Tucumcari wrote:They'll be riding to beat him
"They" better start running NOW.
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gunner99 wrote:I am new to this whole site so please don't bash me too hard. I haven't heard anything about Kentucky Bear's trip. I don't think he would have caught BB but he was making a move on the rail and got shut out. In my eyes it was a bad ride by the jock to get him blocked on the inside. He was going to shoot through a tiny hole that closed quickly and checked up. Watch the replay. I think he would have been there. But that is just my 2 cents. Maybe the added distance will suit him if he runs.
UmmYeah wrote:No bashing here. I completely agree. I think Kentucky Bear could have easily been second, if he hadn't had such a brutal trip. In addition to what you say, I heard that another horse stepped on one of his hooves, and he ran most of the race on a bent shoe.
Edit to add: Kentucky Bear won't be in the Belmont. He's being pointed to a race at Woodbine.
oliverstoned wrote:Dutrow: "Well, I've seen Curlin get beat by a filly -- so that is not impressive to me. I can't imagine there's a filly breathing air that could beat Big Brown."
Oliverstoned: "Well I've seen Curlin win a 6 million dollar race WITHOUT steroids.
oliverstoned wrote:Dutrow: "Well, I've seen Curlin get beat by a filly -- so that is not impressive to me. I can't imagine there's a filly breathing air that could beat Big Brown."
Oliverstoned: "Well I've seen Curlin win a 6 million dollar race WITHOUT steroids.
reese wrote:oliverstoned wrote:Dutrow: "Well, I've seen Curlin get beat by a filly -- so that is not impressive to me. I can't imagine there's a filly breathing air that could beat Big Brown."
Oliverstoned: "Well I've seen Curlin win a 6 million dollar race WITHOUT steroids.
And DUTROW won 2 Dubai races...so WHAT does that say?
spex4me wrote:reese wrote:oliverstoned wrote:Dutrow: "Well, I've seen Curlin get beat by a filly -- so that is not impressive to me. I can't imagine there's a filly breathing air that could beat Big Brown."
Oliverstoned: "Well I've seen Curlin win a 6 million dollar race WITHOUT steroids.
And DUTROW won 2 Dubai races...so WHAT does that say?
That even a blind squirrel gets a nut or two every once in awhile. JK JK
oliverstoned wrote:“The Japanese horse has so much to prove,” Dutrow said. “I don’t know if he’s on the top of his game training (at Belmont). I would not depend on this horse for second (place).”
Later in the teleconference, Yamamoto’s racing manager Nobutaka Tada was asked if Dutrow’s comments offended him. “No, not at all. I enjoy listening to his comments. It sounds like he knows our horse more than us.”
Dutrow was also asked if he was concerned that other riders in the Belmont would “gang up” on Big Brown. He was reminded that some people accused riders of doing that to Smarty Jones when he was defeated by Birdstone in the 2004 Belmont Stakes.
“I don’t believe anyone would do something like that,” he said. “If they did, they might get assassinated after the race. I can’t imagine they would do that.
WHAT! WHAT! Did he say the other Jocks may be killed for riding legally like they did in Smarty's Belmont? Who would do this the IEAH thugs?
A triple crown winner with these sleazy connections is not what racing needs.
