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Originally Posted by SniperSB23
You can add me to the guilty list for betting that nag.
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There really didn't feel like there was any right move, from a betting standpoint, going into last years Derby.
Barbaro had become "the wiseguy" horse---and was bet to favortisim right up until one minute before post--when someone bet 100K on SNS. The same Barbaro who's win in the FLA Derby was being unfairly bashed on many message boards as a real moderate performance. With each workout going into the Derby, he seemed to gather more and more support. In year's past, those type of horses often seemed to run bad.
SNS was also really being bet---and his win at Hawthorne came with a very soft trip...so he couldn't be touched.
Brother Derek had a sprinter/miler pedigree and won soft stakes with easy trips. He was an ice-cold morning line favorite who couldn't be touched.
It seemed like there were a lot of traps last year...