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Quip is getting some love with this nugget from the Associated Press: ‘Quip is the new shooter best positioned to give Justify a run after winning the Tampa Bay Derby. Elliott Walden of WinStar Farm, which co-owns Justify and Quip, said ‘if for some reason (Justify) stubs his toe, we feel real good about Quip’s chances to be the horse to upset him, if that happens.” Quip — who finished second to Magnum Moon in the Arkansas Derby after winning the Tampa Bay Derby — skipped the Kentucky Derby, is rested but will need to find some speed Saturday. Would expect that 12-1 number to be bet down considerably by Saturday.