Mike Repole Piece
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I guess the term “recruiting studs” has multiple meanings.
After yesterdays performance, Fierceness should be well rested for the Preakness.
The way Fierceness ran today , a long rest might not be the problem . I didn’t look at early fractions but, didn’t think he was done in by a fast pace . He never did shake the 2 horses who ran early with him but , he had nothing left in the Tank at the top of the stretch
The horses who had closing grit were all right there at the finish . What a photo it was
Derby Fields have always been too large saddling 20 horses is ridiculous .
12 at most should be the Rule.
Jersey Derby might be a better race for Fierceness . A lot of the top tier horses that go in the Preakness don’t race in it .
Repole lost Millions today in potential Stud fees with Fierceness dismal performance .
Have we gone from “ whatever it takes to whatever went wrong ?”
Repole sold his two drink companies for over 8 billion dollars.
(A billion dollars is a pile of money with 1,000 stacks of a million dollars in it.
He has 8 stacks of those.)
He doesn’t need any purse from a horse race or stud fee for a stallion to do whatever the hell he wants to do for the rest of his life.
Companies sold that much. He did not have 100% share in either. Still, he did incredibly well.
Nor do his great grandchildren, even with his present net worth at $1.6 billion.
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Agree that Fierceness will not run in the Preakness. Seems that he didn't get hit out of the gate but he didn't stride right (Johny V. said he "hopped" out of the gate. Sierra Leone and others are also out of the Preakness. Looks like it will be two Baffert horses and some G3 stakes winners. Big horses aiming for the Belmont at Saratoga.
I think he had partners.
Fierceness: no lateral quickness.
he had partners, he had banks, other private investors, professional fees up the wha zoo, not all of the Purchase Price goes into his pokcet. People think the headline price is the price, net dollars considerably less.
Not crying poverty for him or anything.
Mindframe is an extremely talented horse. Has won his two lifetime starts as impressively as a horse can. The Belmont Stakes will be by far his toughest test. Every horse in the field is much better than any horse he has faced in his previous two races. That said, he has shown exceptional ability in his two starts and despite his inexperience and the big step up in class and distance he has a very realistic chance to win on Saturday.
Ghostzapper - my biggest concern would be the distance. A complete unknown along with a gritty field. It definitely could happen and I am rooting for him.
You may be right Andrew about the distance but because the Belmont is a mile and a quarter and not a mile and a half it is a little bit less of a leap than in other years. Additionally he finished up very strongly in his a mile and a sixteenth allowance race and his pedigree. Constitution out of a Street Sense Mare, seems to suggest he will handle the mile and a quarter well.
I am actually more concerned about the leap up in class than the distance. Typically a horse that wins a maiden and then a non-winners of one that winds up in a stakes race in their third start, runs in a listed non-graded stakes or no higher than a Grade three stakes. To run in a Grade One Stakes, let alone one that has come up strong like this year's Belmont Stakes, in just their third lifetime start, is not a typical recipe for success.
That said, this horse has been nothing short of phenomenal in his two races and it would not be a huge surprise to see him in the winner's circle.
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And Crupi wins the $350,000 Suburban Stakes with Irad up for St. Elias and Repole Stables! Huge win