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09-30-2018, 12:01 AM
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Originally Posted by turfnsport
Brown was not happy with Irad's ride on Robert Bruce too.
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“I’m disappointed,” he said. “There was no pace in the race and my horse broke so well and then he ended up behind. I’m not sure why.”
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Well, they grab and hold for Chad every race, not sure suddenly why this is an issue. sour grapes.
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09-30-2018, 11:06 AM
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That may be TWO things Irad doesn't have in his head......
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09-30-2018, 11:15 AM
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I remember when the JC Gold Cup was 2 miles, and Shuvee beat the boys in it - twice!
Today's racing is so watered-down it isn't funny.
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09-30-2018, 11:29 AM
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Not one of Collmus' finest moments - he called Discreet Lover, "Discreet Image" for the whole race (five times).. but at least got it right at the wire. 
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09-30-2018, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FantasticDan
Not one of Collmus' finest moments - he called Discreet Lover, "Discreet Image" for the whole race (five times).. but at least got it right at the wire. |
This guy got it right though:
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09-30-2018, 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by turfnsport
Brown was not happy with Irad's ride on Robert Bruce too.
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I would second that.
The winner got away with dawdling fractions in front.
Irad sat way back on RB, then made a huge move on the far turn.
Left his horse with way too much to do running at a slow pace. 
Robert Bruce is a nice horse.
He may be best at 10 furlongs on a firmer surface, though.
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09-30-2018, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by GMB@BP
he wasnt that far off it, at most like 2 lengths? I have not been Mendellsohns biggest fan but today he ran like a real race horse. If he is loose on the lead in the classic, given how weak the field is, wont shock me to see him in the thick of it down the stretch.
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You have a point. The chart says 2 lengths back. Seemed like more watching the race. Mendelssohn is really coming to hand and cycling back to the form he showed when he ran freakishly well in the U.A.I. Derby. He will probably be sent for the lead in BC Classic and could even beat Accelerate and win if not pressed too hard early.
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09-30-2018, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Thomas Roulston
I remember when the JC Gold Cup was 2 miles, and Shuvee beat the boys in it - twice!
Today's racing is so watered-down it isn't funny.
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I was there as a kid when the great Kelso won it for the 5th straight year at 2 miles. The days of the iron horses.
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09-30-2018, 06:00 PM
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Not one of Collmus' finest moments - he called Discreet Lover, "Discreet Image" for the whole race (five times).. but at least got it right at the wire. |
And the riders of Discrete Lover and Thunder Snow really got it right by laying well off that insane pace.
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09-30-2018, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bobphilo
And the riders of Discrete Lover and Thunder Snow really got it right by laying well off that insane pace.
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And Serling and LoDuca got it right by saying to use Discreet Lover, that there was no way the horse should be 45-1, and that he had a shot at a huge price.
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