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Old 08-09-2006, 09:53 PM
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Used to go watch the big gray Captain Condo at old Longacres with my dad when i was just a wee lad. I knew i wanted to call races though when i heard Vic Stauffer call the 2005 American Oaks. "Melhor Ainda might get into second, but NO WAY does she catch the winner, the Japanese Superstar, CESARIO!!!" I get chills down the back of my neck everytime i hear that call.
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Old 08-09-2006, 09:55 PM
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oh cesario....classy all the way...looked so much like sunday silence it was almost surreal watching her run. shame that we didn't get to see her again after that tho.
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Old 08-09-2006, 09:59 PM
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oh cesario....classy all the way...looked so much like sunday silence it was almost surreal watching her run. shame that we didn't get to see her again after that tho.
Indeed, she ran off in the post parade, was washing out and still romped. And Both Melhor Ainda and Singhalese both came back and won stakes later in the year.
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Old 08-10-2006, 08:49 AM
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My mom made the mistake of taking me to see The Black Stallion when I was a little girl. She laughs to this day stating that she "created a monster!" in my love for horses and wanting my own black stallion to race.

But the first race horse I remember ever loving and who made me addicted to watching the races was the 1985 derby. I will always remember the announcer (sorry, I don't know his name) "It's Spend A Buck with a five length lead". I have watched the races ever since.
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Old 08-10-2006, 09:32 AM
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Speaking of Smarty, I just re-watched that despicable tag team effort on him on the backside by Eddington and Rock Hard Ten. Some guys just can't let others have the glory. I second whomever said last week that Smarty Jones showed us as much in defeat that day that he ever showed us in any of his victories.
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