Commentator.. nice!

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by philcski

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.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

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?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

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.

[JJP]

Has there been a more overrated horse this decade than Commentator? When was the last time he beat a good field?

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by JJP

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.

[JJP]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

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?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by JJP

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?

He beat Saint Liam in The Whitney. Other than that, he's done next to nothing relevant in his career besides post a bunch of big speed figures under perfect circumstances.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by JJP

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.

[JJP]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

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?

[Danzig]

but commentator did beat saint liam, has won or placed in some nice races, just set a record, and altho he isn't known for running in a lot of races, is still laying it down at age seven.
maybe it's the way he came back the other day, after not showing much in 2 1/2 years.

i'd say there are plenty of horses who are more overrated than commentator. at least he's paying his bills, unlike some supposed derby horses who don't do much in may, take time off, finally come back, get a thread about them and their 'comeback', and finish up the track.

[SentToStud]

[quote=JJP]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?[/QUOTE]

Your comments are, in perspective, well, ridiculous.

There was no thread about him for those 2.5 years, was there? Horse comes off a layoff, has problems and runs a big race, setting a track record at a distance where Gulfsttream runs a graded stakes every year.

Your reference points are just as ridiculous, with, perhaps, the possible exception of the one about your daughter, pending your posting of some half-naked pictures of her.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by JJP

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

Let's see, I can name at least two off the top of my head, turf maiden claimer Truth or Dare and the mighty Artie Hot. Both horses got their own threads....started by you.