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Post by bobtailnag on Nov 1, 2019 10:39:09 GMT -5
Is there a story behind the reason Smith is off McKinzie?
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Post by elkurzhal on Nov 1, 2019 11:35:45 GMT -5
He got fired. Baffert didn’t like the ride last time and decided to try a change.
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Post by Badactor on Nov 1, 2019 12:19:02 GMT -5
Smith moves to Yoshida... significant, imo.
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Post by spiderjohn on Nov 1, 2019 13:40:27 GMT -5
imo a better fit with Yoshida—a sweeping late wide move?
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Post by quickcall on Nov 1, 2019 13:50:57 GMT -5
Baffert didn’t like the ride he gave McKinzie last race, so he decides to make a change? That does not compute!
Makes no sense at all. I don’t believe that for a second.
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Post by quickcall on Nov 1, 2019 14:00:36 GMT -5
That’s like telling Michael Jordan that he’s sitting for game two of the NBA Championship series for missing the second half of a one and one foul shot in the first game.
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Post by mattcoll on Nov 1, 2019 15:20:06 GMT -5
Something to do with Omaha beach considering the classic at the time?
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Post by elkurzhal on Nov 1, 2019 18:33:41 GMT -5
Google it guys, was big news the week after the race.
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Post by tc on Nov 1, 2019 20:19:41 GMT -5
Google it guys, was big news the week after the race. Absolutely correct. I remember reading it at the time and thought that Baffert was looking for excuses for a poor performance. |
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Post by quickcall on Nov 2, 2019 7:24:41 GMT -5
To Bob Baffert,
How was it a bad race? Mongolian Groom and McKinzie were several lengths ahead of the rest of the field at the wire. Mongolian Groom was all out to win. I do not believe, from a training perspective, that the same can be said for McKinzie.
You are a showman. You talk in circles.
When has Smith’s riding skills come into question in the last 10 years?
I have no clue what the true reason for Smitty being off the horse is, but I choose not to believe it is because of Smitty’s riding ability.
I would love to hear what you saw that makes you believe Smitty should have used the horse more than he did in that race, with the Classic being the ultimate goal.
Am I missing something?
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