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10-07-2006, 07:09 PM
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I agree. Best ride of the day, imo, was Gomez on Aussie. Super ride! Bern...no words could say more. No whip, no urging...just easily. Savor this one. 
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10-07-2006, 07:18 PM
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People say that they want to see good horses, that the 70's was the golden era and why can't we get those types again. Yet, when a horse with enormous and still untapped ability emerges, who may yet (if he runs as an older horse) join the ranks of the truly great, people are unhappy. I conclude, therefore, that people do not really want to see great horses; they want to see their own favorites become great, but if a horse that they don't particularly identify with shows that kind of quality, forget about it. The sour grapes start to appear.
I was at the track today (Bernardini looked gorgeous as always - he pranced to the post, neck arched.........spectacular) and one girl who always seemed to be where I was said "I'm still not impressed". I figure she must post on message boards. Frankly, the 2nd through 4th quarters were pretty stiff - 23 and change for each, I believe. Bernardini was routinely brilliant- Wandering Boy ran well and Bernardini just romped
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10-07-2006, 07:26 PM
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There's no way Bernardini would have beaten Ghostzapper in the BC Classic. No way. Or St. Liam, or Roses in May. He has an easy chance to do it compared with what other 3 year olds have faced in the Classic. He's been very lucky. That might change soon depending on what Romans does with Bright One. Or the sheiks do with Discreet Cat.
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10-07-2006, 08:15 PM
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Todko, that horse was cantering and he finished in 25 and change. If he had been asked at all, he would have finished well under that time. Slow internal fractions? See above- not slow at all. I hope you have a lot of friends who feel as you do; we may get a decent price on Bernardini in the BCC
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10-07-2006, 08:22 PM
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10-07-2006, 08:28 PM
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Like what, the Pomona Derby or Longacres mile? He picked the biggest races and crushed the ones that showed up. He aint lucky, he's good.
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10-07-2006, 08:26 PM
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I never understand why people downgrade a horse based upon his competition. The horse is only running against who shows up and he keeps hammering them. What more do you want him to do? Since his 1st race he has been winning pretty much throttled down. Not like he is winning allowance races. Does not matter who he beats if there isn't anyone out there that measures up to him. Should they try to win the race by 30 lengths? Maybe he is one of the all time greats and maybe he is not. But so far you will have a hard time convincing me that he couldn't beat St. Liam or Roses in May. He may not win eased up against better horses but to say that he would not have been competitive with decent but far from great horses like the 2 mentioned above is kind of silly.
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10-07-2006, 08:35 PM
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for the record i dont hate bernardini.i support anything associated with seattle slew and ap indy.honestly if he was owned by someone other than sheik mohamhead i probably feel different.
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10-07-2006, 10:16 PM
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I disagree with it not being fast, it wasn't a total speedway, but it was playing fast, HH set a stakes record in the Vosburgh and the same level Allow Optional Claimers ran the mile fraction a second slower yesterday... When is the last time that anyone has seen an opening quarter in a non-turf race go 25? I can't remember, I am sure it's happened, but not very often, I hope that a G1 animal could run fast after catching that break. I am pretty sure you could find allowance horses that could run a mile very close to 1:36 with that kind of pace. Like I said he's the best horse in training, but I think he's going to be in for it, once he gets competition and he has to fight off multiple moves and deal with traffic. Right now the 3 I'll use either for tri or pick 3 or 4 purposes will be Bernardini, Lava Man, and David Junior.
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10-07-2006, 10:45 PM
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Here's the facts.. Bernardini ran impressively, Lava Man ran impressively.
Period. Anybody thrashing either performance is either biased or delusional. . . May the best horse win on the 4th.
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10-08-2006, 07:48 PM
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In 1957 Bold Ruler ran the first 6f just as fast as Henny Hughes did yesterday ... and Bold Ruler still had another furlong to go. Henny Hughes ... like Bold Ruler ... is a very fast horse who makes the track look faster than it is. My horse Bernardini ... my horse, not anyone else's ... runs so effortlessly that his final times are really amazingly fast ... given the minimal effort that he exerts to achieve them. Yes ... it would be nice to see him face better competition ... and hopefully Invasor and Lava Man will provide some. But after he destroys them in the BC Classic ... all we'll hear is that Bernardini beat a former claimer who can't run outside of California ... and a South American horse who can't even speak English.
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10-08-2006, 12:54 PM
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10-09-2006, 02:28 PM
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10-09-2006, 02:30 PM
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10-09-2006, 02:32 PM
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*pats self on the back*
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10-09-2006, 02:33 PM
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OMG, you guys are killing me today...
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#19
10-07-2006, 07:55 PM
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congratulations to bernardini on the first walkover at belmont since spectacular bid in 1980.
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10-07-2006, 08:13 PM
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And then everyone can chant the Bernardini mantra. "He's so great -- he came home in a hand ride". If you're a big Bernardini booster enjoy the next few weeks . . . because November 4th the hype ends.
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