As a sportswriter covering thoroughbred racing you only get so many opportunities for a great pun that you better take them when you can.
Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them.
Edgar Allan Poe
When Pavlovian got his nose up at the wire the opportunity was there, but the thoroughbred media is either too dense or too chicken for a good pun headline.
How about:
Pavlovian rings the bell in the Sunland Derby
Pavlovian answers the bell in the Sunland Derby.
Pavlovian Hounds Express Kid and Pounces at the wire to win the Sunland Derby
O’Neill gets Winning Response from Pavlovian
Or in a different vein:
Does Reddam Have Another Derby Prospect.
Bloodhorse – Eric Mitchell – Reddam Homebred Pavlovian Stirring Up Derby Hopes
Bloodhorse – Sean Collins – Pavlovian Runs Down Express Kid in Sunland Derby
TDN – Christina Bossinakis – Reddam Racing’s Pavlovian Gets the Nod in the Sunland Derby
Paulick Report – Myra Lewyn – Pavlovian Denies Favorite Express Kid In Sunland Park Derby
The believer is happy. The doubter is wise.
Edgar Allan Poe
Phil has a question:
When Pavlovian’s sire Pavel won a race was the headline ever Pavel Bures it.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon.
Snoopy
Phil has a question:
Are the Sunland Park stewards fucking blind or fucking stupid or fucking both.
Was their rationale for not disqualifying Baffert’s Bottle of Rouge that they didn’t have enough time to look at film as they didn’t want their Sunday dinner to get cold.
Or was their rationale that it was Baffert’s horse and the odds on favourite.
Did the jockey on Pashmina have to fall off and break a couple of ribs or did Pashmina have to go down for Bottle of Rouge to get disqualified.
Bloodhorse – Olivia Newman – Bottle of Rouge Takes Dramatic Sunland Park Oaks
Phil has a question:
Why is Phil wasting his time writing about crap races at a bush league track.
Phil M. Stockmen
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