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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Rapid Redux

Who are youuuuuuu?




Today (12-13-2011) Rapid Redux tied Citation's record for wins in a single year at 19. He also padded his total all time straight win streak to 21! There's been a lot of debate about the new record holder because he was been beating low level claimers, not really the definition of a champion.









An opinion is a belief, impression, judgment or prevailing view held by a person. - Dictionary 




Opinion's are like an a** everyone's got one.  




Just because you feel one way doesn't mean others will, in order to keep an open mind always try put yourself in the other person's shoes and never listen to others opinion or  reviews. I read a review last week with a friend  for a Mexican restaurant. One person 5 stars best ever, next guy, 1 star, terrible. For example, how many movies do you like that others hate? Think about that before you criticize, condemn or complain next time.


PRO Rapid Redux  


21 straight wins and 19 in a row!


 We are all in this industry in some capacity or another, so you know how many norms the  "Racetrackers" have, and one of them is that we love the hype. When we get positive news in racing we get super excited! This game is about the stories and characters, so why are people upset when we have a new North American Record holder? 


Some gals on the internet even mentioned Horse of the Year because they were so caught up in the moment. There happiness was shattered in minutes, when comments about the competition killed their moment. 


21 wins in a row is really hard to do in horse racing, let alone any sport. If you owned Rapid Redux or a horse similar, how would you feel? I know you would make him or her your pride and joy, once in lifetime horse. But would you want everyone else in industry to make him a legend ? No, you would just want some darn respect for achieving something that means the world to you, plus not letting the million ways to lose race get you 21 different times. 


Things as small as a tongue tie can cost a horse a win. So if you don't respect 21 wins in this game, you probably should do a little more thinking. I didn't want him to pass horse's like Citation or Zenyatta, but i will never disrespect the heart of a winner!










CON Rapid Redux


Why are people so upset?


21 wins, i can beat my Gran-dad in a race 21 straight too. I know it wasn't that extreme but the fields were terrible; horse's running for $5,000 in the race. Then to make things worse, two horse's connected to the trainer scratch out of race? They were never going to run, they helped write the race.


 Then he goes from track to track winning these starter allowance type races with conditions that say eligible if the horse started for a claimer in 2010 of June. I would like to have seen him do it at a home track or state. 


 Zenyatta, Cittation and now Rapid Redux; its apples and oranges as Mike Chamberlain (Turf Paradise announcer) said in his blog
"Why have some fans felt the need to try and denigrate what Rapid Redux has done? Is it still some kind of Zenyatta backlash from her many fans? This could certainly be the case, but anyone that thinks that what Rapid Redux has done has any impact on Zenyatta or Cigar or Citation or any other all-time Thoroughbred accomplishment is mistaken. We are mixing apples and oranges here to the extreme degree. Many of those names of the list of Thoroughbred winning streaks are in the Hall Of Fame and deservedly so. Rapid Redux is nothing more than a wonderful footnote here, to be honest. Yes, he won 20 in a row, and it is marvelous. No other horse in the history of the sport has managed to do this. However, he hasn't done it against the cream of the crop, he is winning against Starter Allowance company. Even in the record-setting race, half of the field scratched and he faced only three foes. -MC"


The race in October that put Rapid Redux in the history books!










In conclusion, i would like to say there is no winner in a debate, some people think they can win one, but it's impossible when its an opinion.  


Win # 19 in 2011






7 comments:

  1. To show up and win 21 consecutive times in a year is simply amazing. Superstar atheletes have bad days. Rapid Redux doesn't.

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  2. All I have to say is 19 in one year and he stayed sound is an accomplishment no matter who you race against. No he isn't in the same class as Z or Citation or Cigar he is however a horse who loves what he does and I would have 20 of him in my barn any day.

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  3. Yes it is hard to stay sound Lynda, well said.

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  4. Winning ANY race is a tough feat. Rapid Redux shows up EVERY time. He loves what he does and a record is record. He broke the records and deserves respect for doing that. I would like to have a barn full of horses that can do HALF of what he has done.
    Kudos to his connections for keeping him happy and healthy.

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  5. SS he does love that wire, and like you said best winning any darn race is tough enough let alone 21 in a row, people should stop the negativity.

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  6. IF ANYONE THINKS THAT THEY CAN DO BETTER EVEN WITH A 4000 CLAIMER GO AHEAD AND TRY. IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT AMOUNT THE HORSE IS RUNNING FOR WINNING THAT MANY RACES IN A ROW AND RUNNING THAT OFTEN IS VERY HARD TO DO. SO GO AHEAD AND TRY TO BEAT RAPID REDUX RECORD I DONT THINK YOU WILL

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