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[Robert Fischer]

Originally Posted by tophatmert

Nicely done!

thx, got lucky

Originally Posted by my notes

#4BANKIT in the�� "Sleepy Hollow Stakes" Race 8 Belmont. ��
... [#4Bankit is the key. He's the best horse in the field and probably will not be favored (8/1 ml ~4th choice). Counter-intuitively, he will actually <3love♥ the stretch-out to the mile as it will give him some pace relief and will call upon the class of others... The public will not understand this insight, and they will likely miss that he broke through the gate @2-1 last time in a more stressful pace at a shorter distance. Came right back Oct 7 in a drill where stablemate #zingzang was used as a sparring-partner, dispelling any doubts from the previous race, spitting out the bad taste out of his mouth, and then another maintenance move 10/14. Ready to fire. #6Dugout (ml fav) is a high-energy beast, but he steps up in class today and his biggest threat is that of a factor to collapse the pace. If he surprises, and stretches out without hitting the wall in the stretch, he's a better horse than I credit him, and someone to watch. . #1Poppy's Destiny and #10Fuerza are both kind of in the same boat. They don't seem good enough to win outright, but both have masters guiding them and looking for every advantage in working a trip to capitalize, should the speed flatten out. #7Market Bubble and Joe Bravo should be shadowing that duo with a longer shot, but similar hope.] I see either #4BANKIT burying this field (consider him a possible 'key' or multi single' if the public doesn't wake up by post time), -Or the pace flattening-out into a bunched stretch duel with someone like the #10Fuerza or #1Poppysdestiny riding the late flow into the wire.