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Old 01-22-2008, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by jballscalls
I'm trying to figure how to incorporate excoriates in a race call. "and its so and so to win, excoriated at 32 to 1 on the board" ok maybe not
In an open length win by a dominant runner:

"Point Given is widening with every jump... 8.. 10.. now 12 lengths in front of his nearest pursuer... Coming to the wire, and the Preakness winner will add a Belmont triumph to his list of feats as he excoriates this field in the mile and a half 'Test of the Champion'..."
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