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10-03-2009, 10:50 PM
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When Interpatation changed back to lefty lead, around midstretch, his action was so bad that it appeared he was about to fall on his face. Then, we saw just about the UGLIEST lefty lead, the rest of the stretch, that I've seen in over 30 years of watching races. YET, he was able to, basically, BLOW BY Gio Ponti late. What a ****in' joke of a race. I lost all respect for GP after this one. Good horses just aren't supposed to lose that way. This was just UGLY.
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10-03-2009, 11:13 PM
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I too thought Interpretation was about to fall down when he switched leads.
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10-03-2009, 11:38 PM
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10-03-2009, 11:40 PM
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10-04-2009, 06:04 AM
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10-04-2009, 08:37 AM
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you don't think the soft bog had anything at all to do with gio pontis race? i wouldn't be so quick to dismiss him.
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10-04-2009, 09:12 AM
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10-04-2009, 09:22 AM
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Best chance and really the most logical race for Gio Ponti is the Classic.
I dont care what the conditions were yesterday, no excuse for him not to go by the overmatched Interpretation. How can you use the bog as an excuse when it clearly didnt bother him up until the point he hung after he got by Interpretation? I mean if he hated the turf so much how come he even got himself up and past Interpretation? I think the distance got him beat.
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10-04-2009, 09:24 AM
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10-04-2009, 10:02 AM
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I thought Dominguez pulled the trigger too soon on Gio Ponti, when Telling ranged up on his outside he sent GP, kind of like he did in The Arlington Million, the heavy going and extra distance coupled with the premature move hurt him, I don't think I'd dismiss him in the Turf, if Dominguez would quit riding so wide, and moving too soon, he'll be right there at Santa Anita.
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10-04-2009, 10:10 AM
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10-04-2009, 10:23 AM
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10-04-2009, 10:26 AM
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Even with her loss yesterday I would take Goldikova any day over Gio Ponti.
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10-04-2009, 10:33 AM
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Is it possible that Gio Ponti wasn't on go for this? The big race is next month (whichever they choose) and they could have been using this as a prep. That being said, even as a prep, he should have run past his rival today.
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10-04-2009, 10:40 AM
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Is it possible that everyone's ignoring that that race was run under some of the most ridiculous conditions in the history of American racing? Is it possible that Gio Ponti is nowhere near a 12 furlong horse and certainly not the 14 or so that yesterday's race played like?
I understand that he's supposed to run right by Interpatation but one thing that Interpatation had proved he was was a stayer. I would put slightly above 0 stock in that performance in terms of analyzing Gio Ponti. I also love him cutting back in the Classic and I think that was the intent all along. NT
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10-04-2009, 10:42 AM
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perhaps class and ability got him as far as it did, but you can't ignore a turf horses likes and dislikes and the cut in the ground. a horse who likes firm turf will often get beat when there's too much cut, and that may well have been what cost gio the win yesterday. the horse has done to well up to yesterday to stick a fork in him after one race-especially considering the track. it may well turn out the distance got him beat-or maybe it was the turf. he's worth another chance imo.
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10-04-2009, 10:44 AM
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10-04-2009, 10:47 AM
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this makes absolutely no sense. exactly what type of logic do you use to decide that one horse has an excusable effort, while another does not? if goldikova is worthy of benefit of the doubt, i would expect the same could be said about gio ponti.
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