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MyGodWearsAHoodie
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« on: June 07, 2008, 07:20:25 pm »
Insane hype, history on the line and a seemingly harmless injury during the off-week turns into something much worse.  Huge underdog upsets a favorite everyone considers a lock.

Sounds vaguely familiar.   
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« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2008, 08:29:09 pm »
there have been like 3 horses in the last 5 or so years that have one the first two....but they can never win the 3rd.  i never buy into the horsie hype until i see it happen.
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2008, 08:47:02 pm »
^^^ I think you missed the irony I was driving at, think football. 
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2008, 11:51:52 pm »
I got your metaphor but I don't recall any "seemingly meaningless injury during the off-week"
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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2008, 01:14:34 am »
Quote from: Brian Fein on June 07, 2008, 11:51:52 pm
I got your metaphor but I don't recall any "seemingly meaningless injury during the off-week"

Tom Brady was spotted on crutches the week before the Super Bowl.

I was rather upset to net see a Triple Crown winner. Was there eer a reason for the poor showing? The doctors were checking the horse when I left the house.
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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2008, 01:29:44 pm »
They did not mention any injury.  They jockey said he realized he didn't have any hose, so he pulled Big Brown up rather than risk injury.  Maybe it was the heat?  Maybe he was just worn out?  Who knows?  A disappointment for sure.
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2008, 08:40:17 pm »
And chalk up Big Brown as the 11th horse since 1978 to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and have the Triple Crown chatter going.... only to fail to close it out at the Belmont.
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« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2008, 02:44:01 pm »
Quote from: MyGodWearsAHoodie on June 07, 2008, 07:20:25 pm
Insane hype, history on the line and a seemingly harmless injury during the off-week turns into something much worse.  Huge underdog upsets a favorite everyone considers a lock.

Sounds vaguely familiar.   
My hats off to you Hoodie, ESPN actually had a clip about this yesterday. Good comparison and point, except Big Browns team wasn't bragging they would win, and they weren't inviting other owners to their championship party, and of course Big Brown never went on TV laughing at the other horses.
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« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2008, 03:40:03 pm »
Um, Big Brown's team wasn't bragging they would win? Where have you been living? Mars?
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« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2008, 05:31:12 pm »
Quote from: simeon on June 10, 2008, 02:44:01 pm
and of course Big Brown never went on TV laughing at the other horses.

Only Mister Ed or "Don" from Hot To Trot can do that. 
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