The Green Monkey: I'll be the first to say it

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

i read a quote of JRV saying that he wants to run longer.

lol

yeah, he looked to me like he wanted to go another lap.

[The Bid]

I think he wanted to run longer.

[Payson Dave]

All I got to say is Roi Maudit @ 10/1 was awful sweet

[Indian Charlie]

what i think JRV really meant to say was that tgm wanted to run the same distance, but in a longer amount of time.

[JJP]

Originally Posted by Payson Dave

All I got to say is Roi Maudit @ 10/1 was awful sweet

If the overhyped Green Rat was bet like he should have been, Roi Maudit shouldn't have been over 4-1.

I've always felt the big yearling first time starters are almost always overbet.

[free25]

I dont think that was all that bad for a 1st start. He ran in 10 and change. Any other horse and we would all be saying that was a great tightener for better things. I actually believe that he is not a sprinter either. Any horse that is ridden from the bell to the wire is not a sprinter. I guess you all want him to run 1:08 and be broken down by his third lifetime start. Be happy that they paid money for him and continue to support the sales well. Its a fascinating story still if he makes it or not.

[RolloTomasi]

I actually believe that he is not a sprinter either. Any horse that is ridden from the bell to the wire is not a sprinter.

Then what is a horse that has to be ridden from the bell to the wire called? You know, aside from "loser"?

I guess you all want him to run 1:08 and be broken down by his third lifetime start.

It would be nice if he could run 1:08 and change, but I won't hold my breath. By the way, he was broken down before his first start.

Be happy that they paid money for him and continue to support the sales well.

Yeah, we need more people getting fleeced at the sales on horses that can barely get to the races so that new owners are attracted to the sport.

Its a fascinating story still if he makes it or not.

Just like the gripping Mr. Sekiguchi saga...

Your belief system fascinates me...

[Riot]

Yeah, we need more people getting fleeced at the sales on horses that can barely get to the races so that new owners are attracted to the sport.

Who exactly was getting "fleeced" reference TGM? You consider Coolmore uneducated on the gambling nature of horse racing?

If you're going to call anyone who buys a horse at a sale "getting fleeced" if the horse "barely gets to the races", well, 20% of owners are getting fleeced every year, right now, and always have been.

What does anyone care what Sekiguchi or anyone else pays for a horse?

This fascination with TGM by outsiders is ridiculous. His owners haven't put him on a pedestal. Either has his trainer.

That his owners have the werewithal to pay $16 million, and barely blink, for something that they simply desire, sure seems to grate on alot of people's nerves.