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Title: Mike Smith available
Post by: justwin on May 01, 2014, 07:10:26 AM
Who will he end up on?
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: louisvilleguy1111 on May 01, 2014, 07:12:44 AM
Chitu my guess... It\'s not like baffert hasn\'t thrown Garcia under the bus before
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: justwin on May 01, 2014, 07:21:03 AM
just correcting my typo.
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: Holybull1 on May 01, 2014, 07:53:45 AM
Intense Holiday probably.
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: toppled on May 01, 2014, 08:30:28 AM
Pletcher is not replacing JV.
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: Holybull1 on May 01, 2014, 09:17:32 AM
You\'re right, my bad. For some reason I was thinking Rocco was on IH.
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: sekrah on May 01, 2014, 03:04:56 PM
Pablo Del Monte?
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: jimbo66 on May 01, 2014, 03:30:09 PM
Well, that would give him a chance to revisit last year\'s ride and go 45 and change  to the half and make the race chaotic!
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Post by: Tavasco on May 01, 2014, 03:31:37 PM
Brilliant!!
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: holybull95 on May 01, 2014, 07:24:49 PM
Too bad there is no Holy Bull in this year\'s field for him to ride....let\'s hope no safety pin either!
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: P-Dub on May 02, 2014, 02:20:54 AM
jimbo66 Wrote:
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> Well, that would give him a chance to revisit last
> year\'s ride and go 45 and change  to the half and
> make the race chaotic!


Why do none of you mention the fact Pletcher put blinkers on this horse before the race??

Because as we all know, when you want to rate a horse and take him off the pace, you add blinkers. Smith should have known this and strangled him back.

Adding blinkers with a revved up crowd of 150,000+. Yep, thats a recipe for a relaxed horse.

If a 1200 pd animal wants to charge to the front, not much a jockey can do.
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: richiebee on May 02, 2014, 02:27:12 AM
P-Dub:

We all know TAP just used the Derby as a prep for the Belmont and the Jim Dandy...

Good luck this weekend P-Dub.
Title: Re: Mike Smith available
Post by: P-Dub on May 02, 2014, 02:31:31 AM
richiebee Wrote:
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> P-Dub:
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> We all know TAP just used the Derby as a prep for
> the Belmont and the Jim Dandy...
>
> Good luck this weekend P-Dub.


Good point. How could I have missed that logical move???

Watching replay of Dubs game, then will look at seminar. Living Room Downs this year for me, looking forward to tomorrow when we will get lots of final opinions.  Good Luck to you Richie!