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Belmont - Race 8
#3 Elusive Bluff (10/1 ml)
Tall, leggy colt debuted at a mile and was in tight quarters for most of the way but never intimidated, clearly full of run and then moving to the lead when asked after finally getting an opening. Drew off to a stylish win thereafter despite changing back to his wrong lead, so I'm guessing he can be even more effective in start #2 with the race under his belt. What really catches my eye however is that this horse was purchased privately after the race by a Southern California outfit, and note that jockey Michael Baze has flown all the way to New York for the ride. Pretty good indication this horse is well-regarded today. Also note that Baze has produced a huge flat-bet profit for this trainer (from 89 mounts) while winning at a good-but-not-great 19%. That means they've been popping with some longshots. I think this one is live at a price.
HRT record:
48 for 156 (31%)
$413.40 mutuels ($8.61 avg)
#3 Elusive Bluff (10/1 ml)
Tall, leggy colt debuted at a mile and was in tight quarters for most of the way but never intimidated, clearly full of run and then moving to the lead when asked after finally getting an opening. Drew off to a stylish win thereafter despite changing back to his wrong lead, so I'm guessing he can be even more effective in start #2 with the race under his belt. What really catches my eye however is that this horse was purchased privately after the race by a Southern California outfit, and note that jockey Michael Baze has flown all the way to New York for the ride. Pretty good indication this horse is well-regarded today. Also note that Baze has produced a huge flat-bet profit for this trainer (from 89 mounts) while winning at a good-but-not-great 19%. That means they've been popping with some longshots. I think this one is live at a price.
HRT record:
48 for 156 (31%)
$413.40 mutuels ($8.61 avg)
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