tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post633192764643735960..comments2023-05-23T06:58:05.579-04:00Comments on Fugue for Tinhorns: MTB favored in Firecracker? What in the world?Glenn Cravenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09760553404742644042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-44102717245626294732010-07-06T02:40:08.328-04:002010-07-06T02:40:08.328-04:00Surely he has lots of fans. I'm not an anti-fa...Surely he has lots of fans. I'm not an anti-fan. Definitely don't hate the horse, and would like to see him be competitive and maybe last a few years. How often do we get to see a Derby winner race at 4, or especially ages 5 and 6? (Funny Cide, that's who. But not often.)<br /><br />I just can't imagine people were laying so much money on him. Or so many people were laying many. Or however it added up to Mine That Bird being favored.<br /><br />I think it was much more likely he'd finish last than first.Glenn Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760553404742644042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-46000720266066650482010-07-05T18:40:13.963-04:002010-07-05T18:40:13.963-04:00Well, Glenn, I read your article after I posted th...Well, Glenn, I read your article after I posted the Churchill card for Sunday on my site and it was nice to be reassured of my findings. It was very obvious but maybe those bets on Mind That Bird were more about hope than reality.<br />www.thetrackphilosopher.comThe Track Philosopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754510181537292542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266573065584680131.post-11902127612998559602010-07-05T17:12:42.075-04:002010-07-05T17:12:42.075-04:00I couldn't believe MTB was the favorite myself...I couldn't believe MTB was the favorite myself and I'm a diehard Lukas fan! Even though I have the ability to do so, I didn't bet a dime on the race.<br /><br />From what I read leading up to Firecracker, it seemed to me that most people were with you on this one, people who seem to hate MTB and DWL.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com