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Forum: General Racing Discussion 06-12-2014, 09:39 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,612
Posted By Edward DeVere
I have no clue who really is a Horse Butcher but I'll start a thread anyway

The two scariest stretch runs I saw this year in the three-year-old prep races were those of Onlyforyou in the Davona Dale and Intense Holiday in the Louisiana Derby.

Did Pletcher stop on either...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 06-08-2014, 09:04 PM
Replies: 232
Views: 23,729
Posted By Edward DeVere
Send the horse a one-way ticket to Fair Hill, MD,...

Send the horse a one-way ticket to Fair Hill, MD, c/o H. Graham Motion, Esq.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 06-03-2014, 09:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,377
Posted By Edward DeVere
I gotta tell ya - Lamenting the inability to bet...

I gotta tell ya - Lamenting the inability to bet against a 50-1 shot is lame.

And this isn't the only board I've seen such silliness.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 06-02-2014, 04:47 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 7,771
Posted By Edward DeVere
Seems to me California Chrome should just go to...

Seems to me California Chrome should just go to the front and improve his position from there.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-26-2014, 11:20 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,037
Posted By Edward DeVere
Love me some Michael Wrona. Shared Belief...

Love me some Michael Wrona.

Shared Belief was on an open lead in a "farcically slow pace", while his stablemate Moonshine Bay, was "'conservatively ridden this afternoon".
Forum: General Racing Discussion 05-26-2014, 10:37 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 781
Posted By Edward DeVere
Washington Post remembrance of Joe Aitcheson, Jr....

Washington Post remembrance of Joe Aitcheson, Jr.
...
Forum: General Racing Discussion 05-26-2014, 10:11 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 781
Posted By Edward DeVere
Joe Aitcheson, Jr.

Joe Aitcheson, Jr., America's greatest steeplechase jockey, died Saturday.

In re-reading this story from 1971, I am reminded once again that Benjamin Franklin Deford III is one of the greatest...
Forum: General Handicapping Discussion 05-18-2014, 10:00 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,880
Posted By Edward DeVere
Well, yeah. :o)

Well, yeah.

:o)
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-17-2014, 11:34 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,059
Posted By Edward DeVere
Curse you, Dave Weaver!!!

Curse you, Dave Weaver!!!
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-16-2014, 10:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,059
Posted By Edward DeVere
DOOMED, I'M DOOMED

Dave Weaver, a likeable enough fellow but THE SINGLE WORST HANDICAPPER ON TELEVISION, just announced his Preakness exacta, and it's the same as mine.

I might as well just bet the gray horse to...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-16-2014, 09:19 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,761
Posted By Edward DeVere
At 7:30, CC was still 2-5; several others were in...

At 7:30, CC was still 2-5; several others were in the 10-1 to 12-1 range. DI was still 25-1.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-14-2014, 11:44 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,644
Posted By Edward DeVere
I think Dynamic Impact is a middle-pack runner in...

I think Dynamic Impact is a middle-pack runner in this field.
Forum: General Racing Discussion 05-12-2014, 10:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 923
Posted By Edward DeVere
The Life And Times of Dickie Small

Wonderful remembrance. Set aside some time and enjoy.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/features/memories-of-a-master-614
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-10-2014, 01:09 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,848
Posted By Edward DeVere
There is a giant hole in this story, which is...

There is a giant hole in this story, which is that Beyer's figures are NOT uniformly poor for CC. Ragozin's figures ARE uniformly poor for CC, but Beyer gives CC very nice figures for races previous...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-08-2014, 05:33 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,342
Posted By Edward DeVere
That's what I meant by hot and bothered. The...

That's what I meant by hot and bothered.

The question is: Will that happen again, or was it a one-time deal? If he has to deal with a TON of other early speed, AND his own nervousness, well, it...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-08-2014, 02:25 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 3,342
Posted By Edward DeVere
Deep Thoughts: Deep Thought #1 On Early...

Deep Thoughts:

Deep Thought #1 On Early Speed - Pablo Del Monte is another speedball pointed to the Preakness.

Deep Thought #2 On Early Speed - The early pace of the Preakness is often the...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-04-2014, 11:08 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 8,519
Posted By Edward DeVere
Counting yesterday as a Big Win - and I do - the...

Counting yesterday as a Big Win - and I do - the horse now has five Ainslie Big Wins in a row. That's all the versatility I need to see.

Doesn't mean he can't lose; they all can lose. But no...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 05-03-2014, 11:45 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,266
Posted By Edward DeVere
And they ran into that headwind TWICE, the second...

And they ran into that headwind TWICE, the second time dog-tired.

(Well, dog-tired except for CC and CC.)
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 04-30-2014, 01:18 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,676
Posted By Edward DeVere
Which gives you a seventeen or eighteen horse...

Which gives you a seventeen or eighteen horse entry.

Crikies.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 04-30-2014, 01:12 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,285
Posted By Edward DeVere
A good horse can come from anywhere. Even...

A good horse can come from anywhere.

Even California. :o)
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-27-2014, 03:36 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,393
Posted By Edward DeVere
And then ask yourself: "Gee, I wonder if this...

And then ask yourself: "Gee, I wonder if this was the only time in his life Bruce Headley was involved with something like this?"
Forum: General Racing Discussion 04-27-2014, 03:34 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 5,393
Posted By Edward DeVere
Ah, yes, the "honorable" Bruce Headley. ...

Ah, yes, the "honorable" Bruce Headley.

Those of you with a short memory: Feel free to look around on the internet for Bruce Headley and Jess Jackson stories.
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 04-24-2014, 03:59 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,329
Posted By Edward DeVere
Baffert has said on many, MANY occasions that he...

Baffert has said on many, MANY occasions that he changes his mind about where to send his three-year-olds late in the process, based on how his horse is doing, the prospective competition, etc.
...
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 04-24-2014, 12:09 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,747
Posted By Edward DeVere
Q. At what point is the field set? A. ...

Q. At what point is the field set?

A. Nothing is over until we say it's over! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
Forum: **TRIPLE CROWN TRAIL** 04-24-2014, 12:06 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,329
Posted By Edward DeVere
Baffert doesn't know what he's doing until he...

Baffert doesn't know what he's doing until he does it, and he freely admits this.
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