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Old 05-24-2011, 09:04 PM
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I said to a friend before the race that Shackleford looked like DaTara, a sweaty mess before his Belmont win. It doesn't help I said this 30 seconds before the race. Point being, this same person turned to me as the horses loaded in for the 2008 Belmont and said "DaTara looks like a longshot to get five furlongs."

That was when I learned that prerace appearances don't always tell the story.
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Old 05-24-2011, 10:02 PM
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don't know but heard there was another horse that used to get worked up before races... think his name was Seattle Slew
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Old 05-24-2011, 10:07 PM
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Don't Storm Cats gets notoriously lathered up before races? Forestry's by Storm Cat.
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Old 05-24-2011, 10:56 PM
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"you ever see a spleen that large?"
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Old 05-25-2011, 04:39 PM
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"you ever see a spleen that large?"
no.....no since breakfast.
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Old 05-27-2011, 07:39 PM
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I said to a friend before the race that Shackleford looked like DaTara, a sweaty mess before his Belmont win. It doesn't help I said this 30 seconds before the race. Point being, this same person turned to me as the horses loaded in for the 2008 Belmont and said "DaTara looks like a longshot to get five furlongs."

That was when I learned that prerace appearances don't always tell the story.
It certainly happens, that a washed out horse does run good at times. But i would rather toss em most of the time.
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