Dunkirk -- 2 Questions
 

1. Will he get to run in the Derby?

2. Will he be 10-1 or more if he does run?

ok, i'll ask.

why does everyone care so much about whether this overrated horse gets in the derby? if he was so good, he'd have won the fla derby and no one would have to ask if he could get in. oh, wait...i forgot, it's because of how the track was that day that he lost. :rolleyes:

Dunkirk ran huge in the Floriday Derby in my opinion. Pletcher was pissed how the track came up that day before the race even went off and I'm sure he knows more about his horse than you, me or anyone else here. I think he is a young horse (race wise) and is just going to get better. He is my horse for the Derby if he runs. Just one man's opinion

pletcher knew beforehand? well, then why didn't he scratch if he knew the track wasn't conducive to his horses running style? he knew the horse pretty much had to win to get in the field-or get damned lucky. he blasted the track because he lost, and he sure didn't want to get blamed-and it can't be the horse....

good luck with your derby horse.

If you watched the coverage, they interviewed Pletcher before the race went off. I don't think he knew how the track was going to come up beforehand. Speed horses fared really well that day all day long. What do you think he will go off at on Derby day?

I can't believe Gulfstream was STILL playing fast after 3 months of....playing fast!

oh, i thought when you wrote 'Pletcher was pissed how the track came up that day before the race even went off' that he knew beforehand.

i don't think it matters. pletcher blaming that surface and the super is as meaningful as jones blaming his jock. and if dunkirk couldn't handle a sped up surface in fla, i doubt he handles one in ky.
as for what he goes off at, i really couldn't say. shorter odds than he should i'd imagine.

as for pletcher knowing his horses, that's a whole other topic of discussion.

then Pletcher should have made a late scratch if he felt that strongly.
He could have ran 2nd in the Wood.

I think you will get at least 10-1

btw

did you notice how spent DoneKirk was after the race?

I'd say 9:1 but with the media hype that's coming maybe 6:1. Just guessing. I think the fave might be 5:1.

if the horse couldn't hold his form and keep his weight on during a three race 'campaign', how will he ever be physically able to handle the derby and the training required beforehand?

Dunkirk's chances of getting in are growing stronger everyday. I think he'll get in and I think he'll be the 3rd choice at 8-1. Remember he was overbet in the Florida Derby and everyone following the trail knows about him. A bunch of hunch players (there are a lot on Derby Day) will bet him down because the fortunate chain of events that got him in are pure destiny....I'm not using him on top.

good call on that. right now, i'm think IWR is the fave, followed by pioneer and quality road. i'd be surprised if dunkirk was more than fourth choice. so, he could be double digits. too many betting interests to have a lot of single digit odds.

That is the first thing I noticed. I thought he was going to keel over. That was a huge move around the turn.

if a super, i might put him in the fourth spot. but pletcher once had five runners in the field, and didn't even hit the super spot....still time to figure all that out tho.

i just had a thought. pletcher might actually be hoping to be left out. then everyone could speculate that he woulda won. but he wouldn't have to actually run and prove them wrong! :D

A friend of mine was telling me how skinny he looked that day. I didn't notice. I always thought he was a little on the small side.

there's a reason (or several) why this horse has been so lightly raced. i don't think the derby should be on his schedule. a horse that has to be handled with kid gloves shouldn't be put in that scenario. too much, too soon for him i feel.

Then Pletcher should find a new line of work.

Dunkirk is going to absolutely get in the Derby.

Figure he'll be about 8-1.

Course if he ends up winning the Derby it will become a total different story altogether.

I don't mind him in the Derby, but win or lose he should skip the Preakness.