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Old 07-07-2007, 06:25 PM
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:26 PM
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Drew off easily...Nice performance
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:29 PM
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Horse looked great, he figured to be the winner
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:26 PM
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Odd race...
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:29 PM
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Local horses run 1-2-4, quirky surface.
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:29 PM
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Mach Ride cooked Fab Strike into the ground and kept on running. Is MR a threat in the BC sprint?? After todays race, my answer would be YES.
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:31 PM
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No doubt the winner ran huge.

Thats the first time strikes been looked in the eye for a half and he did what a lot of good horses do. Just quit. Hell learn, hes a very nice horse but doesnt have the running style to be a factor in the BCS
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:31 PM
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looked like he almost bit it out of the gate. nice recovery.
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:34 PM
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One other thing...Calder is a very tiring track. You cant gallop a horse into Calder and expect to win. Strike has always been worked sparingly, and although he was fit enough to win over rockhard Churchill strip, and a wet sealed Mountaineer, that doesnt translate to running at Calder. Alot of horses simply cant handle Calders surface and he sure seemed to have a problem with it
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:35 PM
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I don't know about anyone else but I'm inclined to question the validity of the race and would be willing to give both Smokey and Fab excuses.
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Old 07-07-2007, 06:42 PM
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Its tough to go into Calder and beat the horses that are always running over that surface, its very different than CHD, Mountaineer, and poly in Smokeys case. Mach ride had to figure just because thats his home track, not to mention the hrose he drilled in the Champali is a REAL nice horse.
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Old 07-07-2007, 07:53 PM
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I don't know about anyone else but I'm inclined to question the validity of the race and would be willing to give both Smokey and Fab excuses.
Same here. Mach Ride is the real deal, though.
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