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Old 01-05-2008, 01:40 PM
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If there was an odds line on which horse in this race will win a Grade 1 somewhere down the road then Barrier Reef would be 1:9. He may not win today, and he obviously may not prove a terrific horse, but there is also a very good chance he goes on to be an excellent racehorse. Anybody that hasn't seen his last race owes it to themselves to watch it.

Personally, I think he will be hard to beat today.

Totally agree. That last race was amazing to me. never seen anything like it before. I, too, hope that he ends up in Florida, but we all are aware that there's a good chance he'll be heading to Dubai if he runs well today
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Old 01-05-2008, 01:45 PM
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I am going to single Roman Emperor in a late Pick 3. I think the speed between Spanky & Giant Moon will open the door for RE to close well.

Here is my small late Pick 3 ticket:

7th: 3,6,7,8
8th: 6
9th: 1,2,3,4,5

$20 on a buck
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Old 01-05-2008, 02:20 PM
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Ouch.....I hope I don't regret not including the 11 horse in the 9th race. He snuck in off of the AE list. The AE's always seem to do very well.
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Old 01-05-2008, 02:34 PM
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Totally agree. That last race was amazing to me. never seen anything like it before.
I remember him blowing the turn and making a nice rally to win it in the stretch, but I guess I was less impressed than you and blackthroatedwind. It was a very nice race, but he is taking a very big step up in class here. He could certainly win it, but others seem more likely to me.
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Old 01-05-2008, 02:40 PM
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Swami angle. Red Reef, Barrier Reef. One of related names will win it 91.8% of the time. <said dryly, tongue firmly in cheek>
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Old 01-05-2008, 02:59 PM
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Interesting... The open company foes cannot dent the NYB exacta from the Runyon. And Spunky Spanky STILL not out of an exacta in his career.

Track carry both home? Or Emperor/Barrier simply with no excuse for not getting to the leaders in the stretch?
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Old 01-05-2008, 03:03 PM
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I'm trying to decide how this race reflects on Big Truck at GP in a few
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Old 01-05-2008, 03:09 PM
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I think the two NY breds had the right runstyle for the circuit, were battle tested, and are just better than the others at this point. most expected one of the others to step it up a bit but they're not ready yet, or are not good enough.
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Old 01-05-2008, 03:12 PM
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I think the two NY breds had the right runstyle for the circuit, were battle tested, and are just better than the others at this point. most expected one of the others to step it up a bit but they're not ready yet, or are not good enough.
Giant Moon is a nice horse....I thought for sure that at this distance Roman Emperor would show more. It looked as though he was going to roll on by at the top of the stretch, but he wasn't game enough.
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