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Old 06-06-2007, 03:27 PM
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Default What is more annoying to you?

Does it annoy you more when your horse who is the 6/5 fav or so gets into a speed duel with a 25-1 shot and cant hold and gets beat by 1 length in a 6 horse field or when your horse who is the 6/5 fav gets trapped and cant find a way through and once he does it is way too late.

Both scenarios stink but it really bothers me when my horse goes 21.2 with a 25-1 longhsot. For some reason I would think the the jock would know that he has a better horse and let the 25-1 shot tire out.
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Old 06-06-2007, 03:37 PM
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I don't know, but I bet it was Gomez on the latter horse.
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Old 06-06-2007, 03:55 PM
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All I can say is that decisions need to be made in a split second.
Do I get annoyed when a bad decision is made?
Sure.
Just remember, there's really not a lot of time to ponder. It's more "reflex" than "thought".
Also, horses have a "mind" of their own. Sometimes, one can only react.
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Old 06-06-2007, 04:07 PM
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sounds to me like you need to stop betting so many 6/5 favorites.
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Old 06-06-2007, 04:12 PM
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Especially those getting mukked up in 6 horsey fields.
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Old 06-06-2007, 04:21 PM
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sounds to me like you need to stop betting so many 6/5 favorites.
especially those that are vulnerable on the lead.

If you bet horses like that you should just be annoyed at yourself.
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Old 06-06-2007, 04:38 PM
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Has Dominguez struck again?
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Old 06-07-2007, 08:08 AM
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Does it annoy you more when your horse who is the 6/5 fav or so gets into a speed duel with a 25-1 shot and cant hold and gets beat by 1 length in a 6 horse field or when your horse who is the 6/5 fav gets trapped and cant find a way through and once he does it is way too late.

Both scenarios stink but it really bothers me when my horse goes 21.2 with a 25-1 longhsot. For some reason I would think the the jock would know that he has a better horse and let the 25-1 shot tire out.
Much worse for me when the horse duels a longshot. To me, the second scenario is just bad racing luck, the first often involves a bad ride by the jockey which drives me nuts.
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