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Old 02-03-2010, 12:02 PM
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Why the first race at AQU today is restricted to "grey or roan horses" ?
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:04 PM
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to be cute and get people like you talking about it.
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:11 PM
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I thought you were kidding. I would guess that they needed to find a creative way to fill a race.
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:20 PM
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How has someone not yet named a horse Clayton Bigsby?

I guess there just aren't that many dark and blind race horses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFR9xkZm4ck
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:26 PM
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How would something like that show up in the PPs next out?

Gr/RNSHP?
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:42 PM
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Why the first race at AQU today is restricted to "grey or roan horses" ?
That's neat. Grey horses are the coolest.

Do they still run The Gray Ghost Handicap at the Meadowlands?
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:51 PM
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How would something like that show up in the PPs next out?

Gr/RNSHP?
There should be a symbol of some kind.

It was an incredibly weak race for the class level.

You've got an open Starter Alw with a 38K purse being won by a NY Bred who is slower speed figure wise than Freddy Mo's 5K condition claimer at Penn.

Unbridled Danger wasn't able to snap his impressive streak of 30 straight finishes out of the exacta.
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Old 02-03-2010, 02:35 PM
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How has someone not yet named a horse Clayton Bigsby?
now that's funny...
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Old 02-03-2010, 09:29 PM
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is there ever a race written for any color other than grey? i've never seen one, why for greys? other than the grey ghost, i can understand the point there.
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Old 02-03-2010, 09:55 PM
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story and replay included. most definately a fans race.
http://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/stories/Feb032010b.shtml
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Old 02-03-2010, 10:01 PM
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The handle would have been higher if it had also been restricted to albino jockeys.
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Old 02-03-2010, 10:15 PM
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I'm pretty sure Arromanches never won a single race in his life beyond 7 furlongs. I doubt he ever even attempted one. Arthur Wendell did his win streak in.

Everyone is knocking Unbridled Song offspring for their lack of soundness ... well, his son Unbridled Danger is nothing if not sound. This trainer has managed to get him to start 51 times since Nov 28th 2007.

That's 51 starts in about 26 months.
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Old 02-04-2010, 12:38 AM
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I'm pretty sure Arromanches never won a single race in his life beyond 7 furlongs. I doubt he ever even attempted one. Arthur Wendell did his win streak in.

Everyone is knocking Unbridled Song offspring for their lack of soundness ... well, his son Unbridled Danger is nothing if not sound. This trainer has managed to get him to start 51 times since Nov 28th 2007.

That's 51 starts in about 26 months.
Is Arthur still training?I remember that race,too.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/01/sp...l?pagewanted=1
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