Sounds like a great idea, as long as we get together lots of times prior to that as well.
It was gratifying to see Sierra Leone finally achieve the success that his Derby preps suggested were possible. After disappointing efforts in the Derby, the Belmont and the Travers, many players were skeptical of his chances. I'll confess to being one of them. I even saw a post on another forum that said in connection with Sierra Leone that friends don't let friends bet money on horses that burn money. Yet the bettors were lining up to back him in the Classic. From his morning line of 12-1, I think he was bet down to close to 6-1. His connections should thank Derma Sotogake and his jockey for setting such unrealistic fractions that set the race up for a strong closer like Sierra Leone. The last I saw Derma he was rapidly backpeddling through the field, completely spent from the pace. It is to the credit of Fierceness that he closely pressed that pace and still had the ability to almost hold on near the finish.
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