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09-18-2014, 06:44 PM
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Location: west view, pa. now Lancaster, Ca.
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GAME ON DUDE
has been retired
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and now in Lancaster, CA.
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09-18-2014, 06:48 PM
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Unreconstructed
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Appalachia
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That is good news....I was starting to worry about him.... 
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09-18-2014, 07:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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All time great?
Only horse to win the cap 3 times..
I have him a notch below great..
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09-18-2014, 07:15 PM
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C'est Tout
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Cajunland
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Sixteen wins in 34 lifetime starts, including eight Gr1 victories.
Any horse in this day and age who competes at a high level and compiles that record (34 starts) is okay in my book.
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09-19-2014, 02:27 AM
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Location: Bakersfield, CA
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Originally Posted by TheEdge07
All time great?
Only horse to win the cap 3 times..
I have him a notch below great..
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Well your crazy.
Have to admit as a California racing homer this is somber day. My wife and I always described him a "big stupid animal". You never knew if he was going to run them off their feet or "sit down" as my wife called it. Reminded us of our stubborn as hell Corgi dog, no controlling him, just a fast as can be brute!
I'll miss him like no other. My best memory will be his last win, as he thundered down the stretch in the 2014 Big Cap, my wife telling "he didn't sit down! He didn't sit down" and me with a drunken "come get a taste Mucho Macho Man"
Nothing lasts forever but god damnit we loved you Dude! They don't make em like that any more!
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09-19-2014, 09:05 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Queens, NY
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I'm happy about this. He was a sensational horse for a long time, but he had clearly slipped a notch. It was time to go out gracefully and not take any unwarranted risks. Great job by the horse and the connections. 
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Last edited by classhandicapper; 09-19-2014 at 09:06 AM.
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09-19-2014, 09:40 AM
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Yep i agree great job by the connections and he had lost a step or 2 i think it was the right move to retire him.
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09-19-2014, 12:45 PM
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Going to miss him at works. Even if it was one of those days where you didn't recognize many on the track, you knew who Dude was. Dana Barnes ( Wife of Jimmy Barnes, Baffert's main assistant ) was usually on him for his gallops & she'd bring him over to the clocker's booth at the Gap while the track renovation was going on. He'd get his Smarties candy & after the candy ( because for him that was priority 1 ) getting in a couple scratches of the nose & ears before they headed out.
Those were the times you forgot how many Graded races, how much money he'd made.
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09-19-2014, 02:50 PM
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Location: North Riverside, Il.
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How about a farewell appearance at Santa Anita on Breeders Cup Day?
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09-19-2014, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
I'm happy about this. He was a sensational horse for a long time, but he had clearly slipped a notch. It was time to go out gracefully and not take any unwarranted risks. Great job by the horse and the connections. |
This.
In my book, he doesn't rate in the gelding hall of fame quite like a Kelso or Forego, e.g., because he never had to carry the weight, but he has been a very honest horse who deserves to end up enjoying a well-earned retirement.
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09-19-2014, 07:36 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Originally Posted by mostpost
How about a farewell appearance at Santa Anita on Breeders Cup Day?
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He's going to be paraded at SA next Saturday, the 27th.
Agree, an appearance on the Big Day would be appropriate - it is his backyard after all.
The game owes a guy like this who shows up every dance and is not embarrassed to lose - he gets more of respect in defeat than most of the 5-6 race wonders that win a couple, doge mores, then retire.
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09-21-2014, 06:27 PM
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Put Cholly in the genuflecting "We're not worthy" column.
27 of his 34 races were either GI or GII; Sixteen (16) were at the 1-1/4 mile distance, toting weight in the 120's. Anymore it is extremely rare for a horse to get the classic distance even 4 or 5 times before calling it quits.
Game On Dude...he was game and he was a Dude!
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09-21-2014, 07:36 PM
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This horse burned a ton of BC money for me
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09-21-2014, 10:08 PM
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Location: Bakersfield, CA
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Originally Posted by Cholly
Put Cholly in the genuflecting "We're not worthy" column.
27 of his 34 races were either GI or GII; Sixteen (16) were at the 1-1/4 mile distance, toting weight in the 120's. Anymore it is extremely rare for a horse to get the classic distance even 4 or 5 times before calling it quits.
Game On Dude...he was game and he was a Dude!
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Like I said they don't make them like this anymore, just eye-popping stats.
23 times he hit the board
Ran at 9 different tracks
Won on dirt and synthetic regularly
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09-22-2014, 10:40 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Does anyone have the lifetime PP's for Game On Dude?
Thanks.
Patrick
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