cool

watched enough of it and figured it out.. I guess.

It's definitely different than handicapping dirt

i simply don't get it either. specifically what sucks? I thoroughly enjoyed it and i consider myself a fan. probably some of the people that set a Del Mar wagering record yesterday also enjoyed it.
is it all because of the final time?

I hate it that chicks can't have a say in this thread. :D

Oops.

Maybe I'm missing the point too -- but I enjoyed yesterday's race.

On poly, on dirt, anywhere -- that would have been a stupid weak Pacific Classic. I do understand those lamenting how speed horses don't hold their speed on some of the artifical surfaces, but in a way, I don't think that's an entirely bad thing for the future of the breed.

Someone above (cm?) mentioned that he used to love watching horses blaze out and dare someone to catch them -- maybe we're talking specifically about Del Mar only with that feeling, but I certainly enjoyed watching horses do that, and at a place like Arlington, still find it thrilling to watch that happen. Obviously Del Mar's surface needs to be worked on a bit and they'll need to adjust it to the weather/other outside factors, but I consider myself a "fan" of the game and I still enjoyed watching yesterday's race. It looked like a crapshoot going in, and looked like a crapshoot coming out, so I'm not seeing the problem. When you've got a field comprised of mostly glorified West Coast mid-to-high-end claimers, isn't Student Council winning a GI sort of the thing you should expect to be possible?

Sure, it was nice to see Student Council win, but the final time is what did it for me. Does it even the playing field? Yes Does it make us all handicap differently? Yes Is it safer for horses? Most likely Is it real horse racing?
No way

You must still be really pissed off about Sutra, too, eh?

**** happens.

Horses who shouldn't be GI winners become GI winners from time to time.

I'll take the race. Something about a 385 pound woman spinning around a pole on an elevated stage doesn't sound appealing.......but maybe it's just me. :D

hell, chicks werent even supposed to read this thread! i guess chicks never were able to follow instructions very well. so, go ahead and pipe in.

would you choose a 385 lb female stripper, or dmr poly?

me too i'll take the race. 385 is just to much.

Do I look like the type to follow instructions? :p

I'll take the size-challenged chick:p that was terrible!

How about turning this into the most mind boggling phenomenon...

and then adding the third choice of reading The Petition to Let Morton out of his playroom thread.


too easy forget it.

Where was the really good horses will win on any surface idea gone?

I believe some Euros have come over here, run backwards on a foreign surface (dirt) and won.
Maybe this will give us the chance to witness a true superstar. Wins on dirt, grass, and syn. You cant beat this horse on anything. I looking forward to the possibilty. The stuff is not going anywhere soon. And if NY puts some in, and it catches and spreads... the Universe as we know it will fold in on itself creating infinite space in the smallest possible volume. It could be that catastrophic.
When Baffert quits, we know the calamity is upon us. Big crybaby.

Lava Man has already won on all three of those and you can beat him on anything.

amazing the men only comment was obediently enterained .... in both cases you have to close your eyes so why even ask?

yeah, i just put the men only thing in in the slim hope that i wouldnt be shredded by the women on here for using a 385 lb woman as an example!

i thought for sure i'd be banned, or at the very least, banished to morty land, a sad, lonely and desperate place.