Virginia Derby

Originally Posted by BPLichorowiec

Steppenwolfer appears to the ML favorite, but I know a few on this board love Kip Deville (9-2 ML). Can he run another monster race in only 3 weeks back and adding the distance? He seemed to have a nice workout yesterday I believe.

Also gotta root for Go Between being out of the great Point Given.

Any thoughts?

Kip Deville is lone speed and will never get headed until the far turn, so if you think he won't bounce (and Dutrow's rarely do), then he is the handicapper's play IMO...As a matter of fact, I bet he goes off as the decisive favorite in the race...just my opinion, but if I were laying odds based on his last effort and the fact that he is absolutely lone speed again, I'd make him the fave rather decisively....I don't like the horse, but he'll even get a better set up this go around than last time IMO....he gets the best rider in the country in my opinion in Bejarano, which is a huge step up, and if Rafeal can slow him/settle him down ANY, he will still have an easy lead and will probably wire this group....Roman Dynasty is the only horse that remotely has any speed in here and I just don't see him going after KD until they go into the far turn because they know that he'll jeopardize his race.....