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Mahubah
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Postby Mahubah » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:25 pm

Colonel John
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Postby Bill from WA » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:03 pm

Hi

Right now (before the PP draw) I like Big Brown, Big Truck, Eight Belles, and Court Vision, and am leaning toward Court Vision to win. May change tomorrow.

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Postby diomed » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:22 pm

Just a note on Big Brown.
On another board I go to, there are some that are very firm in their belief that a "Boundary" will never get a mile and a quarter.
They even have some very strong statistics regarding his offspring and such.
Basically, they had to dig to find even one that has gotten a mile and an eighth win besides him.
So, for me it is VERY telling that something is coming from his dam. Something very strong that is giving him an unusual ability to get a distance of ground despite his sire.
Boundary, statistically always sires sprinters, even when matched to strong stamina influenced mares.
So, why does Big Brown get so well going 2 turns?
It's either coming from mama, or the double shot of stamina from the inbreeding to Damascus and Round Table.
Very likely if you ask me.
The fact that he is doing just the contrary to what his sire produces screams "Freak".
I think he might romp Saturday.
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Postby Tesio » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:49 pm

Colonel John, Cool Coal Man and Court Vision.
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Postby Sysonby » Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:24 pm

On a sentimental note, Smooth Air.

I also think people have written Pyro off way too fast.
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Postby siegy » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:05 pm

Bill from WA wrote:Hi

Right now (before the PP draw) I like Big Brown, Big Truck, Eight Belles, and Court Vision, and am leaning toward Court Vision to win. May change tomorrow.

Bill


Hi Bill,

Kind of missing something..........no............Anak Nakal...........,

Just kidding,

Siegy,

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Postby bdw0617 » Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:41 am

Sysonby wrote:On a sentimental note, Smooth Air.

I also think people have written Pyro off way too fast.


i was writing pyro off back in December :wink:
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Postby gmj828 » Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:41 pm

Court Vision, Eight Belles, Adriano

Best of luck to all of you!

Man...I hate having the word 'suckling' under my name. :D
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Postby smokeglacken » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:06 pm

1st) Pyro
2nd) Big Brown
3rd) Colonel/Tale

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Postby RuffianT21 » Thu May 01, 2008 6:11 pm

Well, post position draw sure screwed everything up... Would've gone for Gayego and Big Brown, but I'm changing that a bit now.

My head tells me Colonel John is by far the class of the race, but my heart/gut just can't go along with it.

Big Brown
Eight Belles
Court Vision
Z Fortune
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Postby wallinga » Thu May 01, 2008 6:37 pm

adriano
Tale of Ekati
Big Brown
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Postby Prairie » Thu May 01, 2008 6:48 pm

Colonel John
Court Vision
Big Brown

(Would LOVE to see Anak Nakal make a good run! I'm still saddened that his dad, Victory Gallop, was sold to Turkey.)
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Postby Barn 31 T-breds » Thu May 01, 2008 7:00 pm

Colonel John
Gayego
Big Brown
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Postby ratherrapid » Thu May 01, 2008 10:15 pm

bdw0617 wrote:
Sysonby wrote:On a sentimental note, Smooth Air.

I also think people have written Pyro off way too fast.


i was writing pyro off back in December :wink:


very wise of you bdw. are you going to handicap this thing for us, or are you tossing this race as unworthy of your effort :?
(edited: oops. i overlooked Pyro's 4/21 work, so i withdraw this comment. Pyro's might be flying at the end!)
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Postby Patuxet » Fri May 02, 2008 8:15 am

If quarter cracks and the notorious Derby Day macadam surface at Churchill don't do him in, then it's Big Brown.

Otherwise Z Fortune bests the filly at the wire.
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