I Heart Questing!

tanner12oz · #1 08-21-2012, 12:04 PM

i only get all gooey about a handful of horses a year and this is one of them...she just runs her heart out from the first step simply strangles her competition into submission. on saturday any of the fillies that tried to keep pace with her werent even in the same zip code when that race ended...not to make light of injuries but she literally broke her competition. simply amazing.

she can get better too....if they ever figure out the stretch drive with her...

seriously though...one of the best performances i have seen this year and i imagine the BSF number shows it

Calzone Lord · #2 08-21-2012, 12:55 PM

Leparoux has had the misfortune of losing a lot of good recent mounts.

* I'll Have Another finished in the middle of the pack with Leparoux in the Hopeful. Wins his next race at 43/1 and never loses again.

* Wise Dan finished 4th in an Alw race at Churchill with Leperoux on -- and came back a few weeks later to romp in the Firecraker at 14/1 odds with Leparoux off.

* Questing was off the board in back-to-back starts in turf alw races for Leparoux -- she switched to Irad Ortiz Jr. AND dirt. Huge figure alw win, followed by back-to-back romping Gr 1 wins.

* Fort Larned was beat by 12 lengths in the Foster with Leparoux up -- and he came right back to dominate the Cornhusker at 7/2 and win the Whitney at 7/1 for Brian Hernandez Jr. in his next two races.

* Emma's Encore was 2nd in a dirt alw at Belmont with Leparoux before she went to Junior Alverado and won the Victory Ride at 39/1 odds and the Grade 1 Prioress at 5/1 in her next two starts.

* Union Rags was 3rd in the Florida Derby to Take Charge Indy and well beaten in the Kentucky Derby with Leparoux -- he won the Belmont at 5/2 with Johnny V.

At the very least, Julian has been unlucky. That's a lot of quality mounts he couldn't capitalize on . Fortunately for guys like Mario Gutierraz, Junior Alvarado, Irad Ortiz, Brian Hernandez Jr., and John Court who don't get many shots on real horses these days.

PatCummings · #3 08-21-2012, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Leparoux has had the misfortune of losing a lot of good recent mounts.

* I'll Have Another finished in the middle of the pack with Leparoux in the Hopeful. Wins his next race at 43/1 and never loses again.

* Wise Dan finished 4th in an Alw race at Churchill with Leperoux on -- and came back a few weeks later to romp in the Firecraker at 14/1 odds with Leparoux off.

* Questing was off the board in back-to-back starts in turf alw races for Leparoux -- she switched to Irad Ortiz Jr. AND dirt. Huge figure alw win, followed by back-to-back romping Gr 1 wins.

* Fort Larned was beat by 12 lengths in the Foster with Leparoux up -- and he came right back to dominate the Cornhusker at 7/2 and win the Whitney at 7/1 for Brian Hernandez Jr. in his next two races.

* Emma's Encore was 2nd in a dirt alw at Belmont with Leparoux before she went to Junior Alverado and won the Victory Ride at 39/1 odds and the Grade 1 Prioress at 5/1 in her next two starts.

* Union Rags was 3rd in the Florida Derby to Take Charge Indy and well beaten in the Kentucky Derby with Leparoux -- he won the Belmont at 5/2 with Johnny V.

At the very least, Julian has been unlucky. That's a lot of quality mounts he couldn't capitalize on . Fortunately for guys like Mario Gutierraz, Junior Alvarado, Irad Ortiz, Brian Hernandez Jr., and John Court who don't get many shots on real horses these days.

Wow. When does what appears to be a trend become more than just bad luck...?

Calzone Lord · #4 08-21-2012, 01:09 PM

I don't know -- it's hard to say without doing a thorough statistical study.

But those high profile horses make him seem like a human anchor of some kind.

I'm sure a lot of it is just bad luck -- but I was never a fan of Leparoux and never understood why he was quickly made and anointed as a great jockey.

asudevil · #5 08-21-2012, 01:46 PM

He couldn't phucking dig in deep in the phucking BC Mile on Turallure?? Let that old hag Court Vision with Jailhouse Robbie beat him? That nose hair cost me what would have been my greatest pick 4 score by far. I'll never be the same after that.....NEVAH!!

MaTH716 · #6 08-21-2012, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by asudevil

He couldn't phucking dig in deep in the phucking BC Mile on Turallure?? Let that old hag Court Vision with Jailhouse Robbie beat him? That nose hair cost me what would have been my greatest pick 4 score by far. I'll never be the same after that.....NEVAH!!

