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Old 03-02-2008, 09:26 AM
NoLuvForPletch NoLuvForPletch is offline
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Did today change your mind?
Okay, he can stay. Is that what you wanted me to say?

But seriously, I'm pretty sure ANYBODY would have won the Stymie today aboard Malibu Moonshine. The horse was too slow to keep up and can run 2 miles if he wanted to. The other two horse were done after 3/4's. I thought he'd win by 10 when they turned for home. You can't seriously think that ride was some kind of genius on his part?

And by the way, in case you didn't see the races, his ride on AJ Kids was a thing of beauty, being 6 wide on the turn. If he got caught I'm sure you wouldn't be asking me these questions.

And he almost got taken down on Lee Stewart with some savy left handed whip action nearing the wire as his horse drifted out pretty good.
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Old 03-02-2008, 09:33 AM
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He wasn't six wide on the turn with AJ's Kids. He was two wide for most of the turn and angled four wide late on the turn and was forced/bumped out wider into the stretch. I thought he rode that horse fine.

I also think he should have been DQ'd in the first race.
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Old 03-02-2008, 09:40 AM
NoLuvForPletch NoLuvForPletch is offline
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He wasn't six wide on the turn with AJ's Kids. He was two wide for most of the turn and angled four wide late on the turn and was forced/bumped out wider into the stretch. I thought he rode that horse fine.

I also think he should have been DQ'd in the first race.
Don't really want to argue with YOU, but he looks like he's about 5 wide when they get to the 5/16ths pole, then gets bumped wider as they approach the quarter pole. Of course, I'm not in a blimp over top of them so there is really no way to see.

He won, so it's really a non issue I guess...
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Old 03-02-2008, 10:45 AM
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I also think he should have been DQ'd in the first race.[/quote]

I could not believe they kept him up and there was also no inquiry by the stewarts. Jockey claim of foul and they kept him up. Glad they did as it did help me out in the DD....

Makes you wonder how they keep a horse like that up and take down some of the ones that they do...
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