Romans runners don't miss many dances..

[Dahoss]

I'm going to go get stoned and come back and read this thread.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I'm going to go get stoned and come back and read this thread.

How'd it work out for you?

DT can be a very amusing place if you come here in the right frame of mind.

[outofthebox]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

How'd it work out for you?

DT can be a very amusing place if you come here in the right frame of mind.

Agree with you 100% IC. Somedays after another defeat and a mounting loosing streak i come on this site for a few laughs. sometimes it's more amusing than Comedy Central!

[pmayjr]

Pardon my delusional optimism folks. Haters gonna hate

[pointman]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

How'd it work out for you?

DT can be a very amusing place if you come here in the right frame of mind.

Damn, now I have to wake and bake.

Good grief. So this is what American racing has become. If I'm supposed to get excited about Shackleford then I guess I might as well start watching NBC 24/7. Might as well get used to mediocrity presented at greatness.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Good grief. So this is what American racing has become. If I'm supposed to get excited about Shackleford then I guess I might as well start watching NBC 24/7. Might as well get used to mediocrity presented at greatness.

I like Romans, but it's a little funny that he's being lauded for running his horses often and the best horse in his barn is getting 60+ days off (and skipping a G2 handicap race) in the middle of the year.

I like him too but I'm not going to kid myself and say Shackleford is a true Classic horse. He's an o.k. horse in one of the worst older divisions in the history of the sport.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I like Romans, but it's a little funny that he's being lauded for running his horses often and the best horse in his barn is getting 60+ days off (and skipping a G2 handicap race) in the middle of the year.

...after running in the Met, CD H. & Carter between April 7-May 28. The Suburban is so imperative to his having a complete year? The Whitney and 1 other before BC would be a 7 race season and the Whitney and 2 others, 8.

I don't think we should give trainers a pass for running horses 8 times in a year. Big deal. So you're more sportsman than the idiots who run their horses 3-5 times a year. Someone give Romans a medal...or better yet a Doritos Locos 10 pack.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Kasept

...after running in the Met, CD H. & Carter between April 7-May 28. The Suburban is so imperative to his having a complete year? The Whitney and 1 other before BC would be a 7 race season and the Whitney and 2 others, 8.

By current standards it's tough to take issue with Shackleford. However, this is a horse he has always said thrives on training and racing. I thought nearly six weeks would have been more than enough to have him run in the Suburban. I don't really think having 8 races in a year should be considered terribly taxing for such a horse.

[reese]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

I'm going to go get stoned and come back and read this thread.