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Old 02-21-2010, 10:21 AM
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Did you even watch the race or pay attention to Oaklawn today? Because based on that I can't infer that you did. Oaklawn was playing very fast and speed favoring today. Not only did Baffert's horse go with the track bias, he also got a good setup having things his own way on the front end, while Dublin was off in a tangle and way, way back and he was the ONLY horse to make up any ground whatsoever. If anything I would say Dublin ran the much more impressive race.
I couldn't agree with you more. I was surprised by how good Dublin looked today.
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Old 02-21-2010, 10:49 AM
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I couldn't agree with you more. I was surprised by how good Dublin looked today.
Was a good day for DWL with Northern Giant's even, board-hitting effort at FG too...
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Old 02-21-2010, 11:03 AM
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I still like Dublin for the Arkansas Derby. I think the Coach knows what he's doing with that horse and with the Rebel next things could be a lot different.
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Old 02-21-2010, 09:19 PM
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Was a good day for DWL with Northern Giant's even, board-hitting effort at FG too...
Lukas is making a comeback!
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Old 02-21-2010, 09:36 PM
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What caused Dryfly to beat a hasty retreat after 6f?
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Old 02-23-2010, 04:30 PM
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What caused Dryfly to beat a hasty retreat after 6f?
This couldn't have helped... Fracture. Out till fall.

Injured Dryfly sidelined until fall
By Mary Rampellini

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Dryfly is off the Arkansas Derby trail. Trainer Lynn Whiting said Tuesday the beginning of a stress fracture was diagnosed in the horse's left knee following his ninth-place finish in the Grade 3, $250,000 Southwest at Oaklawn last Saturday.

Dryfly was the race's second choice off his sharp score in last month's $100,000 Smarty Jones. He stalked at hot pace into the final turn of the Southwest, but retreated in the later stages. Whiting said the horse emerged from the race with pressure in the upper joint of his knee.

"It's foreign to him," Whiting said. "It's not something that's ever been there before. It kind of explains his race to you."
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