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Triple Crown hopeful Barbaro loses... Seriously injured during race
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Posted on 05/20/2006 11:13:23 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: apackof2
She's buried in the infield at Belmont with her nose pointing to the finish line (sorry if I brought a tear to your eye again).
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:25:19 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(Democrats lie because they must)
To: Pharmboy
5/6
Bring home the $$$$$$
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:25:49 PM PDT
by
dakine
To: Lemondropkid31
No, Monarchos won the Derby in 1:59 4/5That was Sham's time, too. Well, he's tied for 2nd fastest Derby.
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:27:37 PM PDT
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: Pharmboy
How fitting for a great champion, thank you
I am so glad I got to see her run
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:27:46 PM PDT
by
apackof2
(That Girl is a Cowboy)
To: joylyn
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:30:06 PM PDT
by
dakine
To: dakine
Hopefully Derek won't loose a shoe this time. He has glue-on shoes this time, AND he won't be carried out 9 wide on the far turn either.
To: ARCADIA
Too bad for Sham. He could have one the TC too
To: Lemondropkid31
As long as I can remember, I've always enjoyed reading. When I was a kid, I loved reading books about famous racehorses. I had one about Man O'War that I treasured. In addition to photos, it had a lengthy discussion of his pedigree going all the way back to the 18th century. To this day, without any effort, I can tell you that he was by Fair Play out of Mahubah by Rock Sand, and that one of his ancestors was a horse with the odd name of Pot-8-O's. :)
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:39:59 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn, There's vultures and thieves at your back...)
To: Wolfstar
Hahaha I read that too!! He is a descendant of the Godolphin Arabian. I can't imagine a horse named Pot-8-o's in this day and age, course there are some wierd names out there.
To: joylyn
Secretariat came around the turn and there weren't any other horses behind him! They showed up eventually.Grin...yes, it sure seemed that all the other horses had somehow taken a wrong turn. All you could see was that gorgeous red horse running by himself. I still see it all in my mind's eye as if it were yesterday. Sigh.
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:41:45 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn, There's vultures and thieves at your back...)
To: Wolfstar
I believe that Secretariat is a descendent of Eclipse, and that makes him a descendant of the Darley Arab.
To: ARCADIA
Thanks for mentioning Sham, second fastest Derby ever, with Latiffe Pincay riding. Not many people know that. You're welcome. In any other year, Sham would probably have become one of the greatest ever. He just had the misfortune of being born in the same year as a phenomenon the likes of which we may never see again -- at least not in our lifetimes.
The horse who finished (I think) 4th in that legendary Derby was Forego, the great gelding who went on to be Horse of the Year multiple times. Other champions defeated by Big Red included Riva Ridge, Cougar II, Kennedy Road and Tentam.
Do you remember Cañonero II, who held on to his Preakness record? That Triple Crown was wild.
I sure do. That was a fun TC year.
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:46:38 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn, There's vultures and thieves at your back...)
To: HairOfTheDog; onyx; Hildy
"Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people."
- W C Fields
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:47:07 PM PDT
by
beyond the sea
("If you see strange men lurking about in groups of three - especially in North Carolina, RUN!)
To: Lemondropkid31
Pot-8-O's would make a great internet name.
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:47:57 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn, There's vultures and thieves at your back...)
To: beyond the sea
This Poem is like me... The idea that all in attendance have a dream always brings a tear to my eye when I watch these preliminary background pieces...
One Man Watches a Horse Race
and suffers because his horse is losing. The second suffers because his
horse is winning; the race isn't over, and anything might happen. The
third who watches has no money on the race. He sees sweat foam on the
horses's leather, the rictus that flickers through the crowd. Sees even
himself at the rail, caught in the roiling world. He suffers for the
first man and the second, for human sight and horseflesh.
Still he comes to the races.
Should he stay away, pretend
that there is nothing here to do with him?
~Wendy Battin
To: Wolfstar
Hahaha! I never thought about that!!
To: Wolfstar
win: Barbaro
place: Like Now
show: Brother Dereck
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:53:27 PM PDT
by
i_dont_chat
(I defend the right to offend!)
To: i_dont_chat
replace LIKE NOW with SWEETNORTHERNSAINT and then we agree!
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:54:23 PM PDT
by
Hildy
To: HairOfTheDog
excellent....... I'm going with 'Hemmingway's Key' because he's handsome.
;-)
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:57:00 PM PDT
by
beyond the sea
("If you see strange men lurking about in groups of three - especially in North Carolina, RUN!)
To: Lemondropkid31
Hahaha! I never thought about that!!Grin...what was odd a couple'a hundred years ago is now post-modern.
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posted on
05/20/2006 2:57:47 PM PDT
by
Wolfstar
(So tired of the straight line, and everywhere you turn, There's vultures and thieves at your back...)
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