goes for #22 Wednesday at Laurel

He did it again!

:D
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Oh, that's so cool. Way to go RR. Very cool horse.

"The awards keep coming in for the blue-collar worker Rapid Redux, who won his 22nd straight race Jan. 5. A day after it was announced that the 5-year-old chestnut would receive the Special Eclipse Award for his accomplishments in 2011, he was named winner of the Secretariat Vox Populi Award."

:)
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http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...to-rapid-redux

It should be renamed to the Smooth Operator award.

I want to have a reason to hate him and his connections and I cant find a single thing to dislike.

I'm sure you'll be able to find something.

I cant I am in love with him...I hope he does not die

If I could, I would give you a hug right now.

Here's something Freddy - one seat at the bar at Laurel. RC walks in with his girlfriend and proceeds to take the seat, leaving his girlfriend to stand.

Now if that doesn't get you fired up.....

with that awful yellow hat she was wearing, she deserved to stand

-bt-

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/horse...8CLboVs7Ynr9QK

I thought this line was interesting...

If NYRA could somehow lure Rapid Redux away from the mid-Atlantic tracks to race at Aqueduct, it would sure spice up the winter.

NYRA doesn't write 5K starter alw races.

And if they did, the only way it would fill is if all shippers enter.

I suppose if they wanted to try -- they could write a $7,500 non-time restricted starter alw race -- and offer weight breaks down to horses who've started for less before.

Make the purse 50K. Get horses who've started for 5K a good weight break via the conditions. Ask the connections which distance they want the race at (probably 8fs) and you'd possibly have him there for it...even though it's doubtful he'd be able to win such a race.

I suppose it could spice up a weekday card and make for a fun betting race... but I don't exactly think getting RR to race in NY is high on the priority list yet.

Some coincidence. Or is it?

Beyer: Rapid Redux spiced up a weak year
http://www.drf.com/news/beyer-rapid-...iced-weak-year

It's not.

And in other news, Rapid Redux is being laid up for the winter.

Rapid Redux Honored at Laurel (February 18)

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ored-at-laurel

:)

RAPID REDUX
In 2011 Rapid Redux became the toast of the racing world, setting a a modern-era record of 22 consecutive wins by a U.S. horse and tied the great Citation with 19 wins in a single season. His athletic accomplishments and immense popularity merited the 2011 Secretariat "Vox Populi" Award for the chestnut gelding, securing his place in racing history and in the hearts of fans of all ages.

Acclaimed equine artist Jaime Corum captures Rapid Redux in a stunning classic portrait of the "people's champ," wearing his familiar and distinctive green bridle and shadow roll. Like his celebrated great, great-grandfather Secretariat, Rapid Redux carries the alert expression and intelligent eye that often coincides with courageous heart demonstrated on the racetrack. Honoring this royal lineage, a small remarque of the 1973 Triple Crown winner adorns the lower left corner of the print.

Each collectible print is signed by the artist, and as Secretariat.com SIGNATURE SPECIAL, comes triple hand-signed by the Rapid Redux's owner Robert L. Cole Jr., trainer David Wells, and "The First Lady of Racing," Penny Chenery at no extra charge!. Measures 11" x 14" and printed on heavy art stock.


Availability: Usually ships in 5-7 business days

$40.00

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stunning?

The picture or the fact that they want $40 bucks for it?

It looks like one of those Thomas Kinkade things from the '90's - he should have a lantern around his neck or something

FTFY

Im insulted. I refer to myself as the peoples champ or a champion of the people.

FTFY MF.

You are well within your rights

In the last twenty minutes I've read that Sand Cove who was a really really nice horse died of laminitis and Jungle Wave of colic.

I'm bringing these up because I know you know, all of us know, how ****ing many horses are gone because of these horribly dreaded words.

Research costs money, retirement costs money, all the charities need our help.

Many of us give but for some of us it isn't much, isn't as much as we wish we could,some cannot give anything at all but gladly would if they were in a position to...

So my friend I just want to remind people that a portion of every single item sold on that site is given to charity.

Would I buy it? No.

If it were one of the silly, slow borderline failure race horses that I love (and there are an awful lot of those :D) ?

Sure.

He has fans and it is a nice thing to have for people who like him, I'd imagine.

Good for them. I hope they sell a ton of them.

It's ridiculous to use the name Citation in the same paragraph BUT for some people he is a blue collar, present day cultural icon (okay that word is a littl eover the toip but I'm making a point!).

So what if they're people who don't follow racing like we do. Let them have their hero. We know how he rates but there's never anything wrong with rooting for the little guy and finding creative ideas for the raising of necessary funds. :)

Penny Chenery is like the Betty White of the racing world.

It's been played.

So played.

She can't really help being who she is.

I know! Penny and Freddy should team up! Can you imagine? Two ambassadors of goodwill... I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it! :D

Nice line. Yeah, she has it rough.

The people demand that she make herself available for every horse racing related shill session and that every horse is connected to Secretariat in some roundabout way.

Laminitis, colic, death, and now Freddy...

You're gonna get this thread moved to the Equine Health room with a bullet.

what does FTFY mean? and then what would FTFY MF mean

I actually think the painting isn't that bad.

Steve should make another new section... Freddy's Funhouse. (It's real name is Room 101 but people don't need to know that).

You know the parents who would tell the kid they're going to Disney World but they'd really end up at the hospital to take their tonsils out?

So think along those lines...

You get people in thinking it'll be fun but then Freddy can do some retraining a la 1984 so people go in one way (nice) and come out... well, let's just say differently.

In the meantime if this thread expires Debodeb is in charge of the angels thread now. I've had enough (for the most part).

Fixed That For You.


MF is generally what most people around here think of him.

So well said.
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Damn! Made me laugh outload! :D