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You are correct, and I should not have brought it (pedigree) up.
My main point was/is that race experience counts for something, and in a field this big the difference between what he (Taiba) experienced at SA versus what he will encounter at CD is like the difference between swimming laps in a pool and swimming in the open seas.
I was reminded of Honor AP's SA Derby when he defeated A
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I cannot believe anyone takes this horse seriously. I would rather lose than play him (Taiba). The only way he gets anything Derby weekend is if he self-identifies as a filly and runs in the Oaks. And no, I have not seen sheet #'s.
He is this years Honor A P. To think the ideal trip at Anita will replicate itself at CD is laughable. And I cannot say who I like yet, but Epicenter would be
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I like to have something to look at (read) when I have breakfast or lunch. I keep different periodicals around for that purpose.
My go to is the Bloodhorse Stallion Register. I will "cut the cards" so to speak and look at the stallion it falls upon. Sometimes I learn something like - Into Mischief is free of Mr Prospector.
Today I cut to Daredevil. You have to wonder how the peop
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What I remember about him is how much better he became when he went on lasix.
Memory is hazy, but I believe use of the diuretic wasn't as common. He was a good performer before, but when they added the drug he became a beast.
Seeing Sportsman's Park again kinda hurt. Now there is a liquor warehouse in its place. I remember when they reopened after the conversion. War Emblem beat R
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How Cool, a breeding observation! Right up my alley.
Not being critical, but how about his (Not This Time) half brother Liam's Map?
His first crop found both Basin (G1 Hopeful) and Wicked Whisper (G1 Frizette) near the top of their respective divisions.
Thank God for Not This Time. After siring the wonderful Shamardal in his first crop, and the good sire First Samurai in his secon
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I had the same thought as you, but found it hard to get head-on GP replays so cannot look at other races for this.
I ultimately took the view he (RNR) was likely short in the FOY, and KPM was looking down the road. After scratching from the BC with a rear hoof issue, the colt missed all of November, December, and three weeks of January before showing up on the GP work tab.
Here are his work
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This is my first foray (I love using words for the first time) into the contest world. I hold no false hope. But I was sent picks for the (3/19) Anita card by a previous Big Hair winner, and realize I have as much chance as this guy.
I am distraught the LA Derby is not among the three contest races 3/26. I have a vested interest in the outcome, as in qualifying points.
His name rhymes with
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I think I am like a lot of people in that I want to read about the sport I love.
Most interesting (to me) are the human interest posts. Fairmont1 last is a great post. It reads like a story. Cannot get enough.
I hesitated to give an update on my contest status because I consciously try to avoid writing about myself. The ex's "Self-centered jerk" criticism hit hard because it
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Good luck to you as well!
The email I got from Hawthorne says I am 80th (of 1144) with $328. The leader has $526. Lots of time to make it up.
Say hello if you are in Cicero on a Saturday. I sit in the last row of the cubicle desks with my back facing the track. I am the one with the sheets, which I like to spread out. No one uses anything but the DRF DRP and house Program, so that should ma
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Hello Joe
Yeah, the Maker colt helped me. Not in a real time monetary way but I will explain.
Having entered the Hawthorne Spring Stakes Showdown, a free contest with a 20 WP format, and having no contest experience, I missed the fact there were more than one contest on some weeks, so I missed out on an obvious $40 when I selected just one winner (Green Light Go) neglecting to use another m
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I need to apologize. No reason for me to lash out. It is frustration on display.
At least I know I am past the covid.
Those dirty noses are no fun at all. It was the key/definitive race of my day, and the difference between profit and loss.
I need to fix my stereo so I can get past it.
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I said it on the other board, I'll say it here.
Nobody likes after the fact wisdom. You can say it was all there beforehand, better to tell how much you made and how. I missed your great day.
I put something out there, got beat. Why don't we leave it to the winners to tell the stories?
Sorry, I may not be my usual genial self. The Fauci Flu has got me feeling edgy.
You do wh
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This isn't clever or amusing. You are capable of better. I have seen it.
It is also tired. I am tired. Good Night.
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I've been playing it for nearly 50 years, but the Intro to Sweet Jane from the Rock N Roll Animal (1972) Lou Reed album still brings chills.
Steve Hunter, Dick Wagner, and Prakash John on bass define interplay.
