9/4 (PRX): Smarty Jones, Greenwood Cup, Turf Monster (G3's), LeVine

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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

The Smarty Jones is a fairly competitive race from the looks of it.

It amazes me how much money is out there to be gobbled up by 2nd, or even 3rd tier 3year olds...

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

It amazes me how much money is out there to be gobbled up by 2nd, or even 3rd tier 3year olds...

Wow, didn't even notice the purse.

The top 2 here might take a stab at the $1.25 Pennsylvania Derby next. The also-rans can run for a mere $400K in the Oklahoma Derby the same weekend.

[ateamstupid]

That Jim Dandy try sure sapped Pavel forever.

[cakes44]

Moving up the 3-year-old charts fast...especially with a bunch of them sucking @ss right now.

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socal dirt horse on the road on the east coast....7/2. thx all

[taxicab]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

socal dirt horse on the road on the east coast....7/2. thx all

That is kind of amazing how it seems to shake out.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

That Jim Dandy try sure sapped Pavel forever.

More after-the-fact posting. Where were you before the race? This board would benefit from some more diverse pre-race discussion.

At any rate, who knew a drop from Grade 1 to Grade 3 would be benefit an inexperienced horse?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

More after-the-fact posting. Where were you before the race? This board would benefit from some more diverse pre-race discussion.

At any rate, who knew a drop from Grade 1 to Grade 3 would be benefit an inexperienced horse?

I must've missed when they made the Jim Dandy a Grade 1. And yeah, what a huge drop in class this was, considering how well the Jim Dandy horses came back to run in the Travers.

You're the one who wrote off the horse's entire career because they decided to take a shot with him, I told you you were being ridiculous. That was before the race, wasn't it? God forbid you eat a little crow. Best to just go on making excuses for your smug, unfounded trashing of his connections.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

And yeah, what a huge drop in class this was, considering how well the Jim Dandy horses came back to run in the Travers.

Nice try, but seeing how Pavel ran off the board in the Jim Dandy and won this race by open lengths, what does that tell you about the field today (if you couldn't tell from the past performances)?

You're the one who wrote off the horse's entire career because they decided to take a shot with him, I told you you were being ridiculous.

You're just putting words into my mouth. I suggested he ought to have pointed for something like the El Cajon at Del Mar. Sure enough, they regrouped and went for a second tier stakes. Good for them, logical move.

Funny enough, you laughed at the El Cajon, a race that drew Grade 1 winners and classic placed horses with the winner registering a triple digit Beyer.

Of course, I guess there's always the possibility that the plan all along was to win a sprint debut late in the season, run off the board in the Jim Dandy next out, and then put it all together in the Smarty Jones at Parx.

That was before the race, wasn't it?

You've got to be kidding. Your last post on Pavel was over a month ago, but you're gonna suggest it was in reference to a start in the Smarty Jones?

God forbid you eat a little crow.

Why would I eat crow? I was singing the horse's praises in terms of talent all along. But as I said before, this is a long-term game and just because Pavel recovered from a botched and overreaching try in the Jim Dandy to win a Grade 3 at Parx doesn't mean it was the right move to run at Saratoga nor that he'll be handled more conservatively in the future. He'll obviously now knock heads with West Coast in the Pennsylvania Derby next and regardless of performance will probably show up in the BC Classic.

If I eat crow about anything its for saying the Jim Dandy was a Grade 1 after drawing two classic winners.

Best to just go on making excuses for your smug, unfounded trashing of his connections.

Unfounded?

Bad Read Sanchez, Ontology, Know More, Wake Up Nick, Ralis, Found Money, Sam's Ace, Frensham, B Squared, Land Over Sea, Jimmy Bouncer, Indexical, Gomo, Bond Holder, He's Had Enough, The Humancomplaint, Boxer des Rues, Rum Point, Electric Eddie, Concave, Eddie's First, Morning Coffee, Blabimir, You Missed It,...

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Nice try, but seeing how Pavel ran off the board in the Jim Dandy and won this race by open lengths, what does that tell you about the field today (if you couldn't tell from the past performances)?


You're just putting words into my mouth. I suggested he ought to have pointed for something like the El Cajon at Del Mar. Sure enough, they regrouped and went for a second tier stakes. Good for them, logical move.

Funny enough, you laughed at the El Cajon, a race that drew Grade 1 winners and classic placed horses with the winner registering a triple digit Beyer.

Of course, I guess there's always the possibility that the plan all along was to win a sprint debut late in the season, run off the board in the Jim Dandy next out, and then put it all together in the Smarty Jones at Parx.


You've got to be kidding. Your last post on Pavel was over a month ago, but you're gonna suggest it was in reference to a start in the Smarty Jones?


Why would I eat crow? I was singing the horse's praises in terms of talent all along. But as I said before, this is a long-term game and just because Pavel recovered from a botched and overreaching try in the Jim Dandy to win a Grade 3 at Parx doesn't mean it was the right move to run at Saratoga nor that he'll be handled more conservatively in the future. He'll obviously now knock heads with West Coast in the Pennsylvania Derby next and regardless of performance will probably show up in the BC Classic.

If I eat crow about anything its for saying the Jim Dandy was a Grade 1 after drawing two classic winners.


Unfounded?

Bad Read Sanchez, Ontology, Know More, Wake Up Nick, Ralis, Found Money, Sam's Ace, Frensham, B Squared, Land Over Sea, Jimmy Bouncer, Indexical, Gomo, Bond Holder, He's Had Enough, The Humancomplaint, Boxer des Rues, Rum Point, Electric Eddie, Concave, Eddie's First, Morning Coffee, Blabimir, You Missed It,...

Yeah all those superstars in any other hands. Good grief. I've never seen someone put more effort into not admitting they were wrong. Hats off.

[taxicab]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

This board would benefit from some more diverse pre-race discussion.

I do some pre-race discussion...........but I'm usually wrong about 98% of the time.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by taxicab

I do some pre-race discussion...........but I'm usually wrong about 98% of the time.

Keep your chin up...some people only do post-race discussion.......and are still wrong 98% of the time.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Keep your chin up...some people only do post-race discussion.......and are still wrong 98% of the time.

You're an idiot, dude. I've been posting picks and plays on this site for over a decade. The next time I see you put a play in the Selections forum will be the first one. Internet yappers who know everything and refuse to admit when they're wrong are a dime a dozen. At least some of them are funny. You're a humorless scold who does nothing but slip on banana peels with every one of your snarky takes.