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Old 01-17-2008, 10:47 PM
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Real Quiet was 1/9 to win the triple crown at the 1/4 pole.
So was Smarty Jones, for that matter. He was 4 up at the 1/4 pole.

I love Commentator, so much so I called in sick to see his second career race. Horse is a monster when right, maybe the most talented NYB of all time (yeah, I said it. Refute me.)
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:53 PM
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You knew Smarty Jones was going to pay a big price - Real Quiet looked like an impossibility to lose.
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:56 PM
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You knew Smarty Jones was going to pay a big price - Real Quiet looked like an impossibility to lose.
I was at the finish line. He looked an impossibility to lose with 50 feet to go!
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Old 01-17-2008, 11:19 PM
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So was Smarty Jones, for that matter. He was 4 up at the 1/4 pole.

I love Commentator, so much so I called in sick to see his second career race. Horse is a monster when right, maybe the most talented NYB of all time (yeah, I said it. Refute me.)
He's right when things go his way. He's 10 for 10 now when on an early lead and able to set fractions of 44+ in a sprint and 46+ in a route. He is 0 for 6 without even a second place finish when those haven't been the circumstances. Basically they need to get a restraining order against Attila's Storm and Fabulous Strike if they want to go in anymore sprint races and have a chance.
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Old 01-17-2008, 11:27 PM
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Basically they need to get a restraining order against Attila's Storm and Fabulous Strike if they want to go in anymore sprint races and have a chance.
There are obviously more than just those two sprinters who are capable of throwing fractions faster than that - but you know that.

The more serious question becomes, If the Chargers put Rachelle Washington on the field could she make Randy Moss disappear?
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The more serious question becomes, If the Chargers put Rachelle Washington on the field could she make Randy Moss disappear?
They did it without her.
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Old 01-21-2008, 07:22 AM
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Has there been a more overrated horse this decade than Commentator? When was the last time he beat a good field?
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Old 01-21-2008, 07:23 AM
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Has there been a more overrated horse this decade than Commentator? When was the last time he beat a good field?
Yes, there have been countless horses move overrated than him this decade.
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Old 01-21-2008, 07:32 AM
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Yes, there have been countless horses move overrated than him this decade.
I'll give you one; Dollar Bill. Other than him, I can't think of any. Yeah Commentator will run his 110 Beyer against 4 horse fields of nobodies but put him against a good field and he will get destroyed. To answer my earlier question, when did he last beat a good field?
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Old 01-21-2008, 09:48 AM
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Has there been a more overrated horse this decade than Commentator? When was the last time he beat a good field?
You might want to stick to posting about Football.
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Old 01-21-2008, 11:11 AM
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You might want to stick to posting about Football.
Lets put Commentator in perspective. When was his last win over anybody? August 2005? What was happening back then?

1. The Chicago White Sox hadn't won a World Series in over 90 years.
2. The hit show "The Office" hadn't even hit the air yet.
3. Greg Oden was approaching his senior year.....of high school.
4. My daughter, who is getting ready to take the ACT, hadn't even entered high school when Commentator beat Saint Liam.

How many other horses who've done nothing in 2 1/2 years get their own thread unless they died?
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