Worst ride of the last week...

The Indomitable DrugS · #1 11-11-2010, 12:04 AM

I've seen a few pretty bad ones ..... but I got to give it to whoever was riding Affirmed. He puts him under a constant left handed whip out of the gate - and has him 7 wide on both turns at Pimlico .. an impossible trip - especially considering the way the pace collapsed and Zenyatta and Citation sucked up past the entire field.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HO1...eature=related

I can't wait to bet Affirmed next time he runs back.

slotdirt · #2 11-11-2010, 07:15 AM

That's pretty much the most random collection of horses ever. Citation, AFfirmed, Ruffian, sure, but Big Brown? Smarty Jones? Oh, and the result was borderline retarded.

The Indomitable DrugS · #3 11-11-2010, 07:27 AM

Yeah - but Affirmed was seriously 10 lengths the best in that race.

Arletta · #4 11-11-2010, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by slotdirt

That's pretty much the most random collection of horses ever. Citation, AFfirmed, Ruffian, sure, but Big Brown? Smarty Jones? Oh, and the result was borderline retarded.

That plus the fact they had Rachael as a chestnut

Funny too how they just keep whipping and whipping...whack..whack..whack...

The Indomitable DrugS · #5 11-11-2010, 07:46 AM

That was actually RA's future 2nd foal - Curlin Alexander - running in her spot in that race.

MaTH716 · #6 11-11-2010, 08:22 AM

What happened to Secretariat? Was there a Jeff Mullins sighting in his detention barn that forced him to scratch?
Funny, even in a simulation Prado seemed to find trouble with Barbaro..........

Thunder Gulch · #7 11-11-2010, 09:49 AM

That looks like Cauthen, but it's a little fuzzy. No way he hangs that wide with this group.. Kid would have stalked 3rd.

Indian Charlie · #8 11-11-2010, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by MaTH716

What happened to Secretariat? Was there a Jeff Mullins sighting in his detention barn that forced him to scratch?
Funny, even in a simulation Prado seemed to find trouble with Barbaro..........

I thought it was obvious they couldn't use Secretariat in the race and still have Zenyatta win. That would have been going too far, so they didn't enter him.

miraja2 · #9 11-11-2010, 04:26 PM

I'm just glad we finally have an answer to one of the greatest debates in the history of the sport:

Big Brown vs. Seabiscuit at 9.5f

VOL JACK · #10 11-12-2010, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by miraja2

I'm just glad we finally have an answer to one of the greatest debates in the history of the sport:

Big Brown vs. Seabiscuit at 9.5f

Thoro-graph has BB 57 lengths faster at that distance compared to the Biscuit.