Gunnevera must be thinking he has a real shot to catch Justify if he has to battle a good horse like Accelerate upfront in November instead of these Belmont softies.
Also comparing Justify\'s sheet vs. AP, it\'s clear which is the better horse even after giving Justify credit for knocking down Apollo\'s curse. His sheet now is barely more impressive than Tonalist\'s. He won\'t be able to get away with anything worse than a negative 3 against stiffer competition. Maybe he\'ll show us a new gear but should he continue running, remains a good bet against.
Assuming Justify runs, he\'ll be coming in with WAY better spacing than he had in the Preakness and the Belmont.
PLus, he\'ll be more mature, physically and mentally.
If that\'s not enough, Baffert can always throw Restoring Hope out there, or have Mike Smith and Justify pull a Bayern.
Maybe the reciprocation will be Justify providing a like service for West Coast.