I am really excited to see Flightline. He may be a great one!
I’m surprised how many short fields there are—5 and 6 horse fields on Belmont day is not what I expected…
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While the stakes races may have shorter fields, most all of them are packed with talent.
It will be one of the best undercard days of racing in a long time, IMO.
Echo Zulu was a last second scratch from the Acorn
Track/starter vet scratched her.
Some results from Belmont Day races.
Acorn
Just a Game
Brooklyn S.
Fearless wins over Warrant & Lone Rock
https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/race/usa/bel/2022/6/11/5/brooklyn-s-g2
Woody Stephens
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Echo Zulu lame in near fore, vet scratched at the gate. I didn’t see the race. Did she have an incident in the gate, or was she just lame and her connections didn’t notice?
From the article I posted above
Joel Rosario, jockey for Echo Zulu, the champion 2-year-old filly of 2021 for owners Winchell Thoroughbreds and L and N Racing and Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, said his mount “took a long time to warm up” and was a “little bit off.”
Dr. Anthony Verderosa, director of NYRA veterinarians, said Echo Zulu was lame in her left front.
Thanks. I didn’t catch that in the article. What a disappointment and a concern for them.
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Dramatically bad finish for Letruska. I hope she’s okay.
Missed the race 
will have to wait for the reply.
She and Search Results burned each other out on the front end.
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Fantastic run by Flightline to win the Met Mile!!
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Gave me goosebumps!!
She x-rayed clean. I’m sure she’ll get ultrasound/MRI/full workup in the coming days.
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Creative Minister is gorgeous!
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Mo Donegal wins the Belmont!!
Fantastic 2nd by Nest.
Eric Reed had said before the race, that if RS ended up last/at the back of the field, he’d have no chance.
Richie was last all the way around & finished 6th.
Can’t wait to see more of this years 3 y/o crop as the year continues.
Great race, nice to see Mo Donegal finish in front. Nest looked awesome! What a gritty mare.
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I was happy for Mike Repole. Please no one burst my bubble and give me a reason I shouldn’t like him. Kidding… sort of…
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I like Mike Repole. He seems to really appreciate the horses for themselves, not just as some kind of accessory to show off how wealthy one is. I know he gave one of his retiring stakes horses, Notacatbutallama, to a woman who worked in the Belmont racing secretary’s office. He knew she really liked the horse and would give him a good home. And she has; “Llama” has his own Instagram account.
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He claimed Be Bullish when his connections were running him into the ground, then retired him to Old Friends Cabin Creek. I believe he’s a big supporter of theirs.
I think he had a couple other high profile horses put into aftercare programs to be retrained as riding horses. He’s been very generous donating seasons to Uncle Mo for charity.
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