The horse never gets up

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The horse never gets up

Postby bdw0617 » Fri May 06, 2011 3:10 pm

and we fall for it every, freaking, single time. I did it with sway way. Every time. that hard closing horse at 6F going 1 mile this time, or the horse that loses a head bob going 1mile now going 9F or whatever the case, "but look at the gallop out, this horse is asking for more ground"

they NEVER get up. I am kicking myself after the zazu pick because I tossed nehro for the same reason, should have tossed zazu, but she just looked so damn convincing.

the race dynaics are just not the same. it's not like they are going to run the exact same fractions, the horses are going to have the exact same amount of energy all of them, and the horses just get another furlong to just blow by.

with that said, tossing nehro as a sucker bet.
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Postby walaa » Fri May 06, 2011 3:19 pm

Dont feel bad, I had Zazu, Holy Heavens, and Liliacs and Lace for my exacta. I did get 12th and 13th place though :P

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Postby bdw0617 » Fri May 06, 2011 3:27 pm

walaa wrote:Dont feel bad, I had Zazu, Holy Heavens, and Liliacs and Lace for my exacta. I did get 12th and 13th place though :P
I don't feel bad at all actually. I don't care about losing. YOu are going to lose races. I care about making a bet I knew good and damn well i should not have made becuase of the principle behind the wager. I know better than to take the late closing sprinter stretching out
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