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Old 08-05-2009, 02:47 PM
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I still say fitness wll be an issue and I will make a strong stand against him at the the Windows. THe last 1/4 mile will be his undoing hey but if I am wrong I will be the first to say I was.
I guess what I am trying to say that, while getting the distance may be a question (as a son of Elusive Quality), I don't think fitness will be the problem.
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Old 08-05-2009, 02:58 PM
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Bellamy Road nearly ran off with the Travers with over 3 months off..
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Old 08-05-2009, 02:58 PM
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Maybe we should the composition of the field and the likely pace scenario before drawing too many conclusions.
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Old 08-05-2009, 03:16 PM
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I'm hearing Quality Road's figure was upped to a 113 after they 'verified the time'.
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Old 08-05-2009, 04:29 PM
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I'm hearing Quality Road's figure was upped to a 113 after they 'verified the time'.
I think they had it right to begin with..Dont see CCC jumping up and running a big new top after being switched out in the lane.
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Old 08-05-2009, 04:31 PM
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I don't see how people trust beyer figures when they are corrected with human opinion, rather than sticking to some formula
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Old 08-29-2009, 05:58 PM
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Any thoughts?
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Old 08-29-2009, 05:59 PM
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Yeah. He should have been in the King's Bishop or maybe the Woodward. He wasn't ready for this.
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Old 08-29-2009, 06:02 PM
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Yeah. He should have been in the King's Bishop or maybe the Woodward. He wasn't ready for this.
exactly. are his fans going to blame the slop?
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Old 08-29-2009, 06:04 PM
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He looked cooked walking into the paddock
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Old 08-29-2009, 06:08 PM
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exactly. are his fans going to blame the slop?
I'll just be happy with his fans not hijacking every thread on here and making it about Quality Road.
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Old 08-29-2009, 06:15 PM
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He was placed in a very tough spot - stretching out to 10 furlongs off a 6.5 furlong win.

It didn't help things that his trip was an absolute horror show.

It was nice to see the great future wager expert Ian Wilkes horse run his typical race.
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Old 08-29-2009, 07:37 PM
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I'll just be happy with his fans not hijacking every thread on here and making it about Quality Road.
Um I am a huge fan, and still am. He freaked out before the race, broke slow and NEVER LOOKED COMFORTABLE. I guess none of that matters. I would love to get a fast track rematch in the JCGC.
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Old 08-29-2009, 07:39 PM
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Quality Road still finished third. He didn't take his toys and go home and finish last. Considering the situation and the fact the last time he went two turns was in March, it was a pretty good effort.
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Old 08-29-2009, 07:55 PM
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The only way it could've been scripted any better concerning this horse is if he'd have run in the Derby and gone off the favorite. He'd have given all his fans a real treat there, as well.

Clearly, he's NOT FAST ENOUGH.
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Old 08-29-2009, 10:29 PM
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Based on this one isolated race, I would say Jimmy Jerkins comes out looking good today.
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Old 08-29-2009, 10:41 PM
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how could he be 6-5 and summer bird 5-2? it was the opposite of what the odds should of been.......belmont and haskell versus the amsterdam going 1 and 1/4 and summer bird just won at 1 and 1/2 . oh yeah, a real shocker.
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Old 08-29-2009, 11:02 PM
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He has the big reputation, a track record, the beyers, the high profile connections. I was actually surprised he wasn't even lower on the oddsboard. I think he has the talent, I am just not sure where he fits though as a miler or a classic type of horse.
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Old 08-29-2009, 11:26 PM
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This race didnt really tell me anything new. I dont think one could say one way or the other about Quality Road's distance capabilities based on this race alone. Hopefully, we see a fit and ready Quality Road this fall. He is obviously very talented.

Have they said definitively that summer bird won't be going to the bc?
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Old 08-29-2009, 11:44 PM
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I would not be surprised if you don't see QR again this year, or even ever (on a race track, that is).

What was asked of this very talented horse was ridiculous. His connections should be ashamed of themselves. If anyone at ESPN had some balls, and could quit whining for a minute about how RA did not come to one of the few horse races they bother to show nowadays, they might have been a little more pointed in addressing the issue.

It is getting unbearable to watch horse racing coverage on TV nowadays. Most of the TVGers are a joke, ESPN is worse and HRTV...zzzzzz (although that is beginning to look good in comparison).
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