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I get so tired of a hearing this argument every year when a horse skips the jug, well he'll never go down as one of the greatest. What a bunch of shit that is. To say Somebeachsomewhere isn't one of the best horses ever is just ridiculous. Would it have been nice to see him race and win the Jug sure, but it doesn't change my mind on how good of a horse he was because he didn't.
AMEN RNR. Every year some "big" horse skips the Jug and here goes the BS. skipping the jug or racing in the jug does not put a good horse into the "great" territory . How many horses have won the Jug and come up empty in the stud barn or piddled out after their 3 yr old year? It's just another good race on a half mile track. It is not the deciding factor in how good a horse is. I'm not taking anything away from the Jug. It is just another popular good stake race that means more to Ohio than the rest of the country. Ohio used to turn out shoulder to shoulder for Wednsday and Thrursday's card. We had full fields of horses filling a 16-20 race card. Now when Roger screams on Thursday that we have a new attendance record what a freaking joke. Back in the day you had to walk shoulder to shoulder to move along the backstretch to get to the midway to get a sandwich. Now You can walk very comfortably anywhere you want along the backstretch. Chairs used to be backed up almost to Todd's shedrow. Haven't seen that in years. Not only the was the grandstand was packed, the bleachers used to be filled top to bottom. They took 1/3 or them down and they still look like a ghost town on JugDay. You could sit almost anywhere you wanted in the grandstand last year. I have been here in Ohio all my life and been to every Jug since 1969. The last few years have been pathetic for this fairgrounds and the Jug and Jugette. When Roger screams " WE HAVE A NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD" I hope someone slams his mic down his throat. This topic always gets me fired up to other things about Delaware County fairgrounds. The barns have not had new roofs or maintained for the last 30 years. Water runs thru the roofs and the siding is so rotted it crumbles. Water hydrants are rusted so bad they leak all year round and can't get them fixed but we hear about the "expense of the horsemen's water" on the backside. We have had barns "full" for the last 5 -6yrs with horses training here year round. 150-170 head. We have nothing to show for our rent money but a 1/2 mile racetrack. ?? But hey we paint all these barns that face the grandstand and make'em look good for a couple weeks.
Horse shit you can't consider SBSW great because he didn't race the jug. He won everything he raced in, including multiple half mile tracks and heat racing, and equalled the fastest mile in the history of harness racing. He's also produced as a sire. Give your head a shake, he got beaten once by a half a nose off a terrible trip by a horse that got every advantage and was never the same after. SBSW has done everything a great horse should do... He beat Shadow Play every time he raced him, including the big mile first over in the rain at Yonkers.
I am highly disappointed by this decision, but I would rather have them skip the race than race in an elim and skip the Final. Still, he gets knocked down a notch or two in my estimation.
Vegas Vacation is probably the best 3YOC right now and will most likely win the Jug with or with Captain.
And your basing that on what ? CT beat VV all 4 times they raced against each other this year.My guess is the owners know Captiantreacherous know he would never get around a half.
I said right now. Yes, Captain got him a couple weeks ago on a monster mile. As I said, Captain is GREAT! However, I think VV is as sharp as any horse out there right now AND he can definitely get around the half. We will see. Should be great racing this next month! Just my opinion based on watching the races. Wouldn't have said that two months ago.
Should be fun watching them square off in Lexington
