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Old 05-26-2007, 02:09 AM
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The Green Monkey has returned to Pletcher's stable!

I can't wait for the first sonic boom to hit once he starts breezing!

I'm gonna go buy a seismograph on ebay.
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Old 05-26-2007, 02:19 AM
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Street Sense and Curlin are shaking from fear. Hard Spun refuses to come out of his stable. Invasor ships back to the mideast to avoid The Green Monkey.

There is no escape from his fierce turn of foot.
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Old 05-26-2007, 07:06 AM
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Pletcher's "last" hope.
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Old 05-26-2007, 09:31 AM
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will he be making his debut in the belmont or haskell?
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Old 05-26-2007, 09:56 AM
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will he be making his debut in the belmont or haskell?
Oh I am sure he is going to run in both,,,cause you know Pletcher has to get him ready to win the BC Classic, then retire him with a $500k stud fee!!!!!
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Old 05-26-2007, 11:54 AM
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He is slow.
He's not slow. He worked an 1/8th of a mile in :9 4/5 at the Fasig Tipton Calder Sale. It was the fastest work of the sale. He may not turn out to be a good horse, but he certainly is not slow.
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Old 05-26-2007, 12:30 PM
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I've noticed a trend that horses who work just 1/8th, and in blinkers, are the most dicey when it comes to translating the ability they flashed in a preview, into ability on the racetrack.

There was a story a few weeks back, where one of Pletchers assistant trainers talked about the horse as though he might really struggle to win a major circuit maiden race--off of how he's trained.
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Old 05-26-2007, 02:27 PM
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I've noticed a trend that horses who work just 1/8th, and in blinkers, are the most dicey when it comes to translating the ability they flashed in a preview, into ability on the racetrack.

There was a story a few weeks back, where one of Pletchers assistant trainers talked about the horse as though he might really struggle to win a major circuit maiden race--off of how he's trained.
That could be a crafty method of damage control. They bring the horse back, he wins a race or two, then they pat themselves on the back for the "miracle" of getting the horse in the winner's circle.
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Old 05-26-2007, 02:37 PM
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Yeah---Pletcher possibly did a sneaky good job of lowering the expectations as far as possible with the quotes that came from his asst. in that article.

http://sports.yahoo.com/rah/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns
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Old 05-26-2007, 07:57 PM
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my street sense tells me that the green monkey just sucks, and pletcher isnt playing spin games.

i'll be curlin up in a ball if i'm wrong
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Old 05-26-2007, 08:10 PM
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my street sense tells me that the green monkey just sucks, and pletcher isnt playing spin games.

i'll be curlin up in a ball if i'm wrong
Spoken like a true wildandcrazyguy.
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will he be making his debut in the belmont or haskell?

Debut?????? He's done enough already... Retire him...
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Old 05-26-2007, 08:15 PM
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Spoken like a true wildandcrazyguy.
Or a closeted fan of PMayJr
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