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Old 11-06-2010, 11:04 PM
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Default Breeders Cup, Best and Worst-

Best-
Uncle Moe
Todd Pletcher
Goldikova
Unrivaled Belle
Blame
Zenyatta
Morning Line

Worst-
Quality Road
Al Khali
2yr old Euros, UGH
Bob Baffert all weekend, not just in BC races- 2 of his might have been up against a big inside bias though, still 0 for whatever....
AZ Warrior
Midday
Harmonious
Breakdowns and deaths...
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:07 PM
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This is some list...
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:11 PM
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This is some list...
Add to it... Douglas.
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:19 PM
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Best -
Justin Dew
The Art of Redboarding
Goldikova's stretch kick
Uncle FreddyMo
Angry toothless jockeys
Joel Rosario
Overhead camera angles
Zenyatta's paddock walk and post parade


Worst -
The disgraceful retirement of Rachel Alexandra
The Breeders Cup Turf
Sir Mike Stoute's scratch of Workforce from the BC Turf
The "performance" of Life At Ten
The final time of the BC Classic
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:25 PM
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By the way - Rachel Alexandra made two starts at Churchill this year - Unrivaled Belle edged her by a head in the first ... that race was her 2nd start off of the layoff, she carried 4 pounds more than UB that day.. I realize almost insignifcant factors - but the margin was just a head and the final time was great.

In RA's other start at Churchill - she won a 9f stakes by 11 lengths - her final time was slightly faster than Blame's in the Stephen Foster at the same distance on that same card.

She won the Ky Oaks by 20 lengths over this track the year prior with Hal Wiggins training her ... and they retire sound?
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:26 PM
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HORSES

BEST
Uncle Mo
Goldikova
Blame
Zenyatta

WORST
Here Comes Ben
Quality Road
Al Khali (and it pains me to say that)
Atta Boy Roy (another heartbreaker, but thank God he's okay)
Mine That Bird
Girolamo

PEOPLE

WORST

Javier Castellano
Calvin Borel
Todd Pletcher
Johnny V.

BEST

Goldikova's groom
Jerry Bailey
Martin Garcia
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:33 PM
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Goldikova's groom
Jerry Bailey
Martin Garcia
What did Martin Garcia do other than manage to not fall off of a horse?

I'd say it was a pretty typical week for him in that regard.

Edgar Prado actually had a brilliant ride to upset the F and M Turf.
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:36 PM
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What did Martin Garcia do other than manage to not fall off of a horse?

I'd say it was a pretty typical week for him in that regard.

Edgar Prado actually had a brilliant ride to upset the F and M Turf.

He lost on a bunch of the goats horses....
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:41 PM
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What did Martin Garcia do other than manage to not fall off of a horse?
MG kept a cool head while others were wigging out of theirs.

And, it's my GD list - deal with it.
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He lost on a bunch of the goats horses....

Like I said - typical week.
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:45 PM
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Plumania heads my worst list, unless she bled or tied up in the race, that was a pretty dreadful performance Fri.
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:47 PM
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Plumania heads my worst list, unless she bled or tied up in the race, that was a pretty dreadful performance Fri.
She was like 8-1. Harmonious was horrible and bet hard, tvg guys singled her in the pick 4. Um Winter Memories was also pretty flat IMO.
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:48 PM
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Maraghs ride on Tizway was pathetic.
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Old 11-06-2010, 11:57 PM
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What did Martin Garcia do other than manage to not fall off of a horse?

I'd say it was a pretty typical week for him in that regard.
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Old 11-07-2010, 12:00 AM
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She was like 8-1. Harmonious was horrible and bet hard, tvg guys singled her in the pick 4. Um Winter Memories was also pretty flat IMO.
Well she was my only bet on Fri, so I will wear the goat's horns for that one, brutal pick..luckily my best one today(posted, no redboard) came through. All in all I would say the Euro's were somewhat disappointing this yr. Even with 2 wins to their credit.
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Old 11-07-2010, 12:26 AM
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Of all the jocks this weekend, I can tell you about Gomez and Velazquez and all those guys but the guy that impressed me the most was Rosario. He's come a long way. Rosario rode a great race on Hamazing Destiny for 2nd in the Sprint, not panicking after a bit of a sluggish break that has really compromised that colt in the past, and really rode him well to get 2nd money in the sprint. Then after that he found a way to get Dakota Phone into the winners circle, and rode a pretty heady and smart race on Champ Pegasus. Rosario was very good today.
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Old 11-07-2010, 12:26 AM
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This just popped into my head, Calvin Bo-Rail was a worst. Without the rail being an advantage like it has been as it was in the last BC, derbies...ect. He was outridden by a journeyman jock that would qualify as a best of...Jamie Theriot. You have to wonder was this communicated by the BC admin to the track super prior to Fri, just throwing that out there. As far as I can remember CD and the rail has always been the place to be.
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Old 11-07-2010, 12:39 AM
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How was Borel a worst? Did you see his mounts? Other than the Marathon and Juv Fillies - They stunk. And he was hardly riding Caddy's in those two.
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Old 11-07-2010, 12:46 AM
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Best:

Uncle Mo
Goldikova
Awesome Feather
Todd Pletcher
Zenyatta and Blame
My pick of Shared Account (not the horse herself)
My bankroll
Cool ESPN camera angles (hey, I like most of 'em)
Big Drama

Worst:

Randy Moss and Joe Tessitore's frequent speaking errors
Injuries
Michigan-Illinois
45-minute delay in posting Pick 6 payoff (literally zero websites had this)
Todd Pletcher using the non-word "irregardless" (at least I'm pretty sure he said it)
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Old 11-07-2010, 12:49 AM
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How was Borel a worst? Did you see his mounts? Other than the Marathon and Juv Fillies - They stunk. And he was hardly riding Caddy's in those two.
I kinda liked Attaboyroy also, he knew the rail was dead and that really took away his MO, that has made him the CD jock legend he is, without it he didn't even try to make a difference.
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