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08-14-2009, 06:50 PM
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This was a great article but I think this thread has gone astray. Why does it have to be an either/or proposition. There have been plenty of years where you had good horses and competitive betting races. Isn't that what we should be after?
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08-14-2009, 06:54 PM
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Every decent horse retires at 3 anymore, so we get a crappy Handicap Div. At least there are some pretty good 3yos still running this year. Maybe next year will be better!
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08-14-2009, 07:14 PM
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Everyone seems to love high prices at auction, but that is a pretty huge contributor to early retirement. Get them out of there quick before they lose at 4 or get hurt. Breeding is where the $$ money is and if they're not gelded or fillies they lose value even attempting a campaign at 4 or beyond. Seems Makthoum spent all the $$ at Sar. so I wouldn't call it a big resurgence just yet. We totally understand the dynamics of this. Purses can't rise enough to offset this, we need buyers who will only pay top $$ for offspring of a horse proven at age 4+, even with a few losses. If Curlin babies bring HUGE $$ we might see the beginnings of a new trend. Lets hope.
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08-14-2009, 07:15 PM
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I think good horses are winning these races.
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08-14-2009, 07:24 PM
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08-14-2009, 07:37 PM
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I think Bullsbay and Macho are both good. Don't know about Rail Trip. Quality Road still has something to prove. Capt. Candy Man Can is a good horse. Papa Clem, Munnings, if Musket Man comes back wee'll see. There are horses that could be O.K. Smooth Air is a joke. Can't believe he was the fav. There's less in Cali, so if the East Coast horses are bad that speaks volumes for the West Coast. Einstien beat them for crying out loud.
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08-14-2009, 07:38 PM
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They really only have to be good enough to beat the horses who show up. And that is truly good enough. Give me full fields.
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08-14-2009, 07:43 PM
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Ok I forgot Munnings, Munnings is really good. Quality Road has something to prove, but Capt. Candy man is good? QR blew him away off the bench. QR is a freak and the most likely winner of The Travers. He is legit competition to Rachel, he might actually be her only competition on dirt.
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08-15-2009, 10:41 AM
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Very nice work!
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08-15-2009, 11:03 AM
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I'm assuming you meant to prop my typical stellar post and not Hockey's fine column.
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08-14-2009, 06:56 PM
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I'm going to play devil's advocate, and while the article is good...we are almost accepting the fact that bad horses are winning races like the Suburban and Whitney because the good horses are being retired after their 3year old year.
I've only been following this sport since 2004 and Peace Rules would be a National Hero right now, when back then long time fans were saying he wasn't all that good....
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