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11-25-2007, 05:45 PM
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high: Midnight Lute winning the BC sprint....and remembering when he could hardly walk without his crooked legs clunking together.
low: Itty Bitty Pretty breaking down....and remembering bottle feeding her for the first week of her life.
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11-25-2007, 06:07 PM
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High - getting to Saratoga for opening week for the first time, hanging out at the BBQ with the greatest folks on the planet, and getting American Dream'a in the Winners Circle on Toga's opening day.
Absolutely nothing can compare to getting your picture taken on opening day at the Spa. Low - the weather at Monmouth for the BC, and watching the van and tarps come out for George Washington.
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11-25-2007, 07:51 PM
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"Funist" - Dee Tee Stables
Lowest of the lows - The New York State political system with the NYRA situation (or anything else they handle!)
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11-25-2007, 08:59 PM
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High: Rags to Riches in the Belmont. I never was a fan of hers before that race, but with the determination she showed and the excitement she created in the stands that day I was turned.
Honorable Mention going to Panty Raid winning the American Oaks. Quote:
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11-25-2007, 11:22 PM
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High: An exciting Triple Crown with more than a few compelling stories, followed by many of the top 3 year olds running the rest of the year, including the Classic.
Low: Losing Barbaro. Just about everyone realized the odds were against him, but it seemed like he had made so much progress by the end of '06/ early '07 that they even talked of him leaving New Bolton. And then seemingly in an instant, he was gone.
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11-26-2007, 03:27 PM
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Highs: Curlin's Classic and Rag's Belmont...
Lows: Can't get past Barbaro and George Washington. I just remember the Eclipse Awards and "Team Barbaro" getting the special award and then losing him a week later. The breakdown of George all but ruined the B/C for me. There were several "Euros" at the hotel we stayed at for the Breeders' Cup, and I remember the "Gorgeous George" jackets that they were wearing... I can't imagine the heartbreak they must have felt losing him under those circumstances.
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11-27-2007, 02:51 PM
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As far as racing moments go:
High: This was a REALLY bad year for top class racing - but there was a trio of genuine all-time Great debut performances turned in by Curlin, Magnificence, and Indian Blessing. From that standpoint, it was a spectacular year for all-time great debut performances. Low: I was certainly most annoyed that Street Sense somehow put himself into position to be a first ballot hall-of-famer - and an "all-time great" on acomplishment in recent history - that with only a single run left in his career. And it centered solely around wins in the BC Juvie and Ky Derby that just looked so much better on the surface than they were analytically. To sound every bit the bitter queen, the impossible trip Street Sense got in the Ky Derby was my low racing moment of the year.
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11-27-2007, 03:55 PM
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Highs:
Going to Santa Anita in March and seeing Lava Man winning the Big 'Cap. Rags To Riches winning the Belmont, that was some race. Even though i'm not a huge fan. Seeing Curlin's breathtaking display in the Classic Lows: George Washington's tragic end in the BC. Teuf's serious injury The overhype of Street Sense prior to the BC was completely stupid and the lack of the respect the other got because of him was a low in itself.
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