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Old 07-12-2008, 02:30 AM
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Default The Champ #1 in the World

Curlin. The undisputed Champion of all divisions.
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Old 07-12-2008, 02:36 AM
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Amen..............................
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Old 07-12-2008, 06:14 AM
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good thread.
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Old 07-12-2008, 06:34 AM
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good thread.
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Old 07-12-2008, 08:33 AM
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good thread.
Maybe this adds to the excitement.

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Old 07-12-2008, 05:22 PM
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Curlin. The undisputed Champion of all divisions.
Hmmm........
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Old 07-12-2008, 06:31 PM
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Curlin can run on the stuff.
It may not be his forte, but considering he was
asked while going wide on a turn, the foot speed
was just not there at the end.

That was a very tough race to figure out
exactly what to do with the runoff pair setting that thing up.

I say he makes a go again on the stuff. 2nd place to
a former Breeders Cup champ.

Rewatching from the head on he had a bit of a bobble when asked.
And he was damn tired after that. Hmmmmm.
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Old 07-12-2008, 07:17 PM
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Much Better dirt horse.
The only way Curlin would have a shot in the world's greatest turf races would be to exploit a slow paced group of horses as the lone speed. He can't cruise with top turfers and outkick them late.

But boy was that cool seeing Curlin run on the grass today. Aesthetically pleasing.
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Old 07-13-2008, 06:52 AM
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i thought he ran a nice race yesterday. he was asked to go a little bit to early IMO. a race like this should help his fitness level for his next try on grass. i don't think he'll be ready to go to france. had they started working him on grass earlier in the year instead of going to the dubai, maybe.
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Old 07-13-2008, 05:22 PM
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What was the penetrometer for the track ?, What was track rating ? Fast, Good,dead, slow heavy Looked like good 2 to me, I dont know how you rate your tracks,
As for a outsiders view he still has a chance on turf ,weather does play alot on turf tracks & while the front 2 wouldn't have made a difference as good jocks rate how they are going by the furlong not by the speed of the front runners he did make a few critical errors first he came out 4 wide on the bend & unless its been raining & there is a dryer run out further you can lose 1/2 a sec just on that i would still like to see another run on turf before i would call it quits preferebly against class english & french horses maybe a group 3 would be a good way to go.
I would be changing the jock too Kerin/dettorri /Damien Oliver are masters on grass but would suck on dirt if you have the best why not use the best for the situation

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Old 07-13-2008, 09:23 PM
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The track was firm. . .
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