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Today California Chrome tries to become the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (or simply, the Triple Crown) after having won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes last month There are also some undercard races at Belmont Park today, coverage is on now until 4:30pm on NBCSN, and then switches to NBC until the end of the Belmont Stakes itself. Race winners: Acorn Stakes: Sweet Reason Ogden Phipps: Closed Hatches Longines Just a Game Stakes: Coffee Clique "by a flared nostril" Metropolitan Handicap: Palace Malice (Winner of last year's Belmont Stakes) Manhattan Stakes: Real Solution Kilonum fucked around with this message at 22:48 on Jun 7, 2014 |
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Jun 7, 2014 19:41
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You're a brave man for starting a horse racing thread here, goonspeed. (I'm watching and have a Pick-4 ticket with Chrome singled)
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Jun 7, 2014 20:47
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Any idea what time the race actually starts? I don't know if I can make it through two more hours of pre-race nonsense.
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Jun 7, 2014 22:41
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Lester Shy posted:Any idea what time the race actually starts? I don't know if I can make it through two more hours of pre-race nonsense. About 6:45, I think. Also, OP I believe that second race won by Close Hatches was the Ogden Phipps, not the Ogden Fifths. I was very excited to see Palace Malice win again. He's a monster of a horse. Sucrose fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Jun 7, 2014 |
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Jun 7, 2014 22:43
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Lester Shy posted:Any idea what time the race actually starts? I don't know if I can make it through two more hours of pre-race nonsense. 6:50 is what they've been saying.
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Jun 7, 2014 22:44
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Filthy casual sports fans wanting a Triple Crown Winner. True fans apparently give no fucks or something.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:01
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bushes posted:Filthy casual sports fans wanting a Triple Crown Winner. True fans apparently give no fucks or something. I want to see a triple crown winner because it's a cool feat to pull off and rarely happens.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:03
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Bob Costas is much taller than that jockey he was interviewing, just lording over him there.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:13
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"I want to hear some New York booing" 
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Jun 7, 2014 23:20
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Darren Rovell is at the track today, so if he breaks his leg at the race, someone might take him out back and shoot him.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:22
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anotherblownsave posted:I want to see a triple crown winner because it's a cool feat to pull off and rarely happens. Oh I completely agree. Some of the interviews they did of past "spoilers" just came off as odd. I was getting an MMO vibe from how they were using the term casual.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:27
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Argh why didn't I use Coffee Clique. Oh well, go Chrome! Dumb and Dumber (Neumeier and Battaglia) pick Tonalist and Wicked Strong (god I'm so tired of that story, yeah we get it already the Boston Marathon got bombed). Which brings up this scene from Let It Ride: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VosZzVlqxTg&list=PLJ4EW0TGcLQFMarbSf-9uvynFTcAmDHCY Moktaro fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Jun 7, 2014 |
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Jun 7, 2014 23:28
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I don't think there's a bigger non-horse racing related fan of California Chrome right now than Gary Bettman
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Jun 7, 2014 23:36
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Time to drag some 70s relics out.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:38
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Something really stupid is going to happen. I can feel it.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:38
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Man, when Chrome wins, this thread is going to explode to 3, maybe 4 pages. I hope the forums can handle the increased traffic 
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Jun 7, 2014 23:38
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"Nobody will ever call this horse a Secretariat.......but, he is a chestnut!"
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Jun 7, 2014 23:39
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Sucrose posted:"Nobody will ever call this horse a Secretariat.......but, he is a chestnut!" "If you look at him from like a thousand yards away and squint, they're kind of similar!  "Frank Jr. singing "New York, New York" has got me seriously hype, guys. I want Chrome to win, my wife would flip out. It's been one of her dreams to see a triple crown in her lifetime.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:40
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My head says he's going to tire in the stretch. My heart says he's going to win. I don't know if I can take this Been waiting for a Triple Crown winner for decades and I haven't been this hyped since Smarty ten years ago.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:41
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Vertical Lime posted:I don't think there's a bigger non-horse racing related fan of California Chrome right now than Gary Bettman I was going to say horse racing would get more fans if the jockeys could check each other but that doesn't help hockey much 
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Jun 7, 2014 23:42
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I've noticed during the triple crown races that it doesn't start until the fat man bugles.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:42
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Matterhorn looks really uneasy
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Jun 7, 2014 23:43
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Trying to get the NBC stream going in the UK, doesn't seem to be working. Anything else I can use?
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Jun 7, 2014 23:43
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Kilonum posted:Matterhorn looks really uneasy Chrome, on the other hand, looks bomb proof. They just gotta get him around that last turn, that's where dreams die. I think Big Brown is still out there somewhere.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:45
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wicked retarded
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Jun 7, 2014 23:45
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wicked strong doesnt know what the gently caress
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Jun 7, 2014 23:46
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Wicked Strong isn't down with this walking stuff. I find horse names fascinating and I have no idea why.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:46
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Grittybeard posted:Wicked Strong isn't down with this walking stuff. Horse names are hilarious, especially in the lower stakes and maiden races. The owners just don't give a gently caress and name them whatever. (Flip Flop, imacattoo, Secretariat, etc.)
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Jun 7, 2014 23:47
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I'm at my local track right now (Fairmount Park on the Ill Side of St Louis) and it's packed. Won a bit with Coffee Clique earlier which was fun. I've also got my mother's bets in front of me--she gave me a $20 and told me to put $5 to win on the four best horses that aren't Chrome.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:48
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It's obviously too late to get into today's race, but is Bovada the easiest option for US-based people to place sports bets?
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Jun 7, 2014 23:48
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Troy Queef posted:I'm at my local track right now (Fairmount Park on the Ill Side of St Louis) and it's packed. Won a bit with Coffee Clique earlier which was fun. I've also got my mother's bets in front of me--she gave me a $20 and told me to put $5 to win on the four best horses that aren't Chrome. Hope your mom didn't need that twenty bucks 
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Jun 7, 2014 23:48
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Troy Queef posted:I'm at my local track right now (Fairmount Park on the Ill Side of St Louis) and it's packed. Won a bit with Coffee Clique earlier which was fun. I've also got my mother's bets in front of me--she gave me a $20 and told me to put $5 to win on the four best horses that aren't Chrome. Pretty smart lady.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:48
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Eddie Olczyk of NHL on NBC fame is taking Wicked Strong.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:48
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let's go general a rod
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Jun 7, 2014 23:49
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Grittybeard posted:I find horse names fascinating and I have no idea why.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:49
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Poonerman posted:let's go general a rod I read this as "General, A Rod" and it cracks me up every time.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:49
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Grittybeard posted:Wicked Strong isn't down with this walking stuff. It's not true for Wicked Strong (or California Chrome) but a lot of times the names are a combination of or play on the sire and dam's names, which is why a lot of them are so random-sounding.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:49
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CBJSprague24 posted:Eddie Olczyk of NHL on NBC fame is taking Wicked Strong. Well, he hit the trifecta at the Preakness so he certainly knows his ponies.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:49
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How long till one of these prestigious races are sponsored by Elmer's Glue?
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Jun 7, 2014 23:50
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Here we go, get dem horses in the post!
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Jun 7, 2014 23:51
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