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You guys came at me pretty hard in this thread and I said nothing different then 5 or 6 well respected guys. Because its me you guys attack. Especially BT who as far as I'm concerned is a total coward. I'm talking races giving opinions. He attacks and disappears. He said I'm why he stays away, judging by his posts we are better without him. |
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Plum pretty would beat this field.
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So in short, I'm not a coward I'm just holding you accountable for the comments you make. And if you can find me 3 analyst who suggest songbird should be 100-1, you will never hear another thing from me again....but if you can't, then you're going to continue to get response like this, from me. -bt- |
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Distaff
Wow what great a wonderful field of fillies and mares. Should be a really exciting race. One thing for sure, if Songbird wins, she'll have proved her greatness vs the best. There are 6 hosses in the race who should be favorite every time they run. If stellar wind runs at Songbird early and really hard, curalina gonna be difficult to handle at some point. I just think this filly looks so perfect she must be that special one like Go For Wand was.
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It's the 100-1 comment that drew so much ire. Even the most skeptical of serious cappers would be hard pressed to put Songbird at worse than 10-1.
Here's my, admittedly crude, line for the Distaff: PP# Horse.......... FairOdds (to 1) 1 Songbird......... 6 2 LandOverSea... 400 3 Curalina.......... 10 4 CoronaDelInca. 400 5 StellarWind...... 2 6 ForeverUnbr'ld. 18 7 I'mAChat'box... 12 8 Beholder.......... 2 |
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Chatter over Curalina? some people see this as a 2 maybe 3 horse race, yet i'm over here trying to get off the 5 DEEP i want to go (songbird / StellarWind / Beholder / Chatter / Forever Unbridled) -bt- |
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Is a distaff classic double being offered? $1 minimum?
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Great I love the multiday exotics
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Here are fixed odds currently being offered by one sportsbook. (Bookmaker.eu)
TO WIN LONGINES BREEDERS' CUP DISTAFF - RACE 9 Songbird -105 Land Over Sea +8050 Curalina +1615 Corona Del Inca (ARG) +8050 Stellar Wind +385 Forever Unbrindled +2050 I'm a Chatterbox +2050 Beholder +385 I hope we see those 3.85-1 odds in the parimutuals. Here are their fixed odds for the Classic ODDS TO WIN BREEDERS' CUP CLASSIC - RACE 12 Effinex +2123 Frosted +750 Keen Ice +2337 California Chrome +110 Win the Space +3764 Melatonin +1242 War Story +2661 Shaman Ghost +2337 Hoppertunity +1661 Arrogate +285 |
I've been reading a lot lately about Songbird running slower than what she'll be facing Friday.
So I figured I would look up the 2015 BC @ Keenland and see how slow she was back then by comparison. As a 2yo Filly this is how she shook out.......slower...huh ? BC Juvy Filly:[Songbird] 23.60/47.15(23.55)/111.42(24.27)/1:36.33(24.91)/1:42.73(6.40). BC Distaff:[Stellar Wind 2nd/Curalina 3rd/ I'm A Chatterbox 8th] 23.57/47.28(23.71)/111.49(24.21)/1:36.36(24.89)1:48.98(12.62). BC Juvy:[Nyquist winner] 23.49/47.62(24.13)/112.14(24.52)/137.26(25.12)/1:43.79(6.53). BC Classic:{AP}23.99/47.50(23.51)/111.21(24.26)/1:35.47(24.60)/2:00.07. So time wise Songbird pretty much ran equal to SW/CUR/IAC did in the Distaff......while setting quicker fractions for the half/3/4's. In the Distaff the 3 pacemakers all finished up the track.....SW/CUR benefitted from speed duel fractions that were slower then what Songbird set and drew out with.........all things considered,Songbird's Juvy was better than the Distaff. Nyquist,the 2016 Kentucky Derby winner ran a much slower race up/down than Songbird......a full second+ slower than Songbird. Now factor in a bigger,stronger....... undefeated in 7 Graded Stakes this year Songbird and I strongly suggest the word slower should never be used in the same sentence as Songbird. Can Songbird get beat Friday?...........of course she can. But it won't have a thing to do with her "numbers" or her "slower" way of going. |
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Elaborate.... you opened the clam
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Songbird
Never seen an undefeated multiple Gr1 winner so summarily dismissed by many big names in this game....okay, I remember Zenyatta ;)
Pundits are quick to point out that she doesn't match up on speed figures. But how does she match up on pace figures? According to BRISnet figures, she has a huge advantage over everyone at the first call. Yes I know - the latest race between Beholder and Stellar Wind has nice pace numbers, but that E1 split (which is a 1/2m into the race) is more of an outlier than the norm. It's entirely plausible that Songbird gets clear after a 1/2m and the other two big players wind up racing one another for the better part of this race. The challenge will come at some point from one or both (and ain't this why we love the sport?) and we may have a war for the ages. Can't say who wins it, and I won't be betting it (unless Forever Unbridled goes off at a silly price) but I don't think Songbird will just wilt and close up shop when the big girls come calling. |
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I apologize for making you cry. |
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It's going to take quite a bit more work to get into that hall of fame. |
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Here are the best current odds on the Distaff from 2 offshore books, 5Dimes and Bookmaker: (as of 9:45amEST)
Songbird 1.05 to 1, 5D Lando'Sea 100-1, 5D Curalina 20-1, 5D CoronaD'Inca 80.5-1, Bookmaker StellarWind 3.2-1, Bookmaker ForeverUnb'd 21-1, Bookmaker I'mChatterbox 21-1, Bookmaker Beholder 3.85-1, 5D |
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Here are Bookmaker's current odds: TO WIN LONGINES BREEDERS' CUP DISTAFF - RACE 9 Songbird ODDS +105 Land Over Sea +8050 Curalina +1699 Corona Del Inca (ARG) +8050 Stellar Wind +287 Forever Unbrindled +2185 I'm a Chatterbox +2185 Beholder +369 |
My selection is Songbird to win.
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After Beholder, I don't care what happens tomorrow! :tro: :{>:
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Although CC winning the BCC for Art Sherman would be damn close! |
In a time where hyperbole has become the journalistic norm, I apologize for the following sentence. That was one of, if not, the best horse race I have ever seen.
Two champions just threw down. I'm so appreciative that I was able to see it live. Thank you to the connections and everyone involved in what turned out to be a stellar race. Let's think twice when we think about bashing these horses. Both proved their championship metal. Both are champions in my book. Thank you for the memories. That was simply awesome! |
The connections thoughts,along with the replay.....
http://www.drf.com/news/beholder-nos...rs-cup-distaff |
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