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shanahan

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round pond
« on: March 12, 2006, 08:05:47 AM »
looked fabulous here yesterday...what a race - if you haven\'t seen the replay yet, please do so.  Rare effort - anxious to see the numbers both of them got.
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bobphilo

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Re: round pond
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2006, 09:12:17 AM »
Two best distafers in the country going head to head the whole way. Great race. Happy Ticket will probably get the higher figure as she lost a path on each turn and carried more weight, but this had an Affrimed-Alydar feel to it in that Round Pond did just what she had to do to win.

Bob
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tmon

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Re: round pond
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2006, 02:37:00 PM »
Round Pond also broke out into Happy Ticket at the start. She also set a very slow pace. 234, :482, 1:133, 1:374, 1:434
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bobphilo

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Re: round pond
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2006, 03:39:04 PM »
The pace was slow, but it was slow for both and they went the same fractions together - except Happy Ticket had to go wider on both turns, which will earn her the better figure. That doesn\'t mean I\'d take HT in a rematch. Like I said, it was reminiscent of the Affirmed-Alydar Belmont where you felt that the winner could have found a bit more if he/she needed to.

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NoCarolinaTony

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Re: round pond
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2006, 09:03:56 PM »
Personally I\'m glad I satthe race out and watched it. Since I had no rooting interest I got to enjoy the race more. Great race. Round Pond and Elliot let the other horse finally pass, rated his horse to have something left in the final 1/8. (I would have bet HT at 9/5-2-1)

Maybe Elliott learned something from the Smarty Jones Belmont after all.

NC Tony



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spa

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Re: round pond
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2006, 10:33:57 PM »
He didn\'t have Jerry B. to ruin his chance........this time.
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