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jognlope
08-22-2009, 05:24 PM
Wish I was there today to see that, all they can figure out so far is Grassy is first.
Bobzilla
08-22-2009, 05:33 PM
One of the more exciting finishes I've seen in a long time. I was excited to have the opportunity to back Yankee Empire at 8/1. I wish Javier could have gotten him to the outside, I'll have to watch the head-on. 5th by a head it looks. Nevertheless a fun and exciting race.
cmoore
08-22-2009, 05:40 PM
The 9th winner today that has paid under 11 bucks..The El Prado runner was my first choice but not at 2-1..
Onion Monster
08-22-2009, 06:02 PM
The crowd has been super sharp this week.
jognlope
08-22-2009, 08:24 PM
I wish I had translated my funny feeling about Tapit horse Careless Jewel, winning Alabama, effortless like his dad, also looking at the crowd like his dad did in the Wood.
Bobzilla
08-22-2009, 08:35 PM
I was just looking at the Equibase chart for R9 and they report a nose difference between each horse in the top 6. I'm not sure if I've ever seen that before.
ryesteve
08-22-2009, 08:46 PM
The PPs are gonna look really odd when these horses run back... has anyone ever seen "5th-hd" or "6th-nk" before?
BELMONT 6-6-09
08-22-2009, 09:18 PM
For a change I came out the better in this exciting finish...I had the winner.
turfnsport
08-23-2009, 12:53 AM
One of the more exciting finishes I've seen in a long time. I was excited to have the opportunity to back Yankee Empire at 8/1. I wish Javier could have gotten him to the outside, I'll have to watch the head-on. 5th by a head it looks. Nevertheless a fun and exciting race.

I had Yankee Empire too..not too excited about Castellano's ride.. It was TERRIBLE
my_nameaintearl
08-23-2009, 03:31 AM
It made espn's top plays
Niko
08-23-2009, 12:00 PM
It was one of the more exciting finishes...I had the 8 and knew I lost when he got buried in all the other horses..he was closer than I thought.

Worth watching a second time...
castaway01
08-23-2009, 12:16 PM
Can't say I've ever seen six that close at the wire before
joanied
08-23-2009, 04:49 PM
PLEASE...does anyone have a video of this race....I wanna see it sooooooo bad:jump:
ezrabrooks
08-23-2009, 04:59 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwZrnlGAcE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwZrnlGAcE)
Java Gold@TFT
08-23-2009, 06:58 PM
I had Yankee Empire too..not too excited about Castellano's ride.. It was TERRIBLE
Even better. It wasn't in Top Plays - it was in the regular sports news just before Top Plays. Can't knock out those Littlle leaguers from Top Plays.
joanied
08-23-2009, 07:29 PM
ezra....THANK YOU:jump: :jump: unbeleivable finish... it should be a highlight clip on all the sports channels...and could be made into a great TV ad...like the one about the photo finish being more exciting than the last toss at the buzzer or the hail mary play...
thanks again...I watched it 3 times:)
Grits
08-23-2009, 09:01 PM
At NYRA. http://www.nyra.com/saratoga/stories/Six-WayPhotoFinish.shtmlGreat comments from winning trainer, Clement, and jockeys.
QuarterCrack
08-24-2009, 09:55 AM
I had Yankee Empire too..not too excited about Castellano's ride.. It was TERRIBLE

Yeah, I don't know why he tried to go inside; I thought the outside opened up for him and it looked like he would have been home free. For some reason, he didn't go outside.

Oh well, still a cool race finish.
Stevie Belmont
08-24-2009, 12:35 PM
What a humdinger that was...

I had Rock In Bage (Brz) Missed...

What a finish...
joanied
08-24-2009, 12:55 PM
At NYRA. http://www.nyra.com/saratoga/stories/Six-WayPhotoFinish.shtmlGreat comments from winning trainer, Clement, and jockeys.

Thanks:ThmbUp: Grits...I woulda missed that...love Kent's and The Mig's take on it...man, wish I was there!!