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Old 04-20-2008, 09:49 AM
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Why wait a year
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Old 04-20-2008, 10:04 AM
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There's still races to be won in Peru! Maybe a shot at the Belmont. If none in this crop wants 10f, who's gonna want 12?
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Old 04-20-2008, 10:20 AM
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How Tomcito was made a favorite in that race, at 8.5 with the finish where it was going to be, is yet another great mystery of this year's preps.
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Old 04-20-2008, 10:26 AM
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If he won impressively yesterday he may have been relatively short odds in the derby too.
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Old 04-20-2008, 10:53 AM
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Tomshito had a 1 in a million chance to win, however when PG1985 came with his endorsement it sealed his fate. At that point the connections should have been looking to scratch.

How he went off as chalk defies logic
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Old 04-20-2008, 12:19 PM
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If he won impressively yesterday he may have been relatively short odds in the derby too.
If he won by 5 he'd still be a big question mark because the Lexington was run on Polytrack, which in no way resembles real dirt. Until Churchill switches to synthetic, unproven dirt horses who win these Kee preps (i.e. Momba and Pletcher's horse who won the Lexington; I can't even remember his name) must be downgraded.
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Old 04-20-2008, 07:36 PM
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If he won by 5 he'd still be a big question mark because the Lexington was run on Polytrack, which in no way resembles real dirt. Until Churchill switches to synthetic, unproven dirt horses who win these Kee preps (i.e. Momba and Pletcher's horse who won the Lexington; I can't even remember his name) must be downgraded.
I didn't say he deserved to be! Someone out there is going to actually bet on Cowboy Cal too! Monba did win a race on Churchill dirt.
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Old 04-20-2008, 09:09 PM
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If he won by 5 he'd still be a big question mark because the Lexington was run on Polytrack, which in no way resembles real dirt. Until Churchill switches to synthetic, unproven dirt horses who win these Kee preps (i.e. Momba and Pletcher's horse who won the Lexington; I can't even remember his name) must be downgraded.
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Old 04-21-2008, 12:00 AM
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I find it funny that Pyro gets a pass for running like shiat on polytrack, but this horse doesn't.
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Old 04-20-2008, 11:33 AM
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Why wait a year
Im sure that the next time he wins, most of one todays critics, will be given excuses and talking about how great this horse is.
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Old 04-20-2008, 11:42 AM
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Hes not a good horse.
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Old 04-20-2008, 07:15 PM
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Hes not a good horse.
Yeah, I think he was ready, and fired, and we pretty much saw his best.
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