Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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In 1973, Big Red beat 12 horses in the Derby. He beat 6 horses in the Preakness, of which only 2 were in the Derby, and he beat 4 horses in the Belmont of which only one was in both the Derby and the Preakness and two were in the Preakness. What I see as the big difference is that California Chrome had to compete in the Belmont against 10 other horses versus the 4 other horses that Big Red had to beat. Of course, had he been able to run the Belmont in 2:24 it wouldn't have mattered how many horses were racing against him.
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We are merely comparing a really good runner (Calif. Chrome) to perhaps the greatest runner of all time. Just boggles my mind that this owner of CC could mouth off so badly in front of the entire world at probably the worst possible time. He will come to understand that his theory is so very wrong.
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Which means that only the top 10 (or is it 12) in NASCAR should run in the last race for the championship. I think they do it for golf and the Million dollar prize at the end of the golf year. Only the winners play. But I could be wrong. Nothing new. Z
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I didn't see the race but from what I've read/heard CA Chrome was injured out of the starting gate.
To compare this "sport" to NASCAR or golf is IMO just wrong. If you push too hard in NASCAR you end up with what, a blown engine? Push too hard for the triple crown in racing you have Barbaro. I was at the Belmont when Charismatic broke down, haven't been since, will never go back. To me the entire thing is sickening. The betting is sickening, you want to gamble put your money on a hand of cards, play a slot machine, buy a lotto ticket but don't bet on the life of a living animal. After Barbaro was put down Bo Derek was on a talk show (maybe Larry King) and she said she'd been to the winners circle many times and the horses don't have a mark on the. You know what, maybe she should have walked a little further to the losers circle... saw the scars from pin firing, saw the bowed tendons, the horses standing in buckets of ice. This is nothing like NASCAR or golf.
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I assume from the terms that you use in your post that you have experience in the thoroughbred racing industry and your comments are well taken. However I believe horse racing is here to stay for a long while--as is NASCAR, golf, baseball, basketball and football.
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Good to hear about your experience at the Belmont. It looks like the jockey saved Charismatic's life by holding him back. |
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Maybe instead of worrying about setting records and who is a "spoiler" the focus should be on the well being of the animal. I could be wrong, but I believe that the last match race was Ruffian's. I don't think it was outlawed, it just isn't done. Currently, you must win all three races to win the triple crown. So, how would this work? You don't win the first two so you scratch the Belmont rather than risk your horse. I'm not getting this.
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It is a matter of elimination. Z
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As I mentioned in a previous post I am sure that the current structure for triple crown entries will be in place for a long period of time. Just my opinion.
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And with this scenario, the purses would be nothing, wagering would be down-everybody loves a longshot. Maybe we could turn it into bragging rights contest-that would work for me, my distaste for the "sport" is when the money comes into it.
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