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06-11-2011, 07:15 PM
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A final thought on the triple crown.
Im still thinking,whos is the best 3 year old heading into the summer classics?If healthy is Uncle Mo still a major player?Will Dialed In rebound?
Before the derby most knew very little about this crop after the triple crown races we know less.
I will stay on the Jaycito bandwagon plenty of room.
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06-11-2011, 07:20 PM
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MMM...
...will actually be three in a few days, though in saying that I am definitely not predicting he will be a star. He has been competitive in G1's though, so I hope he stay healthy. Who knows?
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06-11-2011, 07:23 PM
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Animal Kingdom pretty much proved without a doubt...
Hopefully Uncle Mo will have a healthy return to give us value on some other horses, but he is done.
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Originally Posted by Casino
Im still thinking,whos is the best 3 year old heading into the summer classics?If healthy is Uncle Mo still a major player?Will Dialed In rebound?
Before the derby most knew very little about this crop after the triple crown races we know less.
I will stay on the Jaycito bandwagon plenty of room.
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06-11-2011, 07:24 PM
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clean money
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Originally Posted by jldonah
...will actually be three in a few days, though in saying that I am definitely not predicting he will be a star. He has been competitive in G1's though, so I hope he stay healthy. Who knows?
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not to mention the inspirational human interest story with Ritvo 
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06-11-2011, 08:30 PM
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The mud is the great equalizer...
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06-11-2011, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Casino
Im still thinking,whos is the best 3 year old heading into the summer classics?If healthy is Uncle Mo still a major player?Will Dialed In rebound?
Before the derby most knew very little about this crop after the triple crown races we know less.
I will stay on the Jaycito bandwagon plenty of room.
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i still think by november bind will be the best 3YO of this crop
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06-11-2011, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by toussaud
i still think by november bind will be the best 3YO of this crop
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I assume you're joking, right?
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06-11-2011, 10:01 PM
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The Voice of Reason!
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Considering no one can win two, he looks pretty good right now.
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06-11-2011, 10:16 PM
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To my eye, Shackleford is clearly best at the usual distances, just not at 1 1/2 miles.
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06-12-2011, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by cj
To my eye, Shackleford is clearly best at the usual distances, just not at 1 1/2 miles.
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i'm pretty happy that the connections of shackleford, animal kingdom, and mucho macho man had their horses in all three TC races.
animal kingdom recovered pretty well today for such a horrendous start, chapeaux
and shack...aw, well...at least he wasn't beatten by tired horses like himself--it took 4 rested foes to topple the big guy today, a guy who almost nobody thought had a chance of going 12 furlongs...and at least he didnt pull a quality road  i still love this horse and all the mile and eighths coming up later in the year should allow him to dominate.
there was something kind of fitting that shack and AK ended up one, two, with each other today.
does anyone know the exact distance that shack held on for? it looked to me like he made it to the just before the mile and a quarter, but that might be wishful eyeballing.
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06-12-2011, 12:25 AM
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To me, Shack is the ONLY 3yo who has done anything impressive all year.
The rest are there one race and then excuse after excuse.
When you go to the front, you control your destiny.
AK is going to grass or plastic I heard...good. I don't see a dirt future with much glory for him.
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Last edited by Tom; 06-12-2011 at 12:27 AM.
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06-12-2011, 12:42 AM
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To me, the best 3yr old I saw run in routes this spring was R Heat Lightning.
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06-12-2011, 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by cj
To my eye, Shackleford is clearly best at the usual distances, just not at 1 1/2 miles.
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Let's see now...
Animal Kingdom wins the Derby impressively, going away...and then is a hard-charging second by half a length, with a valid excuse, in the Preakness.
Shackleford is a half length victor in the Preakness, after repeatedly losing ground in the stretch - while registering ordinary-at-best speed figures - in his three prior graded stakes defeats...two of them at 9 furlongs.
And this makes SHACKLEFORD "clearly best" at the usual distances?
I don't see it...
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06-12-2011, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom
To me, Shack is the ONLY 3yo who has done anything impressive all year.
The rest are there one race and then excuse after excuse.
When you go to the front, you control your destiny.
AK is going to grass or plastic I heard...good. I don't see a dirt future with much glory for him.
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You say "the REST are there one race and then excuse after excuse"...
Did Shackleford run a SECOND impressive race, without and excuse...and I missed it?
Isn't the Preakness Shackleford's ONLY impressive race as well?
Wasn't AK's Preakness a more impressive SECOND BEST race, than any race Shack has ever run...Preakness notwithstanding?
What makes Shack so much more impressive than Animal Kingdom?
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Last edited by thaskalos; 06-12-2011 at 01:02 AM.
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06-12-2011, 12:59 AM
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Wanna see The Factor get back into the mix and hook up with Shackleford (BC Dirt Mile?...dream on...)somewhere later this year.
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