Uncle Mo Decision Mid-Day Saturday? (SCR appears certain)

[ShadowRoll]

Okay, so if Uncle Mo does run, does this reassure the bettors because "he wouldn't run unless he's 100%," causing more people to bet on him and thereby costing Repole less to make him the favorite; or, does this scare away the bettors because the owner is even thinking of scratching him at this late date, causing less people to bet on him and thereby costing Repole more to make him the favorite?

[slotdirt]

What am I missing with the "Repole going to make Uncly" the favorite talk? Like what's the point of him doing that?

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

What am I missing with the "Repole going to make Uncly" the favorite talk? Like what's the point of him doing that?

That's what he says he's going to do. Bet enough on him to make him the favorite. Screw me and my hopes of getting 6/1 or 7/1 on him because so many jumped off the bandwagon after the Wood. Repole is basically telling me "Thank you for sticking with my horse. To show my appreciation, I'm going to cut his win price in half so instead of $14, maybe you'll get $7." To me, that's the biggest issue in all of this. You asked what is the point? It's to feed his massive ego.

[outofthebox]

Im not sure on this, but it could be because of the meds he's on. Likely he has to come off them 24-72 hours and they want to evaluate his condition the am of the Derby. Horses coats and attitudes can change significantly when changes in medication occur. Ive been in this predicament plenty of times, although not quite with the calibur of this horse and the magnitude of this race...just a random thought...

[TouchOfGrey]

So, are John Velazquez and Ramon Dominguez going to have Pirate's Booty embroidered across their butts?

Pirate's Booty announces sponsorship of Uncle Mo, Stay Thirsty

Read more: http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...#ixzz1LPrW4gCN

[Travis Stone]

Via the Twitterverse... "Repole on Uncle Mo at #18: if he's as great as we think he is and he's 100 percent, its a great position to be in"

[Travis Stone]

We had our press conference at LAD today and we always do a "pick the Derby winner" contest for the media. If they pick the right horse, and win the drawing, their company/friends get a suite for a day at the races.

Anyway, unlike years past, no one really had any sort of idea what to do about this race... it's just not at the top of mind like it should be.

Uncle Mo losing the Wood was really a big hit, I think, to this year's race. The three weeks leading-up to the Derby would have been a totally different ballgame with him undefeated.

Hopefully the fans still bet on Saturday though... we'll see.

[Alan07]

Originally Posted by TouchOfGrey

So, are John Velazquez and Ramon Dominguez going to have Pirate's Booty embroidered across their butts?

I. Hate. Jockey. Advertising.

[PatCummings]

If this isn't the quote of a losing horse's owner, before the race is even run, I don't know what is...

“If he’s healthy, than nobody beats him,” Repole said after Uncle Mo drew post 18 in the field of 20. “As a two-year-old, he could beat these three-year-olds. If he runs as good as he ran at two, then he’ll win.” From...

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/rac...mo-starts.aspx

That's a..."my horse is better, if he's 100%, he beats everyone, no doubt, but if he isn't 100%, he can be beat."

They say 50/50, I think it's 90/10 he doesn't run. Hope he does to play against.

[tomm5647]

It seems silly to me to be concerned about how much any one individual is betting on this race. The pool is so large that any amount less than one million will be barely noticed.