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Old 05-01-2009, 06:15 PM
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Speed always has the advantage and she has more than Zenyatta. Since Rachel's owner thinks fillies shouldn't run against boys, I guess we won't see her in the Classic this year. Since she'll be in the Distaff, Zenyatta will be in the Classic this year. That's going to be her best chance to win another BC race.
but wouldn't it be funny if rachel entered the man's classic and zenyatta's connections go in the girl's classic to avoid rachel
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Old 05-01-2009, 06:23 PM
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Can we count on IEAH trying to make up for lost time and trying to get her now? I personally would be too attached to her but I know some folks have a price and she was for sale for $1.5 mil at one point. If they did get her, I bet the Classic would suddenly enter the picture.
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Old 05-01-2009, 06:39 PM
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That was electric...

Calvin must have been clucking like crazy.
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Old 05-01-2009, 06:52 PM
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That was electric...

Calvin must jave been clucking like crazy.
He spent several seconds pointing to the stable connections and smiling, patting the horse, giving the thumbs up to the crowd.

Then he got to the sixteenth pole and had to ride out "pretty" for the win pic
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:39 PM
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He spent several seconds pointing to the stable connections and smiling, patting the horse, giving the thumbs up to the crowd.

Then he got to the sixteenth pole and had to ride out "pretty" for the win pic
Borel is absolutely bush league with all those antics. It draws away from the filly. Thank god the guy can ride because he would be a Wendy's drive through specialist otherwise.
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:56 PM
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Just watched it on NTRA. Breathtaking!! How tall is she? I thought I had read that she is a giant. She sure looked like one helluva big girl!
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Old 05-01-2009, 07:57 PM
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Borel is absolutely bush league with all those antics. It draws away from the filly. Thank god the guy can ride because he would be a Wendy's drive through specialist otherwise.

Well tomorrow Borel will have to put up his #1 finger 20 times when he eases MINE THAT BIRD last to the wire.
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Old 05-03-2009, 11:28 PM
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Well tomorrow Borel will have to put up his #1 finger 20 times when he eases MINE THAT BIRD last to the wire.
not that I had Mine that Bird but I love seeing this lol.
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Old 05-04-2009, 07:27 AM
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Well tomorrow Borel will have to put up his #1 finger 20 times when he eases MINE THAT BIRD last to the wire.

good call on that Calvin easing Mine That Bird to the wire!! You just got the placing wrong.
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Old 05-01-2009, 08:02 PM
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Borel is absolutely bush league with all those antics. It draws away from the filly. Thank god the guy can ride because he would be a Wendy's drive through specialist otherwise.
Hey now, he's a nice guy. Nobody gets between me and my Calvin.
http://redriverautographs.files.word...vin-klein1.jpg
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Old 05-01-2009, 08:03 PM
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Hey now, he's a nice guy. Nobody gets between me and my Calvin.
http://redriverautographs.files.word...vin-klein1.jpg
He is really nice.
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Hey now, he's a nice guy. Nobody gets between me and my Calvin.
http://redriverautographs.files.word...vin-klein1.jpg
As silly as I thought the Bravo coverage of the Oaks was overall, I got a bit weepy watching Borel holding the little Rachel in the winner's circle (a Make a Wish child who, I assume, wanted to meet the equine Rachel). Very sweet of him and the rest of the connections to do.
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Old 05-01-2009, 08:47 PM
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Borel is absolutely bush league with all those antics. It draws away from the filly. Thank god the guy can ride because he would be a Wendy's drive through specialist otherwise.
I kinda took it just the opposite.
Like saying I just have to sit up here
and act like a monkey, this machine drives
itself.
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