richiebee Wrote:
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> P-Dub:
>
> If you are not too busy next week, I think you
> should go over and visit Frank
> Stronach. There should be two items on your
> agenda:
>
> 1) A proposal for a \"Sunshine Millions\" themed
> event where horses stabled in
> California race against horses from the other 49
> states and the rest of the
> world. A good working title for the series: The
> Dangerfield (we dont get no
> respect) Millions.
>
> 2) Tell Frank he can become the hero of the racing
> world (though this may not
> necessarily prevent Magna Entertainment
> Corporation stock from being delisted)
> if he commits an act of defiance and reinstalls a
> dirt surface at Santa
> Anita without waiting for the CHRB to tell him its
> OK to do so. Wise guy
> gamblers will come up with an admiring new
> nickname for the man who saved
> the next 2 Breeders Cups from being run on
> synthetic.
>
> They\'ll call him \"Frankie Dirt\".
RB,
They do race against against the other horses. Something called the Breeders\' Cup?? Maybe you\'ve heard of it. I understand they offer \"Millions\" in purse money too. Also, we were talking specifically about the Kentucky Derby. Your sarcasm aside, the facts point to California horses more than holding their own on a yearly basis. Check the charts and the prices. Find me another circuit where you find horses hitting the board/winning at the prices Cal horses do. BTW, the lack of respect isn\'t universal.
Like most handicappers, I prefer dirt surfaces. But I am not going to whine about it in every post I make, unlike others around here (thats not directed at you). I haven\'t seen this much bitching and moaning over something out of people\'s control since I dealt my last hand of poker. Some of you don\'t like it, we get it, move on already. I wouldn\'t be surprised if Santa Anita did indeed go back to dirt, especially considering the fact they are hosting the next 2 Breeders\' Cups.
Regarding Big Brown: This horse has had 3 lifetime starts. Three. Yet, people are willing to take a short price on a horse with little foundation to run 1 1/4 miles. Many handicappers read the PAST PERFORMANCES. They judge future performances based on what they have seen previously. And what we have seen every year is that lightly raced horses, generally speaking, have trouble in this race.
Its obvious that this horse is very talented. I\'m not disputing that. But he\'s run twice on dirt: first dirt start he beats a 5 horse field, second dirt start he wires the field (from a difficult post although JB has indicated he had sufficient speed to negate this). Never has he faced any real adversity such as: pace pressure, dirt kicked in his face, bumping, wide trip, 150,000 screaming fans. Not to mention running a ridiculously fast figure that some feel may have knocked him out. If some want to take 2 or 3-1 then go ahead. I wouldn\'t be surprised if he\'s off the board.
