Perfect Drift

[Buffymommy]

Whatever, I don't feel like arguing anymore today. Think what you will about the horse. He ran an awesome race on Saturday. Hanger, cheater, etc... call him whatever ya want. He is good for horseracing and you should say nothing bad about him.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Buffymommy

Whatever, I don't feel like arguing anymore today. Think what you will about the horse. He ran an awesome race on Saturday. Hanger, cheater, etc... call him whatever ya want. He is good for horseracing and you should say nothing bad about him.

I agree, Buffy... when he wins another one, perhaps I won't have to read some of these ludicrous "cheater" posts about this horse. He's a nice horse and will win some more I think.

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I agree, Buffy... when he wins another one, perhaps I won't have to read some of these ludicrous "cheater" posts about this horse. He's a nice horse and will win some more I think.

I guess they think his jock should have kept beating Drifty to make him win by more. Dude thought he had it won so he eased up. Other caught him because he didn't see him. They can talk about all Drifty's other races, point is Drifty drew clear by a few lengths then eased up a bit, yes because he thought he had it won. Jock nor horse saw the other horse coming until it was too late. Not like they were bobbing head to head.

[Danzig]

it isn't 'mean' to call PD a hanger, it isn't anything but the truth. sometimes the truth hurts. yes, he's a good horse with a good story. but please don't make him out to be some champ full of heart or gutty. he's not. he had a tremendous lead and sat on it. i doubt his run here means anything more than his run against crap and the clock last year early in the season. easy to look good when the top horses all fail to fire. i mean, come on, does anyone here expect seek gold to win the bcc? after all, he DID beat pd. i don't see anyone talking up his gutty win, or thinking he'll end up as bcc champ....

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

it isn't 'mean' to call PD a hanger, it isn't anything but the truth. sometimes the truth hurts. yes, he's a good horse with a good story. but please don't make him out to be some champ full of heart or gutty. he's not. he had a tremendous lead and sat on it. i doubt his run here means anything more than his run against crap and the clock last year early in the season. easy to look good when the top horses all fail to fire. i mean, come on, does anyone here expect seek gold to win the bcc? after all, he DID beat pd. i don't see anyone talking up his gutty win, or thinking he'll end up as bcc champ....

Nothing wrong with him being a hanger, but in THIS particular race, I didn't see that. If he would have hung on for the win, would he have been a cheater and a hanger? What about every other horse that barely holds on to the win because a deep closer is headed down the stretch? Are they all hangers too? I see your point of view, but I don't agree on it for this particular instance.

[Danzig]

when a horse has a lead like that, and loses, esp to a deep closer who must have everything his way to show up at the wire, he's a hanger. whether he lost by a nose hair or a length, he hung.

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Nothing wrong with him being a hanger, but in THIS particular race, I didn't see that. If he would have hung on for the win, would he have been a cheater and a hanger? What about every other horse that barely holds on to the win because a deep closer is headed down the stretch? Are they all hangers too? I see your point of view, but I don't agree on it for this particular instance.

That is what I was trying to say. Yes, PD may have hung in other races. I get that. But Saturday he did not. IMO

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Nothing wrong with him being a hanger, but in THIS particular race, I didn't see that. If he would have hung on for the win, would he have been a cheater and a hanger? What about every other horse that barely holds on to the win because a deep closer is headed down the stretch? Are they all hangers too? I see your point of view, but I don't agree on it for this particular instance.

Yeah Cajun he would have been. He wasn't tired, not at all. You could see him pulling himself up after making the lead.

[Danzig]

his jock even said he eased himself.

look, just because you guys like the horse, I like the horse, doesn't mean he isn't what he is.

[Buffymommy]

Originally Posted by oracle80

Yeah Cajun he would have been. He wasn't tired, not at all. You could see him pulling himself up after making the lead.

Like I said before Jock thought he had the race, should he have gone on beating the horse to death?