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05-02-2009, 06:22 PM
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derby
I like Desert Party.
Papa Clem and General Quarters behind him.
Good Luck.
John
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05-02-2009, 06:23 PM
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played 2,6 over 2,6,7,12,16
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05-02-2009, 06:33 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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What a terrible race!
So many showed nothing at all!
And Durkin totally BLEW the call. Just blew it.
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05-02-2009, 06:35 PM
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calvins a sneaky little mofo -- too funny. Congrats to the owners
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05-02-2009, 06:37 PM
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This is great news for the Preakness.
Worst Derby call ever? Worst Derby winner ever? That's what I call an exacta.
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05-02-2009, 06:39 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Ya think Calvin had a couple of bucks on the winner? 
Talk about HAPPY!
They're gonna need to talk him down tonight.
I had an exacta box POTN and SUMMER Bird...I thought I had it.
Dang, wrong bird. 
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05-02-2009, 06:43 PM
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I admit that I would have had to hit the all button to use the winner, but Pioneer was second and I can't be mad or upset at all based on the connections. This is a true underdog winner story and the game needs all the feel good stories it can get.
I thought going into this that it was not going to be a Triple Crown on the line year and now I feel extremely confident that is the case.
Oh and by the way, I really don't like capping on muddy and sloppy tracks and this just reinforces that.
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05-02-2009, 06:53 PM
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Trainer was 1 for 52
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05-02-2009, 07:06 PM
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Sheb Wooley !!!  .
Calvin was, in the words of the great Danny Alameda, "scraping much paint."
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05-02-2009, 07:08 PM
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The co-owner either was in shock or was drunk. I doubt he expected he'd be on national TV.
As for the call, even the best can get tripped up in a 20-horse field, and that's what happened to Durkin. But even his call before the stretch was bad. He never called Fresian Fire dropping out near the turn.
Will listen to Johnson's call later.
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05-02-2009, 07:14 PM
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Did anyone else need another drink after this, or was that just me?
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05-02-2009, 07:14 PM
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Just listened to Johnson's call. It was OK but he also missed the horse coming through until he took the lead. Not as late as Durkin. Listen to the call, he stalls to see the number by saying "bursting through and picking them up" is.
It also looked like Borel's horse hit the rail when he was coming between the final horse he had to clear.
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Will listen to Johnson's call later.
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05-02-2009, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by slew101
Just listened to Johnson's call. It was OK but he also missed the horse coming through until he took the lead. Not as late as Durkin. Listen to the call, he stalls to see the number by saying "bursting through and picking them up" is.
It also looked like Borel's horse hit the rail when he was coming between the final horse he had to clear.
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I was thinking of how Calvin also fooled Trevor in the juv breeders cup with Street Sense,, he was 5 in front when he was noticed
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05-02-2009, 08:31 PM
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Trainer was 1 for 52 |
Trainer seemed pretty sick of the locals and the media getting on him about his trip there and modest ways....the latter part of his interview before he went to the winners circle was sweet.....
Last edited by Relwob Owner; 05-02-2009 at 08:34 PM.
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05-02-2009, 10:16 PM
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Its never over til its over.....or the fat lady sings.....or all the postrace drug tests come back.
C'mon, a horse like Mine that Bird shocking the world and not only winning, but winning by one of the biggest margins in the history of the race? From a 1 for 52 barn? Isn't anyone at least slightly suspcious? Maybe its all legit, but remember after the Arlington Breeders Cup Pic 6, something didn't seem "right". In over 25 years of watching and handicapping races, this has to be one of the most implausible results I've ever seen.
Last edited by Valuist; 05-02-2009 at 10:17 PM.
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