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Old 04-21-2008, 08:30 PM
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he Might be this derby's afleet alex.
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Old 04-21-2008, 08:36 PM
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he Might be this derby's afleet alex.
That could be Court Vision.
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Old 04-21-2008, 08:40 PM
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That could be Court Vision.
court vision doesn't impress me. IF Eight Belles runs i'll take my chances with her, Smooth Air and Pyro.
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Old 04-21-2008, 08:43 PM
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court vision doesn't impress me. IF Eight Belles runs i'll take my chances with her, Smooth Air and Pyro.
Not even with the latest work out?
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Old 04-21-2008, 08:45 PM
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when you start getting money on workout bets, lemme know.
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Old 04-22-2008, 12:04 AM
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he Might be this derby's afleet alex.
What does this mean exactly? Didn't Afleet Alex lose the Kentucky Derby as the favorite?
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Old 04-22-2008, 12:23 AM
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I think Bellamy Road was the favorite that year...

However, Smooth Air is as much Afleet Alex as Freddy Mitchell was Randy Moss.
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Old 04-22-2008, 12:45 AM
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I think Bellamy Road was the favorite that year...

However, Smooth Air is as much Afleet Alex as Freddy Mitchell was Randy Moss.
Smooth Air is reminiscent of about a billion other local Florida horses that deflated when they lost home court advantage in the classics. Hey Byrn is in the same boat.

See Suave Prospect, Built For Pleasure, Notebook, Pistols And Roses, Certain, Hal's Hope, Bull In The Heather, Technology, Mecke, Ride The Rails, Booklet, Meadow Flight, Trust N Luck, and Frisk Me Now for further details.

The rich Lone Star Derby would be the logical next spot.
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I think Bellamy Road was the favorite that year...

However, Smooth Air is as much Afleet Alex as Freddy Mitchell was Randy Moss.
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Old 04-22-2008, 05:35 AM
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What does this mean exactly? Didn't Afleet Alex lose the Kentucky Derby as the favorite?
bellamy road was the favorite. AA was a fast closing and close third. a little less traffic and AA wins.
AA was the best conditioned and hardest working horse that year. i think smooth air could be the same this year.
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Very serious shot
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He will be in all my bets on Derby Day.
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[b][i]This crop should be compared to past harness horses NOT to anyone in the past. COURT VISION with AFLEET ALEX? Not in record, talent or ability to eat hay.
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[b][i]This crop should be compared to past harness horses NOT to anyone in the past. COURT VISION with AFLEET ALEX? Not in record, talent or ability to eat hay.
i don't think any of these 3 y/o's are good enough to carry AA's gear.
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Old 04-22-2008, 09:47 AM
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and if they like COURT VISION that much they might as well use ANAK NAKAL who was right behind him in the Wood and has won a Graded race at CD.
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