Horseracing (was: The Belmont Stakes)
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Re: Horseracing (was: The Belmont Stakes)
Wish I could be there
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Since a race horse is fastest at 4.5 years old https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... po=3.84615 isn't it dumb that the biggest prizes/races are for 3 year olds?
#tradition?
#tradition?
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I'd seen that before and don't know the answer.
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Arkansas Derby will be televised on DirecTV 602. I think it's horse racing channel
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Class Empire erases a lot of the doubts people had (as much as a horse going off at 2-1 can have doubters). After a great 2016, he had an foot issue, back issue, and training issues in 2017. But, finished the 1 1/8 mile race in 1:48.93 which is pretty damn respectable considering he was stuck in a pack of horses for about a mile.
Don't know if he'll be the favorite in the Kentucky Derby, but he'll be among them I'd guess.
Here's the video; he's the #2 horse. Really put it on down the stretch which is always exciting.
Don't know if he'll be the favorite in the Kentucky Derby, but he'll be among them I'd guess.
Here's the video; he's the #2 horse. Really put it on down the stretch which is always exciting.
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Malagacy got bumped and bruised along with way. Shame.
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I had a strong hunch Always Dreaming would pull it off yesterday.
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Made me 500 bucks. I really like Practical Joke at 20-1, but a coworker that used to own race horses and is still friends with a bunch of handicappers convinced me on Always Dreaming.Tambourine Man wrote:I had a strong hunch Always Dreaming would pull it off yesterday.