Very Mixed Feelings

[Round Pen]

Originally Posted by wac

Well ive made my opinions known on other posts. I hate this horse I would be unbelievably (sp) happy if he loses in the Belmont. Like when the Patriots and that douchebag Belicheat and his cover boy qb got there asses planted in the super bowl. One of the few times ive ever gotten really excited about a pro game. I do not want these owners and this trainer and this horse to be mentioned in the same sentence as "Big Red", Slew, Affirmed makes me want to puke.

Any body who would make this kind of statement has absolutely no business following or particpating in our great sport.
I have no problem with you liking or dis liking his connections
but to state you hate the horse is totally absurd.

[pick4]

Originally Posted by Round Pen

Any body who would make this kind of statement has absolutely no business following or particpating in our great sport.
I have no problem with you liking or dis liking his connections
but to state you hate the horse is totally absurd.

That posters opinion is not unique. People who feel this way are missing the point. Big Brown can't run in a race with Citation, Seattle Slew, Affirmed and all the rest of the icons that have acheived greatness.

This horse has broken so many rules and while his competition so far has been weaker than he is. The horse has completely dominated . If he wins the Belmont Stakes and this time I'm rooting for him as a fan in addition to a horseplayer, he will deserve to be mentioned in the same breath of the eleven previous Triple Crown winners.

Belmont Stakes is only three weeks away and I have seats about a hundred yards from the finish line. The same seats as last year when I saw Rags To Riches win the Belmont. I would of hit the triple and the late pick four that day if Curlin would have won. But when Rags put her head in front I was rooting like heck for her to win. Triple and pcik four be damned. I hope I have the opportunity to see a Triple Crown winner in person. I'm rooting for Big Brown.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

If you're gunna hate a horse, it should atleast be one of these individuals that seem to have mastered the art of running 2nd. Like that T. B. Dylan horse that ran 2nd again at HWD PARK Friday night. I think 7 second place finishes( in a short career) should qualify one to be legit hate material. I actually catch on to their ways pretty quickly. I don't bet them, but I find them objectionable individuals.

[wac]

Ok im sorry i said that i hate the horse b/c after thinking about it and talking with my girlfriend she made a good point that if it was another trainer or owner would i still be in such a bad mood and i said that no i guess its really nothing about the horse. I love watching racing as much as anyone and i do admit that the horse is very talented i just wish it was a different group. Sorry if i offended anyone.

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by wac

Ok im sorry i said that i hate the horse b/c after thinking about it and talking with my girlfriend she made a good point that if it was another trainer or owner would i still be in such a bad mood and i said that no i guess its really nothing about the horse. I love watching racing as much as anyone and i do admit that the horse is very talented i just wish it was a different group. Sorry if i offended anyone.

as the saying goes..you can pick your friends but you can't pick your family..so I guess we know how BB feels...

or is it you can pick your nose.....but you can't pick your friend's nose..sometimes I get confused..

[pick4]

Originally Posted by wac

Ok im sorry i said that i hate the horse b/c after thinking about it and talking with my girlfriend she made a good point that if it was another trainer or owner would i still be in such a bad mood and i said that no i guess its really nothing about the horse. I love watching racing as much as anyone and i do admit that the horse is very talented i just wish it was a different group. Sorry if i offended anyone.

What is wrong with Paul Pompa Jr.?

[blackthroatedwind]

Years ago I described being a horseplayer as like having a girlfriend that nobody likes. Well, guess what? For the next few weeks my girlfriend got a lot more popular. Stop whining about it and dig it. It's a good thing.....and it won't last.

[pick4]

Owner Finds Joy in Loyalty: Big Brown Part of Pompa's Payback
By Adam Kilgore
Washington Post Staff Writer

NEW YORK -- Paul Pompa Jr. glanced at his laptop screen Wednesday morning, eagerly checking if the e-mail he was waiting for had appeared. "Not here yet," he said. In most ways, this day was like any other for the owner of horse racing's star of the moment. Pompa woke up at his home in Warren, N.J., at 4:30 a.m. and arrived at his office in Brooklyn by 6:30. He ensured the trucks left the yard on time, then settled behind his desk, one room over from his brother Tom and his cousin Pete....

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How can you hate on a guy like Pompa?

And Dutrow may be a rebel but he's faced tremendous adversity and is now on the verge of being the trainer of a triple crown winner.

How could you not laugh at this hilarious quote?

On it, his massively talented colt, Big Brown, was flanked by a pair of lead ponies as they guided him back toward the winner's circle.

"Look at him," Dutrow said to NBC reporter Bob Neumeier. "He's in between two ponies. He loves it."

Dutrow cackled.

"He's like me at Scores!"

Look on the bright side...at least it isn't Jeff Mullins. He actually doesn't like gamblers.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Years ago I described being a horseplayer as like having a girlfriend that nobody likes. Well, guess what? For the next few weeks my girlfriend got a lot more popular. Stop whining about it and dig it. It's a good thing.....and it won't last.

Well said.

And as much antipathy as I have towards Dutrow and the IEAH douches, at least this is a horse that the networks will have a hard time forcing into being a heartwarming story, which is a good thing. Every time a horse wins a big race, there's gotta be some kinda cutesy romantic twist to it with these people. I remember hearing Smarty Jones being referred to as the colt from the "wrong side of the tracks" or something. Yeah, he was only by freaking ELUSIVE QUALITY!

[cowgirlintexas]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Well said.

And as much antipathy as I have towards Dutrow and the IEAH douches, at least this is a horse that the networks will have a hard time forcing into being a heartwarming story, which is a good thing. Every time a horse wins a big race, there's gotta be some kinda cutesy romantic twist to it with these people. I remember hearing Smarty Jones being referred to as the colt from the "wrong side of the tracks" or something. Yeah, he was only by freaking ELUSIVE QUALITY!

I believe they referred to him as that because of where he was based at. Philly Park/unknown trainer etc.. True about the romantic twist comment.. No "warm fuzzy" feelings with the connections of Big Brown.