Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

You're right about the first part, but I'm not so sure about the second. Who are the killers in there? Court Vision? Monba? You can have them both. Adriano's a turf horse. I'm really high on Elysium Fields, but he's just a maiden winner. And then you have Zito's pair.

Originally Posted by wac

I was at work so did not get to see this race but i have a small future bet on "cork" and was wondering what was the visual impression of the race? From looking at drf charts it looks like track was playing to closers so im wondering if it was a race to be excited. I was also surprised to see this horse go off at almost 5-1 with all the "buzz" about him.

Originally Posted by 2 Dollar Bill

Reading thru this thread, and the "" this is my derby horse"", ect... My question is [ with all the derby horses pointed to first sat. of may ]
"" Have we seen the 2008 derby winning horse run this year ..yet ? ""

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

So if this horse is one of the top 5 contenders for the derby then we're looking at a 2:03 and change maybe 2:04 race?

Wow. Can't wait.

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

NO

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

You are using an 8 furlong time at Oaklawn to predict the time for the Derby? It was about the exact same time as Smarty Jones for what that is worth.

Originally Posted by Kasept

Denis of Cork rec'd a 96 BSF for yesterday's Southwest effort..

Those that are wanting to embrace David Carroll's exciting colt should not be concerned about the 'finishing kick/closing times' as Oaklawn is a bizarre oval when it comes to this analysis. Remember back to the Afleet Alex and Smarty Jones seasons because the final quarters have frequently seemed slow in this series. Randy Moss discovered years ago that the stretch at Hot Springs runs slightly uphill

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Thanks...forgot about him. I wonder if he'll get the 9 furlongs.

Originally Posted by Kasept

Considering that most seemed to like the quality of the field coming in, how does this get brought up after the fact?

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I had a little different take on the race. I thought it was interesting how he was an up close 4th early. As the leader blazed on, Denis of Cork began dropping back outside of horses. Launched his bid wide and appeared to me at least that he was tons the best. I thought the run he put in from the far turn home was quite impressive and he has now handled 3 different tracks, including Churchill. Maybe I'm grasping for a contender also, but a lot of people were real down on him after the allowance win and he crushed the field yesterday. he at least appears to be improving, which at this point is a very good sign.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

" Most " were wrong going into the race if they considered this a quality field. What it was, however, was a good mix and match of horses coming from different races, distances, and jurisdictions. However, there were no horses that screamed " quality " going into the race.

There might, however, be one coming out. But, like others, considering the decent performance chasing by the second finisher, and his resume coming in, I will withhold judgement on Dennis of Cork. He did run well though and in a year that is light on good 3YO performances he certainly looks promising.

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

what would giant moon do to dennis of cork?

Originally Posted by MisterB

Wasn't Corks last race a Clue? Went four wide the whole trip, flattened a bit, but lasted. Seems many had the right choice.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Lose to him.