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#1 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:55 am

That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
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#2 Post by Appa23 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:06 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
Don't believe the hype.

He was nothing special once he was off the track and in a pool. :wink:

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#3 Post by etaoin22 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:17 am

I am waiting to see the rowing eight men with cox final, cuz the heat with a seven-second lead made me think of Big Red also.

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#4 Post by eyégor » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:17 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
He swats flies with his tail??
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#5 Post by Rexer25 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:24 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
I don't think Phelps retirement will be as "personally rewarding" as Secretariat's was.
Enough already. It's my fault! Get over it!

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#6 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:28 am

Rexer25 wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
I don't think Phelps retirement will be as "personally rewarding" as Secretariat's was.

They don't breed swimmers?

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#7 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:29 am

Rexer25 wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
I don't think Phelps retirement will be as "personally rewarding" as Secretariat's was.
I'm pretty sure that Phelps will not be made into glue or dog food any time soon.

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#8 Post by eyégor » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:35 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
Rexer25 wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
I don't think Phelps retirement will be as "personally rewarding" as Secretariat's was.

They don't breed swimmers?

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If they do, Phelps should have a better record standing stud than Secretariat did. Whatever made Big Red great he kept to himself.
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#9 Post by gsabc » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:35 am

Secretariat didn't need to depend on the speed of other horses running before or after him for a win, either.

Now there's a concept! First the horse runs his/her race, then the jockeys all line up for a 1500-meter. Total time wins the purse.
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#10 Post by MarleysGh0st » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:42 am

gsabc wrote:Secretariat didn't need to depend on the speed of other horses running before or after him for a win, either.

Now there's a concept! First the horse runs his/her race, then the jockeys all line up for a 1500-meter. Total time wins the purse.
I like it! :twisted:

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#11 Post by danielh41 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:46 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
That's funny. When we were watching it, I turned to my wife and said, "This is like watching Secretariat run the Belmont."

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#12 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:46 am

gsabc wrote:Secretariat didn't need to depend on the speed of other horses running before or after him for a win, either.

Now there's a concept! First the horse runs his/her race, then the jockeys all line up for a 1500-meter. Total time wins the purse.
Does this mean the jockeys who break their ankles during the race will be turned into glue and dog food? :P

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#13 Post by Here's Fanny! » Fri Aug 15, 2008 7:59 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
Secretariat in a Speedo!

I didn't see the swimming last night (massive rain and hail storm knocked out the signal), but I thought of that the other night with the race where he broke the record by like three seconds.
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#14 Post by Here's Fanny! » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:07 am

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
Rexer25 wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:That's who I thought of watching Michael Phelps swim last night.
I don't think Phelps retirement will be as "personally rewarding" as Secretariat's was.
I'm pretty sure that Phelps will not be made into glue or dog food any time soon.
Not a joking matter, it actually happened to Ferdinand.
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#15 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:10 am

Here's Fanny! wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote:
Rexer25 wrote: I don't think Phelps retirement will be as "personally rewarding" as Secretariat's was.
I'm pretty sure that Phelps will not be made into glue or dog food any time soon.
Not a joking matter, it actually happened to Ferdinand.

That's what the natives did to him when he landed in the Philippines.....?

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#16 Post by Here's Fanny! » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:13 am

littlebeast13 wrote:
Here's Fanny! wrote:
NellyLunatic1980 wrote: I'm pretty sure that Phelps will not be made into glue or dog food any time soon.
Not a joking matter, it actually happened to Ferdinand.

That's what the natives did to him when he landed in the Philippines.....?

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Kinda sorta. There have been big time scandals about former thoroughbred champions being sold to Japan. When they are no longer useful, they're either worked to death or slaughtered.

After the Ferdinand and Sunday Silence scandals, I think most breeders incorporate buy back rights into the sales now.
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#17 Post by littlebeast13 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:17 am

Here's Fanny! wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
Here's Fanny! wrote: Not a joking matter, it actually happened to Ferdinand.

That's what the natives did to him when he landed in the Philippines.....?

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Kinda sorta. There have been big time scandals about former thoroughbred champions being sold to Japan. When they are no longer useful, they're either worked to death or slaughtered.

After the Ferdinand and Sunday Silence scandals, I think most breeders incorporate buy back rights into the sales now.

LOL! That's what I get for trying to be funny after you specifically said it wasn't a joking matter....

I could do without horse racing entirely. If people want to bet on racing animals, they should use cockroaches instead....

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#18 Post by ulysses5019 » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:45 pm

littlebeast13 wrote:
Here's Fanny! wrote:
littlebeast13 wrote:
That's what the natives did to him when he landed in the Philippines.....?

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Kinda sorta. There have been big time scandals about former thoroughbred champions being sold to Japan. When they are no longer useful, they're either worked to death or slaughtered.

After the Ferdinand and Sunday Silence scandals, I think most breeders incorporate buy back rights into the sales now.

LOL! That's what I get for trying to be funny after you specifically said it wasn't a joking matter....

I could do without horse racing entirely. If people want to bet on racing animals, they should use cockroaches instead....

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#19 Post by a1mamacat » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:51 pm

etaoin22 wrote:I am waiting to see the rowing eight men with cox final, cuz the heat with a seven-second lead made me think of Big Red also.
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