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:13 PM
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Who is the journalist? Link?
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:15 PM
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From Twitter...

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Ed DeRosa - Breaking news: Baffert to train Shackleford for #kyderby
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:22 PM
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I don't follow DeRosa...would he be a guy to joke about this Derby Eve?
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:32 PM
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It was a joke... "The Shackleford tweet was a joke because of First Dude"
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:32 PM
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I don't follow DeRosa...would he be a guy to joke about this Derby Eve?
I would say no.
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Old 05-06-2011, 10:33 PM
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It was a joke... "The Shackleford tweet was a joke because of First Dud"
Hilarious.
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Old 05-06-2011, 11:33 PM
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Great thread
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Old 05-07-2011, 03:59 PM
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I don't follow DeRosa...would he be a guy to joke about this Derby Eve?
YES!
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Old 05-07-2011, 04:01 PM
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Another Justin Dew exclusive!
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Old 05-07-2011, 04:29 PM
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i thought this was going to be about the rapping jockey and horses skit on nbc.
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