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12-20-2008, 06:45 AM | #1 |
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2009 Road to the Triple Crown
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12-20-2008, 11:03 AM | #2 |
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Interesting. I came up with the same horses -- 7-5-1 -- using a completely different methodology. I think #5 Pioneer of the Nile has a slightly better chance to win, but the 8-1 morning line on #7 I Want Revenge makes that baby a better bet for me. Let's nail this race!
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12-22-2008, 12:30 AM | #4 |
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We need a horse bred by Jimmy Durante.
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12-23-2008, 03:24 PM | #5 |
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Unless there is a "force of nature" in the wings at two
Unless those few mature properly Unless none of them get hurt stretching out, AND Unless there is not another force of nature yet hidden to us. It is folly to try and make any sense of the three years going to the Derby until about the 2nd week of April.
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12-23-2008, 05:26 PM | #6 | |
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12-23-2008, 09:41 PM | #7 |
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Hell I did not want to stymie conversation, but it has always been a bit irrelevant to the field that gets into that gate about 5:42 the first Saturday in May...No different than projecting the BCS winners in September, and just about as accurate...whereas a discussion in mid November can be predictive and rational.
Hoist the Flag, Success Express, Tom Rolfe, Mr Frisky, Snow Chief, Holy Bull, Favorite Trick, the French 2 y/o Breeder's Cup Champion, Houston, Tasso, the list is endless, Buddha, Cahill Road, Avatar, Rumbo, Forty Niner, Risen Star....many of these save a few had more press than possiblity and it ashamed that the public got duped on horses like Pyro, Tacit, Sweetnorthersaint, Stormello, NoBiz Like Showbiz, Scat Daddy, Bellamy Road, or Bob n' John. Many of these screamed that the distance is too far (of never even got there) that first Saturday in May by their segmental velocity numbers but few listen. no lecture simple fact
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12-23-2008, 11:02 PM | #8 |
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It's the road to the triple crown.....enjoy the ride.
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12-24-2008, 08:35 AM | #10 |
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I think the point Tim is trying to make is: "you just can't tell who's gonna win next year's Kentucky Derby until closer to the race." Call it "Tim's axiom #1". And related to that is: "a lotta horses who try, will fail to win the Kentucky Derby" (see example names above - axiom #2?) Then there's "you can lead a horse to water...", "but you can't step in the same river twice", "fool me twice shame on me", and other pearls...
Meanwhile, in the Selections Forum, I imagine we're more focused on who's going to win the current race (and making good money from that), than who's going to win a race 4 months from now. Ted
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