Who was that idiot on the net that said GOOGOOGAGAA had no chance today ?

[3 wide and wingin]

Beautiful area, enjoy.

thank you

Still in the speculation mode.

But it would put me at all 3 trotting triple crown races this year.
 

[Max R]

Congrats 3ww

I was out there yesterday. Great track. Awful pools.

Didnt really figure the pools to be that small and made a really big wager on Goo Goo right away and he opened up 8-5 and he never went up. Did some calculations after the race and if I bet less he would have paid a lot more. Those pools are horrible. Had I only bet $100, he pays 9-2. I screwed up. They dont bet over there , do they . I wasnt complaining with the result. Best 3 year old trotter by far. Never asked and wasnt as close as many thought. Measured win 3ww

[Elgin]

Callahan seemed to be talking about moving on to the Maryland SS with Goo. Those races are Thursday and I don

[3 wide and wingin]

I made my money on the Andy Miller win and the teague win.

I bet 60 on goo to win back 109.

But I did get my picture in the winners circle if i can figure out how to get them to mail me one lol.

I am thinking Kentucky fut.

Then off time

then the 2 RCR SS in oct then the matron.

And no hes not in the ss this week.

Wish he was I am going to OD thursday for the Smulin memorial and to see those races.

[3 wide and wingin]

I dont think goo will goto the BC
Too far away and the horse has done enough.

Not alot to prove anymore.

[Elgin]

I dont think goo will goto the BC
Too far away and the horse has done enough.

Not alot to prove anymore.

He has wins in the Colonial, Beal and Simpson, but it will be tough to win the division if he sits out the BC, Canadian Trotting Classic and Zweig. If Market Share adds a win in the BC, or two of the above, to his Hambletonion win it will make him tough to beat. Last year Broad Bahn won the division off of a win in the Hambo and the Zweig. I guess it depends on how much divisional honors matter to Hans, if he still owns him then. A win in the Matron is generally too little too late.

[James Witherite]

Two comments along with congratulations to a game winner.

1- Anyone who would name a colt GGGG should be sweeping floors at Dicky Douchebags white elephant in Arlington Heights.

2- Who is the abrasively voiced announcer? Hard to listen to him and his rant.

Rant?

[Elgin]

Shtick driven announcers like James, Huston and Larry Lederman tend to be polarizing figures. One group considers Roger a treasure, while others want to vomit every time he turns the mike on.

The effort James puts into pronouncing Takter and Gingras correctly is probably over the top.

[James Witherite]

Shtick-driven?  Agreed that the effort toward pronouncing names correctly in harness racing has proven polarising, but likely because it's not something widely done in harness racing in this country.  You'll never hear a hockey commentator say Martin Brodeur's first name the same way the "I have a dream . . ." guy's first name was said.

I'd like to think my race calls are EXTREMELY content-driven (how much information do others CRAM into the final quarter!), but please, let's revert back to the topic at hand, a GUTSY mile by Googoo Gaagaa to beat Market Share.  The best horse won IMO.  When Goo is right, he's proven himself unbeatable.

[Elgin]

Shtick-driven?  Agreed that the effort toward pronouncing names correctly in harness racing has proven polarising, but likely because it's not something widely done in harness racing in this country.  You'll never hear a hockey commentator say Martin Brodeur's first name the same way the "I have a dream . . ." guy's first name was said.

I'd like to think my race calls are EXTREMELY content-driven (how much information do others CRAM into the final quarter!), but please, let's revert back to the topic at hand, a GUTSY mile by Googoo Gaagaa to beat Market Share.  The best horse won IMO.  When Goo is right, he's proven himself unbeatable.

That

[3 wide and wingin]

He has wins in the Colonial, Beal and Simpson, but it will be tough to win the division if he sits out the BC, Canadian Trotting Classic and Zweig. If Market Share adds a win in the BC, or two of the above, to his Hambletonion win it will make him tough to beat. Last year Broad Bahn won the division off of a win in the Hambo and the Zweig. I guess it depends on how much divisional honors matter to Hans, if he still owns him then. A win in the Matron is generally too little too late.

Couple of thoughts.

I dont think he is going to sell now. Turned down too many oppourtunities. The time to have sold would have been after the Beal.

The BC is just too far.

I definately dont think he is worried about winning horse of the year or other accolades.
Just along for the ride and enjoying himself.

And its awesome.

would I love to see him in the BC? of course. Just dont see it happening.
KY is a 10 hour drive.

Thats one of the good things. Me being in MD and him being out of MD I can get to most of the places he races.

[James Witherite]

Fair enough, Elgin.   Listen too to European races, how the English names stand out.

Will be interesting to see how the rest of the year pans out, for sure.

[The Giss]

Newest top 10 poll is out. Despite the loss Market Share moves up from 6 to 5 and Goo moves back into the Top 10 at #7. Each got 1 first place vote, so clearly, as it was before, a lot of the establishment is not buying into the Goo phenomenon, He needs one, maybe two more big wins to win the division, unless the others all fall on their faces.

I voted Goo 4 and Market Share 7, but may need to drop MS out to balance out the crack heads who have left Goo off theor tickets.

[3 wide and wingin]

Newest top 10 poll is out. Despite the loss Market Share moves up from 6 to 5 and Goo moves back into the Top 10 at #7. Each got 1 first place vote, so clearly, as it was before, a lot of the establishment is not buying into the Goo phenomenon, He needs one, maybe two more big wins to win the division, unless the others all fall on their faces.

I voted Goo 4 and Market Share 7, but may need to drop MS out to balance out the crack heads who have left Goo off theor tickets.

The politics of the voting is always a shame.
Its bad for college football. But whenever people are involved this will happen.

What was great about Sunday was he did indeed beat them all.

[Elgin]

Drop The Ball serves as a good example of how detrimental a BC loss can be to a horse