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Rombauer wins 2021 Preakness
Stakes at 11-1 odds

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Posted By: Imright, 5/15/2021 7:10:16 PM

Rombauer beat out Medina Spirit and Midnight Bourbon down the stretch to win the 2021 Preakness Stakes.Rombauer entered the second leg of the Triple Crown at 11-1 odds. Disputed Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit finished third after clearing three rounds of prerace testing on Friday.Trainer Bob Baffert released a statement before Saturday's race, reiterating that the colt's win two weeks ago was "the result of the horse's tremendous heart and nothing else."He also insisted "there was never any attempt to game or cheat the system'' -- references to the horse's postrace positive test for a steroid at Churchill Downs.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: RobertJ984 5/15/2021 8:06:35 PM (No. 786829)
Hey Bob. The horse's "tremendous heart" didn't show up today.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Ida Lou Pino 5/15/2021 8:15:26 PM (No. 786833)
This was only the seventh start of Rombauer's career - - and his first win on a dirt track. Thoroughbred racing continues to commit slow-motion suicide - - by not allowing the best horses to race frequently enough to build up a fan base. I doubt if anyone on this forum had ever heard of Rombauer - - before he won what's supposed to be a classic race. Just imagine if Michael Jordan played only seven basketball games in his career - - or Wayne Gretzky seven hockey games - - or Mike Trout seven baseball games. Who would know - - or care - - who they were?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Timber Queen 5/15/2021 9:57:06 PM (No. 786893)
#2 - I totally agree that they should run the horses more often, they are the athletes the fans come to see. I never gave a rats behind about the barns, the owners or the trainers. Since I was a kid I have always felt the horses also didn't give a rats behind about the humans in their lives once they got on the track. My Dad was a great racing fan and would take my sisters and I to Santa Anita on Catholic school holidays and Hollywood Park during the summer. (He worked "graveyard" on the old LAPD.) I learned fractions from the Racing Form. He was big for the long shots with small-time owners. He would have loved this result. Betting tip: During the post parade should a horse relieve his bowels and he's not your bet, change your bet. You know how good you feel after a BM! The big combines have taken the heart out of racing. I'm very happy for John and Diane Fradkin. I hope we hear about more wins for Rombauer. I love it when the uber-rich smart guys playing all the angles get squashed. And that folks, is why the call it a horse race.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: downnout 5/15/2021 10:12:57 PM (No. 786897)
I love horses but after Secretariat they all look rather ordinary.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: MFM 5/15/2021 10:49:50 PM (No. 786913)
Nice Chardonnay albeit over priced..
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Reply 6 - Posted by: udanja99 5/16/2021 9:36:32 AM (No. 787193)
Terrible sport. Terrible for the horses. They are raced before their bones are even fully solid and, if they survive, have physical and mental problems for the rest of their lives. Our farrier refused to work on race horses - too dangerous. Anyone who loves animals, especially horses, should boycott the sport.
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