HowboutthemCowboys Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 Albarado's take on whether Big Brown is a "great one". http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/18/great-horse/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 There is no doubt this is a weak 3 year old crop. Is he great? Maybe. Against his peers, yes he is. But, without seeing him against Curlin in the BC, or against other older horses throughout the year, there is just no way you can deem him great. He can be enjoyed though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yo TBone...where is the post Preakness report????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yo TBone...where is the post Preakness report????? Well....I got very drunk and didn't win any money ...I don't know how place bets other then exactas and trifectas so we seemed to be 1 horse off just about everytime. We had a great time on a beautiful day, I love going there every year. Next year I will have to talk to you about placing other bets so I don't screw up and cost me a boatload of money Thanks for the info you gave me though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 I've learned to play Win, Place, Pick 3's, and Exactas...will play tri's occasionally, but I'd rather concentrate on what horses I really think have a chance to win, rather than the ones that are going to clunk up for 3rd, several lengths back. We should talk about playing the "all". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 It's tough out there and it definitely takes some time to learn what you're doing. I'm not a big better. My father and uncles are really into it and do fairly well. My niche is boxing exactas. I don't like betting straight because I like cashing tickets. I've never really been successful with the trifectas because one horse always screws it up for me. I've had overall success my downloading cards from Post Time and following their speed scores. Their composite score is good too but I've had more luck sticking with the speed. I'll usually take speed horses 1&2 over 1,2,3,4. This is a $12 bet on a $2 exacta. If I bet the full card that day, I usually come home with money. To me, if I can bet all day, drink beer and eat, and still come home with a couple hundred extra then I'm a big winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilthorp Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I've been exclusively using BRIS reports for 3 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted May 24, 2008 Share Posted May 24, 2008 I don't know how place bets other then exactas and trifectas so we seemed to be 1 horse off just about everytime. That's usually the case even if you "know what you're doing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budlitebrad Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 From ESPN: NEW YORK -- Big Brown's perfect path has its first bump. The unbeaten Triple Crown contender has a slight crack on his left front hoof, although trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. was confident the injury won't keep his colt from running in the Belmont Stakes in less than two weeks. Big Brown has missed two days of training at Belmont Park, and will miss at least several more while being treated by hoof specialist Ian McKinlay. However, the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner has missed two days of training at Belmont Park, and will miss at least several more while being treated by hoof specialist Ian McKinlay for a five-eighths of an inch long quarter crack on the inside of his left heel. "We're all concerned because there's a big race coming up," Dutrow said outside his barn. "But Ian has us pretty well relaxed. He's telling me it's nothing and he'll be fine in a few days." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 ELMONT, N.Y. - The process of getting Big Brown's injured left front foot repaired and ready for the June 7 Belmont Stakes moved forward Monday morning when hoof specialist Ian McKinlay put in a set of stainless steel sutures to help begin sealing the quarter crack. Big Brown was diagnosed with a quarter crack in his left front foot several hours after training last Friday and has not been to the track since. The quarter crack, which is a split of the hoof wall that travels down from the hairline, is not related to the previous foot injuries that plagued Big Brown late in his 2-year-old year and again at the beginning if this year, said McKinlay, who has cared for Big Brown's feet since last fall. McKinlay said this quarter crack is about three-quarters of an inch long. Previously, Big Brown suffered from wall separations, first in his left front foot last year and then in his right front foot in January. It is expected that Big Brown will be out of training until at least Wednesday, though it was possible that he could be ridden around the shed row with exercise rider Michelle Nevin on his back on Tuesday. Barring an unforeseen complication, the quarter crack is not expected to keep Big Brown from running in the Belmont Stakes where he will attempt to become Thoroughbred racing's 12th Triple Crown winner. Big Brown is undefeated in five starts. drf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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