JohnTChance Wrote:
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> When Baffert brings horses to New York, they
> explode. Remember when The Bobster brought
> CONGAREE to the Cigar Mile a few years ago, and
> that one popped a preposterous new top? A -3? How
> does he do it? An ad in yesterday's Racing Form
> gives us a clue: Baffert is shown staring at us
> through his sunglasses while the ad copy reads
> "How Do Winners Gain Their Advantage? "To gain a
> competitive advantage, I rely on Brisnet" say Bob.
> Why do I feel there's something else?
>
> It's no surprise that TOO MUCH BLING won the
> Bayshore at Aqueduct. But it's noteworthy that the
> Ohio-bred won so impressively - BY 9 LENGTHS!!!
> Furthermore, TOO MUCH BLING was "3-wide midway on
> the turn," "coasted home," and was "taken in hand
> in the final yards" as he drew off. So, it stands
> to reason that TOO MUCH BLING took a a really big
> leap forward yesterday. Did TOO MUCH BLING run a
> negative ThoroGraph! What got into the colt
> yesterday?
>
> When TOO MUCH BLING devastated in his race, it was
> a tell that BOB AND JOHN would also run big. The
> ThoroGraph analysis noted that while BOB AND JOHN
> potentially could move forward, he "has not run
> fast enough to win this..." and "we don't like him
> today." But BOB AND JOHN, like Baffert's other
> runner yesterday, moved forward too, winning
> convincingly. BOB AND JOHN was 3 wide, while
> runner up JAZIL "found room inside all the way"
> till the stretch. What did he run? A 0-ish?
>
> TOO MUCH BLING and BOB AND JOHN exploded
> yesterday. Just as CONGAREE and others have for
> Baffert in the past.

John, its as if he Exploded from a bursting Injection. I've been afraid to speculate what his number is. Tgraph will decide, but to the naked eye it very well could as fast as this age as ever run.