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Old 03-08-2008, 01:24 PM
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Going with a Tale of Ekati, Pyro and J Be K tri.
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:01 PM
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Tell you this about Grasshopper, he is a hell of a looking horse....
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:15 PM
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CQ was very gutty in that stretch run....as was GH
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:29 PM
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Tell you this about Grasshopper, he is a hell of a looking horse....
yeah he is, would love to see a different rider though.
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:29 PM
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grasshopper is the most overrated horse since tiago.
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:37 PM
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odds on Solis effing up the ride on Daytona..

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Old 03-08-2008, 04:38 PM
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What do you guys think the odds will be on Circular Quay in the NOH come post time?

I hope I don't get suckered into betting on him because the odds seem favorable....but I probably will.

I frequently seem to find reasons to play this horse when no person in their right mind would do so.
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:42 PM
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Daytona lost without Solis' help.
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Daytona lost without Solis' help.

No doubt....just lost to a better horse today.
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:43 PM
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grasshopper is the most overrated horse since tiago.
Uh.. wow. Tough crowd.. Looked to me like he contested the lead all the way and then when confronted by a fresh dream trip opponent battled him the rest of the way to the wire.

So in other words, ran without a breather at any point from gate to wire and got beat a half length. But he's over rated...

Race wasn't run anything like it was going to be had Silver Lord not blown the break either, so adjustments get made and things unfold the way they do..
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:47 PM
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grasshopper is the most overrated horse since tiago.
He was very game.
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:52 PM
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Daytona lost without Solis' help.
As much as I belittle Alex Solis you are right he was in a no win situation today.The soft turf was not going to be in his favor.
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:55 PM
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Daytona lost without Solis' help.
I can't believe that Solis knows how to make a horse go 49, I thought the race was over by then.....Didn't have it today, surface or just maybe all the recent races....
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No doubt....just lost to a better horse today.
German horses encounter soft tracks a lot so they end up essentially bred for running on deep turf courses. Look at that 1700m run at Dusseldorf in soft ground - Proudinsky won by 15. Daytona looks a top of the ground horse - it was the track that beat him, for the most part.
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Old 03-08-2008, 04:58 PM
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OH Larry Jones has 'the jacket' on. Ugliest looking thing I have ever seen. Lock city today
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Old 03-08-2008, 05:04 PM
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Uh.. wow. Tough crowd.. Looked to me like he contested the lead all the way and then when confronted by a fresh dream trip opponent battled him the rest of the way to the wire.

So in other words, ran without a breather at any point from gate to wire and got beat a half length. But he's over rated...

Race wasn't run anything like it was going to be had Silver Lord not blown the break either, so adjustments get made and things unfold the way they do..
What kind of breather does he need going those kinds of fractions? You say CQ had a dream trip and was fresh? They've both run one race this year and on those soft fractions with a clear lead, I thought Grasshopper was the one with the dream trip. CQ was being held back to keep him from going after the leader too soon.

That race looked like neither one really wanted to win but it was an exciting dual nonetheless. I'm glad CQ won since he was one of the two horses I said last spring had a chance to win the Derby (along with Notional) but I don't think either of those horses today are going to evoke memories of top horses in the past. Fortunately for them, this is 2008 and it doesn't take much to be a top horse so they both are in the running for top older horse.

I can't believe Tagg is not even considering taking Nobiz back to the dirt.
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Old 03-08-2008, 05:11 PM
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Damn i am stunned with how bad Brilliant looked.....Ive always followed this horse and a run likt this with his last race it just looks like he doesn't want to run anymore. Didn't look good at any part of the race. I am not doing too good today. I cashed on the 1st bet i made on Block and as usual that is the kiss of death for the rest of my day. Dammit
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Old 03-08-2008, 05:12 PM
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Blessing gets it all her own way in a match race and comes up short.
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Old 03-08-2008, 05:16 PM
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Blessing gets it all her own way in a match race and comes up short.
IMO Gomez screwed up by trying to slow IB down the backside.
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Old 03-08-2008, 05:18 PM
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IMO Gomez screwed up by trying to slow IB down the backside.
Completely stupid ride. He's got to know that his horse is not going to be running faster than Proud Spell down the lane so his thoughts should have been to get a bigger cushion turning for home. Slowing her down like that is not what she wants to do and it only allowed Proud Spell to be closer and have less to do.
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