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Old 03-27-2007, 01:52 PM
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Seems to be a constant and evolving question, so here are the fields as they appear currently and I will keep updating the revisions:


4/28 -- WITHERS:

Street Magician
Blue Bullet
Brisco n Logan
C P West
Elusive Warning
Frosty Secret

Possible:
Cherokee Country
Sir Whimsey


4/21 -- LEXINGTON:

1 Slew's Tizzy
2 Trust Your Luck
3 Forty Grams
4 Trust Your Luck


4/21 -- FEDERICO TESIO:

1 Xchanger
2 Pink Viper
3 Zephyr Cat


4/14 -- ARKANSAS DERBY:

1. Curlin
2. Storm in May
3. Deadly Dealer
4. Delightful Kiss


4/14 -- BLUE GRASS:

1. Dominican
2. Street Sense
3. Zanjero
4. Teuflesberg


4/7 -- SANTA ANITA DERBY:

1. Tiago
2. King of the Roxy
3. Sam P.
4. Liquidity


4/7 -- WOOD MEMORIAL:

1. Nobiz Like Shobiz
2. Sightseeing
3. Any Given Saturday
4. Summer Doldrums


4/7 -- ILLINOIS DERBY:

1. Cowtown Cat
2. Reporting for Duty
3. Bold Start
4. Sacrifice Bunt


3/31 -- FLORIDA DERBY:

1. Scat Daddy
2. Notional
3. Chelokee
4. Stormello
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Old 03-27-2007, 02:09 PM
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Thanks alot for this Steve!
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Thanks for posting this, Steve... helps a lot.
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Funny thing. You never hear of any one actually pointing a horse for the Illinois Derby. Has any trainer ever said "Yeah, we'll go from the Swale to the Gotham to the Illinois Derby..." Nope. It's like a last ditch stop to a big payday for someone yet Sweetnorthernsaint and Greeley's Galaxy both took alot of $$$ in the big dance in KY.
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Is Ketchikan definitely going to the Arkansas Derby rather than the Blue Grass? It would be great if that was the case. Last I saw they were waiting as long as possible to make a decision.
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Is Ketchikan definitely going to the Arkansas Derby rather than the Blue Grass? It would be great if that was the case. Last I saw they were waiting as long as possible to make a decision.
Al Stall was a surprise visitor to the show the other day and said he's leaning towards the Arky..
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Is Ketchikan definitely going to the Arkansas Derby rather than the Blue Grass? It would be great if that was the case. Last I saw they were waiting as long as possible to make a decision.
going to ark derby
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Funny thing. You never hear of any one actually pointing a horse for the Illinois Derby. Has any trainer ever said "Yeah, we'll go from the Swale to the Gotham to the Illinois Derby..." Nope. It's like a last ditch stop to a big payday for someone yet Sweetnorthernsaint and Greeley's Galaxy both took alot of $$$ in the big dance in KY.
Yeah, they did, but if I recall, wasn't 2001 the first year the Illinois Derby was used for a Derby prep? I think it used to be run in between the Derby and the Preakness.
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Funny thing. You never hear of any one actually pointing a horse for the Illinois Derby. Has any trainer ever said "Yeah, we'll go from the Swale to the Gotham to the Illinois Derby..." Nope. It's like a last ditch stop to a big payday for someone yet Sweetnorthernsaint and Greeley's Galaxy both took alot of $$$ in the big dance in KY.
That trainer for Cowtown Cat has been pointing to it.
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That trainer for Cowtown Cat has been pointing to it.
He is now, but in Jan. he didn't propose the Swale to the Gotham to the Ill. Derby. Until last week when Cobalt Blue's connections mentioned it, I'd forgotten it existed.
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Funny thing. You never hear of any one actually pointing a horse for the Illinois Derby. Has any trainer ever said "Yeah, we'll go from the Swale to the Gotham to the Illinois Derby..." Nope. It's like a last ditch stop to a big payday for someone yet Sweetnorthernsaint and Greeley's Galaxy both took alot of $$$ in the big dance in KY.
War Emblem did okay coming out of his Illinois Derby romp.
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i heard Hard Spun might "pull a barbaro" and train right up to the Ky Derby. He has plenty of graded earnings and the BG is shaping up as the toughest prep. i think that is a good idea. the winner of that race will have probably exerted ALOT and will take alot out of him. why risk it.
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Funny thing. You never hear of any one actually pointing a horse for the Illinois Derby. Has any trainer ever said "Yeah, we'll go from the Swale to the Gotham to the Illinois Derby..." Nope. It's like a last ditch stop to a big payday for someone yet Sweetnorthernsaint and Greeley's Galaxy both took alot of $$$ in the big dance in KY.
I always make this comment about the Lexington. Its a race that no one that is mapping out a derby program for a horse talks about using as a prep. If your horse is running in the Lexington that means that something went wrong along the way, timing related, or missing training, etc. Otherwise its used as a last ditch effort to catch a few necessary dollars to make the derby field.
I don't think anyone originally point towards this race.
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That Santa Anita Derby looks awful.
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That Santa Anita Derby looks awful.
thats what they said two years ago!
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thats what they said two years ago!

Let's be fair. You could probably run that Derby from 2 years ago 100 times and Giacomo would lose 99. He got the trip of his life that day.
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That Santa Anita Derby looks awful.
sure does.

what's the word on ez warrior? is he pointing anywhere, or he's not derby bound at all??
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Several changes/additions to the Prep fields over the weekend..

Delightful Kiss to the AK Derby..

Flashstorm to the Wood..

Summer Doldrums to Wood or IL Derby..

more.. See 1st post..
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Delightful Kiss to the AK Derby..
Oh how I love the Alaska Derby!!!
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Oh how I love the Alaska Derby!!!
It is my favorite as well!
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