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  • Last Gunfighter wins his sixth in row, taking the Pimlico Special! Posted 10 hours ago
  • Fiftyshadesofhay gets there in the Black-Eyed Susan!Posted 11 hours ago
  • Ben's Cat rolls home in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint! Posted 11 hours ago
  • I'm Mom's Favorite scores in the Miss Preakness by a whisker! Posted 12 hours ago
  • Paynter worked 6f in 1:12.60 (3/17) at Betfair Hollywood Park on 5-17. Posted 14 hours ago
  • Comma to the Top posted a 4F bullet work in 47 flat (1/20) at BHP on May 16. Posted 20 hours ago
  • Night Officer holds off Hoofit to win the Around the Cape Stakes. Posted 1 day ago
  • Walkwithapurpose has a bruised foot and is out of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. Posted 1 day ago
  • Libertarian pulls off a Dante Stakes surprise at 33-1!Posted 1 day ago
  • Flat Out posted a 4F bullet work in 47:84 (1/22) on the dirt training track at Saratoga. Posted 3 days ago

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Okay, I'm done. When does he face G1 horses? Closing on slow pacemaking G3 horses is too easy
  • travel_vic · horses are horses, they are not graded stakes horses or claimers...If they run there it does not mean they were alawys running there and hence NO title should be hoisted on them. · 3 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · Screw alpha and omega theories. Animals don't sense that shit. Needs to go back to school and do a few more experiments. · 16 minutes ago ·
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I think she's the only 3-year-old in training who can run with Orb at a mile and a half, and I hope she gets the chance.
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  • travel_vic · off this one's last start you still hold to that belief?? · 3 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · Dreaming of Julia was closing the gap after a pretty bad trip, so what's the merit on his statement here? Just continues to baffle me · 17 minutes ago ·
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Sinai has been retired due to a lesion in his tendon.
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  • travel_vic · Then cocoa you succeeded since you never do impress with your half baked easily shown to be false crap · 3 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · Then he makes a comment against Cocoa that's very reflective of himself. · 18 minutes ago ·
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1 - Last Gunfighter, 2 - Brimstone Island, 3 - Concealed Idenity, 4 - Richard's Kid.
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  • Mary Z. · On the bright side, cocoa, rafi gave you about 4 1/2 inches. · 3 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · Now he bashes and compares to the first running like we've EVER had a running like the first one, LOL · 18 minutes ago ·
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Here ya go Cocoa... https://twitter.com/MikeMachowsky/status/335561849737195520/photo/1
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  • travel_vic · The center of racing in the US is IN THE EAST......Moved a tad west in the 60's to 80's but popped back quickly · 3 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · Another one · 19 minutes ago ·
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Last Gunfighter used a powerful stretch run to blow right on by the alone on the lead, Eighttofasttocatch, to win the Grade 3 Pimlico Special by an ever-widening 4 ¼ lengths. Read More
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  • travel_vic · POSITION is just as misleading as a finish is due to parallex.....Without knowin the pace of race, a postion IN EXACTLY THE SAME FRACTIONAL VELOCITY can be as different as 8 lengths...Is it the time interval that is important not the relative position. · 2 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · Another useless rant by TV that helped absolutely nobody. · 20 minutes ago ·
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In the 89th running of Black-Eyed Susan at Pimlico, it was Bob Baffert, and blinkers, and no more Beholder, as Fiftyshadesofhay got up to win by a neck.Read More
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  • rafirox · @Zatt. I played a $.10 super, and I hit every horse EXCEPT my fourth horse was Emollient, who didn't come in (Boo-hoo, I lost $2.40)... But, I did hit Fiftyshadesofhay WP... Anyone notice how Pimlico (I was there, and will be tomorrow!) was playing towards stalkers? This is G-d's way of saying: BET ORB!!!! :P. · 6 hours ago ·
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  • Sully · I'd like to know who in their right mind thought Fiftyshadesofhay would play the come from behind role with blinkers added? Especially when Baffert stated he added them because he wanted her to show more speed??? Joel just has the magic touch these days. Reminds me of Rodney Dickens. Really hope he stays out of trouble. · 12 minutes ago ·
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It has been forty years since the great Secretariat captured the Preakness. Forty years later, Orb looks to follow in his footsteps and take a step toward becoming racing's twelfth Triple Crown winner.Read More
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  • Sully · Cathy, it was meant as 40th year. Since the race is always run on Saturday, it's very difficult to have the date just exact. Stop overanalyzing every detail like too many do on this site. · 38 minutes ago ·
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  • Sully · And before you go off on some kind of tangent, although an anniversary is especially recognized on the same date every year, it's not necessary to have the same date. The Preakness recurs every year, albeit not on the same day, therefore it still fits one of the definitions of an anniversary event. Just saying. · 31 minutes ago ·
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I like Orb in #1 just to see what he's made off!
