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![]() Palm Meadows: 4f in 50.40
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![]() I will definitely be riding the Nicanor bandwagon in 2009. Can't wait for the spring to see exactly what this horse is made of.
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![]() A friend who used to work for Matz and still has friends in the barn says that they are looking at late Jan early Feb and that the specific spot has not been determined. There are plenty of options in the book in terms of surface and distance.
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![]() Running this Saturday according to Gulfstream announcer
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i know i'm shocked. |
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Gulfstream Park 1/31/09 Race 8 Maiden Special Weight 1 mile PP: 4 Edgar Prado full field of 12 purse: 40K |
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![]() On the CBS Evening News right now 6:30 eastern, they are having a story on Nicanor carrying on Barbaro's legend.
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts |
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![]() Granted, Matz probably has him as ready as possible, and the field doesn't look too strong on paper, but any self-respecting horseplayer has to bet against what might be the biggest underlay in the history of the game.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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![]() Obviously.
And yet horse racing is getting great, empathetic, touchy-feely PR on the CBS Evening News right now. ![]()
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts |
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![]() Sorry if I don't think the Friends of Barbaro stuff is good for the game.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts |
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A better question would be why.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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No, he will never knock The Green Monkey off that perch. |
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![]() It was a great thing for horse racing: showed the horse, talked about Barbaro, interviewed happy friendly fans at the busy crowded paddock of the track on a beautiful Florida day, talked about the Friends of Barbaro TB horse rescue, talked to the smiling Olympic-hero horse trainer, even a final pastoral picture of Lentenor kicking up his heels with mom.
All those casual news watchers whose last dim memory of horses and TB racing was Eight Belles and the Derby and evil horse people that drug horses only to make money. Replaced by this. It's terrific PR for the sport.
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts |
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![]() i just don't think it's a good thing that the #1 topic of discussion is a horse who broke down and was subsquently euthanized. how does that get people to forget eight belles' ending? i would think it would only reinforce it-along with whatever people got out of that stupid csi show--how many folks think that show is an accurate depiction each week??
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The care Barbaro received only reflected outstandingly well upon horse racing. People not even involved in the sport worshipped Richardson and the horse and the connections and followed the story for months and wept when he was lost and donated lots of money to the vet school. Thus the sustained interest in Nicanor, so much so that one of the three major network news organizations featured five minutes of incredibly good PR for horse racing during the prime time evening newscast. Versus the Derby and Eight Belles going down on national TV and slick hair, sunglasses and Dutrow and steroids. Perhaps CBS Evening News should have played Beyers' talk on ATR?
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![]() I had a guy at work, that never bet on a horse in his life - come up to me and ask about Nicanor
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![]() Take him to the track!
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"Have the clean racing people run any ads explaining that giving a horse a Starbucks and a chocolate poppyseed muffin for breakfast would likely result in a ten year suspension for the trainer?" - Dr. Andrew Roberts |