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Originally Posted by philcski
Wasn't knocking him, in fact I like the horse- hey, I'd love to see him win compared to other potentials, including the probable post time favorite. He certainly impressed me yesterday more than I would have expected. I just really feel strongly that he's not a 10F horse and could make a ton of money in the "Silly Season" Derbies instead of giving a run and potentially getting knocked out in Kentucky.
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Phil,
I think they would be crazy not to try Derby. Look at his fractions from Saturday:
:24.4
:23.2 (:48.1)
:24.3 (:48.0)
:24.3 (:49.1)
:12.2 (:37.0)
This is the kind of horse that can light the exotics at 35-1 by running evenly all the way around and finishing third or fourth. Even though he's not bred for it, think Steppenwolfer or Imawildncrazyguy type performer. Derek Ryan insisted to me that this horse has the type of disposition and action to keep on going at a steady clip. I was incredulous too, but it's tough to deny him about it now. And he's of course done a great job picking spots with him to make the money he has. Having Coa involved is the biggest drawback. He could screw up a wet dream.
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