Derby Post Position Selection Order

[hockey2315]

Could make the pace scenario interesting. . . I hope Cool Coal Man ends up getting the rail with that pick. . .

[philcski]

Ouch for Gayego and Recapturetheglory. Will likely have to show speed from the outside.

My predictions on what they end up taking:

1 Visionaire 5
2 Big Truck 6
3 Col. John 7
4 Z Fortune 8
5 Pyro 4
6 Eight Belles 9
7 Anak Nakal 10
8 Court Vision 11
9 Z Humor 12
10 Monba 13
11 Smooth Air 3
12 Adriano 14
13 Bob Black Jack 15
14 Denis of Cork 16

15 Cowboy Cal 17
16 Big Brown 2
17 Tale of Ekati 18
18 Cool Coal Man 1
19 Recapturetheglory 19
20 Gayego 20

[Scav]

a REAL interesting pace scenerio, all the horses I like got good draws as far as choices. Colonel John should have zero excuses now. Brown will probably get 1,2,19,20

AUTO TOSS, ADIOS BIG BROWN!!

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Scav

a REAL interesting pace scenerio, all the horses I like got good draws as far as choices. Colonel John should have zero excuses now. Brown will probably get 1,2,19,20

AUTO TOSS, ADIOS BIG BROWN!!

He'll get 2 or 18.

[lemoncrush]

Sad that Gayego and Recapture the Glory received the last draws.
I would have tossed those 2 regardless of post position.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Sad that Gayego and Recapture the Glory received the last draws.
I would have tossed those 2 regardless of post position.

Right on the money Lemon.

[jcs11204]

court vision
cowboy cal

Should go by earnings. This is BS.

[slotdirt]

I wasn't tossing Gayego, now I might consider.

[notyep59]

are we sure that is the absolute order? don't they pull the pills live on espn to determine posts??

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

dutrow not so confident?..lol

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Should go by earnings. This is BS.

I agree

[jpops757]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Sad that Gayego and Recapture the Glory received the last draws.
I would have tossed those 2 regardless of post position.

If Recapturetheglory Fails it want be the post, just not fast enough to clear and hold off the charge. Extreme outside would actualy help his chances.

[docicu3]

So from the draw Eight Bells seems to have no excuse not to run in the Derby at this point if they were ever serious

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by docicu3

So from the draw Eight Bells seems to have no excuse not to run in the Derby at this point if they were ever serious

they're serious because I believe she already scratched from the Oaks. its a go.

[miraja2]

I'm really glad Gayego got 20.
He was one of those I was going to toss anyway, but he would have scared me a little.
Now I can toss him without worry.

[slotdirt]

Visionaire in the 8-hole, as expected.

[Mike]

Excellent! Denis of Cork takes pp 16

[NoLuvForPletch]

Originally Posted by Scav

a REAL interesting pace scenerio, all the horses I like got good draws as far as choices. Colonel John should have zero excuses now. Brown will probably get 1,2,19,20

AUTO TOSS, ADIOS BIG BROWN!!

How about he's never even come close to running a race fast enough to win the Derby? How about he's never had dirt kicked in his face?

[Scav]

Originally Posted by NoLuvForPletch

How about he's never even come close to running a race fast enough to win the Derby? How about he's never had dirt kicked in his face?

Have you seen some of the performances from California (more specifically Santa Anita) when they have moved to cooked up dirt tracks (Oaklawn specifically).....

I'm betting on that angle right there. You realize that these synthetics put a TON of fitness into these horses, and even running on a deep dirt surface, which Churchill certainly isn't, is like running on concrete.

Maybe people will realize this year when synethics run 1-2-3....