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Originally Posted by slotdirt
Giacomo's dosage fit, didn't it?
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No, Giacomo's didn't because he had a dosage index over 4.00, but isn't there a typical rule of thumb for derby contenders concerning the amount of dosage points in the classic category or middle category (if you use this angle?)
Here's an interesting site giving some common derby angles:
http://www.theyareatthepost.com/kent...cky-derby.html
Horses ranked within 10 pounds of the male topweight or who are a champion in another country and have a Dosage Index of 4.0 or less and a Center of Distribution of 1.25 or less are considered the dual qualifiers. These horses have statistically shown that they have a better chance at winning the Derby. Here are this year's dual qualifiers (so far):
Horse Trainer Dosage Jockey
Any Given Saturday Todd Pletcher 2.67 * Rafael Bejarano
Circular Quay Todd Pletcher 2.08 * Garrett Gomez
Great Hunter Doug O'Neill 3.00 * Corey Nakatani
King of the Roxy Todd Pletcher 3.00 * Edgar Prado
Liquidity Doug O'Neill 1.86 * Corey Nakatani
Nobiz Like Shobiz Barclay Tagg 1.44 * Cornelio Velasquez
Scat Daddy Todd Pletcher 2.47 * John Velazquez
Stormello Bill Currin 2.67 * Kent Desormeaux
Street Sense Carl Nafzger 2.14 * Calvin Borel