When Bob Baffert puts the word out on one of his horses, does anyone bring more money to the track ?

Justify was hammered down to 3/5 against monster Bolt D’oro, and proved worth the bet. If you see a Baffert like Restoring Hope sitting there at 7/2, that may be the new definition of lukewarm. Now, I don’t know Baffert, but it seems obvious that his camp spreads the word when they have a live one, and his players run to the window and bet with both hands. When Baffert was on Twitter, he’d all but announce he was winning the next day. A few years ago with Arrogate, I don’t think there was a sharp in Cali who wasn’t on him, even though it didn’t have the impact in the Travers pool due to the amounts bet in. When Todd Pletcher has a live 2-year old at the Spa, you see something similar, but I don’t think it’s close to the same level.

Interesting stuff to watch moving forward.