I think everyone on the board needed Turallure. I still get sick thinking about that beat.

Merlinsky · #7 08-21-2012, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

I don't know -- it's hard to say without doing a thorough statistical study.

But those high profile horses make him seem like a human anchor of some kind.

I'm sure a lot of it is just bad luck -- but I was never a fan of Leparoux and never understood why he was quickly made and anointed as a great jockey.

The French accent? Maybe they think it sounds fancy.

Who were his first big rides when he got here? I feel like he made a splash with something and just sort of took off. Can't remember who the first horse or horses was/were.

Calzone Lord · #8 08-21-2012, 04:32 PM

He had a great couple of Breeders Cup days at Santa Anita.

That Pro-Ride at Santa Anita suited his style perfectly -- good horses could go a 51 flat half mile -- and deep closers would blow by them in the stretch. That surface was a joke. Good thing SA got rid of it...but still hard to believe they allowed such major races to take part on it.

ateamstupid · #9 08-21-2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Merlinsky

The French accent? Maybe they think it sounds fancy.

Who were his first big rides when he got here? I feel like he made a splash with something and just sort of took off. Can't remember who the first horse or horses was/were.

He rode Biancone's coattails into other quality mounts when he was still an elite trainer, pre-Cobra venom.

pointman · #10 08-21-2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Leparoux has had the misfortune of losing a lot of good recent mounts.

* I'll Have Another finished in the middle of the pack with Leparoux in the Hopeful. Wins his next race at 43/1 and never loses again.

* Wise Dan finished 4th in an Alw race at Churchill with Leperoux on -- and came back a few weeks later to romp in the Firecraker at 14/1 odds with Leparoux off.

* Questing was off the board in back-to-back starts in turf alw races for Leparoux -- she switched to Irad Ortiz Jr. AND dirt. Huge figure alw win, followed by back-to-back romping Gr 1 wins.

* Fort Larned was beat by 12 lengths in the Foster with Leparoux up -- and he came right back to dominate the Cornhusker at 7/2 and win the Whitney at 7/1 for Brian Hernandez Jr. in his next two races.

* Emma's Encore was 2nd in a dirt alw at Belmont with Leparoux before she went to Junior Alverado and won the Victory Ride at 39/1 odds and the Grade 1 Prioress at 5/1 in her next two starts.

* Union Rags was 3rd in the Florida Derby to Take Charge Indy and well beaten in the Kentucky Derby with Leparoux -- he won the Belmont at 5/2 with Johnny V.

At the very least, Julian has been unlucky. That's a lot of quality mounts he couldn't capitalize on . Fortunately for guys like Mario Gutierraz, Junior Alvarado, Irad Ortiz, Brian Hernandez Jr., and John Court who don't get many shots on real horses these days.

Great stuff! I am amazed at how many good mounts Pepe gets when there are so many good jocks, even young ones and a very good bug, in the locker room. I have to believe that trainers/owners are not realizing how many top horses have been upgraded with Leparoux off. He should not be riding regularly in New York.

declansharbor · #11 08-21-2012, 07:15 PM

And people actually thought that the frog was better than Bejarano when they were emerging!!

Calzone Lord · #12 08-25-2012, 06:04 PM

If Dutrow Jr. trained Questing -- she would have come back in a week and absolutely smoked the Travers field.

It's bad enough that Magic Ticket was a joint winner -- but the other Speightstown layoff horse carried that field along for a mile and was only beaten about 7 or 8 lengths and he'd been off since February the 4th.

cmorioles · #13 08-25-2012, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

If Dutrow Jr. trained Questing -- she would have come back in a week and absolutely smoked the Travers field.

It's bad enough that Magic Ticket was a joint winner -- but the other Speightstown layoff horse carried that field along for a mile and was only beaten about 7 or 8 lengths and he'd been off since February the 4th.

That was brutal.

Cannon Shell · #14 08-25-2012, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

If Dutrow Jr. trained Questing -- she would have come back in a week and absolutely smoked the Travers field.

It's bad enough that Magic Ticket was a joint winner -- but the other Speightstown layoff horse carried that field along for a mile and was only beaten about 7 or 8 lengths and he'd been off since February the 4th.

If Dutrow would just shut up and pay more attention he could actually be good for racing instead of the resident punching bag. At the very least he is willing to think out of the box and does like to run his horses.