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LARRY TROTTER
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« on: February 17, 2013, 03:20:14 AM » |
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LOOKS LIKE ILLINOIS HAS NO COMPETITION FOR ST ELMO HERO ... THINK HE NEEDS TO BE EXCLUDED UNTIL MORE COMPETITIVE HORSES ARRIVE . 17K PURSE IN A STATE THAT HAS LIMITED $$$$$$$$
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newjackcity
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« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2013, 09:46:24 AM » |
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LOOKS LIKE ILLINOIS HAS NO COMPETITION FOR ST ELMO HERO ... THINK HE NEEDS TO BE EXCLUDED UNTIL MORE COMPETITIVE HORSES ARRIVE . 17K PURSE IN A STATE THAT HAS LIMITED $$$$$$$$
If they write them, why  ? |
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LARRY TROTTER
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2013, 09:58:06 AM » |
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17k from a purse account that is shrinking shouldn't be written until more competitive field is available ....
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newjackcity
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2013, 10:00:09 AM » |
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17k from a purse account that is shrinking shouldn't be written until more competitive field is available ....
Would agree but, Elmo and his connections seem to have friends in all of the right places. |
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Daydreamer
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2013, 10:03:45 AM » |
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License to steal, Only in Illinois, ask IRA.
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newjackcity
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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2013, 10:07:40 AM » |
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License to steal, Only in Illinois, ask IRA.
"Cheer up sleepy Jean oh what can it mean to a Daydream er believer and a homecoming queen." |
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Mr_Ed
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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2013, 10:10:57 AM » |
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JoeB
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2013, 10:26:48 AM » |
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I dont think his owner will keep Elmo around here much longer...i think he'll prob try bigger purses elsewhere...he sure is head and shoulders the best versus his chicago area competition....by the way, so is tomlinsons mare that wins every week...what a nice race mare...wins as she pleases...
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Sea Biscuit
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« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2013, 11:18:03 AM » |
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Send Elmo back to Woodbine. He will fit well with Sparky Marks and Casimir Jitterbug in the Preferred with a purse of $34000.
As it is there is a shortage of horses here.
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Wink Martingale
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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2013, 10:43:44 PM » |
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When/if Als Hammered pops back into the box, there'll be competition for him.
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"Some people like Jews and some do not; but no thoughtful man can doubt the fact that they are beyond all question the most formidable and the most remarkable race which has ever appeared in the world."
--Winston Churchill
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LARRY TROTTER
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« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2013, 03:42:04 AM » |
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When/if Als Hammered pops back into the box, there'll be competition for him.
Al's Hammerhead injured and i think Well to Do Guru is retired according to the bartender at OTB . |
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LUCPARK
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« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2013, 09:46:06 AM » |
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firstclassalldaway???
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HERO TO MILLIONS OF KIDDIES
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LARRY TROTTER
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« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2013, 12:05:04 PM » |
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firstclassalldaway???
Sorry LUC no chance unless ELMO is sick or Injured 17k could be better divided |
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Ironworks
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« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2013, 05:42:30 PM » |
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Too bad In Over My Head isn't healthy. He could rattle Elmo's cage.
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Steve G
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« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2013, 05:57:09 PM » |
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so they cant beat him in chicago so some think he should be shut out of the box?? i understand everyone needs a piece of the pie, but i dont agree with not letting him race week after week. why not assign him the outside post instead of not letting him enter?
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Wink Martingale
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« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2013, 06:15:08 PM » |
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Because he's a frontrunner who'll generally be able to pick his middle half?
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"Some people like Jews and some do not; but no thoughtful man can doubt the fact that they are beyond all question the most formidable and the most remarkable race which has ever appeared in the world."
--Winston Churchill
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IRA
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« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2013, 01:15:49 AM » |
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while elmo gets better each week he is still not100% . look for him to go to indy ! crone and barnard are doing a great job!  |
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LARRY TROTTER
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« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2013, 02:46:35 AM » |
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IRA , I think most horses aren't 100 percent and the connection is doing quite well with this very talented horse . However when the 17k purse is given out in a state that cries broke . I think two 8500 purses with better competition would offer more of a return to the purse account .
Lets face it Illinois has a lack of very talented horses and Elmo is just too good for Illinois at the moment . Why not offer a claiming series with lets say a 20k Final on a Saturday evenings .
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Jeepers
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« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2013, 02:51:55 AM » |
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When/if Als Hammered pops back into the box, there'll be competition for him.
He'll have to learn how to leave a little (assuming Elmo is still around). Al's is great, but still too one-dimensional, which makes him a RISKY play unless he's in tip-top shape, facing an outmatched field (entirely possible, still), or picking up the pieces of a speed collapse. An amazing amount of tote money followed him down his form cycle. Some of it was mine, but not all. |
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LARRY TROTTER
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« Reply #19 on: February 20, 2013, 12:11:42 PM » |
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In the meantime ELMO will get $8500 a week from a piss poor purse account .
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Juicejunkies
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« Reply #20 on: February 20, 2013, 02:59:39 PM » |
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In the meantime ELMO will get $8500 a week from a piss poor purse account .
Ty for trying. |
Everything I say is to be considered opinion, not fact. Please verify with outside sources all comments and statements made by me.
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BattleGround
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« Reply #21 on: February 20, 2013, 03:06:16 PM » |
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Too bad In Over My Head isn't healthy. He could rattle Elmo's cage.
MO could get bye ELMO if he was at the top of his game................. MO getting by elmo |
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park ranger
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« Reply #22 on: February 20, 2013, 05:26:35 PM » |
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Elmo back in at Balmoral Sat. 2/23
Time to Roll challenges.
1 Fort Silky
2 Time To Roll
3 Ice Scraper
4 Park Lane Deputy
5 Lennox Blue Chip
6 St Elmo Hero--- no place or show on Elmo?
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LARRY TROTTER
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« Reply #23 on: February 20, 2013, 06:52:26 PM » |
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Elmo back in at Balmoral Sat. 2/23
Time to Roll challenges.
1 Fort Silky
2 Time To Roll
3 Ice Scraper
4 Park Lane Deputy
5 Lennox Blue Chip
6 St Elmo Hero--- no place or show on Elmo?
$8500 added to ELMO
Guess Barnard races lots of horses in Illinois for now anyways
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