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Old 10-09-2006, 08:15 PM
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He's never had to run a -4....it only takes a -2 to run away from his competition under wraps apparently....

Exactly. When he puts up a -5 like Mineshaft and Zapper we can talk....But to be fair those were as older so I'm willing to wait.
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:17 PM
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If sheet numbers were the end all of arguements then Bernardini is much better than Secretariat and Spectacular bid becuase his -2's are far superior to what those horses ran.
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:18 PM
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Any number has a bit of objectivity in it, whether you are a tgraph, ragz, or beyer, guy. Any person with average vision can see that Bernardini could have won any of his races by whatever margin Javier deemed fit. Im sure Javy didnt think about his rag sheet number, or beyer when he choked him down the last 16th.
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:21 PM
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Any number has a bit of objectivity in it, whether you are a tgraph, ragz, or beyer, guy. Any person with average vision can see that Bernardini could have won any of his races by whatever margin Javier deemed fit. Im sure Javy didnt think about his rag sheet number, or beyer when he choked him down the last 16th.
Horses do not decelerate like a car, inertia will carry them a 1/16th of a mile at a nearly identical speed regardless of what the jockey is doing.
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:22 PM
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He lost at least 2 lengths being geared down. It was probably more than the final 16th as well
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:24 PM
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Ah, a lenght probably, but it still is enough to sway a number
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:24 PM
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He lost at least 2 lengths being geared down. It was probably more than the final 16th as well
Physics dude, physics. Horses going full speed do not just slow down the instant a rider wants them to.
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:24 PM
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yeah, just ask john mckee...
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:27 PM
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Hes not standing up on the wire, hes being throttled down at least the last
16th. I understand inertia.
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Physics dude, physics. Horses going full speed do not just slow down the instant a rider wants them to.
You tell me when he was asked to lay down and give everything he had......he wasn't....the pedal was never to the medal IMO....
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:44 PM
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You tell me when he was asked to lay down and give everything he had......he wasn't....the pedal was never to the medal IMO....
I agree with that... only I don't think the pedal was to the metal... haha.
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Old 10-09-2006, 08:47 PM
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You tell me when he was asked to lay down and give everything he had......he wasn't....the pedal was never to the medal IMO....
He does not have to be asked, he knows what to do, thats why he is a good horse.
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