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Old 03-08-2008, 08:26 PM
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I thought that most of the Derby winners were within 3 lengths of the lead at the first turn ?
Street Sense is an obvious exception to that.
maybe final turn
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:42 PM
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maybe final turn

What's one turn between friends?
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:43 PM
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What's one turn between friends?
One turn leads to another
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:46 PM
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And time wounds all heels.
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:48 PM
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This thread too has done enough and needs to be farmed out like Daahar
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:50 PM
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This thread too has done enough and needs to be farmed out like Daahar

As long as we still have that insane one about Gomez apparently burying Indian Blessing today.

Can you imagine if jockey's had 10% to do with the results that people seem to think they do?
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:51 PM
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As long as we still have that insane one about Gomez apparently burying Indian Blessing today.

Can you imagine if jockey's had 10% to do with the results that people seem to think they do?
Then they would actually deserve what they want
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:53 PM
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As long as we still have that insane one about Gomez apparently burying Indian Blessing today.

Can you imagine if jockey's had 10% to do with the results that people seem to think they do?
Yes - tactics are meaningless in match races.

The last part is funny - you'd have me by a 400/1 margin in rides complained about
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Old 03-08-2008, 09:07 PM
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As long as we still have that insane one about Gomez apparently burying Indian Blessing today.
OMG!!! I just read the Grasshopper thread.

I will never forgive you for using my very sane and rational thread as your example over that nonsense.

You are dead to me.
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