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So Repole is entering a horse not to win, just to drag his knuckles on TV?
Real class act.
Is he using this as a rabbit for another horse he is entering, or just to prove to anyone who doesn't know what a jerk he is?
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05-30-2018, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom
So Repole is entering a horse not to win, just to drag his knuckles on TV?
Real class act.
Is he using this as a rabbit for another horse he is entering, or just to prove to anyone who doesn't know what a jerk he is?
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Repole is from Queens, it's all about NY, NY. "Some people get Derby fever, but I have Belmont fever," Repole said. "This is the number one race I've been dreaming about, the one I've wanted to win for 30 years."
The NY fans will love him for it . . .
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05-30-2018, 08:13 PM
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05-30-2018, 08:20 PM
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I love the Belmont, my favoritest race and the drama w/this one seems so much different than the Kentucky; man has that post draw ever been more critical? If Justify draws to the inside of Noble Indy . . . 
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05-30-2018, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Blenheim
I love the Belmont, my favoritest race and the drama w/this one seems so much different than the Kentucky; man has that post draw ever been more critical? If Justify draws to the inside of Noble Indy . . . |
Unless Justify's post position is at Aqueduct it really doesn't matter where he draws.
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05-30-2018, 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by jocko699
Unless Justify's post position is at Aqueduct it really doesn't matter where he draws.
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Good one. Almost tops your Mad Dog 20/20 line yesterday. Talk about an exacta.
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05-30-2018, 09:48 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jocko699
Unless Justify's post position is at Aqueduct it really doesn't matter where he draws.
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Heh. I laughed.
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05-30-2018, 10:59 PM
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Repole is no jerk. People that call him a jerk are the real jerks. (Tom)
He grew up in my old neighborhood (i don't know him personally) like everybody else in an average working-class neighborhood.
Made his own way and fortune on his own. Not some spoiled rich kid born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Believe he used to sneak into Aqueduct as a kid, like a lot of kids did.
He loves NY and is great for the sport imo and would love nothing more, like someone else said, to win the Belmont.
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05-31-2018, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by classhandicapper
Someone whose opinion I respect a lot believes he's been winning by overcoming the off tracks and will appreciate a fast track more.
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There hasn't been as much talk as you'd think about how the muddy track mayve played into Justify's wins.
I've heard no mention, but I assume the tracks were sealed for both races, which means a tighter, faster surface. He also seemed to like the tighter, faster CA surface. But now he moves to big sandy, where he likely won't get a tighter, faster surface.
And it's not just about how he mayve moved up due to the past surfaces, but how the others were affected. When the winner was the one clean horse from the race, it tells you there that others were taking the worst of it.
So I wouldn't be assuming that he's going to fare better getting a dry track at Belmont.
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05-31-2018, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Denny
Repole is no jerk. People that call him a jerk are the real jerks. (Tom)
He grew up in my old neighborhood (i don't know him personally) like everybody else in an average working-class neighborhood.
Made his own way and fortune on his own. Not some spoiled rich kid born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Believe he used to sneak into Aqueduct as a kid, like a lot of kids did.
He loves NY and is great for the sport imo and would love nothing more, like someone else said, to win the Belmont.
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The segment where they showed him looking on from his office at his horse in a stall at WinStar via the cameras, where then he called WinStar to tell them he thought the horse was hungry, didn't flatter him. I don't know if he's a jerk, but he looked like one, and money can change people regardless of where they grew up.
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05-31-2018, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Fager Fan
There hasn't been as much talk as you'd think about how the muddy track mayve played into Justify's wins.
I've heard no mention, but I assume the tracks were sealed for both races, which means a tighter, faster surface. He also seemed to like the tighter, faster CA surface. But now he moves to big sandy, where he likely won't get a tighter, faster surface.
And it's not just about how he mayve moved up due to the past surfaces, but how the others were affected. When the winner was the one clean horse from the race, it tells you there that others were taking the worst of it.
So I wouldn't be assuming that he's going to fare better getting a dry track at Belmont.
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The Santa Anita surface has been anything but tight and fast this year.
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05-31-2018, 09:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fager Fan
There hasn't been as much talk as you'd think about how the muddy track mayve played into Justify's wins.
I've heard no mention, but I assume the tracks were sealed for both races, which means a tighter, faster surface. He also seemed to like the tighter, faster CA surface. But now he moves to big sandy, where he likely won't get a tighter, faster surface.
And it's not just about how he mayve moved up due to the past surfaces, but how the others were affected. When the winner was the one clean horse from the race, it tells you there that others were taking the worst of it.
So I wouldn't be assuming that he's going to fare better getting a dry track at Belmont.
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There was nothing tight or fast about the Santa Anita Derby surface.
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05-31-2018, 09:53 AM
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Agreed, the surface at Santa Anita was anything but tight and fast this year, no question about that.
But the wet/fast surfaces of the Kentucky and the Baltimore favors speed - they get out front and splish splash and can actually like the going while kicking high velocity dirt at everyone behind; the only track that may benefit speed even more is the surface Audible and Hofburg ran upon in the Florida where they had a light rain squall in between races, just enough to tighten it up . . . just enough to improve the performance a few lengths. Would have been interesting to see the variant before and after that squall . . .
Now onto NY, NY and Big Sandy - hostile territory w/a target on his back; deeper tiring surface, longer distance and he'll be under pressure; horse is up against it, but they gotta beat him . . . horse might have benefited from shipping to NY earlier and spent some time getting acclimated there.
It'll be interesting to see how far and fast Baffert works him next out.
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05-31-2018, 11:11 AM
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Watchmaker's slant on Justify.....which I disagree with, but hopefully, everyone will listen to him and give a point or two more odds.
http://www.drf.com/news/watchmaker-b...-story-justify
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05-31-2018, 01:21 PM
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Yea, i dont think you can compare those two KD and P surfaces. Wettest days ever. Plus tfus had it not declinibg with pace factor.
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