Put down the pipe John Pricci

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Here are a few quotes from JP's latest bit of work.

"Street Sense, a throwback racehorse, one that never runs a bad race, that comes from behind no matter what and let the pace be damned. No comparisons quite yet, but when he starts to crank that kick he comes on like Kelso and comes on like Forego and comes on like John Henry. He just doesn’t stop coming."

Actually, he's shown at least mild signs of "hang" through the final 1/16th in every career start with the exception of the BC Juvie. And....as for the inclusion of late developing legends like Kelso, Forego, and John Henry...I'm not Tapout---so I know he only envoked those names to compare late runs---but I just think it's pretty amusing.

In a television interview on the Capital OTB Television Network, Borel promised after the Blue Grass that Street Sense would be 20 lengths better in the Derby. When given a chance to recant, he refused.

According to Equiform performance figures, the improvement from the Blue Grass to the Derby was 14.84 lengths, 1 Equiform point equaling 2.375 lengths when comparing 9-furlong races to 10. So Borel was close enough. The final figure also represented a lifetime best effort.

Somehow....he just topped comparing his finishing ability to Kelso, Forego, and John Henry's.


I got to listen to Pricci on Inside Racing growing up---and I liked him, I just hope he hasn't lost his sanity.