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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Stretch99 - 2015-08-03 9:17 AM SG. - 2015-08-03 10:11 AM
Only he knows.
Bob Baffert doesn’t know. The Zayats don’t know. Victor Espinoza doesn’t know. Jorge Alvarez doesn’t know. You don’t know. I don’t know.
Nobody k...nows but American Pharoah.
In all of his races – save his very first – the Pharoah hasn’t had to dig all the way down. All the way down to the bottom of his spirit & his abilities. The Derby did challenge him a bit, but he floated through the Preakness. And the Belmont. And, especially, today’s laugher in The Haskell.
That boy just flows down the track like a mighty flood, devastating all in his path with ease & confidence. He doesn’t look to his left. He doesn’t look to his right. He doesn’t have to. He knows that nobody’s coming at him. It’s just him & the finish line - &, even then, he doesn’t seem overly-willing to stop.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a horse with a spirit quite like the Pharoah’s. Ever. And I’ve been watching horse races since the 1950s. Secretariat showed that spirit in The Belmont. But even the guy that I’ve always considered the greatest of all-time didn’t cruise, zen-like, with the consistency of the Pharoah.
Sort of like that monument to another Egyptian pharaoh – the Sphinx – this horse seems to know something, some secret, that nobody knows but him.
And if that is indeed true, he’ll take that secret with him when he leaves the track for good. And for the rest of his life.
Only American Pharoah knows how good he really is.
That made me cry a little. Just something so special about a race horse, but American Pharoah takes it to a new level. |
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Miracle in the Making
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| RUFFIAN she was awsome there are so many goods and what was that 1 that brokedown and thefinally had to put down a kentucky derby winner
he does remind me of big red he exploed going into turn
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Location: SE Louisiana | vjls - 2015-08-03 12:34 PM
RUFFIAN she was awsome there are so many goods and what was that 1 that brokedown and thefinally had to put down a kentucky derby winner
he does remind me of big red he exploed going into turn
Barbaro was the derby winner that had to be put down. I don't remember any match races since the Ruffian/Foolish Pleasure race.
Edited by komet. 2015-08-03 12:44 PM
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| Thoroughbred Racing needed a shot in the arm and American Pharoah certainly has done that.
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Location: Texas | If you closely watch the replays you will see that he was being held all through the race until he could not hold him anymore. He never had to whip him and if I remember correctly he did not whip at the the Triple crown either. Then he pulled him up and he still was remarkable. He is an athlete that loves his job not to mention it is natural for him to just flow through the course. I too wondered why they raced him after his big win but then I thought why not, he loves it and why take something he truly loves and is good at away. As long as he remains healthy and sound I would love to see him run again. There is a youtube video of them bs around and his exerciser taking him for a spin on the track. They took notice and so did I. LOL it was amazing and thats when they knew he was a big thing. :) |
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Location: Fort Worth / Springtown | If y'all got to watch the race on tv, did you see the footage before the race of them talking about his personality...and Baffert and the owner and his family sitting on the floor in the shavigs of his stall with AP laying down -- it was really neat to see that.
A tremendous athlete.
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Location: Peg-Leg Julia Grimm | Murphy - 2015-08-03 5:26 AM Frodo - 2015-08-03 8:14 AM Not much competition for him in this race. That was disappointing as all appeared to be longshots. Doubt it would have made any difference. He's a great horse.
Keen Ice was climbing up on him quick.
They were longshots because nobody thinks AP can be outrun. The odds are a reflection of how betters think the horses will run in the race. It has nothing to do with the quality of the other horses. Just that they weren't given much of a chance to outrun AP. |
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Location: Bandera, TX | SG. - 2015-08-03 10:11 AM
Only he knows.
Bob Baffert doesn’t know. The Zayats don’t know. Victor Espinoza doesn’t know. Jorge Alvarez doesn’t know. You don’t know. I don’t know.
Nobody k...nows but American Pharoah.
In all of his races – save his very first – the Pharoah hasn’t had to dig all the way down. All the way down to the bottom of his spirit & his abilities. The Derby did challenge him a bit, but he floated through the Preakness. And the Belmont. And, especially, today’s laugher in The Haskell.
That boy just flows down the track like a mighty flood, devastating all in his path with ease & confidence. He doesn’t look to his left. He doesn’t look to his right. He doesn’t have to. He knows that nobody’s coming at him. It’s just him & the finish line - &, even then, he doesn’t seem overly-willing to stop.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a horse with a spirit quite like the Pharoah’s. Ever. And I’ve been watching horse races since the 1950s. Secretariat showed that spirit in The Belmont. But even the guy that I’ve always considered the greatest of all-time didn’t cruise, zen-like, with the consistency of the Pharoah.
Sort of like that monument to another Egyptian pharaoh – the Sphinx – this horse seems to know something, some secret, that nobody knows but him.
And if that is indeed true, he’ll take that secret with him when he leaves the track for good. And for the rest of his life.
Only American Pharoah knows how good he really is.
The most professional horse I've ever seen. I've had the good fortune to ride a few "super horses" and they were cool but this dude is in an atmosphere all his own. |
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