Revolutionary will win the KY Derby thread

[Conrad]

Originally Posted by pointman

Bwahahahaha!

Really?
He picked a horse to win the Derby and the colt runs a pretty nice 3rd.
Not like he stunk up the place, ala Gemologist, whom some dope touted to an even higher degree on another board last year.

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by Conrad

Really?
He picked a horse to win the Derby last fall and the colt runs a pretty nice 3rd.

thank you. he ran hard, got beat fair and square. craziest thing is that on the NBC feed I was watching, I thought he was gonna win. Couldn't believe he didn't get up. When I watched the pan shot, it was a different story.
Am really glad for Mr Phipps and Shugga Dugga though. They've given so much over the years.

[TouchOfGrey]

Tweets from @DRRPrivman:

Revolutionary in KY at WinStar, to be freshened, likely won't race again this yr, will race at 4, per WinStar prez Elliott Walden #Belmont

Walden said Revolutionary "an immature type" who will get chance to fill out. Said no apparent injuries exiting Belmont. #Belmont

[Alabama Stakes]

no run, no excuses. I stopped him cold. What a disappointment.

[10 pnt move up]

I wonder how the NFL would do if the star players said they needed to take the rest of the year off in the middle of the season..........probably about as well as horse racing is doing with its fan base.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

I wonder how the NFL would do if the star players said they needed to take the rest of the year off in the middle of the season..........probably about as well as horse racing is doing with its fan base.

Horse racing doesn't need fans, it needs bettors.
I would think that all they really want is lower take-out and full competitive fields, no matter what the levels are.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Horse racing doesn't need fans, it needs bettors.
I would think that all they really want is lower take-out and full competitive fields, no matter what the levels are.

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Horse racing doesn't need fans, it needs bettors.
I would think that all they really want is lower take-out and full competitive fields, no matter what the levels are.

Eh, I'd argue we need people who are both fans AND bettors. If you just do one or the other, you're missing out on a pretty great experience.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Horse racing doesn't need fans, it needs bettors.
I would think that all they really want is lower take-out and full competitive fields, no matter what the levels are.

I think that is asinine, why does NYRA have a higher handle than say Ellis Park where the fields are often similar in size and competitiveness with a lower takeout.

People care about the quality of the horses they bet on, socal still is second in wagering yet I would say is probably lower 1/3rd in competitiveness and amongst the leaders in track takeout.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by TouchOfGrey

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that's one hell of a freshening!