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03-23-2007, 12:43 PM
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I think For You Reppo is pretty good actually. Did you ever watch the replay of his 6F debut at Turfway? The chart call is slightly inaccurate....to put it mildly. I thought he got a lousy ride last time, and while the winner was best considering his trouble, For You Reppo ran better than it looks.
Forefathers is the most talented horse in the race, but the race doesn't set up well for him, and he's a big question mark at the distance. I suppose Hard Spun can win but I don't see what the fuss is about him. His races are OK, and he ran fine last time, but he's not worth the price he always ends up. 
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03-23-2007, 02:11 PM
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I think Sedgefield is the horse to beat. He probably was the best in his last; just expended a bit too much energy early. And we know he handles the Poly.
Based on recent runnings, the race doesn't even deserve Grade 3 status. Last year's running was sub-horrible.
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03-23-2007, 02:29 PM
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03-23-2007, 02:40 PM
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We'll see about that. There's a few decent horses and more established turf form here than anything. I think Air Commander would be a solid contender against this bunch, at least if they were running on real dirt. In fact, I doubt any of these would beat him on a regular dirt track. If anything you're just really making a case for the California races being overrated. In general, there's too many graded stakes (especially Grade 1s) for 3YOs.
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03-23-2007, 03:04 PM
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haven't had a chance to look this race over. i'll be pulling for hard spun-but not sure what to think of him after his last. every horse can have a bad day--so was that a bad day, or is it indicative of what he really is? also, teuflesberg didn't compliment him at all next out.
not sure that this race will really have any bearing regarding the derby. but a fun race to watch.
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03-24-2007, 09:45 AM
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Sports Town at 15-1 M/L He's shown he can sit just off the pace and if
Bridge keeps him calmed down he's got a shot against all the early speed. For You Reppo is another strong longshot who has good late pace figures. He's already gone the distance three times, won once and got a second. He gets the 11 post but has shown he can handle the wide breek at Gulfstream. Twilight Meteor looks awfully tough to beat switching from turf to Polytrack but everyoone will be all over him and Hard Spun, who will be really tested today. I'm not using either
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03-23-2007, 12:49 PM
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03-23-2007, 12:56 PM
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I thought Kent D. made a premature move on the backstretch to put 'Reppo up with the leaders in his last race...(into a pace that went :46+ for the first half mile) the horse looked like he had to maintain a sustained drive for the last 5 furlongs or so. The bad news is, Kent D. is back aboard for this race too!
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03-23-2007, 01:00 PM
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I saw the race the same way.
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03-23-2007, 01:24 PM
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Is it just me or is this race exponentially better than the last 3-4 Lanes Ends? At least since when Perfect Drift won it in '02 (when it was known as the Spiral)?
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03-23-2007, 01:30 PM
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Awesome.
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03-23-2007, 03:30 PM
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All I can remember was Battaglia screaming "WITH......A......CITY!!!" why can't that guy learn that to make it exciting you don't have to scream.
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