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02-17-2007, 06:21 PM
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I don't " want " anything. I do, however, like it when people get their facts straight, especially when making some foolish attack towards me. Perhaps you should look at the pps of his last race.....where he was closer to the lead than he was today. Regardless of what you may want to think, he was unimpressive today. I don't recall it being suggested this performance was a bad sign, or a perfect indication of his ability, but merely a very unremarkable performance by a horse generating a ton of hype. Sorry if somehow you feel a member of your family was insulted. 
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02-17-2007, 06:31 PM
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Why dont you watch his race and Keeneland and get back with me. You can pick any race you want as representative. I think the Keeneland race is how the horse will run. And again I ask, what did YOU want to see if he was unimpressive?
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02-17-2007, 06:44 PM
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Here is what YOU said... " He ran the race up front, unlike his other races, and finished going away easily " I somehow don't think pointing out that he was closer in his previous effort, especially as that was far and away his best effort, was particularly unreasonable. Once again, however, I gave my opinion of his performance today. Just because you have some need to attack me doesn't mean I need to further my comments to suit your needs. If you don't like my opinions feel free to put me on ignore. I happen to find it curious that in spite of the fact that others said similar things to me it was me that you chose to call out.
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02-17-2007, 07:01 PM
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I dont think this horse has the kind of early speed to run up front, therefore I will again say I think his effort at Keeneland would be more the type of race he would run against solid derby contenders, but not necessarily that wide. Now, what would have impressed you in an early prep race at Tampa against a weak field with the idea that you might want the horse to run in a big race in May? Just curious.
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02-17-2007, 07:26 PM
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To be honest I don't really think that way, but I suppose a more authoritative victory against today's hopelessly overmatched and weak field would have been more meaningful. However, it's 2 1/2 months until the Derby, and surely one thing Pletcher seems to be learning is that blowout early wins by 3YOs don't necessarily aid their development. I guess with the few legitimate Derby contenders he has he will at least try to be patient. If I actually cared about the Derby at this time, which I honestly don't, he would probably still be in the top ten or so likely contenders. But I certainly wouldn't move him up based on his performance today. Maybe it was just what he needed. Maybe it will set him up perfectly for the future. However, none of that elevates his specific performance today. It simply was nothing to get worked up about. If he wasn't on anybody's Top Ten Derby List, or trained by Todd Pletcher, he would have barely raised a whisper with today's effort.
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02-17-2007, 07:31 PM
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Let me just go on record...
Any Given Saturday is teh suck. That is all.
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02-17-2007, 07:34 PM
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02-17-2007, 07:43 PM
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I guess it is if you are following horses up to the Derby. Personally I am far too preoccupied with the daily minutia at Aqueduct and Gulfstream to worry about a race a week from now....not to mention one months away. It will certainly be interesting to see a horse from Todd Pletcher incrimentally improve from race to race, and not just explode on the scene and disappear just as quickly, but until it happens I will remain dubious. Of course, the Pletcherization of racing has almost completely irradicated this aspect of the game. It's win and win now baby!
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