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Originally Posted by mbahadur
Here is some Derby prep projections in Jeremy Plonk's Countdown to the Crown column on espn.com. I think Take the Points and Jeranimo are now headed to the Blue Grass (which should have a large field filled with turf horses with no strong favorite) and Kelly Leak is running Sunday at Sunland. I also think Mr. Fantasy and West Side Bernie are now headed to the Wood.
Who's heading where?
This section makes its seasonal debut this week and projects the key horses for upcoming stakes of repute. These are not firm commitments, merely a mix of my speculation and news gathering.
4/4 Santa Anita Derby: CHOCOLATE CANDY, FEISY SUANCES, JERANIMO, KELLY LEAK, MASSONE, MR. HOT STUFF, PIONEEROF THE NILE, TAKE THE POINTS (or Blue Grass), THE PAMPLEMOUSSE
4/4 Illinois Derby: FREE COUNTRY, MUSKET MAN (or Wood), MR. FANTASY
4/4 Wood Memorial: DANGER TO SOCIETY (or Florida Derby), FLYING PEGASUS, HELLO BROADWAY, IMPERIAL COUNCIL, I WANT REVENGE, MUSKET MAN (or Illinois), NOWHERE TO HIDE
4/11 Blue Grass: BEAR'S ROCKET, CHARITABLE MAN, EL CRESPO, GENERAL QUARTERS, GIANT OAK, JUSTDONTCALLMEJERI, MAFAAZ, PATENA, STORMALORY, TAKE THE POINTS (or Santa Anita), TERRAIN (or Lexington)
4/11 Arkansas Derby: CAPTAIN CHEROKEE, OLD FASHIONED, PAPA CLEM, POLTERGEIST, SOUL WARRIOR, WIN WILLY
4/18 Lexington: JOIN IN THE DANCE, SUMO, TERRAIN (or Blue Grass)
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