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Old 08-06-2008, 02:58 PM
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Yes, the Big Brown camp really is full of crap!!

http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/46480.htm
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:08 PM
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27 days isn't enough time for Big Brown to recover. These great athletes need time between races.
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:17 PM
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"We know Curlin wont run in the Breeders Cup... so that is where we will challenge him"
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:19 PM
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"We know Curlin wont run in the Breeders Cup... so that is where we will challenge him"
Exactly!!
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:21 PM
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mighty bold of them to offer to meet Curlin in a race that Curlins people say they have no interest in.
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:27 PM
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It's only fair that Curlin's connections get heat for not running in the BC Classic.
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:33 PM
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i'm sure wherever they end up running Curlin it will have nothing to do with dodging Big Brown.
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:34 PM
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It's only fair that Curlin's connections get heat for not running in the BC Classic.
I disagree. They aren't ducking anyone. They are ducking a surface that they know sucks.

Actually, that will be a totally new surface by then, but still, I think people are starting to realize how big a scam that AWT crap is.

I applaud them for this!
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:38 PM
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And being afraid of a surface isn't a chicken move?
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:41 PM
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So Big Brown will have 1 race in ~75 days and that is a tough schedule?
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Old 08-06-2008, 03:56 PM
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And being afraid of a surface isn't a chicken move?
No, it is not being chicken. It's being wary of something potentially harmful.

They weren't afraid to try turf, were they?
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Old 08-06-2008, 04:30 PM
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And being afraid of a surface isn't a chicken move?
Jackson said they wouldnt race there because winning back to back Classics has been done and they wanted to do something different with him, something bigger. i truly don't think they are so stupid as to be afraid of the surface, after all they weren't afraid to try turf.
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Old 08-06-2008, 04:31 PM
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No, it is not being chicken. It's being wary of something potentially harmful.

They weren't afraid to try turf, were they?
Harmful? It's not like he's going to die by running on the surface.

That's just ***** talk.
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Old 08-06-2008, 04:32 PM
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Jackson said they wouldnt race there because winning back to back Classics has been done and they wanted to do something different with him, something bigger. i truly don't think they are so stupid as to be afraid of the surface, after all they weren't afraid to try turf.
Like Longchamps? Please. That's a pipe dream.

The Japan Cup? Pffft.

Melbourne Cup? LOL.

They're just being a bunch of sissies. They'll run in the classic because their beloved horse got beat by Red Rocks.
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Old 08-06-2008, 05:36 PM
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Yes, the Big Brown camp really is full of crap!!

http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/46480.htm
I dont blame them for ducking Curlin. He was all out to beat Coal Play. They'll probably go to the Penn Derby and win a head bob over the mighty Smooth Air.


Big Brown wouldnt finish within 5 lengths of Curlin.
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Old 08-06-2008, 07:29 PM
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i don't have a problem with curlin skipping the bcc. a lot of us complain that there is too much weight to that race that day, that it shouldn't have so much bearing on year-end honors. so how can we then complain if it gets skipped? it's only one race.
i just think it's sad that every race leading up to the derby is a prep, and every race after it is a prep for the bc. there is something very wrong with that line of thinking.
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Old 08-06-2008, 07:53 PM
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IEAH will dodge Curlin, we all know that but how juiced up was BB in his devestating wins??
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Old 08-06-2008, 07:56 PM
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IEAH will dodge Curlin, we all know that but how juiced up was BB in his devestating wins??
I'm sure the same amount he was juiced up his last 2
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Old 08-06-2008, 07:57 PM
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Harmful? It's not like he's going to die by running on the surface.

That's just ***** talk.
you must not like curlin, he has nothing left to prove...granted he is not super horse.
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Old 08-06-2008, 07:58 PM
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you must not like curlin, he has nothing left to prove...granted he is not super horse.
what has he done, really, that has sealed the deal?
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