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Old 07-07-2006, 03:06 PM
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Well I tend to think there is something to Zito trying to beat Bellamy Road for obvious reasons in the Whitney. We will see.
Well, much as I would love to see him in the Whitney, I would doubt Bellamy Road is in it. That would be great.

Forgetting about Sun King, and while Premium Tap was obviously the other horse in the race, where the hell did he come up with THAT performance?
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Old 07-07-2006, 03:06 PM
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so premium tap goes in the whitney lol..sk has allways done his thing...do well when he shouldent and crap out when he should...nice ride by gomez...lmfao..
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Old 07-07-2006, 03:08 PM
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Well, much as I would love to see him in the Whitney, I would doubt Bellamy Road is in it. That would be great.

Forgetting about Sun King, and while Premium Tap was obviously the other horse in the race, where the hell did he come up with THAT performance?
I had the $18 exacta so I am not complaining. I actually liked Premium Tap as I mentioned in the original post. I have never been a SK fan.
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Old 07-07-2006, 03:11 PM
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I had the $18 exacta so I am not complaining. I actually liked Premium Tap as I mentioned in the original post. I have never been a SK fan.
good job ...skipped that one...i would have played sk but 1/9 isnt my thing..on a suspect horse at best...
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Old 07-07-2006, 03:11 PM
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It was a good workout for SK. And he worked over the bettors that played him to win, lol. He was not all out today but it was a good prep.
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Old 07-07-2006, 03:17 PM
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It was a good workout for SK. And he worked over the bettors that played him to win, lol. He was not all out today but it was a good prep.
I don't know, sure looked like he was beat by a better horse. Whitney horses don't prep in low budget stakes and lose.
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Old 07-07-2006, 03:30 PM
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i don't know the numbers but the met mile may have taken a lot out of SK.
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Old 07-07-2006, 03:31 PM
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Though SK was obviously not ready to fire his best, he's still overrated by many who think he can beat a true G1 field.
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Old 07-07-2006, 03:41 PM
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Though SK was obviously not ready to fire his best, he's still overrated by many who think he can beat a true G1 field.
I couldn't agree more. He looks really good up to 8F, but he isn't beating a good horse at anything past that.
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Old 07-07-2006, 04:30 PM
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I wouldn't say " terrible " results. He did win the Leonard Richards ( $300K ), the Pennsylvania Derby and was second in the Haskell. Hardly terrible.

I guess the logic for running him in the Whitney, and I'm not going to get into my relationship with Nick and specifically this horse, is that it's worth a shot in a $750K Grade 1 with, most likely Flower Alley and the usual suspects, as there really is no other spot for him and he can still run four weeks later in the Grade 1 Forego at 7F. Are you really supposed to leave a horse in the barn that is going to be under 8-1 in a race like the Whitney?
I agree with you. Two of the best races he ever ran were the Pennsylvania Derby and the Haskell.
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Old 07-07-2006, 04:49 PM
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He actually is a really nice horse but you never know which Sun King is going to show up.
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Old 07-07-2006, 05:06 PM
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Very good, now I know two that I won't be betting in the Whitney.
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Old 07-07-2006, 05:29 PM
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He actually is a really nice horse but you never know which Sun King is going to show up.
Yes, I agree. I don't think SK is nearly as sharp right now as he was in August of last year. He's a very good horse when he's at his best but I don't think he's 100% right now.
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Old 07-07-2006, 05:41 PM
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Though SK was obviously not ready to fire his best, he's still overrated by many who think he can beat a true G1 field.
Has he even beaten a pseudo G 1 field? Totally overrated horse.
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Old 07-07-2006, 05:42 PM
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i'd have to look at his form cycle...he looked real good in the Met Mile, but as i said, that took something out of him although today's effort was not bad. he likes to close into tiring speed but the winner (3x4 to Stage Door Johnny), looking for his first stakes win, was wound tight for today's race, and it set up perfectly for him.
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Old 07-07-2006, 07:21 PM
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Has he even beaten a pseudo G 1 field? Totally overrated horse.
Sadly ... I agree.

If you can't win a fake stakes race at 8.5f ... how are you going to win a G1 at 9f?

Nicky often has surprises up his sleeve ... but not this time.
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