Florida Derby?
 

Thoughts? Opinions? Gotta do something else for a while. How about the supporting races?

i like stormello

Chelokee

Pass.

If you like Stormello,you should like Notional even more.While Stormello beat Notional in the futurity,Notional came back and won his next two races,and one of them was outside of Cal,which is a big plus.Stormello,like Lava Man,has not won outside of Cal yet.Off the Polytrack,Notional is undefeated,and looks way better on paper than Stormello.He also has some nice 6 fur.works.And this is coming from someone who does not put a lot of credibility in Cal horses.Your minus for Notional is Robby Albarado,who most here want him to burn in hell.:D {see thread}

Wow, BirdBirdistheWord is gettin' no love love today. Right now he is 24-1?

I knew he wouldn't be the favorite, and I don't think he will beat Scat Daddy, but I thought he would get a little more play than that...

ALostTexan

Wildandcrazy! :cool:

i like stormello also.. adore the gold and chelokee. tri box! didnt bet it

So, I went to Gulfstream, stayed for one race and bolted to watch the FL derby on TV. Let me tell ya, Gulfstream Park SUCKS on big days. Its so crowded you cant get anything accomplished. no more GP for me on Fl Derby day, which makes me sad cause it used to be my favorite big race day :( :( :(

If anybody else buys the Lava Man/Stormello comparison thing and bets accordingly there stands to be a lot of money made by those that know better, yipes. At least you can guess Stormello's got a chance at being in the money when he leaves the West Coast. There's no indication whatsoever that he's got the same problem as LM. Not like he's my favorite horse or anything but gotta stand up for him here. He's more viable out of Cal than Lava Man from my view.

ADORE THE GOLD w/
SCAT DADDY, STORMELLO & NOTIONAL

nothing special here.....

well i dont like notional even more

I'm with you on this one Kimmeastar. I like Notional.

You know you like Robby:D

Still liking Scat Daddy. He may not win today, but I think he will be somewhere up high on May 5...

ALostTexan

Damn,he ran good but just not enough.

I take it Scat Daddy won? Who was place/show?

I like Street Sense, Great Hunter and Any Given Saturday even more after this less than stirring rendition of the FLA Derby.

Don't think the Derby winner ran today, Scat Daddy looked good though.

For those of us unlucky enough not to be able to watch the race, WHO THE HELL WON!?!?!?!?!?!?!? 2nd??? 3rd????????

Scat
Notional
Chelokee
Stormello set the pace and wilted

Scat daddy over Notional and chelokee 3rd

Scat Daddy $6.40 $3.40 $2.80
Notional $4.20 $3.00
Chelokee $3.80



$2 Exacta 3-1 $21.40
$2 Trifecta 3-1-6 $148.60
$1 Trifecta Box $74.30
$2 Quad/Superfecta 3-1-6-5 $468.40
$1 Quad/Superfecta Box $234.20
$2 Double 3/3 $10.60
$2 Pick-3 3/3/3 3 of 3 $25.80

Bless you good people for helpin' a girl out! ;)

HES A PIECE OF SHEAT...IM SOO MAD ABOUT THE RIDE..SCAT IS THE BET AGAINST ON THE DERBY....congrats to todd.. but..if guid was on chelockee he wins..domingez sucks

i have to agree... I am not positive if Chelokee would have won but he would have been real close. sucks.. proly wont make the derby now

stormello should be removed from any derby lists. left alone on the lead, gave it up pretty easy. no way he gets another 8th...

In my one viewing so far, Notional had no excuses except time between races. Adore the Gold, Stormello and Scat Daddy were the three that ran harder to begin with. Notional sat so pretty in 4th. Had to go wide on the turn home, but with a trip that easy, it was right there for the taking and he could not make it. Dont know if another 5 weeks will help.

Actually Notional sat 5th as I rewatch. No excuses other than he will be ready for the Derby. The trip was so nice for this horse.

It is a bit of stretch to say Chelokee would have won. Stormello had no excuse, the fractions were soft enough for this quality.

i don't know that chelokee would have won had he had a clear trip...no way i'd say he was the best in the race just because at one point he had to check.
scat daddy seemed to handle everyone ok, which should tell you just how much to depend on any one of these in may.

Damn Hooves...I'm commenting on todays win only. I'm not saying he's a Derby shoo-in winner...he does have a good future ahead of him in the summer and fall I hope!:)

No offense, but no horse not trained by Todd Pletcher was passing Scat Daddy Today:mad:

Scat Daddy is a much better horse than I ever gave him credit for.

That about sums it up for me too. After the Holy Bull, I had pretty much written him off as a contender in the major 3yo races this spring. His last two have demonstrated that I was very wrong.
I still don't anticipate that I will include him in any wagers on Derby day, but I certainly vastly underestimated this horse's ability.

he impressed in the Sanford was it ? when he dug deep to beat Tueflesberg. i'm not a fan of his breeding effective tho it is, that's for another thread, but he's tough.

never underestimate the best trainer with the best vet...

not sure matz would be crazy about running him again before the derby -- but that $100k from today puts him right on the cusp of the earnings cutoff at this moment.

replay of the race?
 

anyone know where I can find a replay of the race for free?

ANSWERED MY OWN QUESTION- ESPN.COM has the replay on their horse racing page.

Jack Junior will also be toying with the idea of running in the Derby so that will set him further down the list.