The Wood

[Handicappy]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I agree about the odd abundance of hate for this horse. Fine if people have other opinions, though I didn't see any " I am betting against Uncle Mo with such and such horse and here's why " posts, but more a lot of post race hate/redboards. Uncle Mo was a monsterous talent last year. He wasn't lucky, or dressed up, but just a flat out brilliant racehorse. Maybe he isn't anymore....but I don't see how that's a good thing. We need as many truly good horses as we can get.

Anyone that didn't see that Uncle Mo was the real deal last year has no idea how to evaluate a racehorse. The game is worse, not better, if he is no longer that kind of talent.

Excellent view expressed.

[johnny pinwheel]

its not hate ...i was skeptical all along......i always am.....its called gambling.....the bandwagon never makes money and rarely wins bets......people never,ever learn. when there are sure things....let me know.....being a fan is fine but its no way to conduct bets..... being a great two year old and converting that to a great 3 yo hardly ever happens anymore....there is a reason so many horses win the juve and then flop. you can't win like a champ and hide in the weeds forever , eventually you will be exposed, especially when the distances get longer....if that horse wins at 10 furlongs i'll eat my shorts.....in the meantime i'll read here about the next "can't lose" horse....lol

[philcski]

What's to hate about Repole? He's a self made millionaire off a great product, from Queens, and loves to be a racehorse owner- from the nickel claimer right on up to Uncle Mo. Remember, Uncle Mo was his first graded stakes winner, it's not like he's some monster owner. I mean seriously, the horses he ran against today were terrible. I personally wanted to see him win by a pole and have a real horse as the Derby favorite. With him potentially not being a 10F horse we could see another Mine That Bird type horse win, how exactly is that a good thing?

For full disclosure, I did not bet the race because I couldn't find a viable alternative. My buddy was looking for suggestions and I told him to bet against the showjumpers and it damn near paid off.

Honestly, does everybody just hate New Yorkers? I get that sense around KY sometimes.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by philcski

What's to hate about Repole? He's a self made millionaire off a great product, from Queens, and loves to be a racehorse owner- from the nickel claimer right on up to Uncle Mo. Remember, Uncle Mo was his first graded stakes winner, it's not like he's some monster owner. I mean seriously, the horses he ran against today were terrible. I personally wanted to see him win by a pole and have a real horse as the Derby favorite. With him potentially not being a 10F horse we could see another Mine That Bird type horse win, how exactly is that a good thing?

For full disclosure, I did not bet the race because I couldn't find a viable alternative. My buddy was looking for suggestions and I told him to bet against the showjumpers and it damn near paid off.

Honestly, does everybody just hate New Yorkers? I get that sense around KY sometimes.

Not to mention -- he is one of the guys out there really supporting retirement and getting people involved any way they can.

And you have to be a seriously cool person to make Pletcher crack that robotic armour...

I had woo-hooed in another thread which was for Toby's Corner, but I wish Mo put on the show he did in the BC Juvenile. I guess the bright side is we won't be reading articles about how he is going to bounce to the moon in the Derby.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by philcski

What's to hate about Repole? He's a self made millionaire off a great product, from Queens, and loves to be a racehorse owner- from the nickel claimer right on up to Uncle Mo. Remember, Uncle Mo was his first graded stakes winner, it's not like he's some monster owner. I mean seriously, the horses he ran against today were terrible. I personally wanted to see him win by a pole and have a real horse as the Derby favorite. With him potentially not being a 10F horse we could see another Mine That Bird type horse win, how exactly is that a good thing?

For full disclosure, I did not bet the race because I couldn't find a viable alternative. My buddy was looking for suggestions and I told him to bet against the showjumpers and it damn near paid off.

Honestly, does everybody just hate New Yorkers? I get that sense around KY sometimes.

Well said. I don't get why people don't like the guy.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by pointman

Well said. I don't get why people don't like the guy.

Seriously?

Cause people are bitter and jealous trolls.