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Old 10-01-2013, 03:12 PM
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If Bill Mott puts them in a race I've learned to trust his judgement of his horses and their ability... Ron The Greek is just one of those that you never know what he is bringing that day... I just think the field he faced Jockey Club Gold Cup was not that good and he did get some added benefits that day that aided in his easy win.. he will go to the BC and take some action but will be up against GoD and MMM whom I think are the real deals....
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Old 10-01-2013, 03:35 PM
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If Bill Mott puts them in a race I've learned to trust his judgement of his horses and their ability.
While trusting in Mott's judgement might be reliable in most circumstances, in this case his preference was to run Ron the Greek in the Kelso. The owners pushed to run.
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Old 10-01-2013, 03:42 PM
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While trusting in Mott's judgement might be reliable in most circumstances, in this case his preference was to run Ron the Greek in the Kelso. The owners pushed to run.
Props to his owners!

Gameness gets rewarded for a change.

The Kelso would have been a lousy spot for Ron The Greek as it played out. Slow pace and loose lead Graydar. I doubt he wins that given the way it developed
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Old 10-01-2013, 05:15 PM
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palace really surprised me thought he liked this surface
and orb whoa that freak may have one race peaked
easy excuse but cross traffics gate problems totally changed the race
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Old 10-01-2013, 06:39 PM
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Given what happened to Fort Larned earlier this year, it's worth pointing out that saying he was on a loose lead also means, in this particular instance, he had a jockey up at the time.
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