These things are subjective and reflect personal taste, This is mine. I realize the notes are on the high end, but never tire of the shifting tempo at the 2:10 mark before bring
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Jerry,
How do those of conservative bent view this without giving money to the enemy?
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There way a time when I would pick up on such things. 2001 BC at Belmont, the poster child for dead rails (dirt).
I forget the year, but watched with attentiveness the dead rail at Turfway Park in the KY Cup series about a month before the BC.
Horses were dying on the rail all day. By the time the feature came up it was pretty obvious. DWL had Cat Thief entered, and he had an inside post. S
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I think you get a Medicare renewal, Joe. Happy Birthday!
I am a year behind you in age. I am right with you in photos.
Three weeks ago the SMA filly gets beat by the Mott filly (a head).
BC the Doctor misses against Aloha (a nose).
Thousands difference. We are not bitching. We are itching to get back.
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Nice to see real breeding thoughts on a handicapping board. I am very defensive about my passion. I never want to bore.
Re Pappacap, I have been looking out for runners out of Scat Daddy mares since Whitmore.
Re JC - If the Half Ours doesn't catch up to him tomorrow (Sat) I lose.
Re Comandperformer - While I hold that Union Rags don't train on, they can run early.
I want to
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Yikes!
I did not mean to impart my own personal biases onto your runner. He could be anything! I merely stated facts.
I use the pedigree site much too much. It is a habit I am trying to lessen.
My personal bias is against sire sons of Unbridled's Song, who famously had bad feet. He has been a wonderful sire ( a great damsire) but not a great sire of sires. Liam's Map has risen
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The dam Shop Again did produce the good Baffert Runner Power Broker by Pulpit.
Ever since, she has burned a ton of sales money.
2012 filly by Malibu Moon $1M - earned $73k
2015 filly by Tapit $500k - earned $26k
2016 colt by Pioneerofthenile $200k - $6k
2017 filly by Curlin $325k - unraced.
But hope springs eternal. Good Luck.
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I can stop him.
Like that movie where William H Macy is sent to stop a hot streak. If I play him he becomes very mortal. As in wounded.
SMILE.
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I debated if I should comment on this. Race riding is a weak spot for me.
But I watched the race and saw Prat save every inch of ground on the first turn. Commenced her rally outside of Bonny South early into the second turn and ran up behind Royal Flag, who wasn't moving as fast as she was at that point. Having good momentum at that point Prat really had no choice but to go outside that
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I probably missed the reason for the initial post. If the magic reference means he's a cheater I don't know.
He came up with the Doug O'Neill barn and caught a nice break when Calumet hired him. Rusty Arnold also trains for the stable.
A friend and I came to the opinion he couldn't train turf horses, which could be a problem with all those English Channels, but he seems
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Didn't see the sheets for the Haskell.
I am old school in that I want to see a two turn race from a runner who is trying some of the best of his crop for the first time. Or get huge odds on that proposition to win.
I use breeding more than any handicapper I know. There is a reason Mattress Mac didn't have to pay off on his $100k bonus offer. It is the same reason Runhappy's f
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Kind words, thank you.
Anyone who struggles with alcohol as I do knows the feeling of dread that you get when you awaken knowing you did something last night you probably shouldn't have.
Jerry and Jake have put up with my stupid posts so far. I have vowed to try and be non political. This is not the place.
I started with T Graph but struggled with all the pairs. It is a valuable pro
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Thank You for the clarification.
I have a bit of Mr Hyde in me. He usually comes out at night. He is drawn to horse racing message boards.
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You are kidding me. I have followed both boards for many years.
There was never a Mickey Mantle poster, unless it was during the ten years I was off line. I guess that is a rather large window.
Why the switch in names? A switch hitter has more liberty?
And your original point is better remedied by going to the Subject line and typing in your own, don't cha know?
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"Callin out around the World, are you ready for a brand new beat? Summers here and the time is right for dancing in the streets."
Go find another statue to topple.
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Maggie - 2 years ago
I could not disagree more agree Maggie.
I had not heard her much until recently, as I tuned in to TVG for race coverage and she is not featured there. At Fox Sports 1 & 2 Americas Day At the Races she is a regular contributor.
She has an eye for a horse better than anyone I have heard. Not only does she notice fitness levels of an animal on that day, she keeps notes and compares how the
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This is probably a subjective thing. For me the topper goes:
"Wo wo wo wo, Wo wo wo wo. My Love does it good."
The same guy penned "Yesterday".
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