Can I post my real,,,,
Looks like they figured out he was done with racing, tweeted by A.ZAYAT- "Time to retire jayctio. Every trains tell me the horse trains like a champ but he doent try in the afternoon"
With racing's Middle Jewel only five days away, it is becoming crystal clear that Orb is the one they all have to beat.Read More
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  • travel_vic · Horses have NO IDEA what grade a race is, they only know how fast they have to go to keep up. beyond that they know NOTHING · 3 hours ago ·
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  • travel_vic · If Departing runs anything like he has recently, he will be hard pressed to even land on the board underneath....the pace will have to collapse for this one to get to the wire first/ · 3 hours ago ·
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Hey, everyone. I had a wonderful time at the track today, watching the Black Eyed Susans card live. I was right near the finish line. The best part of the day was certainly watching my filly, Fiftyshadesofhay, win the Black Eyed Susans by a small margin. I had the 2nd place filly (what's the name?) in my super. Unfortunately, for me, Emollient is the only filly in by four horse Super box not to come in. It was a beautiful day today- nice, sunny and about 80 degrees. I didn't specifically like watching the racing through a glass, but I was right near the finish line. My two sons LOVED getting off of school. Funny story, they refused to wear pink... I finally told them: "Real men wear pink. And girls like guys who wear pink." :). The surface was pretty favorable to stalkers and off the pace types. As for betting standpoint, I finished at minus $21 (I believe that's the correct amount). I handicapped very well. In the final seven races, I had the winner 6 times. The one time was the Turf Sprint, I had Bridgetown, but my second horse Ben's Cat won the race. I handicapped very well, but I executed my bets very poorly. It was a really chalky day- I hope there are some payouts tomorrow. After the races, we went to the hotel and went swimming and stuff. Anyone ever been to the Baltimore Hilton? Very nice. Also watched part of the Rays-Orioles game from the hotel view. I'll stop blabbering about my day :). Fantastic day of racing tomorrow, I can't wait to see Optimizer, Zee Bros, Orb, etc. I won't be on (again) tomorrow. Enjoy the races, everyone. Good luck with any wagers :).
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  • DerekFisher · rafi...im here too! i left befote the races today, just watched them work in themorning. drove all night last nite so had to sleep during day today. Should be a fun day tomm..hopefully no rain! · 4 hours ago ·
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  • travel_vic · Optimizer? he looks finished over the last several: a typcial Lukas runner, used up and he is the only one who cannot see it. · 3 hours ago ·
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is this horse still living? my friend owns a mare by Smile, named She Dares. her daughter is actually racing this weekend at Beulah. i'd like to know a little more about Smile.
I think Smile died some time ago '97 ish from a neurological problem?
At 7, Ben's Cat is still as good as he ever was, taking the Jim McKay in near track record time.Read More
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  • zatt · 21 of 31 lifetime ... doesn't get much better than that! · 7 hours ago ·
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  • LennyGeorge · Leatherbury is doing the right thing by the horse 1 million dollars in the bank the hell with the big time · 3 hours ago ·
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It's going to rain again..
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  • kaitlinefree1 · thank you thank you. · 5 hours ago ·
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  • tcglory · cocoa change your name from cocoa2 dosent change who you are as a person your still a moron im still a jerk no matter what i say or do nice try kiddo · 5 hours ago ·
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As of now, Departing and Will Take Charge are my upsetters...hope there is no rain in forecast.
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  • yukichan · Going with the Orb/WTC 1/2, and Orb/Gov. Charlie 1/2 *I saw Gov. Charlie in the winners circle and he gave me that look, so have to continue to show him love. ;) · 6 hours ago ·
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  • buds · Not titletown5 · 6 hours ago ·
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The King of Maryland won again!
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  • Cocoa · If we're going to send him to the BC, first we have to look at how he might take to the downhill course. That's a huge step up in class and Mizdirection is looking real good, unless then send her to face Wise Dan which I doubt she will. · 9 hours ago ·
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  • rafirox · Jmac. As someone who had Brigetown $100 W, $200 P.... UGH!!!!!! · 6 hours ago ·
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Certain distaff lines have a proclivity for producing classic winners. Let's take a look at this year's Preakness contenders and note which ones evolve from notable distaff lines. Read More
  • zatt · I'm still partial to Revolutionary's female family, but Orb's is looking better by the day. · 7 hours ago ·
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  • CauseForConcern · re: Govenor Charlie. Would the fact that his broodmare won the Black-Eyed Susan not be a factor? Since she won over this track. And, his grandsire won the Preakness? Pardon me, I guess I'm not too understanding of pedigree. · 7 hours ago ·
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