It'd be nice to see him run a bunch more races, but he's worth more as a sperm donor...

delta1 wrote:

on a side note, Gronkowski earned me $138.00 w:d/

RMAN4443 wrote:

It'd be nice to see him run a bunch more races, but he's worth more as a sperm donor...

delta1 wrote:

Justify is worthy of all the hype...great horse. Smith barely touched him down the stretch...the horse seemed to be in cruise control all the way.

The lack of any real challenger may take some shine off this Triple Crown winner...Alydar enhanced Affirmed's reputation...their historic rivalry elevated both...

delta1 wrote:

$20 to place?

LetsRock wrote:

$10 win $10 place $10 show......Place paid $13.80

RMAN4443 wrote:

Lots of controversy brewing about Restoring Hopes ride (and Noble Indy's). I thought it would blow over but it seems to be picking up a bit of steam. I have to admit.......I was dumbfounded at the blatant attempt to protect Justify. It happens all the time........but c'mon man.......be a little more subtle about your intentions. Justify wins, with or without the shenanigans of his stablemate but that crap was totally unnecessary. It was just too obvious and not well executed. Maybe some rule changes are coming.

https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/Belmont_Stakes_Controversy_a_Transparency_Issue_123# 

MojoFilter wrote:

Is it illegal?

Is it different than what Nascar teams do?

If the 'offended horse' had been AHEAD of the 'blocking' horse, wouldn't he have avoided being blocked?

dstieger wrote:

And who has the right to tell a jockey how to position his/her horse if he/she feels it gives them the best chance to win? Doesn't always work out and it might compromise the chances of some of the other horses but too bad.

LetsRock wrote:

I think your math might be off but a win is a win regardless. Congrats!!

I'm just glad I didn't have to congratulate Gronk in person. Being 2 feet away from Belichick earlier in the day was enough to make my skin crawl.

LetsRock wrote:

I don't understand, how is my math off....a friend of mine went to the race, I asked him to place my bet, yesterday he handed me my $138.00 in winnings? Isn't that correct? I'm not much of a Horse Racing guy, and I really don't understand the intricacies of betting on the races 😰

RMAN4443 wrote:

In this case....I would think the owner has the right to instruct on how his (or her) horse will run any race. From what I've read.....Restoring Hope's owner, was upset over the way Florent Geroux ran his horse.

From the NY Post article:
Gary West, who owns Restoring Hope, was livid about the handling of his horse. "I have no earthly idea what Florent was thinking or what his race strategy was," West told the New York Post in an email. "Had I known better, the first eighth of a mile I would have thought it was a quarter-horse race, not the mile-and-a-half Belmont. Maybe the horse was completely out of control and Florent had no choice. I will never know."

MojoFilter wrote:

Agreed but sometimes jockeys need to call an audible based on circumstances or experience. This would also imply that Baffert had a side deal with Geroux since I cant imagine a jockey sacrificing a big pay day and a place in history for the benefit of another horse he has no vested interest in.

LetsRock wrote: