3/13: Santa Anita ($135k C/O)

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

This is kind of a knee-jerk reaction to a poor running of the race. The Tampa Derby, and the Sam Davis, have probably improved their respective standings on the Derby trail over the last few years more than any other races in the spring. It has included two Derby winners from the last four runnings, more than the Blue Grass, Wood, SA Derby, Ill Derby, and Arkansas Derby combined.

We all knew it was a weak field, the favorite included, but remember that the TB Derby at this point is a "penultimate prep" type of race, so it generally features horses that are still looking to prove themselves worthy of being in the Derby conversation.

Uh huh... And as a poor running, it 'returns the race for now to its' modest roots as a largely forgettable outpost on the Derby Trail.'