As Phil listens to and reads the owners, trainers, jockeys, interviewers, scribes et al trying to couch their language to not offend anyone in dissecting American Pharoah’s loss Phil’s reminded of an old phrase from the neighbourhood.

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American Pharoah may be headlining the The Really Big Shew at the Spa in the Empire State this Saturday, but Phil’s leading off with a joke for all the melonheads.

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The plot for the Breeders Cup Classic just thickened one more spoonful with Beholder joining Honor Code and American Pharoah in the bubbling cauldron.

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 Headline writers have enjoyed the easy puns with Illinois-bred The Pizza Man throughout his career, penning “The Pizza Man Delivers” and “The Pizza Man Gets the Dough” as he galloped to victory in minor races.

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