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There are incentives in place for zayat at to keep him winning. These will more than easily pay for the increased insurance premium, which is probably being paid for by Coolmore anyways.
They could make another 5 million in purses as well. Of course, his speed figures are glacial like, so he'll probably never win again. |
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his speed figures, particularly beyers, have been comically and idiotically low.
I'm being facetious about him never winning again. |
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Having said that, I don't have handy the fractions of Smarty Jones' Belmont but I am pretty certain it went much faster than AP's did early on and taking into factors overall, particularly the dynamics that Smarty faced in the Belmont versus AP on Saturday, I believe that Smarty ran a better race. I also think that AP has a lot of room for improvement off what he has run thus far but only time will tell if the connections are true that he will continue racing. But at the end of the day, I think if the Breeder's Cup were one month from today, Shared Belief would easily beat AP right now. A race or two down the line and improvement by AP by November might change my opinion, but I believe the evidence we have right now supports that conclusion. Last edited by pointman : 06-08-2015 at 12:43 AM. |
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I still don't know how good AP is, as he is still improving, while winning easily, except for the derby, where I've felt all along he was either short or had an off day. The odds of it happening are highly unlikely, but a bcc featuring sb, AP and possibly kentuckian would be freaking awesome. I'd be completely at a loss as to who would win. Throw honor code into the mix and that would be the most exciting race in ages. As to the result of the Brooklyn, to quote my favorite star trek line, irrelevant, irrelevant, irrelevant! I get what you are saying about that, but number zealots should learn to use and trust their senses, especially their vision. Can't these people see that when he runs his normal race, other horses that try to run with or to him get run off their feet? It's incomprehensible to me how anyone can't see the improvement from each leg of the triple crown to the next. His derby, on paper, was better than his Preakness? That is an absurdity of biblical proportions. His Belmont barely better than his Preakness? The Beyer clan needs to retire, that opinion being so so bad. It's as if a lightly raced young horse racing himself into top shape cannot improve from one race to another? Is that the implication? Smarty ran an awesome race indeed. It was Herculean in effort. The thing is though, was that he ran as good a race as was possible. Pharoah? He could have been asked even earlier and his win would have been even more dramatic. He toyed with his opponents in a manner similar to what fupeg did to the deputy at Santa Anita. They both schooled their foes and could have won more impressively. Therefore, I'd say AP was more impressive of the two. |
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My hope is for another talented 3yo to emerge (or re-emerge) and start gaining momentum over the summer. I think AP has soundly proven that the 31 horses he has beaten in this TC series are no serious match for him at the Classic distances.
I don't know their injury status, but it would be cool if a Texas Red, One Lucky Dane, Calculator or a Khozan-type came back strong over the summer. Probably just more fresh meat for AP, but a fresh shooter rival would add even more drama to the story. However, I suspect it might need to come from the older division. Cheers, Otis
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I hope he goes for the Travers, and takes a shot at Whirlaway's record of being the only horse so far to sweep the Triple Crown and win the Travers.
American Pharoah is that good, and I would love to see him match another long standing record of distinction. The Breeders' Cup Classic is the logical choice for his last race. I am very glad Zayat is continuing to race him for the rest of the year. The guy really seems to love our sport and he can have a positive impact. His remarks post-Belmont were great. |
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you know these tacky endorsement deals just might be the thing that keeps the Pharaoh racing the rest of this year. upon winning the triple crown, he instantly became the most famous racehorse in a long time. very marketable.
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Do I think Coach Inge would have been competitive in the Belmont saturday? Not a chance but what do I know |
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If he beats Honor Code in the BC Classic, plan for Dubai then retire after he wins
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I think they adjust these figures if they don't like what the numbers say. You may be right about him knowing more than you, but keep in mind, he didn't really even invent the speed figures that are named for him. Also, it's often useful to question those that allegedly know more than you. |
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I don't think there is a race on BC day, especially Keeneland, that has a race suited for his best running style. He needed this years BC to be run at Belmont, or the doomed Hollypark..
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Next race Haskell per Zayat this morning. That will be a blast
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Addressed this a bit with Shug on radio today. He's not convinced Honor Code CAN'T succeed 2 turning and will try and figure out whether it's spacing or race style/flow in next couple starts.
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Guessing owners want Whitney I think if Shug has his way he stays around one turn. That's just tea leaf reading on my part. He should have run in Carter, selfishly the Alyseba was good smoke screen for a better price in Met
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