The day the music died... where were you?

blackthroatedwind · #1 05-30-2010, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingturf

Slewbopper- It seems everybody on this forum bet Birdstone. Amazing. Everyone bet a 36/1 shot.

It was a reason he was 36-1, most people did bet him....

I would think betting against Smarty Jones in all prior races and the Belmont for this fact. Because I bet Smart Jones sire (Elusive Quaility) when he was a Bill Mott speed ball who broke a world record on a turf course that was hard as asphalt 4th of July weekend about 10 years ago! Can't see him winning at a mile and half.

I took a chance on a horse that I bet in the derby. Besides, if you bet Nick Zito horses in stake races. He will give you a clue in the final workout...either 5f in 1:00 or less or 4f in 48 seconds or less.

I call this the Nick Zito championship blow out. Go back on all of his graded earners...every last one had this workout!

The man trained under the great Woody Stephens who owned the Belmont Stakes in the 80's.

Btw that wasn't the biggest price horse I caught in a Belmont stakes...the IRS knows which one I hit.

There is so much wrong with this post...but the double longshot redboard in your 20th post has to supercede that Nick didn't work for Woody.

#2 05-30-2010, 10:03 AM

Gee thanks for quoting that drivel, Andy. Now I can't get this image out of my mind...

Slewbopper · #3 05-30-2010, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

There is so much wrong with this post...but the double longshot redboard in your 20th post has to supercede that Nick didn't work for Woody.

I was wondering about that, but thought I would leave it to someone else to respond. Sandy Bruno and David Donk are the two I remember being assistants to the Butcher. And of course when he was lying in his hospital bed dying of emphazema, he took credit for his proteges' wins

Thunder Gulch · #4 05-31-2010, 08:03 AM

Was at Kentucky Downs watching. The whole place was nuts and you couldn't hear the person next to you during the race. When they start flashing the splits, I'm screaming "too fast" at my friend...it went dead silent as soon as they hit the wire.