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The distance will be shorter this year. Any thoughts on who you like?
 
I think Sierra Leone rolls this group.
 
My brother in law is part owner of Seize the Grey. So I have to go with The Preakness winner. My wife and her brother are at Saratoga today. They left Bristol at 6AM. Long day.
 
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Waquoit said:
Big upgrade in jock for this race. Resilience is my longshot pick.
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The one thing I do not understand…he lugs in towards the rail nearly every race.

But in the mornings, they always work him in company and he’s always on the rail. Run him five wide a few times with someone inside him and see how it goes in the afternoon.
 
Fishy said:
The one thing I do not understand…he lugs in towards the rail nearly every race.
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I heard they fitted the horse with a new bit and tried it out during workouts. Supposedly, it will help address the issue. Right now, I'm thinking it's Sierra Leone and the other two classic winners in one tier, the rest a notch below. Leone had a pretty easy rail trip in the Derby, I'm not sure he'll be able to get to the rail so easy this time for the first turn.
 
Waquoit said:
Big upgrade in jock for this race. Resilience is my longshot pick.
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I agree, he had a very wide trip derby and was right there late. I think the longer priced pletcher horse in interesting in exotics as well. I think seize the gray is a toss out today
 
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Waquoit said:
I heard they fitted the horse with a new bit and tried it out during workouts. Supposedly, it will help address the issue. Right now, I'm thinking it's Sierra Leone and the other two classic winners in one tier, the rest a notch below. Leone had a pretty easy rail trip in the Derby, I'm not sure he'll be able to get to the rail so easy this time for the first turn.
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They’re using a “power steering” bit today - I don’t think they used it in workouts.

One issue today…no one is stopping. Track is really favoring speed and the weather here likely will keep that going all day.
 
Fishy said:
They’re using a “power steering” bit today - I don’t think they used it in workouts.

One issue today…no one is stopping. Track is really favoring speed and the weather here likely will keep that going all day.
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It has been favoring speed but typically does not extend to 11/4 at Saratoga. Sierra leone overcame the speed bias at churchill and keeneland. Don’t think it will be an issue for him today.
 
Waquoit said:
I'm thinking the new bit didn't take.
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Ah, no.

Track carried the winner.

But it felt like Sierra Leone had a spotter pushing him wide down the backstretch into the stretch - at least until SL decided to murder him once they straightened away.
 
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Waquoit said:
He took out at least three other horses in the stretch. I thought he was coming down.
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I was certain he was. At this point, especially given that he has an awful paddle motion with his left front, I would just assume that he is gonna make left turns in the stretch until they give up.

Ironically, it was Gafflione who floated him wide the last six furlongs and nearly got sent into the afterlife for his troubles.
 
Fishy said:
Ah, no.

Track carried the winner.

But it felt like Sierra Leone had a spotter pushing him wide down the backstretch into the stretch - at least until SL decided to murder him once they straightened away.
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Horrible ride by pratt, needed to move earlier in be in contention at top of stretch. Will make travers a great betting race. Best euro supposedly coming to travers
 
I think Sierra Leone wins it if it was the usual 1.5 miles.
 
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Waquoit said:
That would be cool. Until the 5th best Japanese horse comes in to scoop up the cash.
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Hopefully the japanese horse returns as well. Will you be there travers weekend waquoit?
 
Fan1978 said:
Hopefully the japanese horse returns as well. Will you be there travers weekend waquoit?
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Probably not, opening Saturday for us this year.
 
Had the day of my life. Had 50.00 on Dornoch to win and had a spot right in back of the winners circle gate. Was high fiving Jayson Werth and the folks in with him. I’m in a bunch of the winners circles photos. At one point when Saez was getting interviewed I grabbed a handful of flower petals and threw them like confetti. Not sure if that got on the broadcast or not.

I watched Dornoch lose the Jim Dandy to Seize the Gray last summer and thought he just fell short and liked the track. Was shocked the line never came down and went off at 17/1.
 
alexd said:
My brother in law is part owner of Seize the Grey. So I have to go with The Preakness winner. My wife and her brother are at Saratoga today. They left Bristol at 6AM. Long day.
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I’ve now seen that horse twice at Saratoga and estimate that horse has at least 250 owners. Everyone is wearing a hat and mentioned they own part of it. Do you know how many people actually are “owners”?
 
Deepster said:
I’ve now seen that horse twice at Saratoga and estimate that horse has at least 250 owners. Everyone is wearing a hat and mentioned they own part of it. Do you know how many people actually are “owners”?
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He's 100% owned by MyRacehorse and the 2,570 unique individuals that bought the 5,000 shares allotted for purchase, which sold out in a month.
 
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