My Derby Trend.....

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I think your memory of those two races is a little sketchy.

Orville N Wilbur's--who had run a pair of 107 Beyers sprinting as a 2yo, and was coming off a 5 length win in the Gr 2 San Rafeal was loose on the lead in the SA Derby. Indian Charlie and eventual champion sprinter Artax were stalking in 2nd and 3rd.

btw, i know this is slightly off topic, but artax, imo, was a vastly underrated racehorse. i really do believe he was better going two turns, and would have proven it with handling that ranked anything better than the absolute moronic management he received at the hands of bradshaw and ernie p.

i still cant believe bradshaw ran him against IC and RQ when he knew he was anemic!

A liitle off topic but...
I remember being at Saratoga one morning for morning works when Baffert was getting Congaree ready as a 2yo....This would have been in July or August...what month did Congareee make his first start...My memory may be incorrect but I'm thinking that at the time that I saw him that morning, he had not raced yet...I do remember that Baffert was very high on the horse...the ownwers were there also...trying to remember...not sure but it seems like the owners were Stonerside...anyway he looked very impressive that morning at the Spa...