Shakespeare

[ultracapper]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

good luck, you'll need it if you're trying to get Kip Deville to win the BC mile.
If the shorter stretch at Monmouth benefits him so much, why did he recently place third on that track in a grade 3 race?

that was at 1 1/16th mile. kip deville is a much superior horse at a mile than 1 1/16th. he's proven that beyond question 1 mile is his best distance.

i doubt shakespeare has fired his best shot. his first win was a 1 turn mile, which made me question him, and the woodbine race really didn't set up pace wise for him. the race set up much better for kip deville than shakespeare. kip sat comfy on a fair to moderate pace. shakespeare did get the hedge, but he was a ton more horse than the 3 he passed. i doubt any of those 3 could turn the tables on him. just look at the difference between shakespeare and art master in the past two races. shakespeare stepped up markedly from 1st to 2nd out, and you have to think there is more horse there. he looks very good right now. very tough.

i liked kip in the woodbine. i think dehoss and btw could vouch for that, and i was excited how he ran. he got beat by a better horse, a horse that looks special.