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Old 07-24-2012, 05:08 PM
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Default 3/14 seed shockers! Bold Ruler tops Barbaro, Citation fells John Henry

Those are the two big "upsets" in round #1 of the voting for most popular horse in Internet history.


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Old 07-24-2012, 05:16 PM
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I botched the thread title.

I can't do anything correct today.

Someone test me for Bath Salts.
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Old 07-24-2012, 06:36 PM
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I botched the thread title.

I can't do anything correct today.

Someone test me for Bath Salts.
how many fingers am i holding up?
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Old 07-24-2012, 06:49 PM
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I botched the thread title.

I can't do anything correct today.

Someone test me for Bath Salts.
Better?
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Old 07-24-2012, 06:55 PM
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You should be a headline writer, Steve.

Superb job.
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Old 07-24-2012, 07:34 PM
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You should be a headline writer, Steve.

Superb job.
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Old 07-24-2012, 05:18 PM
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These results smell fishy. Current/recent wonderhorses Frankel, Black Caviar, Goldikova, IHA, Shackleford all lose?
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Old 07-24-2012, 05:25 PM
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These results smell fishy. Current/recent wonderhorses Frankel, Black Caviar, Goldikova, IHA, Shackleford all lose?
I know. Big Brown failed as the 6th seed as well.

Afleet Alex did at least beat Silver Charm...but other than that, the right horse won in a surprisingly high number of instances.

The person from the Paulick Report who choose the top 64 horses and made the seedings looks more dopey than the Internet voters.
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I know. Big Brown failed as the 6th seed as well.

Afleet Alex did at least beat Silver Charm...but other than that, the right horse won in a surprisingly high number of instances.

The person from the Paulick Report who choose the top 64 horses and made the seedings looks more dopey than the Internet voters.
The entire premise is bizzare or stupid or both
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Old 07-24-2012, 05:37 PM
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I think the premise is to find out how Zenyatta would do against other names from different generations and countries.
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Old 07-24-2012, 06:30 PM
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I think the premise is to find out how Zenyatta would do against other names from different generations and countries.
Yeah should we just pencil her in? Kinda amazing that Alysheba lost to War Admiral, but I guess folks voting for Seabiscuit couldn't resist setting that up. I like War Admiral, I just think "the People's horse" should've come out ahead.
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I think the premise is to find out how Zenyatta would do against other names from different generations and countries.
Zenyatta will defeat Personal Ensign in the quarter-finals, proving for the Zidiots that Z was the better horse.
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The entire premise is bizzare or stupid or both

Definitely both.
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Old 07-25-2012, 08:00 AM
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Excellent points on all counts on Afleet Alex. My appreciation has grown for the horse in spades by the two minutes it took to read this thread.
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