Why are you such a freaking Moron?? LOL......Wow...You had quite an outing there buddy. As far as the other Forum goes...it's kind of quiet over there. At least here there's always something to do. As far as Street Sense goes...The race on Polytrack is a complete throw out. Keeneland went from being a fun track to cap to garbage in one year. Maybe I just am biased because of Poly. I think anyone would be crazy not to have on at least one of their tickets a Street Sense - Circular Quay boxed exacta.

I'm crazy. I'm going to let CQ beat me... 8 weeks off? No thanks.

Blah,Blah,Blah....you know you may be right, but I'm so sick and tired of hearing about this layoff crap. Let's just say a few things about this.

1. Would a world class trainer like you know......ugh....Todd Pletcher send a
horse to the derby that wasn't ready???

2. Would Johnny V. choose CQ as his mount if the horse wasn't ready??

3. Have never ever ever bet a horse off an eight week layoff??

Now I don't mean to come down on you Cajun because you are one of many with this opinion. Go look at all his replays like I have done many many times.
This horse is potentially a monster. I may be and judging by my Derby luck in the past...will be wrong. But I will sure as hell take 8-1...10-1 or higher on him than I would..say 7/2 on everyones new hero Curlin.

Well i'm convinced.

I'd bet on a horse off an 8 week layoff, sure. Not in the Kentucky Derby, though. Big difference between THIS race and a normal come back allowance race. I like CQ... just not this time around. It's nothing against him or his talent (as I think he's extremely talented.) As for Curlin, I don't like his chances in the Derby either. :p

I know what you are saying. I do know that the Derby is not the same as any other race. I've been wrong so many times before and will probably will be wrong again...but I realllllllllly like this horse. In the past I've wavered between 4 or 5 horses in the weeks leading up to the Derby, but despite everything I've read...I'm still on him. Obviously....I won't focus just on him
I'll have tickets galore. So anyway...let the fun begin.

Stick with your gut... this might be a brainless comment (:o ), but the Derby is such a crapshoot anyway... sometimes it defies logic. I'm not dissing anyone for their picks. God knows mine have been subpar. I had Barbaro to win last year, but didn't use Bluegrass Cat in any of my wagers. The year before, I had Closing Argument and Afleet Alex, but no Giacomo. What an idiot I am. :rolleyes:

I was thinking pletcher horses and a few others/pletcher horses/all triple.

1) Maybe the horse will be ready to run his best, but will it be enough? As good as Mr. P is, he hasn't exactly got this Derby thing figured out yet either

2) bad way to analyze a horses chances in the derby if you ask me, if Pletcher is going to run him JV will be the jockey. There is no way in the world that Pletcher sends him buts JV says "listen, this horse is not ready I'm looking for another mount".

3) Of course eight weeks layoffs are common for other races, and horses can win off eight week layoffs. as you know derby history has not been kind to horses off of long layoffs. Five weeks last year made history.

Add to that another hurdle that I think is not small, no 9 furlong prep races. So in addition to the layoff, he is adding more distance than most.

But the final comment about potential monster is the one most perplexing to me. I see nothing in his PP's to suggest that. If you have watched his replays over and over surely you have noticed the ideal set-up that this one had in the LA Derby.

JV had his choice of mounts. He chose CQ.

Choice of mounts between how many? Scat Daddy or CQ or AGS?
To me his choice tells me nothing. In my view the other two stand a better chance.

Agreed, but it was JV's choice nonetheless. If he wanted AGS, he would be on him. If he wanted Scat Daddy, he would be on him. Frankly, I'm glad Prado is up on Scat Daddy. I thought his ride on him in the Florida Derby was great.

These are all serious questions to ask of this horse, I agree.

It is hard to make a decision in this race, but I am banking on Pletcher having him ready to do what it takes to win.

Tough gamble to make...

I understand that it was his choice. All I'm saying and I think you agree is to not read too much into it.

I don't think there is a better all around rider today than Prado.

You know....the funny thing to me is that the same people..maybe not you DaHoss will be quick to excuse Street Sense's race in the Lexington but will be very very very quick to rave about his 10 length win in the Juvenille.
Now, with that said...Street Sense will be on many of my tickets...He's an outstanding horse and yes they did have similar...not identical trips in the Juvenille. Street Sense stayed on a Lightning quick rail. circular Quay went wide. No..that does not excuse 10 lengths...but my original comment on this thread....(Go back and look) was one of my tickets will definitely be a Juvenille Boxed exacta.

In the derby I don't look for a horse with a quick explosive move. Those are usually horses that run slow in the beginning of the race, then kick in their rally. The juvenile was 8.5 furlongs, a better distance for a stretched out sprinter. In the derby that looks like it won't have a blistering pace, I don't want a horse that might be in 16th position at the half mile position, counting on some explosive rally through the field. I would much rather have a horse that can more naturally cruise just off the pace and then make a sustained rally.

Think about it, what derbies were won by horses making quick explosive moves?

Another point about CQ, to me others appear to be faster.

So its Ok for Street Sense to beat Great Hunter in that same race by 12 1/2
lengths and then a few weeks ago beat Great Hunter by only 2 1/2???
Also Street Sense beat Scat Daddy, Stormello, Tuflesberg, and many others that day. Horses do improve there Dahoss. Watch the Oddsboard very closely. Also I'm not knocking Street Sense's performance in the Lexington.
Just I tend to look at the facts.