Puzzling Kentucky Derby Picture

[freddymo]

I really want to play Uncle Sigh. I think he is at least as good if not better then Samraat and In Trouble. The only colt who is much faster to date in Social Inclusion and I have no clue what to think of him.

[Sightseek]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the best 3yo comes out of the Wood Memorial or Arkansas Derby.

[pmayjr]

That's not going out on a limb, but I'm wondering at this point if after seeingnthose races if anything will be any clearer to us lol

[asudevil]

I'm not sure things are so unclear....certainly feels a little late but:

If Cali Chrome or Candy Boy wins the SA Derby, they are a deserving favorite in KY b/c they would have a) run fast enough and b) beat strong competition

If Social Inclusion wins the Wood by 5 lengths, he’s the deserving fave because he’s the most talented by far

Now, if neither of these things happen on Saturday, then it’s really wide open but I think they will both happen

[tanner12oz]

Bayern will see some play if he romps in arkansas

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the best 3yo comes out of the Wood Memorial or Arkansas Derby.

Some good horses in Santa Anita derby next weekend

[Pants II]

As it stands right now Pletcher, Baffert, and Maker will have half the field covered.

Horse Racing is turning into Nascar right before our eyes...but without the fan base.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the best 3yo comes out of the Wood Memorial or Arkansas Derby.

Betting against Wood winners has been working out pretty well in the 21st century. i will reserve judgement until I get the final derby PP's though.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by jms62

Betting against Wood winners has been working out pretty well in the 21st century. i will reserve judgement until I get the final derby PP's though.

I don’t think this matters, at all.
I Want Revenge would have been a heavy Derby favorite until he was injured. Eskendereya was a stone cold slam dunk triple crown winner until he was injured. **** happens. Ill tell you now, no one excites me this year, at all. I pray Candys Boy and Hoppertunity destroy California Chrome next weekend. Those are the only 2 horses I want at all as of now, maybe Bayern if he gets it together in Arkansas.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

I don’t think this matters, at all.
I Want Revenge would have been a heavy Derby favorite until he was injured. Eskendereya was a stone cold slam dunk triple crown winner until he was injured. **** happens. Ill tell you now, no one excites me this year, at all. I pray Candys Boy and Hoppertunity destroy California Chrome next weekend. Those are the only 2 horses I want at all as of now, maybe Bayern if he gets it together in Arkansas.

Wow what a crystal ball you have...where did you purchase such a predictor of the future? Fortune Teller Depot?

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the best 3yo comes out of the Wood Memorial or Arkansas Derby.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the two best 3yo's come out of the Santa Anita Derby.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the two best 3yo's come out of the Santa Anita Derby.

Agree. Candy Boy and Hoppertunity.

[philcski]

I don't think Cairo Prince gets in the gate, and that isn't an indictment of the system, it is the fault of the trainer. Leave him in the barn and you risk the horse being flat or a bad trip. I don't think he's all that anyway.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Bogey

OK, so we are inside of five weeks to the Kentucky Derby and things could not be any stranger. We have a Louisiana bred, a California bred, and a New York bred as the winners of their respective last prep races. In Florida and Arkansas the latest preps have produced winners that never started until 2014 and will need to overcome the curse of Apollo. Did I mention that we have what looks like a legitimate contender from Dubai, although he's never raced on dirt. In Kentucky, we have a horse that has never won a race on dirt. There is still hope that things can change drastically in the next couple of weeks, but I can not remember things being this cloudy with less than five weeks to the Run for the Roses.

regarding where the horses are bred, as trainers have pointed out, horses don't know where they were born.