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Old 06-11-2011, 10:52 PM
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That pissed me off after having C S Silk in the race before. They should just stop running turf races in America if horses like that are going to win races like the Manhattan.
They let both of them walk on the front end. Mission Approved was allowed to go 1:17, and he got brave. What were the other jocks thinking allowing him to do that?
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Old 06-12-2011, 10:42 AM
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They let both of them walk on the front end. Mission Approved was allowed to go 1:17, and he got brave. What were the other jocks thinking allowing him to do that?
Nick,

Has nothing to do with jocks allowing anything in either of the turf events, and everything to do with the soft turf..
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Old 06-12-2011, 10:56 AM
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Yesterday's Manhattan reminded me of when Interpatation walked around the track in the Turf Classic under similar (but probably worse) conditions and won at huge odds.
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