YEA, It's DERBY WEEK, all Contest Extras & Banter go here . . .

[DonGuido]

Starting with the post position draws, I believe set for 2:30 ET. Always interesting.

As customary, we all get a $200 wallet and points awarded for Points and ROI contests are also doubled. More to come after I check my past Derby Week posts to make sure I don't forgt anything.

More to follow: 5 extras for a possible added 65 points to your totals

PLACE YOUR EXTRAS IN THE NEW "DERBY EXTRA GO HERE . . ." THREAD

1. Nail the winner adds 10 points
2. Pick the straight exacta adds 15 points
3. Guess the straight trifecta adds 20 points
4. Guess the last place horse adds 10 points
5. The closest guess to the total gate/attendance adds 10 points

Ga'luk to all!!!

[JolyB]

I'm all for the extra banter. The question, "Who do you like?" has never been more relevant. I suppose that could be divided into two questions: (1) Who do you like? and (2) Who do you like as a long shot play?

I for one would love to hear the opinions of our players as the week progresses and we do our final homework.

[RUFFIAN]

MY HORSE LOVIN HEART
BELONGS TO INTO MICHIEF
BUT WILL HIS SON GET IN
AND CAN HE EVEN WIN

CAN THE CYCLONE BE STRONG ENUFF
TO GET LUCKY + TO GET IN
THE BIGGER QUESTION IS
IS HE STRONG ENOUGH TO WIN

[DonGuido]

Forte draws gate 15, hmmmm??? Coulda been worse. And Tapit Trice the 5 hole

[RUFFIAN]

Did Cyclone Mischief Get In Or Still#21

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by RUFFIAN

Did Cyclone Mischief Get In Or Still#21

Still 21

[JolyB]

Originally Posted by DonGuido

Forte draws gate 15, hmmmm??? Coulda been worse. And Tapit Trice the 5 hole

Todd Pletcher must be relieved, since the past two years one of his entrants had drawn the dreaded 1 post. I think that 15 for Forte is perfectly acceptable. As a fan of Tapit Trice, I would have been happier if he had drawn a bit further out. He is a beautiful horse and very strong, but hasn't always gotten out of the gate smoothly. If that happens out of gate 5, he could be buried by the pack as they reach the first turn and would need to work his way to the outside of horses. He seems to lumber along and will undoubtedly be passing lots of tired horses, but he doesn't seem to have the acceleration to deal with getting blocked and having to get back to cruising speed.

[DonGuido]

Originally Posted by JolyB

Todd Pletcher must be relieved, since the past two years one of his entrants had drawn the dreaded 1 post. I think that 15 for Forte is perfectly acceptable. As a fan of Tapit Trice, I would have been happier if he had drawn a bit further out. He is a beautiful horse and very strong, but hasn't always gotten out of the gate smoothly. If that happens out of gate 5, he could be buried by the pack as they reach the first turn and would need to work his way to the outside of horses. He seems to lumber along and will undoubtedly be passing lots of tired horses, but he doesn't seem to have the acceleration to deal with getting blocked and having to get back to cruising speed.

Good stuff on TT, JB. I like him too but . . . as you said he needs a good clean break out of the gate. On the other hand I think Forte has the stuff to win from anywhere if he's on that day and runs his usual race.