06-13-2019, 01:00 PM
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@TimeformUSfigs
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
Posts: 46,830
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Originally Posted by reckless
In 1977 I was in my first year doing speed figures and Coastal's win in the Peter Pan was off the charts. Much faster than Spectacular Bid's Derby and Preakness. Coastal won in 1:47 flat by 13 lengths!
Well, I made a large bet on Coastal --$20 on the nose; I 18 or so at the time. I was nervous as hell considering Bid was a mortal lock to win the Triple Crown.
Coastal paid $11 that day.
Needless to say, I never bought the Bid 'stepping on a pin' excuse by Buddy Delp.
Ever since, I always looked at the Peter Pan for my Belmont Stakes hopefuls.
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