madelyn wrote:gosh, I'm thrilled to be a yearling.... no hurry to break maiden here, is there? Not like KY, just so many tries and you can't race anymore...
You'll be a 2yo before you know it.
Do the Math!!
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BJ wrote:>>>And Cheryl is spamming to get through her conditions!! <<<
Cheryl! So, instead of "...", "also", and "furthermore", she is doing separate posts. Gonna blow a tendon Cheryl!
On one of the other lists I'm on, we have a bunch of stars under our name and as your post count climbs, the stars turn red. The list mod actually had to set up a separate "abusers forum" because some of the guys turned into "Star Sluts" and would just race through and randomly tag all the threads.
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Oh ... and the mod got wise .. she changed the Poster Tag for 1000 posts to "Full Of Shit".
The boys got hit with it before me (and flipped) so I had already changed mine to a permanent tag before I got there.
chiggins6 wrote:Ooh, that's hard. I admit I wanted to get to "50" posts, but I am trying not to think about my dead car, and enjoying just about everybody and everything else tonight.
You're right though. I am a bit much
hehe. But it's a good much. Besides, SOMEONE has to catch Michael. He's out there doing a great escape on us, trying to steal this thing
Actually all races on the turf now seem to be 1/8th of a mile or 1 furlong. American based jockeys have all seemed to have decided they want to ride like the sucessful European horses and set a pace of 55 seconds for a half mile and then run at the end. Unfortunately, I don't think they figured out that after the 55 half and 1:14 3/4 that they are in a hopeless pack of 12 horses with nowhere to go. I think the traffic problems in many of the GR I turf races this years are testamony to that. American turf racing used to be more pace oriented like the dirt routes and I think it's a bad thing the riders have gotten away from that. I think they have let recent European successes in the BC alter their riding style when it was just probably a matter of superior horses winning.
Any thoughts on this ? I see it all the time in NY. Hope it's not just me, but I've really seen a change. Thanks for Balto Star, otherwise we'd run 1:24 and change.
Any thoughts on this ? I see it all the time in NY. Hope it's not just me, but I've really seen a change. Thanks for Balto Star, otherwise we'd run 1:24 and change.