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08-19-2011, 08:54 PM
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I really think it was the only move. There's nothing to lose by them going this route and I can't see what they would have gained by going in the Personal Ensign without Blind Luck being there. My personal feeling is that she should currently be ranked ahead of BL on the basis of their 2011 resumes only but it seems like the majority opinion favors BL so HDG has to beat her at some point if they both stayed in their own division. If HDG were to go in the Personal Ensign while BL beat boys in the Pacific Classic, the gap would only widen. A win in this race probably puts HDG on top regardless of what BL does in whichever race they chose for her. If HDG were to win this and then go in the Classic as her camp says, BL would have to beat her there to win any kind of championship. Well, I guess if BL learns to dance, she wouldn't have to win the Classic to get HOY.
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08-20-2011, 12:21 AM
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Based on the projected fields and the nature of the track surfaces, however, it seems that BL has a much greater chance of winning the Pacific Classic than HDG does of winning the Woodward.
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08-20-2011, 02:03 AM
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I don't know if it's a much greater chance but I do agree that BL has a better chance to win the Pacific Classic. Of the two camps, Porter has been much more vocal about his desire to not only win a divisional championship but also HOY. With that in mind, if he had gone in the Personal Ensign while BL won the Pacific Classic, he would have been further behind. A loss in the Personall Ensign would have really hurt.
It feels like a chess move and Porter was taking an offensive move rather than defensive. I like it.
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