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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | All this talk about the Triple Crown and American Pharoah.....which is absolutely awesome on its own
But did anybody catch Honor Codes win in the Met Mile? If not, look it up......
Edited by missroselee 2015-06-10 2:28 PM
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Location: Sunny So Cal | yes!!! It was amazing!! That kind of stuff only happens in the movies. Didn't think I would get to see it. From dead last to run away first place!  |
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And not the first time he's done it.
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Location: Sunny So Cal | missroselee - 2015-06-10 12:28 PM And not the first time he's done it.
what?!?!? that is crazy! I had no idea this was a common thing for him to do.  |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Watch his win in the Gulfstream Park Handicap.....from 15 lengths off....
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What a beast! |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Cowgirl Kat - 2015-06-10 3:33 PM missroselee - 2015-06-10 12:28 PM And not the first time he's done it.
It is apparently. He's done it several times.
Though for the Met mile it worked perfect. Those fractions were WAY too fast for a mile. He just sat back there and let the speed horses fight it out then did his job. |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | missroselee - 2015-06-10 12:33 PM Watch his win in the Gulfstream Park Handicap.....from 15 lengths off....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEEvLbwDOKU\
This horse is crazy! He wasn't on the screen for most of the race. Definitely one I have to keep my eye on more often |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | If memory serves me correctly, he was a contender for the 2014 Kentucky Derby but I believe an injury sidelined him. I would have to go back and read up on it.
He is after all sired by the great A.P. Indy.....who is a legend in his own right. |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA-HphiRRwg
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Location: Sunny So Cal | Such a cool horse!! He goes into beast mode and just kills it. But as an owner that would drive me nuts! I can't take that much anxiety. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | Cowgirl Kat - 2015-06-10 3:50 PM Such a cool horse!! He goes into beast mode and just kills it. But as an owner that would drive me nuts! I can't take that much anxiety.
When you are the owner, trainer, groom, exercise rider, etc....you don't stress as much because you know your horse and what he's going to do. If you watch all of his races though, you will notice his jockey only lets him drop back when the pace is blistering fast. When it is slow, he will keep him closer to the front. |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | missroselee - 2015-06-10 12:52 PM Cowgirl Kat - 2015-06-10 3:50 PM Such a cool horse!! He goes into beast mode and just kills it. But as an owner that would drive me nuts! I can't take that much anxiety. When you are the owner, trainer, groom, exercise rider, etc....you don't stress as much because you know your horse and what he's going to do. If you watch all of his races though, you will notice his jockey only lets him drop back when the pace is blistering fast. When it is slow, he will keep him closer to the front.
Maybe I am a worrier, LOL! when I compete I get bad anxiety. I love to compete but freak out and then once it is done I am so excited and want to go again. I know my horse is amazing and I know I can ride (maybe not win but not going to fall off or have a bad ride). But I still freak. |
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Location: Somewhere between raising hell and Amazing Grace | I think horse racing is a little bit different then barrel racing. I know when I run my barrel horse, sometimes I can never predict if it will be a good day or a bad day, good run or bad run.
With horse racing, I think it's easier to predict if a horse will run well because you know that horse, and you now everything that's happening right up until they get to the gate. So barring any unplanned occurences, most trainers/owners have more confidence because they know where to put these horses for success. Does that make any sense? |
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | Love how he comes from the outside!! |
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | Shug McGaughey has trained some wonderful horses, Honor Code among them. |
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Location: Montana | Wow! That's pretty amazing! He must like to do that, or it just works for him. But often it is best to let the early speed battle it out and then overtake them. |
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Location: 31 lengths farms | Kinda what Zenyatta liked to do too, sit back, let the other horses think they had a chance and then come in like a wrecking ball and snatch it from them!!! LOL!!! Nice race!!!
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Location: Sunny So Cal | missroselee - 2015-06-10 1:02 PM I think horse racing is a little bit different then barrel racing. I know when I run my barrel horse, sometimes I can never predict if it will be a good day or a bad day, good run or bad run.
With horse racing, I think it's easier to predict if a horse will run well because you know that horse, and you now everything that's happening right up until they get to the gate. So barring any unplanned occurences, most trainers/owners have more confidence because they know where to put these horses for success. Does that make any sense?
yes, that does make sense and I agree. But imagine the first race he did that in. I think they figure out the racing style after the first race, then know what to expect. His style would get me everytime though. But I think that is just me and exactly why I am not a trainer. lol |
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