Bob ‘Disappointed, Assures Fans Arrogate Will Be Redy for PC

the difference is big brown was a broke down, sore horse going into the race and it was well known. arrogate isn't broke down or sore. he just didn't run his race and it really wasn't that much of a surprise. even though baffert is the best around at winning fresh off the layoff there are still situations where horses need a start. its called training. anyone betting him at those odds deserved to lose. I'm 100% positive bob didn't have any involvement in any funny business. the horse is worth way to much money for that. but that doesn't mean he wasn't fully cranked either. unless there really is something wrong with him, I'm sure he will run his race next time when the purses get higher.

Glad you said that about the ride on Arrogate, I was thinking the same thing this weekend but for many Smith is on some sort of pedestal among racing "fans" so kept quiet.

In the last week he's been on what may be considered the three best horses in America - Songbird - best older female, Arrogate - rated best in the world, and Abel Tasman - leading 3-yo filly.

He was all out to win the Delaware Handicap and whipped her about as much as the much criticized Calvin Borel did on Rachel Alexandra in the Woodward years ago (yet not a peep about how he punished Songbird), he came out of the gate poorly on Arrogate and lost badly, and again he was all out to win on Abel Tasman Sunday.  He easily could have lost all three, and with better rides easily could have won all three.  He's riding like Pat Day did toward the end of his career - not taking any chances, always on the outside, and way too conservative.

so in other words you had no reason to think it. just your ass backwards thinking again that makes sense to you..............and no one else on the planet Nostradamus. anything can happen to any horse during a race, but suddenly, after the race mind you, you claim to have had an epiphany that this horse was going to break down, which he didn't even do? is it possible for you to be anymore full of shit then you are?
also wtf do you mean by "anything might happen that would cause the 1 million dollar show pool not to be paid off- and it did"?
do you even understand how pari mutual wagering works? how can you consistently say such stupid things?

It takes a genius to understand the thinking of another genius. A genius you are not - not even close. Dude you are one stupid dumbfk punk. Just how many times do I have to try to say the same thing to you but in s lightly different way before you get a very simple concept? OK I will say it again but a little different for you. All I said was that I had a feeling that the 1 million show pool was not going to get paid off (and it is too not to as you continuously write) as it was too much of a sure thing and in horse racing when you think you got an absolute sure thing like that then something happens that makes you lose. Therefore I thought something was going to happen to the horse that would prevent the bridge jumpers from collecting on what they thought was a sure bet. I did not think the horse could ever lose third on his own in 5 horse field that were no match to him on paper so I was worried that he could break down or something. Is that alright with your you boorish turd? That I was worried about the safety of the horse?

GENIUS?? HAHA YOU ARE THE DUMBEST F* ON HERE AND EVERYONE CAN SEE IT EXCEPT FOR YOU. YOU CAN KEEP REPEATING IT HOWEVER MANY TIMES YOU WANT. ITS NOT THAT PEOPLE DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. ITS THAT IT MAKES NO SENSE AND YOU ARE WRONG. YOU KEEP SAYING YOU HAD A FEELING THE SHOW POOL WASNT GOING TO GET PAID OFF. HOW DUMB ARE YOU THAT YOU DONT UNDERSTAND THAT IT DID GET PAID OFF? IT ALWAYS GETS PAID OFF YOU IDIOT!! IT MAKE NO DIFFERENCE WHO FINISHES IN THE MONEY, THE MONEY ALWAYS GETS PAID OUT. IT JUST GETS DISTRIBUTED DIFFERENTLY. EVEN THE NEWEST AND SIMPLEST OF HORSEPLAYERS UNDERSTAND THAT AND HERE YOU ARE SUPPOSEDLY A 40 YEAR VETERAN OF THE TRACK AND YOU CANT GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD?
SAY WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT THE WAY YOU WORD THINGS YOU SOUND LIKE AN ILLITERATE MOST OF THE TIME AND MAKE NO SENSE AND ON TOP OF IT WHY ARE ALL OF THESE BOLD PREDICTIONS ABOUT HORSES BREAKING DOWN POTED AFTER THE RACE? REDBOARDING AS ALWAYS. IF YOU THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BREAK DOWN, WHY NOT BET TO SHOW ON THE OTHERS LIKE I DID? BECAUSE YOU ARE A CHICKEN SHIT BASTARD WHO WANTS TO ACT LIKE A BIGSHOT WHO KNOWS SOMETHING WHEN IN FACT YOU ARE A F*ING IMBECILE.

2 things.

1. why cant it just be he didn't run his race that day? as ive said many times, horses are not machines. sometime they just don't show up. they don't feel like running. even the best hitters in baseball only get a hit one out of every three times they go to the plate. reggis Jackson struck out more times then he homered. how many great movies did paul newman make before he won an Oscar? its ridiculous how quick all of you jump to conclusions that the sky is falling just because a horse has a bad day, and a bad day where there are many valid excuses and reasons as to what might have happened at that. everything is always a disaster or a cataclysmic event. its one thing if you want to try and beat him again next time because the odds say its the right thing to do. but to go in to it thinking he is finished or something is terribly amiss is just an overreaction, something many in this sport and especially on this forum are famous at.

2. even if he has fallen of or even doesn't make the classic, how is that a bad thing for the BC? you suddenly have a wide open, competitive, bettable race instead of a walkover. I know one thing. the handle on the classic would go up, not down.
once agin sounds like the naysayers and haters trying to find reasons to wish for a west coast track hosting the BC to fail. gee, what a shocker.

if he runs any of his previous 4 races before last week he is. who do you think is going to beat him off his travers, classic, Pegasus, or Dubai race? mohaymen? uncle sigh maybe?

haters gonna hate!! that's proven here.

yeah and you could see when it happened it was all on him. he basically fell asleep at the wheel. he even said after he had a loose reign trying to stay close to the 3 early. well, hang on next time jackass!!

no argument here.