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Good Luck Drew

Postby Monmouth Matt » Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:14 pm

If Edgar can ration that speed, ole' Guns could be tough to catch on the rail!
And DOWN the stretch they come!
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Postby dray33 » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:02 pm

Noone can ration that speed. I need to find 4 furlong races for GUNS. Sheesh. Such a speed freak! :?
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Postby Monmouth Matt » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:29 pm

21.1 .....easy big boy.... he is something out of the gate.
And DOWN the stretch they come!
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Postby dray33 » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:35 pm

He has no "easy". :cry:
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Postby majxmom » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:37 pm

How about entering the 2f Rocket Man stake at Calder on Extreme Day? He seems like he has the fractions to get it!
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Postby dray33 » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:40 pm

I think he would win it hands down, and yeah, we've thought about it. Not sure what to do... but I don't see Saratoga as his thing. 5 furlong Monmouth? dunno.
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Postby UmmYeah » Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:00 pm

Maybe try blinkers off? I love that equipment change on a speed horse.
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Postby ageecee » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:14 pm

What about 4.5 furlongs at Charlestown-Allowance races are worth 27K and theres no doubt he could clear N1X and probably N2X
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Postby majxmom » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:44 am

They ran the Rocket Man in :21.15 on a sloppy, sealed track. Next year!
"When I am on my deathbed, I imagine I will say, 'Thank God I did that'" - Arthur Hancock, on buying back Gato del Sol from Europe after Exceller was killed in a slaughterhouse in Sweden.
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Postby dray33 » Sun Jul 29, 2007 3:18 pm

He sleeps going 21.1.
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Postby Rokeby Forever » Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:12 pm

What about a 7 furlong grass race where the horse won't have to fight in a :21 opening quarter? I always felt that speed carries a little farther on the turf, anyway.
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Postby dray33 » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:06 am

Tried it, he sprinted to a 15 length lead, the announcer said: "And GUNS DRAWN is sprinting like a quarterhorse!". There is absolutely no limit switch on GUNS, he loves to press. I wish they had 4 furlong Grade 1 races. :?
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Postby ageecee » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:42 pm

Probably have to go no further than 5 furlongs with him Drew. Grass or dirt. problem is they dont write a lot of races going 5 furlongs on the dirt of his caliber but they do write some turf races going 5 furlongs.
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Postby geowarrior » Tue Jul 31, 2007 10:58 pm

Yes, Drew, it seems to me that the 5 furlong turf sprint is becoming quite a bit more popular and lucrative.
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Postby Foggytrip » Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:41 am

Drew if you ran in New Zealand youd have a stakes horse. Unfortunately the window for grass spritners over here is very small.
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