SI article Green Monkey or Green Bust?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

He'll never run a race and he'll prefer stallions over mares.

PointGiven1985?

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

PointGiven1985?

Zing!

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

I think being 21 and 22 is maybe a little bit younger than the rest. I have been posting on horse racing message boards since I was 18, I started on ESPN with most people and made the change over here.

eh, been there too. knew a bunch of these people at espn back when i started in college, had to be about five years ago.

yes you'll catch some **** about being the "young punk," i did, and in some forums, still do. but 99% of the time, you'll catch **** for what you say instead of how old you are.

and you get the Irish bonus too

[Danzig]

still not quite sure what disagreeing with someone's opinion has to do with LIKING them! what, you guys always agree one hundred percent with your friends you hang out with??

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Danzig

still not quite sure what disagreeing with someone's opinion has to do with LIKING them! what, you guys always agree one hundred percent with your friends you hang out with??

It's merely a cry for attention.....nothing more.

[Holland Hacker]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Did Mark Beech write the story?

Yes it was written by Mark Beech. the Article was titled "Monkey See, Monkey Dont The costliest racehorse ever has been a huge bust"

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Holland Hacker

Yes it was written by Mark Beech. the Article was titled "Monkey See, Monkey Dont The costliest racehorse ever has been a huge bust"

Thanks.

I personally am extremely happy with what has happened with this horse so far. A healthy happy failure. We can only hope his offspring, if there are any, will also be happy pasture horses. I see this as good for the breeding game as a whole, a better reflection of the crap shoot genetics can be. Makes people think a bit more.

This thread is a massive failure of epic proportions. And really that's fitting considering it's a thread about the Green Monkey.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

This thread is a massive failure of epic proportions. And really that's fitting considering it's a thread about the Green Monkey.

It certainly isn't Grade 1 material.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

This thread is a massive failure of epic proportions. And really that's fitting considering it's a thread about the Green Monkey.

I think that everything from post #28 on should be deleted.

[POINTGIVEN1985]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Sorry, but this " be nice " foolishness, or people whining they are getting " picked on", is all a bunch of sanctimonious crap. There are plenty of people with EDUCATED good opinions around here that frequently differ, and through that we get some interesting debate, but NOBODY should have to apologize or feel bad for making light of uneducated and indefensible opinions ( most likely only posted to attempt to draw attention to that poster ).

Be nice? Phuck that. I say, argue away, because that's what helps people learn, but enter the fray at your own risk.

your correct! i dont care what anyone says about me, its just some ppl take it to another level.....say what you want about my posts, thats what this place is for, i belive he will win a grade 1, very possibly sprinting, thats my opinion, what is the problem, but i will say every opinion i make is educated, lets all sit here and bash a 16million doller horse that hasent even ran yet, this guy could come to the track in the next few months, break his maiden by many many lenghts, then 1-2 starts later could be in a grade 1

[POINTGIVEN1985]

also i'd like to meet all of you guys who bash me this summer at saratoga i promise if you spend a day with me alot of stuff would be cleared up, especially the **** about how much i do and dont bet

[POINTGIVEN1985]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I just fell off my chair laughing.

lol

[Grits]

Trust me, the two pages I mentioned in the other one--they'd never be missed. Not a chance.

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

I think that everything from post #28 on should be deleted.

O Darwin, where art thou?

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

also i'd like to meet all of you guys who bash me this summer at saratoga i promise if you spend a day with me alot of stuff would be cleared up, especially the **** about how much i do and dont bet

Dom, this isn't a pissing contest here. No one worries about what people bet....Green Monkey will actually be running in the Travers so you will be able to see him win his Grade 1 I'm sure.

[POINTGIVEN1985]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Dom, this isn't a pissing contest here. No one worries about what people bet....Green Monkey will actually be running in the Travers so you will be able to see him win his Grade 1 I'm sure.

well i never ever intended it to be a pissing contest but im 100 percent sure that i dident start being unliked untill i started posting my picks and bets

[Thoroughbred Fan]

I simply asked if he was high when he posted that nonsense. I had good reason to think he might be. He made a statement that is as ridiculous as any I have ever seen posted here.

"What if he becomes the top freshman sire. What if he sires 3 KY Derby winners in his life. What if he sires 6 horses of the year."

A horse of less than stellar breeding. Forestry isn't a top stallion by statistics or any other measure. A horse who hasn't ever run farther than 1 furlong. An eighth of a mile. I guess if he can get healthy and they start writing 1f G1 races then he might have a chance. NOT AT ALL! No stallion that I know of has the credentials he has quoted.

I think the razing was deserved. I am all for having this place remain friendly, but we must continue to make sure it is also a place of quality information and not delusional rhetoric.

Originally Posted by POINTGIVEN1985

well i never ever intended it to be a pissing contest but im 100 percent sure that i dident start being unliked untill i started posting

In total agreement.