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Originally Posted by brianwspencer
I guess I'm just not bothered by a thread pointing out the obvious. I didn't find any of the posts mean-spirited or denigrating to the horse or his career.
I don't need threads here to remind me of lots of things in racing, but news in racing is news in racing. Did you need a thread on this forum to know that Curlin won the Arkansas Derby or that Dominican won the Blue Grass yesterday? It was quite obvious to any racing fan even without looking at the forum. It's the same thing with Perfect Drift. Things that get discussed here ARE the news. If Drift wins his next race, someone will make a thread about it.
I agree that Grits had a point, in theory -- but nobody said the horse was awful, nobody bad-mouthed the horse in that thread. It was classic overreaction. Well, it was still semi-valid in the universal sense (that there ARE people out there who lose track of the fact that Drift has banked lots of cash...I just don't think anyone posting in the thread had done so), but the problem I have with it is that it was taken to a personal level towards other posters. Calling people dishonorable for talking about Drift's propensity to snag small slices takes it out of the realm of reality and into fantasy. The point was relevant in theory, but the whole "HARK! People are trashing Drift!" thing was a figment of someone's imagination.
Though he DID run second yesterday, like he has so many times before. Dishonorable as it may be to have a discussion about his running lines.
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thats why i said i agree partially with her in my other post i didn't back all that she said i dont think anyone on here was dishonarable but i stand by the fact that sometimes like i said he doesnt get the respect sometimes from some people that he desrves. but i believe most respect him