DRF trouble?

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Anyone else having trouble getting into the DRF site today?  I haven\'t been able to get the front page to load for about 4 hours now.  I was so looking forward to Crist\'s insightfull derby comments for the day.  LOL

[HP]

Try this link

http://www.drf.com/crown2002/derby/crist.html

I got it right away. The home page is stalled out.

He picks Saarland. Knocks down the price. Also rips the graded stakes money-based entry system, which bumped Sunday Break. I think it\'s too bad Sunday Break won\'t go. Asides from letting the figs guys decide I can\'t see how else to do it. HP

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OK, I got in now.  Well, at least he didn\'t pick Perfect Drift.  And great, he\'s staying at the same hotel/casino that I am.  Does that mean I will be jinxed?

I too would prefer a different system, maybe something like the triple crown challenge where you get 10-5-3 points for a Grade 1 appearance, 7-4-2 for a Grade 2, and 5-2-1 for a Grade 3 finish.  A grade one is a grade one, who cares what the purse is?  How ridiculous is it that EOD is at the top of this list just because the Arabs have money to throw at the system?

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Money was never an issue with EOD, he picked up $150k in the GII Norfolk win at SA.