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Old 04-07-2008, 03:14 PM
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I would hope that this field of goats would put an end to all of those people clamoring for the Arkansas Derby to be a grade one.
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Old 04-07-2008, 03:34 PM
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Old 04-07-2008, 05:23 PM
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I like Blackberry Road because I have him at 75-1 for the Derby, but I really do think that he will be sent off the favorite in the Arkansas Derby against this field. Who does anyone else feel will be the favorite?
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Old 04-07-2008, 07:07 PM
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I like Blackberry Road because I have him at 75-1 for the Derby, but I really do think that he will be sent off the favorite in the Arkansas Derby against this field. Who does anyone else feel will be the favorite?
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Old 04-07-2008, 05:43 PM
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I would hope that this field of goats would put an end to all of those people clamoring for the Arkansas Derby to be a grade one.
I hate to say it, because I think it should be GI, but good point...
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Old 04-07-2008, 06:56 PM
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I would hope that this field of goats would put an end to all of those people clamoring for the Arkansas Derby to be a grade one.
Let's see. The Kentucky Derby is run on dirt. The Arkansas Derby is run on dirt. Big talk coming from California. Goats, eh? See you at the windows.
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Old 04-07-2008, 11:54 PM
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Let's see. The Kentucky Derby is run on dirt. The Arkansas Derby is run on dirt. Big talk coming from California. Goats, eh? See you at the windows.
Does anyone know who won the Apple Blossom and Oaklawn Handicap this weekend?
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Does anyone know who won the Apple Blossom and Oaklawn Handicap this weekend?
zenyatta over brownie points.
tiago over heatseeker.
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I would hope that this field of goats would put an end to all of those people clamoring for the Arkansas Derby to be a grade one.
oh yeah, cause they only base it on one year.
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I don't mind the weak field, pretty much guarentees that Blackberry Road will be in the Derby gate. First time I've made a future bet, so it is pretty exciting to me regardless if he has much of a chance or not in the Derby.
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I would hope that this field of goats would put an end to all of those people clamoring for the Arkansas Derby to be a grade one.
This is funny... Curlin, Smarty Jones, Afleet Alex... if that's not a grade one list, I don't know what it is. And to think, Smarty Jones is on your top horses list.
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Old 04-08-2008, 12:49 AM
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This is funny... Curlin, Smarty Jones, Afleet Alex... if that's not a grade one list, I don't know what it is. And to think, Smarty Jones is on your top horses list.
Smarty, Curlin, Alex.......all outstanding horses. True grade one horses. But the fields they faced in those races weren't grade one fields. One grade one level horse does not a grade one race make, IMO.
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Old 04-07-2008, 08:22 PM
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Forgive me if I'm wrong KG... but wasn't one of "all those people" YOU??

This field blows, yeah, but no worse than the Wood, if you take out War Pass.
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Forgive me if I'm wrong KG... but wasn't one of "all those people" YOU??

This field blows, yeah, but no worse than the Wood, if you take out War Pass.

Hell no. I've always said that the Wood, Arkansas Derby, Florida Derby, Blue Grass, and SA Derby should all be grade two races. I don't think any of them should be on the same grade level as the race they are prep for, the Kentucky Derby. I've always felt that people are right, halfway, in that the Ark Derby needs to be on the same footing as the others but that the others should be downgraded.
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Astounding..
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