3/2 (GP): FOY (G2), Palm Beach, Very One, Bride, CDN, T-SPR, Fox (G3's)

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

Could you elaborate a little on why ? I know you and Moses are high on this hoss.
He seems to have bad action. He is seldom running straight. To me these guys rarely go forward as 3 year olds. I can’t see him even hitting the board.
Though in anothertwistafate I like the deuce Epic Dreamer to wire the field. Vekoma did beat him breaking his maiden, but I think with the Holy Bull under his belt, he can keep going. The Hough guy is interesting also.

This should strengthen your opinion on Vekoma if anything.

His speed figures were very good as a two year old and Im sure got some of the kinks worked out. Horse is training well and has that Candy Ride appeal. Those races he won were against nice horses. Horses that have won races against some of the derby contenders. Of course its always a mystery for the first race at 3 but I think this one has a lot of positives. I think the favorite is more of a mystery here. As for the future bets I thought he was one of the few good values in the pool.

[moses]

Originally Posted by knickslions2

His speed figures were very good as a two year old and Im sure got some of the kinks worked out. Horse is training well and has that Candy Ride appeal. Those races he won were against nice horses. Horses that have won races against some of the derby contenders. Of course its always a mystery for the first race at 3 but I think this one has a lot of positives. I think the favorite is more of a mystery here. As for the future bets I thought he was one of the few good values in the pool.

That reminds me. One more reason:

I’ve got a futures wager on him at 35-1. I didn’t double down in Pool 2 but figured I’ll see what he does in the FOY and maybe put more money on him if his odds still look nice in pool 3. I don’t see anything moving people too far off some of these other horses. And they all run on the 9th during the Pool 3 window so recency bias will likely benefit Vekoma (if he does win the FOY) for Pool 3 value.

[RHT2004]

Originally Posted by knickslions2

His speed figures were very good as a two year old and Im sure got some of the kinks worked out. Horse is training well and has that Candy Ride appeal. Those races he won were against nice horses. Horses that have won races against some of the derby contenders. Of course its always a mystery for the first race at 3 but I think this one has a lot of positives. I think the favorite is more of a mystery here. As for the future bets I thought he was one of the few good values in the pool.

I think he's the 4th most likely winner Saturday.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by RHT2004

I think he's the 4th most likely winner Saturday.

He's not. He's the second likeliest winner....regardless of where he finishes.

[RHT2004]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He's not. He's the second likeliest winner....regardless of where he finishes.

I respect it.

[RHT2004]

Can I lock in that 7-2 on Chads horse in the 11th? Feels more like 7-5 to me.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by RHT2004

Can I lock in that 7-2 on Chads horse in the 11th? Feels more like 7-5 to me.

Another embarrassing ML.

[moses]

Originally Posted by RHT2004

Can I lock in that 7-2 on Chads horse in the 11th? Feels more like 7-5 to me.

And the horse listed above her at 3-1 doesn’t look very good (and also sees Castellano switch over to the Chad horse you’ve mentioned).

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by moses

And the horse listed above her at 3-1 doesn’t look very good (and also sees Castellano switch over to the Chad horse you’ve mentioned).

I like the Motts horse a lot here. Hopefully Brown and Pletcher horses get hammered at windows

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by RHT2004

I think he's the 4th most likely winner Saturday.

At least I got a good laugh today. Hes number 2 no matter how the race ends but I like him at 1.

[moses]

Originally Posted by RHT2004

I think he's the 4th most likely winner Saturday.

I hope a lot of people think that.