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After attending the Belmont Stakes last weekend, I completed my journal of handicapping angles to look for on next year's Triple Crown trail.Read More
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  • travel_vic · correction ORb made a very late tepid move on these so at least SOMEONE showed some stamina power · 4 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · AP INDY, a stamina colt, CLOSED on the late pace fractions 24.2, 24.6 and 25.0 There is your stamina example very different than the "survivor" · 4 days ago ·
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Make no mistake, a victory Saturday would resurrect plenty of chatter about Orb being a special horse and certainly clinch the 3YO male division if the trend of recent years Eclipse Award voting continues. Since 1970, only four horses have completed the Derby - Belmont double making it rare air inde...Read More
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  • tmallios1 · yes gallop,just like last years derby and preakness winner whose trainer served a 60 day suspension after the triple crown.yet for some reason,i never followed this site last year.i can almost bet you never broached the subject.it is refreshing to know how selective you are in pointing out trainers.1 more before i go.steve assmussen served a 6 month and a 3 month suspension.on your theory,are we to assume rachel and curlin wre needled as you say. i do not think so.so stop speaking out of the wrong anatomy of your body before you have concrete proof and add others sto your list.am i pissed,damn right.you are slandering a friend of mine. · 11 days ago ·
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  • On The Gallop's · tmallios- Oh excuse me did I touch a nerve?....sorry your buddy Rudy should have a fix for that. Scr*w all the dirty trainers...all of them. Stop being so sensitive, how many times must a man get fined or banned for illegal substances administered?.... · 11 days ago ·
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Animal Kingdom prepares to take Royal Ascot by storm in what is likely to be his final start for Graham MotionRead More
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  • AmbitiousD · Question for everyone. How does the horse know when to switch leads on a straight course? I see this as being tricky for Johnny V when the horse's typical que to change is entering or coming out of turns. I'm sure Mr. Motion will have AK ready for this, but the topic certainly has my curiosity. · 12 days ago ·
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  • DanMunn1 · One thing to note - Sheikh Mohammed owns part of the breeding rights to Animal Kingdom. His Godolphin operation own Farhh. I feel it is highly likely that Farhh will scratch out of this contest and aim for the Prince of Wales' Stakes. It'd be very silly for Sheikh Mohammed to run both. He has a vested interest in Animal Kingdom winning · 12 days ago ·
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Orb's trainer Shug McGaughey discusses what went wrong in the Preakness and what he hopes will happen in the Belmont.Read More
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  • Buckpasser · Almost forgot Carry Back who won the Everglades, then the Flamingo, then the Florida Derby, lost to Globemaster I believe in the Wood and came back two weeks later to win the Derby. As Mike in SB said look at the race records to see the number of starts many of the horses had then and compare it to the race records today. Today you have horses that do a lifetime of 15 to 20 starts, some horses did that in one season. · 15 days ago ·
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  • LAZMANNICK · There were many back in the day who raced off little rest like Quadrangle, who contested the Derby and the Preakness, ran 2nd in the Met Mile, then came back a week later and won the Belmont. Citation won the Derby Trial four days before the Derby, won the Derby and the Preakness and before moving onto the Belmont won the Jersey Derby. There are many, many examples of horses racing successfully off little rest. And jammed in between these races they often had numerous workouts, some as much as a mile long. For instance, between the Derby Trial and the Derby itself, Citation also had a 3f work. · 15 days ago ·
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There are only three possible rubber match outcomes between Orb and Oxbow, which one will we see?Read More
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  • jinlie01 · and maybe Palace Malice..will probably narrow it down to one or two of the prelim picks come race day. · 17 days ago ·
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  • derek.getty · Orb looked like a heavyweight boxer surrounded by bodyguards down the backstretch in the Preakness. When he tried to move, Lucas' other horse did everything in his power to stop him and did, let alone all the others. Oxbow won because Stevens was given a gift. He even said it himself. The question is will he get another one? I doubt it. The Belmont is all about breeding, just ask Smarty Jones. Whoever wins on the 8th will be bred to run that far and a whole wack of these are not. Orb, Revolutionary, Golden Soul and Palace Malice. · 17 days ago ·
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A thought upon passing: Connections that nominate their colt/filly late, how often(or seldom) do they win? Don't know if this is an easily attainable stat.
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  • CauseForConcern · In trying to research from my end, I came across an interesting tidbit. There were 13 late nominations. Of those, four came from the Louisiana Derby(Departing, Sunset, Hip Four Sixtynine, and Brazilian Court). Though they didn't make a dent in making the Derby field, it seems interesting that there was a large influx for late nominess in the Louisiana Derby, and those from the Louisiana Derby that did run in the Derby, ran 2nd(Golden Soul), 3rd(Revolutionary), & 5th(Mylute). Maybe that's an indication of what race had the most impact as a Derby prep race? Oh, I'm a genius when it comes to hindsight!!! · 21 days ago ·
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  • Mary Z. · BC Supplemental entries and their results, since I mentioned the BC: http://horseracing.about.com/library/weekly/aa101601a.htm · 21 days ago ·
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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 · just like a member of the tea party: make sure you find a point of view to be opposed to and leave logic in the trash heap. · 31 days ago ·
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  • Sully · LOL, TV. Just like any politician, dance around with all your statements and never make an executive decision. · 25 days ago ·
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With only a few more preps to run, Revolutionary has moved to the top of the list as Zipse's most likely winner of the 2013 Kentucky Derby.Read More
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