Blast from the past - Who was your Derby horse?

[paisjpq]

barbaro--keyed him over sweetnorthernsaint, jazil, bro derek, and steppenwolfer. had I not ignored Pletcher I would have made a nice profit.

[my miss storm cat]

Okay, let's take it a step further..... for those of you who played the futures, who did you pick?

Corinthian and Barbican. Both side-lined before the Classics. Typical.

[paisjpq]

I had corinthian too...

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I too bet Barbican, I loved his maiden breaker.

And I now love you... any word on him? He was an impressive looking animal.

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Okay, let's take it a step further..... for those of you who played the futures, who did you pick?

Bob and John & Lawyer Ron in the 1st Pool. At least they both made the race

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Balletto

And I now love you... any word on him? He was an impressive looking animal.

Man, I wish finding the way to a woman's heart was always as easy as naming her preferred Kentucky Derby future horse.

well every b*tch has a price.

[slotdirt]

Maybe finding a girl who actually has knowledge of a horse as obscure as Barbican is probably a gift in and of itself anyway.

Dont get too excited, sport! Im just a pedigree nerd and he happens to own one of the best out there. His tail-female is the most underrated Canadian family around and gotta love Indy over Mr. P. Now, you guys can school me on the real handicapping. Im about as fortunate as a one legged hooker when it comes to that.

[slotdirt]

Sport....heh.

do you prefer princess?

[GPK]

I bet no futures this year....I learned my lesson last year with Rockport Harbor.

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Balletto

do you prefer princess?

That's a negative, ghost rider. I just figured boss or champ couldn't be far behind.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by GPK

I bet no futures this year....I learned my lesson last year with Rockport Harbor.

I had never done it before so, in a moment of sheer brilliance, played Flashy Bull and Private Vow.

There actually were two others but alas..... they didn't make it to the Derby.

Originally Posted by slotdirt

That's a negative, ghost rider. I just figured boss or champ couldn't be far behind.

Done, sally!

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by GPK

I bet no futures this year....I learned my lesson last year with Rockport Harbor.

I'm with you on this count...threw a few futures at Sun King and the filly last year, got burned. Much better betting on the real thing, and there's still plenty of value.

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Balletto

Done, sally!

Well that just ain't right.

Ya know it hurts so good.

[1st_Saturday_in_May]

Originally Posted by GPK

I bet no futures this year....I learned my lesson last year with Rockport Harbor.

Yep, thats my play next year. Hard enough capping the Derby on teh day of, no sense in even looking at it three months out. Of the original 23 horses offered in the first pool, more than half didnt make the Derby, and I think that is a high statistic from past years.

2006 - Total Offered in Pool 1 (23) - Made Derby (11) - 47.8 %
2005 - (23) - (11) - 47.8 %
2004 - (23) - (9) - 39.1 %
2003 - (23) - (7) - 30.4 %
2002 - (23) - (5) - 21.7 %
2001 - (23) - (8) - 34.7 %
2000 - (23) - (10) - 43.4 %

Total - (161) - (61) - 37.8 %

So, your horse from Pool 1 has just more than a 1/3 chance of actually running in the Derby. And with that, I'm done betting Derby Futures ...