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Originally Posted by fthack
Couldn't agree with you more, Honch. Baffert is a POS.
Known Agenda in the Belmont.
I agree baffert is a pos. I do think a 2 year ban is a fair punishment. It’s really going to hurt him with 3yo crop. Most top owners want to run in the derby or atleast have the shot to. I wonder if they can have baffert train up to derby and change trainer before bc he def has a track record of getting horses ready to win the derby (even though he has gotten some really quality horses).
Any hot takes for Belmont day? I like bound for nowhere in the turf sprint. A little worried it’s 6 furlongs however doesn’t look like a lot of speed signed on and the track will prolly be soft which I think favors early speed over closers. I feel that quick turn of foot is really hurt on a soft course. Other races- ugh I think knicks go is a single but I feel beating him could lead to solid prices + maybe he takes a step back after coming back from overseas.
Belmont- very tough for me to pick a winner. I like eq, agenda, and the other top 2. I think agenda is best price play out of those as he’s a pletcher horse and pletcher seems to do very well in the belmont. Think his trip will be a lot cleaner here also. Think eq is most likely winner with a solid trip. also wouldn’t toss rombauer as his speed fig was solid in the Preakness.
I wanna play a p6/p5 but just don’t see many prices. I feel the Manhattan goes to gufo/domestic spending/ colonel Liam also. Domestic most likely winner, however I like Liam with the pace and soft course. Maybe tribhuvan freaks out on the front again? Tough race I must admit but those 3 are my plays in horizontals. I like gufo a lot but wish the turf would be firm. Think he could be a great play later this summer at Saratoga if he gets a firm turf course- think his last race was only a loss due to wet conditions.... losing to channel cat was def an outlier type event.