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Old 05-06-2011, 07:42 AM
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So is he out or isn't he....???????
Yeah.. Scratched.
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Old 05-06-2011, 07:48 AM
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Thanks Steve. I agree, it's a piss poor move by all of the connections. I can now understand why people are not a fan of Repole. It appears he has tried and succeeded to a point, to make Derby Week about him.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:11 AM
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Thanks Steve. I agree, it's a piss poor move by all of the connections. I can now understand why people are not a fan of Repole. It appears he has tried and succeeded to a point, to make Derby Week about him.
I tried to tell you after the Wood. It's all about him.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:24 AM
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But how wil Repole make him the favorite now?
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:30 AM
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But how wil Repole make him the favorite now?
He will make Stay Thirsty the favorite??
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:30 AM
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Find me a bazillionaire without an ego, particularly one involved in competitive enterprises.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:32 AM
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Find me a bazillionaire without an ego, particularly one involved in competitive enterprises.
Not all horse owners are that rich. And many rich people are not assholes.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:36 AM
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Find me a bazillionaire without an ego, particularly one involved in competitive enterprises.
He thinks he's above the game. Didn't this week prove that? What's endearing about that?
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Old 05-06-2011, 01:02 PM
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:45 AM
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He will make Stay Thirsty the favorite??
....we can only hope.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:50 AM
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....we can only hope.
That might just empty the coffers.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:25 AM
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I tried to tell you after the Wood. It's all about him.
You say this like it's not like that with every owner in the sport.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:26 AM
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You say this like it's not like that with every owner in the sport.
B/c its not
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:30 AM
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You say this like it's not like that with every owner in the sport.
You can't defend him after this charade. No way. Take the blinkers off.
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Old 05-06-2011, 07:55 AM
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Yeah.. Scratched.
What is the "official" reason why there isn't an "AE" list for the derby again Steve?
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Old 05-06-2011, 08:12 AM
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What is the "official" reason why there isn't an "AE" list for the derby again Steve?
Pletcher now saying "critics of Repole for entering and excluding Sway Away should take it up with Churchill or the Kentucky Racing Commission, not Team Mo." LOL. I'd love to know why people flock to give this guy horses. He's Teflon, deflecting everything. I suppose Life At Ten wasn't his fault, either.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:52 AM
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Pletcher now saying "critics of Repole for entering and excluding Sway Away should take it up with Churchill or the Kentucky Racing Commission, not Team Mo." LOL. I'd love to know why people flock to give this guy horses. He's Teflon, deflecting everything. I suppose Life At Ten wasn't his fault, either.
I had this same conversation this morning with a friend...

It's a fine line, right? He didn't break any rules, and he effectively eliminated one more horse his other horse has to beat (not that it helps, but you know what I'm saying). On the other hand, there is the sportsmanship component and the "for the good of the game" ... but in black/white, they did nothing wrong.

It's sort of like when the golfers in the US Open fired their drives over another hole to hit the green in one. That night, tournament officials planted a tree off the tee so they couldn't do it, and forced them to use the dogleg/fairway.

Part of me has a hard time pointing fingers at someone who does everything within the rules, the other part of me thinks Sway Away deserves a chance, and the final part of me realizes the handle significance of the move. The answer is somewhere in the middle.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:56 AM
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Danthebluegrassman was the same **** by the way.
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Old 05-06-2011, 09:57 AM
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It's not like they pulled a Danthebluegrassman. They had an exceptionally talented colt and waited until the day before the race to declare him from the race. If this were any other race at any other time of the year, nobody would care.
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This sucks. Wanted him in, along with his huge pool of money. I do not want him hurt of course.
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