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Related: About this forumThank You, Racing Gods and Thank You, John Nerud....
The Gods for a Triple Crown Winner and John Nerud for breeding Fappiano which must be the stallion AP got his stamina from.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)And no heavy drama! Wire-to-wire again!!
twogunsid
(1,614 posts)That horse is just a freak.
TZ
(42,998 posts)Outside of the Redskins winning SB's this is the best sporting outcome in my life
Just heard the time was the second fastest Belmont next to Secretariat. That's impressive!
Earth Bound Misfit
(3,555 posts)and did the 1/2 in 48 4/5, 3/4 in 13 & change he was GONE. Congrats to the Baffert/Espinoza connection.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)I never saw Espinoza use the crop once. That was amazing!
Earth Bound Misfit
(3,555 posts)turning for home... we saw a great performance by a great horse today.
Earth Bound Misfit
(3,555 posts)Classic play: The speed & closer of the race 1-2, had a $40 cold 5-6 exacta with a $10 6-5 reverse just in case. $272 payoff for a $50 dollar bill investment was like stealing money, in effect I got $13.60 to place on Frosted.
I wish they were all this easy.
twogunsid
(1,614 posts)I was riding the shit outta Mubtaahij down the stretch in my chair. I just couldn't get him home.
Earth Bound Misfit
(3,555 posts)maybe a $1 three horse box or a tri-key for $6 bucks once in a while.
twogunsid
(1,614 posts)a couple bucks down the drain is no biggie. Congrats to you on the nice exacta score, though.
Earth Bound Misfit
(3,555 posts)...dig a little deeper - Native Dancer>> Raise a Native>> Mr. Prospector>> Fappiano.
http://www.pedigreequery.com/american+pharoah
twogunsid
(1,614 posts)The bottom half of that pedigree is cheap speed after cheap speed. AP is a throwback to one of those stamina horses several generations back.
TZ
(42,998 posts)Who frustrated a triple crown campaign years ago
twogunsid
(1,614 posts)Last edited Sun Jun 7, 2015, 06:08 PM - Edit history (1)
....to pet the new Triple Crown winner. Baffert said, 'He just loves people".