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Old 02-21-2008, 11:02 AM
SniperSB23 SniperSB23 is offline
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Majestic Warrior is not a plodder.

1. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge: "donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin" D.H. Lawrence.
I'm sure you wouldn't find a definition of closer or stalker that matches the horse racing meanings either. Think of it as one paced then if plodder doesn't match your definition.
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Old 02-21-2008, 11:10 AM
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I'm sure you wouldn't find a definition of closer or stalker that matches the horse racing meanings either. Think of it as one paced then if plodder doesn't match your definition.
Wow.
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Old 02-21-2008, 11:13 AM
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This whole argument is silly. First of all, you're now argueing semantics, and Sniper is right as to how the word " plodder " is used in racing. But, more to the point, being a fan of one horse has no bearing on how one feels necessarily about another. Dennis of Cork has run well in all three of his races and appears to be progressing well towards the Derby. If you don't like him, for whatever reasons, that's fine but he has at least demonstrated an ability to handle two turns and looks like a horse that will handle a distance of ground. Majestic Warrior is a huge question mark who has yet to either run as a 3YO or successfully negotiate any distance beyond 7F. And, when you consider who his very successful dam is, and what her strength was, it's at least not unreasonable to draw a comparison between mother and son. And, until Majestic Warrior disproves that comparison, something he has yet to come even close to doing, being apprehensive about supporting him makes a great deal of sense logically.

Simply put, Dennis of Cork has done nothing wrong and Majestic Warrior, so far, has basically done nothing.
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