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That was just a terrible field in the Whitney.
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If that wasn't a perfect indictment of the absolute travesty that is the handicap division then I don't know what is.
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how much the best was Macho Again? Tough ride. I like Bullsbay so i don't really mind, but MA was best.
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What's fallen off worse, the older male division in racing or the heavyweight division in boxing?
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I have no idea what's making you think he was much the best. NT |
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^ and by misjudging the pace, I am not limiting it to the timing of the move, but more importantly here the initial positioning of the horse. Albarado started him terribly deep at 13.5 lengths. Not only was rose about 2 lengths better positioned (eyeing it says the optimum position may have been about 8.5 lengths back), Bullsbay also saved all the ground while Macho went 4 wide and slightly brushed.
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What do the Hollywood Gold Cup, Met Mile, Donn, Foster, and Whitney have in common? They are probably five of the six biggest races we've had in this country for older male routers this year so far. All were won by a horse winning their first and only grade one race. I said five of the six. The sixth would be the Santa Anita Hcp. That race was won by Einstein, who was just seen running in the Arlington Million because he's a grass horse. This is as bad as I've ever seen this division.
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