Which horse in past BC's...?

[pmayjr]

... was your biggest, stone-cold lock, no chance he/she will lose, autmomatic winner on paper...but lost? Where it shocked you he/she lost? Am i making any sense with this?

For me, it was the Rock of Gibraltor ("THE ROCK") in the '02 BC Mile. The horse was undefeated that year and he was a Euro. 'Nuff said. I remember he ran that whole race at the back of the pack... like he was really sluggish, and then he came with a huge run, but it wasn't quite enough... That one still makes me scratch my head...

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

the rock was a lock..

I was all about Composure. I was cheering like a winner in that stretch, and then the damn Storm Flag Flying came back and took it. I really thought Composure was a Derby type filly. We never got to find out...

[randallscott35]

When you are talking about a favorite I thought couldn't lose....Well I didn't bet her but Riboletta comes to mind. She was soooo good back then and just had a really off day. Spain didn't even run a very fast race. A lot of mares were over the top in that race.

[pmayjr]

Randall! Thank you! I don't know why I couldn't phrase it that concise... It's so eay I make it ten times harder than it has to be lol. That's exactly what I meant...

[sham]

Everyone thought Officer was a lock in his BC Juvee.

[Slewbopper]

[quote=pmayjr]... was your biggest, stone-cold lock, no chance he/she will lose, autmomatic winner on paper...but lost? Where it shocked you he/she lost? Am i making any sense with this?

QUOTE]

Slew O Gold

Regarding winning picks at a price...Anees was my best...Longshots I got nipped on...Miafara, twice. I bet Landseer in Rocks race at Arl.

[Danzig]

[quote=Slewbopper]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

... was your biggest, stone-cold lock, no chance he/she will lose, autmomatic winner on paper...but lost? Where it shocked you he/she lost? Am i making any sense with this?

QUOTE]

Slew O Gold

Regarding winning picks at a price...Anees was my best...Longshots I got nipped on...Miafara, twice. I bet Landseer in Rocks race at Arl.

a healthy slew would have won that race. bad foot, they only ran him to help out the bc start up. funny that he and wild again ended up at the same farm.

[quote=Danzig188]

Originally Posted by Slewbopper

a healthy slew would have won that race. bad foot, they only ran him to help out the bc start up. funny that he and wild again ended up at the same farm.

It cost Slew O' Gold HOY. John Henry stayed home and won the award. I was ticked.

[Danzig]

[quote=Bold Reasoning]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

It cost Slew O' Gold HOY. John Henry stayed home and won the award. I was ticked.

yeah, they were both a bit beat up....can't say i blame them for not running john. both great horses, but i'd have voted for SOG!!

[Five Star Derek]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

... was your biggest, stone-cold lock, no chance he/she will lose, autmomatic winner on paper...but lost? Where it shocked you he/she lost? Am i making any sense with this?

For me, it was the Rock of Gibraltor ("THE ROCK") in the '02 BC Mile. The horse was undefeated that year and he was a Euro. 'Nuff said. I remember he ran that whole race at the back of the pack... like he was really sluggish, and then he came with a huge run, but it wasn't quite enough... That one still makes me scratch my head...

His BC ride that year had to be one of the worst rides I've ever seen. Didn't a horse break down in that race forcing him to swerve too? He was my lock that year also. I should have quit playing after he lost. Couldn't cash anything that year.

Originally Posted by Five Star Derek

His BC ride that year had to be one of the worst rides I've ever seen. Didn't a horse break down in that race forcing him to swerve too? He was my lock that year also. I should have quit playing after he lost. Couldn't cash anything that year.

He did have a bad ride, but it was clear as he came like a freight train the winner was going just as hard. The Rock would not have won that race, as some suggested, if it was 1 f further. He was beat in the first half of that race. Domedriver had him by the end.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

... was your biggest, stone-cold lock, no chance he/she will lose, autmomatic winner on paper...but lost? Where it shocked you he/she lost? Am i making any sense with this?

For me, it was the Rock of Gibraltor ("THE ROCK") in the '02 BC Mile. The horse was undefeated that year and he was a Euro. 'Nuff said. I remember he ran that whole race at the back of the pack... like he was really sluggish, and then he came with a huge run, but it wasn't quite enough... That one still makes me scratch my head...

Artie in '04, not because he just lost but he ran so poorly.

[AeWingnut]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

... was your biggest, stone-cold lock, no chance he/she will lose, autmomatic winner on paper...but lost? Where it shocked you he/she lost? Am i making any sense with this?

For me, it was the Rock of Gibraltor ("THE ROCK") in the '02 BC Mile. The horse was undefeated that year and he was a Euro. 'Nuff said. I remember he ran that whole race at the back of the pack... like he was really sluggish, and then he came with a huge run, but it wasn't quite enough... That one still makes me scratch my head...

I had DomeDriver on a tip from the Racingpost website.

those euros are hard to figure. they don't give fractions and their comments are a joke