2014 Horse Racing and Triple Crown Thread

[Luis Taint]

I'm surprised how relaxed they all look

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Looks to be a slow pace.  Setting up for Chrome again unless he gets caught in traffic.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Very slow pace.   Love Chrome now.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Here he comes.

 

[Average Reds]

too wide.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Pwned

 

[Boston Brawler]

Welp.

 

[Luis Taint]

Fuck

 

[Deathofthebambino]

It set up for him and he couldn't do it.  Too bad.  It's Tonalist.

 

[johnmd20]

Oh well. 

 

[Luis Taint]

What prevents these horses from winning the Belmont?

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Welp, at least my pick 4 is still alive.  I have the 4, 7, 12 in the 12th, and the 4,8, 10 in the 13th.

 

[Average Reds]

Back to obscurity Art Sherman.

 

[twibnotes]

Coverage is all about chrome. How about some ackowldgement of the horse who, you know, won

 

[canderson]

Slow race. One of NBCs expert handicappers nailed Tonalist's entire race and way to victory.

 

[johnmd20]

What prevents these horses from winning the Belmont?

 
The grueling schedule leading up to the Belmont, which is then a long race.

 

[canderson]

What prevents these horses from winning the Belmont?

None of them have ever ran anywhere near that length.

 

[Greg29fan]

Bad, really bad ride. Had a chance to get right to the lead and dictate the pace, instead got put in behind horses and then wide the last half.

 

[Luis Taint]

Was moving to the railing a bad idea?

 

[Ed Hillel]

It wouldn't have mattered. Chrome was losing on the straightaway regardless.

 

[Luis Taint]

Welp, off to watch a team that should be put down, go Sox.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Wahhhhh

 

[canderson]

WAH WAH WAH WAH WAH

 

[Boston Brawler]

So he wants to change the rules?

 

[twibnotes]

Chrome owner whining like a little bitch about the rules

 

[Luis Taint]

What Lebron-like crying by the owner.

 

[johnmd20]

lol boo hoo.

 

[bankshot1]

get your stud fee and stop your crying

 

[PseuFighter]

there's always next year. #yesallhorses

 

[Ed Hillel]

Scott Tenorman, etc.

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

What a class act.  True sportsmanship.

 

[Boston Brawler]

And bam! Shut up wife!

 

[BoSoxFink]

He's right though. It's fucking stupid

 

[Ed Hillel]

That guy is gonna go whip one of his slaves.

 

[canderson]

Woah he just told his wife off too.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

I didn't see that kind of sour grapes coming.  He's right, but not the time for it.

 

[twibnotes]

He's right though. It's fucking stupid

Yeah but he didn't bitch about it before the race. That colorblind jackass only bitched after he lost

 

[Boston Brawler]

He's right though. It's fucking stupid

I'm not a horse racing historian, but if the rules were the same in the 70's, why change them? You don't want to create triple crown winners by thinning out the field...
 
Maybe a horse racing expert can answer that though. Have the standards for entry been the same for a long time now?

 

[PseuFighter]

did they shake hoofs?

 

[Ed Hillel]

Woah he just told his wife off too.

LOL that was great. She pinched him in the back to get him to stop and he whacked her arm away and yelled at her.

 

[Greg29fan]

I'm not a horse racing historian, but if the rules were the same in the 70's, why change them? You don't want to create triple crown winners by thinning out the field...
 
Maybe a horse racing expert can answer that though. Have the standards for entry been the same for a long time now?

yes, he's fucking wrong and should shut up. It's supposed to be tough. New horses come in, the schedule's the same, anything else cheapens it.

 

[twibnotes]

did they shake hoofs?

All the other horses shook hooves but California chrome's owner wouldn't let him

 

[Deathofthebambino]

If I'm not mistaken, the rules haven't changed, but the way the owners work the races has.  Back in the 70's, I'm pretty sure you generally had the same field run all three races.  This practice of running rested horses in the Belmont, and the Preakness, is a relatively new one, I think.

 

[Ed Hillel]

I know next to nothing about horses, but it seems like there are stamina issues even with all the time off in between?

 

[twibnotes]

Isn't the best thing for the sport what's been happening: every couple years you have a triple crown candidate...and it's really really hard to close the deal. It's the ultimate intrigue. I don't think more triple crowns is definitively better for the sport

 

[Greg29fan]

If I'm not mistaken, the rules haven't changed, but the way the owners work the races has.  Back in the 70's, I'm pretty sure you generally had the same field run all three races.  This practice of running rested horses in the Belmont, and the Preakness, is a relatively new one, I think.

Coastal came from the Peter Pan to beat Spectacular Bid, same as Tonalist did today.

 

[PayrodsFirstClutchHit]

$3,400 for the Tri.  Box the field without Chrome would have paid off.

 

[gaelgirl]

LOL that was great. She pinched him in the back to get him to stop and he whacked her arm away and yelled at her.

To be fair to him, this did not happen. She told him to stop and he just turned around and said he didn't care. He didn't whack her arm away or even yell any more than he was yelling to the reporter. 
 
I don't think the horse had it today. Just no extra spark to take it at the end. 

 

[Luis Taint]

I hope Mayweather bet Chrome

 

[twibnotes]

I hope Mayweather bet Chrome

In fairness, he was told Johnny Manziel was riding chrome