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Old 03-11-2008, 06:30 PM
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Default Beyer in Argentina: Hemisphere Unapproachable?
http://www.drf.com/drfNewsArticle.do...1&subs=0&arc=0

Interesting piece from A.B. (live in Argentina) on why it may not be so easy for us to get serious about South American racing as wagering opportunity.
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Very entertaining article- thanks for posting the link.
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Very entertaining article- thanks for posting the link.
My pleasure.. Other than censoring West Coast slanted posts, it's my #1 priority.
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A great read-very cool.

29% take-out? I thought Phily was bad.
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Old 03-11-2008, 07:12 PM
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Good article. Too bad his figs are biased towards the East Coast.
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But, is he a big mouth?
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Old 03-11-2008, 07:18 PM
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Figures Beyer would like anything pertaining to the South. He probably voted for Dubya.
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He's sloppy.
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I love the last paragraph. It's classic Beyer.

When I bet a horse named Curius Emperor, and watched the jockey steady him three times before making a suicidal five-wide move, I cursed A. Giorgis at Palermo just as I would curse Joe Bravo at Gulfstream Park, and I searched for the Spanish word for "pinhead."
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I love the last paragraph. It's classic Beyer.

When I bet a horse named Curius Emperor, and watched the jockey steady him three times before making a suicidal five-wide move, I cursed A. Giorgis at Palermo just as I would curse Joe Bravo at Gulfstream Park, and I searched for the Spanish word for "pinhead."

His original description to me was actually even funnier.
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His original description to me was actually even funnier.
"pinhead" was not the original word, I'm guessing?
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"pinhead" was not the original word, I'm guessing?

It was just something funny about travelling a long way for bad rides.
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He can get that identical trip every day at TAM on the turf. No need to leave the country.
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He can get that identical trip every day at TAM on the turf. No need to leave the country.
That was basically the joke.
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It was just something funny about travelling a long way for bad rides.
Well, some things are universal.
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I've never really paid much attention, but doesn't Laurel simulcast races from Uruguay? Are there separate U.S. pools for those races?
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I've never really paid much attention, but doesn't Laurel simulcast races from Uruguay? Are there separate U.S. pools for those races?
Does anybody ever actually bet those things?
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I have no idea, was just wondering.
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They do Santiago, San Isidro, La Plata, and Maronas. I cant speak for others but I bet them.
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They do Santiago, San Isidro, La Plata, and Maronas. I cant speak for others but I bet them.
For some reason I am not that surprised
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