I'm a rare breed. I like Mike Smith. He's helped me cash a few signers in my day. My stupid ass fell for the haterspeak™ Smith off jive that's abundant here and that resulted in me finding anything to not put Tiago as my top choice. Oh...found it...he didn't actually win his maiden race.

Nevermind the good works and Hall of Famer Smith flying in for the big check.

DOH!

According to Brisbet his bottom doesn't say 'sprint'

What I usually do is box 5 horses in the Derby as my one crazy insane wager of the year, usually play it for $10 so it cost me $200. So far, my pre Derby box is looking like Notional, Hard Spun (hate his style but like the progression), Zanjero, Street Sense, Scat Daddy. Notice the theme of horses that will sit off this pace, I am guessing we are going to see 23/46/108 this year and if that is the case, anyone within 3-4 lengths will be no where at the end....

Given the post draw obviously, I am considering a nice wager on Notional, like 100WP

I am actually considering taking the Derby off besides my 5 horse exacta box and maybe some pick threes with those five horses, and some win/place on Notional, and actually enjoying the day instead of getting all nuts on the handicapping

Scav, at the risk of sounding ignorant, how is AGS sprinty on his dam side? His dam is by AP Indy and out of a Spectacular Bid mare.

Who are we talking about? Any Given Saturday, then I screwed up, I meant Cowtown Cat

Any Given Saturday most definetly has a bottom side stamina to him with AP Indy there

I screwed up, i was thinking of pigtown Cat

Those Pletcher's really start to blend together after awhile! :D I just really don't like Cowtown Cat and if he wins, I'm going to ask BTW to fed-ex me that dunce cap.

I'll wear a packers jersey to every bears game I go to if he wins

I'm making my bets before I go. The pick 3's are juicy as hell on Derby day. I'm rolling 6 of them and playing exactas and a super or two for the derby. After the Giacamo super slam i'm hooked on the big race super.

I just thought of that also, maybe I will just unload through Youbet and just CHILL at Arlington all day and get hammered, maybe bring some pissing around money for the Arlington card, it should be decent on derby day and then crap until july 1st

LMFAO... Pigtown Cat. :D

What happens between derby day and july 1st?

Yeah i'll be too busy getting hammered to worry about betting. Plus it's a nightmare to wager on derby day...even on the backside. And the tellers at Churchill are horrible.

1:08 ? are you crazy ? your guessing that based on what ? I dont mean to sound rude or anything but 1:08, i look at the race and i dont see much pace, where do you see it that hot of fractions coming from ?

Was talking about Arlington's daily race cards, they are crap from about May to around July, could be different this year with Poly, we will see. July is when it starts to pick up because Churchill closes and turf racing is in full swing, plus they have plenty of stakes weekends (Illinois Day and Million Preview day come to mind right now)

Stormello

Not to mention there are like 3 computers in the whole joint on the main floor. :mad:

what is your problem ?

Any given saturday did not progress in the wood, how did he progess ? you said your look for horses to progress, i just asked you a question, and you respond this way ?

its going to take alot more then him to go 1:08, and his latest work was slow, and now curin is saying they want to teach him to rate.

there is speed but there is no sprinter speed like last year w/ keyed entry and sinister minister.

Don't kid yourself....the person known as "eurobounce" still posts here, but under a new name.