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www.bloodhorse.com] (sorry I seemed to have posted a "dead" link).
No secret that Tapit has been the dominant Belmont Stakes sire over the past few
years, having produced four Belmont winners since 2014.
Forte is by Violence. Violence's stallion page is linked above. Go to the Equibase
statistical summary on that page and check out Violence's average winning distance
numbers. Looking at the bottom of the page, one can compare Violence's numbers to
other Hill N Dale stallions such as Curlin, Ghostzapper, Good Magic, Midnight Lute
and Mucho Macho Man. One will notice that the average distance stats, both
starting and winning, seem to range from mid 6 to mid 7; Tapit's page not
surprisingly shows an index in the high 7s.
Has Forte already outrun his pedigree? Do you trust a son of Violence to get that
extra 1/8th mile in the Belmont?
Not pretending to be Tesio or Rasmussen, just saying.
I would have attached TG Violence sire stats but am restoring access to TG info in a
piecemeal fashion it seems.
