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Old 11-04-2013, 11:23 AM
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i'd have to give the nod to will take charge.
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Old 11-04-2013, 11:24 AM
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I believe he's 5' 11"
but 6' 4" In Europe, jumps tall buildings etc...
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Old 11-04-2013, 11:36 AM
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Or you could look at it objectively and recognize his performance was a phenomenal one in defeat...
Hard for me to say it was better than Will Take Charge. He ran well, but so did Za Approval and many others. I'd probably pick a few more over him if based strictly on the thread title.
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Old 11-04-2013, 11:38 AM
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Will Take Charge.....

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Old 11-04-2013, 11:43 AM
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Did Pat really write " The boys of Ballydoyle " in this thread?

Excuse me while I barf.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:04 PM
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I'm not suggesting this be the way to answer the question but...according to Trakus, what horse covered the most ground relative to margin of defeat?

Will Take Charge was very wide and still game down the stretch.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:07 PM
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I'm not suggesting this be the way to answer the question but...according to Trakus, what horse covered the most ground relative to margin of defeat?

Will Take Charge was very wide and still game down the stretch.
You of course are assuming 2 things.
1. Wider paths weren't possibly better path during either of the 2 days
2. Against the clock, all races were equal, i.e. a horse that loses a ton of ground in a dreadfully slow race didn't necessarily put in the most impressive performance in defeat.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:15 PM
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She's a Tiger looked great to me.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:18 PM
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She's a Tiger looked great to me.
The problem with that pick is visually and figure wise that race came up unbearably slow. For a juvy filly fig winner it is probably 10-15 Beyer points off par for the race.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:28 PM
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You of course are assuming 2 things.
1. Wider paths weren't possibly better path during either of the 2 days
2. Against the clock, all races were equal, i.e. a horse that loses a ton of ground in a dreadfully slow race didn't necessarily put in the most impressive performance in defeat.
I'm not assuming anything. In watching the race the horse was wide in the turn (5-6 path) and lost by mere inches.

I wasn't commenting on the speed of the race or figures....Just watching the race one can't help but wonder if he would have been able to nail MMM if he had only be three wide.

I think I get your point but you're attacking an argument I never really made.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:32 PM
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I'm not assuming anything. In watching the race the horse was wide in the turn (5-6 path) and lost by mere inches.

I wasn't commenting on the speed of the race or figures....Just watching the race one can't help but wonder if he would have been able to nail MMM if he had only be three wide.

I think I get your point but you're attacking an argument I never really made.
Trakus is very useful. I was simply pointing out the ways it can be misinterpreted. You made no argument, I wasn't being critical.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:34 PM
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Trakus is very useful. I was simply pointing out the ways it can be misinterpreted. You made no argument, I wasn't being critical.
Thanks...Sorry I misread your comments.

Funny thing about this board and the game we enjoy is that the entire thing is based on opinions and then we're all a little defensive with the slightest challenge....

Carry on...
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:37 PM
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Thanks...Sorry I misread your comments.

Funny thing about this board and the game we enjoy is that the entire thing is based on opinions and then we're all a little defensive with the slightest challenge....

Carry on...
Lovers of horse racing tend to be opinionated...it is what it is. What we lack in social graces we make up for in honesty.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:38 PM
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The problem with that pick is visually and figure wise that race came up unbearably slow. For a juvy filly fig winner it is probably 10-15 Beyer points off par for the race.
I'll take this to mean you'll be against Ria Antonia when she attempts to take on the colts as was reported after the race...owner said goal was first SATURDAY in may.

Worth noting that I read where Englehart wanted to take the POS path to May.

Either owner or trainer aren't on the same page or someone needs to let them know that the POS route won't get them into the derby.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:39 PM
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I'll take this to mean you'll be against Ria Antonia when she attempts to take on the colts as was reported after the race...owner said goal was first SATURDAY in may.

Worth noting that I read where Englehart wanted to take the POS path to May.

Either owner or trainer aren't on the same page or someone needs to let them know that the POS route won't get them into the derby.
Maybe she improves a lot between now and then...who knows. Happy for the connections, but doesn't change that the race was unimpressive.
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:44 PM
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Maybe she improves a lot between now and then...who knows. Happy for the connections, but doesn't change that the race was unimpressive.
I'm assuming Englehart will layout potential plans on ATR which I haven't listened to yet...
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Old 11-04-2013, 12:50 PM
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Ria Antonia is far more likely to never win any race again than she is to earn a single qualifying point for the Derby.
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Old 11-04-2013, 01:20 PM
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Did Pat really write " The boys of Ballydoyle " in this thread?

Excuse me while I barf.


there ya go, first name only again.....
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Old 11-04-2013, 01:22 PM
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You of course are assuming 2 things.
1. Wider paths weren't possibly better path during either of the 2 days
2. Against the clock, all races were equal, i.e. a horse that loses a ton of ground in a dreadfully slow race didn't necessarily put in the most impressive performance in defeat.
wider path might be 'better' but it's also longer.
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Old 11-04-2013, 01:26 PM
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Strong Mandate was pretty damn good in defeat.
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