Here's a nice article about him:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...chieve-acclaim
Here's a nice article about him:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...chieve-acclaim
He cracks me up. He's like a big ole puppy.Originally Posted by Huaka
Haha. Here's what Hansen thinks of his rival:
Yep, and that Pinto was so content snoozing in the sun.
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OMG! HAHA First the photo of UR glaring at Hansen and now this! too much! lolHaha. Here's what Hansen thinks of his rival:
Omg hahaha. I like this.Haha. Here's what Hansen thinks of his rival:
I like Hansen and I have always enjoyed watching him run (who wouldn't?), but I was never as high on him as some others around here. But I must tell you that my heart broke for him on Saturday. He looked so stressed in the post parade and during the race he gave it his all. He is such a game little horse. I hope that he comes back okay, both mentally and physically.
"A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but when old and past service."--Plutarch
Same here! Hansen, Bode, and CC are probably the 3 most "game" horses this year. These three, no matter what will try their hardest.
"Game" horses that manage to lose all the tough spots. How does any horse this year outgame the Derby/Preakness winner? Overcame huge leads in the final furlong of both TC races to date and prevailed in a three-way stretch drive in the Santa Anita Derby while pressing the pace throughout. He's resolute, determined and all heart. Even $5K claimers can "try their hardest" but trying AND winning is the essence of "game".
yay, i'll get to see him! hope he doesn't get stressed out by the crowd
What are you talking about? Guess you failed to realize I posted that 2 days after the Derby..which means before the Preakness. So how you out game the Derby/Preakness winner I really wouldn't have had the slightest clue at the time, since the Preakness wasn't even run yet. A horse doesn't have to always win to be game. Game means those who always try their hardest. And yes I'll Have Another is certainly included in that group, especially after the Preakness.
Clearly you haven't noticed I am a big fan of I'll Have Another, so trying to pick an argument with me as if I'm not is only going to make you look more like an *** than you just did.
Not trying to pick an argument. Just rejecting the notion that horses which usually lose in tough spots regardless of how hard they "try" are, as you unequivocally stated, "probably the 3 most 'game' horses this year". BTW, the Merriam-Webster definition of "game" includes the qualifying term "unyielding". Trying is not enough. Most Thoroughbreds try, and except for a few, most of them yield under pressure. That's what separates I'll Have Another from the rest at this stage of their respective careers. He doesn't yield.
You are reading way too far into this. When you do that, you're trying to pick an argument. Or you have nothing better to do. Or both.
When I see somebody define "game" in racehorses, I think of horses who do not fold like a cheap suit as soon as somebody challenges them. Hansen, could have easily thrown in the towel when he was rank as all heck in the early stages of the Derby, but no. He stuck with it until he was so tired that the others had to pass him. I definitely describe him as game. He gives 110% out there even if it doesn't always mean he comes out on top.
Just because a horse loses doesn't mean they haven't shown heart. All of those horses give everything they got. They don't look another horse in the eye, and say "oh hey, sorry... my bad!" and stop running.
Unyielding does not equal undefeated. Ten men are slaughtered by 100 men, they may be unyeilding, but they are dead. It happens in horse racing too, circumstances do not always yield a win although the horse may have been dead game, so to speak. . . . of course, the better the horse, the more circumstances he/she can overcome, and I assume that is your point.
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