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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: Fuguzzi on August 19, 2023, 04:52:45 PM
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26 sec 3rd quarter and the she jumps it off
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It's difficult to believe Dexter's filly was a slight favorite.
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PP?
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It's difficult to believe Dexter's filly was a slight favorite.
Was even the favorite in the p3 payoffs. I think someone knew Sylvia was not right today
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She's probably the biggest freak out there right now but she's flat goofy. She does what she wants to do when she wants to do it. She likes to pull up, shy away from stuff, & touches herself in the turns. Take her to Colonial and she probably goes some stupid mile. Probably needs someone like Pelling or Jimmy T to rig her up and get her over her bad habits.
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Ive been told shes a real bear to steer.Harnessfan2 023 is spot on with his observations. But man when shes on....
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Was even the favorite in the p3 payoffs. I think someone knew Sylvia was not right today
I think it's more like the wise guys knew that if ever she was vulnerable it would be on a smaller track, as she is a huge horse with all those bad habits. Add that with the fact that Dex's filly is in peak form and is 2 fingers to drive rather than your entire being to drive the beast. She probably made a speed break going into that unfamiliar turn.
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I watched her race a few times and it seems as if Bob McClure and she are not in sync and he "allows" her to be in charge. Is he a good driver. I know nothing about him.
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He's won a lot of races in the past few years and even a Hambletonian. People complain that he's a "weakling" but I rarely watch Mohawk so I can't really say. This mare does boss him around though ... I still can't forget what she did a few starts ago refusing to clear and then doing her thing in the stretch.
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I watched her race a few times and it seems as if Bob McClure and she are not in sync and he "allows" her to be in charge. Is he a good driver. I know nothing about him.
Decent, but not a top driver. She would be much better if handled by one of the top guys in the states. Maybe Dave Miller would be a good fit.
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Decent, but not a top driver. She would be much better if handled by one of the top guys in the states. Maybe Dave Miller would be a good fit.
Dave M. exactly who I was thinking
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Dave M. exactly who I was thinking
Seasoned driver who has seen everything like Dave would teach her some manners. But if she's based in Canada I doubt we will ever see a change.
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I'll vote for PurpJe ! He's been driving the high class lunatics longer than the other guys! tmbz1
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Sylvia's mudder was a mudder
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How tough is Joe Fresh -- Charleston came at her and she took off.
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She’s won 14 of 16 in her career and approaching $1.3 million and you experts are calling for a trainer and driver change ngc3
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She’s won 14 of 16 in her career and approaching $1.3 million and you experts are calling for a trainer and driver change ngc3
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She could benefit from a Dave Miller or Jim Morrill jr.
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Nobody is going to “make” this filly do anything she doesn’t want to do. Bobby my never be a household name but he is competent. Looked like she over paced a bit in the turn. She going to be 3yr old filly of the year why risk making changes
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Drivers like Herve, Case, Hennessey and Pierce did "make" horses do things. All of them dwarf a McClure and a horse like her would benefit from those hands. I had a whack job lightning bolt NZ pacer. John Patterson politely asked not to drive him again, Donald Dancer grumbled as he walked away, Carmine got angry that the horse wore a shit towel and said NEVER PUT ME DOWN ON THAT RAG..... Herve? 2 fingers, servicable 27k claimer with a big turn of speed. never an issue with him.
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bob was interviewed sat night said she touched a knee and that caused her to make a break .straight from the driver
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i think we all knew given her quirks there was a chance that something would occur on the 5/8
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i think we all knew given her quirks there was a chance that something would occur on the 5/8
Exactly, & the betters knew also. She did not even go off as the favorite.
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bob was interviewed sat night said she touched a knee and that caused her to make a break .straight from the driver
I said this after the race "She's probably the biggest freak out there right now but she's flat goofy. She does what she wants to do when she wants to do it. She likes to pull up, shy away from stuff, & touches herself in the turns. Take her to Colonial and she probably goes some stupid mile. Probably needs someone like Pelling or Jimmy T to rig her up and get her over her bad habits."