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Old 04-15-2008, 11:25 AM
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Too early. I tossed Bluegrass Cat based on the dud he ran in his last prep. But when he showed up at CD, he looked and acted like a million dollars during his last few works. If I recall correctly, the Barbaro/BC exacta (which I didn't play, even though all my tickets had Barbaro on top), payed more than $500.
was just shy of $600 for $2... i had it 10 times (no joke) and didn't have to pay taxes. That oaks/derby was the best two days i've ever had.
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Old 04-15-2008, 11:29 AM
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Recapturetheglory immediately comes to mind...
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Old 04-15-2008, 11:40 AM
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Any horse with a "Z" in the beggining of his name.
Followed by Gayego, Bob Black Jack, War Pass and Big Truck.
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Old 04-15-2008, 11:42 AM
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Without mentioning all of the obvious ones that everyone would put in their bottom 10, looking at only those that might be in the 12-1 or under range, I'd go with Pyro. I've never liked him and he's not done anything to make me like him this year. I feel that he's regressed from his 2yo form and his last race was not the way one would want to be going into the Derby. He's had three races but I don't think he's raced three times. I feel like he's going to come up short on Derby Day. I do give him credit as a good horse, better than I believed he was and I now believe that come the second half of the year, he's going to be a force to be reckoned with. But I don't like him here and especially not at price relative to chances.
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Old 04-15-2008, 12:03 PM
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whoever Point Given is betting
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Old 04-15-2008, 12:22 PM
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All the odd numbers
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Old 04-15-2008, 12:26 PM
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Cool Coal Man. Not a fan.
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Old 04-15-2008, 12:35 PM
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Cool Coal Man. Not a fan.
A good handicapping friend of mine made the point to me today that at least Street Sense found a way to be competitive in the Blue Grass last year, unlike the trio of erstwhile Derby contenders who clunked their way home the other day. Plus, horses like Zanjero and even Teufelsberger who both ran well that day ended up having pretty good overall 3YO years while horses like Great Hunter who had high hopes but stunk in last year's Blue Grass actually ended up being a bum anyway.

He might have a point.
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Old 04-15-2008, 01:01 PM
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Why the lack of respect for Gayego? I notice he didn't make kasept's top 10 either.

I liked his Ark Derby quite a bit. He showed he could run on dirt and he showed he did not need the lead. He finished strong enough in his 2nd try at a route to make me think he's got a good shot at stretching it to 10 furlongs. I seem to be in a minority, though.

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Old 04-15-2008, 03:02 PM
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I know you're kidding and all, but you sir are no Andy Beyer yourself.
im starting to like our new friendship
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:07 PM
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anyone who looked abnormally good on poly
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Old 04-15-2008, 03:12 PM
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I'm tossing anyone that does not have some good impressive works over the CD track. The last few years that's been one of the most important ingrediants. You can forget everything and those that work well, look impressive are going to be on my tickets. These are young developing horses and believe some will rise and some will fall, especially from the mediocor group.

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Old 04-15-2008, 03:36 PM
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I know you're kidding and all, but you sir are no Andy Beyer yourself.
Which might be a good thing when it comes to picking the Derby.
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Old 04-15-2008, 04:32 PM
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I know you're kidding and all, but you sir are no Andy Beyer yourself.
I'll take that as a compliment.

I may have missed your contribution. Who is your horse?
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Old 04-15-2008, 05:18 PM
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I'll take that as a compliment.

I may have missed your contribution. Who is your horse?
he is a cowboy cal fan, me and him roll that way
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he is a cowboy cal fan, me and him roll that way
best friends?
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