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To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (64814)	7/19/1999 11:30:00 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Wayne, I did have Cat Thief. I couldn't believe General Challenge was at 2-5, and my girl friend and my Mother both wanted to bet Pat Day. The only hangup I had with him is that he sure likes second place (Cat, not Pat). I don't know if Saratoga and Del Mar give us any clues. They are sort of like Summer Camp. I know that when I handicap, throwing out Del Mar and Saratoga results works best for veteran horses, as they don't seem repeatable at other tracks. The Quarter Horses have been kind to me so far. Since I am mainly a speed handicapper, speed holds up much better over 350 yards than a mile and a quarter. <g> And, for some reason, the bettors don't seem to understand sprint speed. I won a nice 250 yard race on a horse called Hot Eye, last night. He was third choicem and by far the fastest in a very short race. But everyone bet on the horses who had beaten him at 400 yards. Didn't make sense.

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (64814)	7/19/1999 3:11:00 PM
From: bill meehan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

<<That left Cat Thief as the controlling speed in a very small field. I held back because Pat Day often lets this sort of opportunity slip by. He prefers to rate. (where's Angel Cordero when you need him (g)>> Wayne, having watched Pat quite a bit in KY over the years (the ones after he got himself cleaned-up), he always showed an uncanny ability to nurse leads and is one of the few jocks smart (sensitive?) enough not to panic if his front running mount is headed at the top of the stretch. I can't count the number of times he's won a race after another jock has expended too much energy to get the lead at the quarter pole. On the other hand, it's a very rare occurrence to see somebody else pull it off. In my opinion, he's the perfect jock for Cat Thief.