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Old 02-05-2007, 03:53 PM
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i dont see 1 serious derby horse in this race...
and i took a good look, im not just making a post up, but i feel that there is not a serious derby contender, even with a big performance in this spot i still dont think anyone can come out of this race and have much of a impact.
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Old 02-05-2007, 03:59 PM
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Who the heck cares about the Derby right now, the important thing is finding the winner of this race at a nice price. Somebody has to win this. Wont pay anymore if he is a Derby contender or not.
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:00 PM
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Who the heck cares about the Derby right now, the important thing is finding the winner of this race at a nice price. Somebody has to win this. Wont pay anymore if he is a Derby contender or not.
It will in the Derby Trail contest.
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:02 PM
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whatever you say gander... that was just my opinion from looking at the race
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:02 PM
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i dont see 1 serious derby horse in this race...
and i took a good look, im not just making a post up, but i feel that there is not a serious derby contender, even with a big performance in this spot i still dont think anyone can come out of this race and have much of a impact.

I'd still consider Circular Quay a derby contender.
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:04 PM
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I apologize, didnt mean to insult anybody's way of thinking. Good luck in any and all Derby contests.

As for this race, what a betting event this should be.

Too bad I am awful when it comes to Derby prep races.
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:04 PM
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With the $300,000 purse the winner will be 2/3rds of the way in earnings toward making the Derby. Plus Circular Quay already has enough. I bet at least two to three from this field wind up in the Derby starting gate. Zanjero is the one I'm interested in.
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:59 PM
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With the $300,000 purse the winner will be 2/3rds of the way in earnings toward making the Derby. Plus Circular Quay already has enough. I bet at least two to three from this field wind up in the Derby starting gate. Zanjero is the one I'm interested in.


Same here Sniper, was really surprised that the entries with post positions
were already up for Saturday. Looking like the first good betting opportunity of the triple crown preps.
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Old 02-05-2007, 05:02 PM
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The connections of Teuflesburg are ridiculous for even running that poor horse in this spot.
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Old 02-05-2007, 05:07 PM
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Hes in BTW. 2 races behind, but hes in. I look for a middle pack finish, some education, and hopefully foundation.
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Old 02-05-2007, 05:08 PM
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Hes in BTW. 2 races behind, but hes in. I look for a middle pack finish, some education, and hopefully foundation.

Yeah, I saw. It's probably a decent race to take a shot and see where you stand. Like you said, he probably isn't good enough to be a serious factor but you gotta start somewhere.

Makes a lot more sense than running Teuflesburg.
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Old 02-05-2007, 05:46 PM
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The connections of Teuflesburg are ridiculous for even running that poor horse in this spot.
the same could be said about almost all of the spots they ran him in last year...why should this year be any different?
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Old 02-05-2007, 05:49 PM
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the same could be said about almost all of the spots they ran him in last year...why should this year be any different?

Agreed.
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Old 02-05-2007, 08:03 PM
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The connections of Teuflesburg are ridiculous for even running that poor horse in this spot.
I agree, this really irritates me because they struck gold with this horse by only paying $7K and are hell-bent on ruining him. There are so many other ways to make money with a tough horse than stretching him out for your Derby dreams.
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Old 02-06-2007, 09:01 AM
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My guess is that Circular Quay is going here instead of FLA or SoCal is the length of the FG stretch. Horse who closes the way CQ does needs every bit of stretch he can get.

As an aside, has anybody noticed in the simulcasts from South America how insanely long the final straights are there? Could explain why some big winners down there don't do as well up here - they are grinders who need that long stretch to get up speed and pass the field.
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:05 PM
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I love Teuflesberg, but don't see a likely win from him here.
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:55 PM
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Yaaa

Buffalo Man is running, didn't run last weekend, wonder why?
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Old 02-05-2007, 04:56 PM
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Yaaa

Buffalo Man is running, didn't run last weekend, wonder why?
A cough:

http://www.drf.com/drfNewsArticle.do...6&subs=0&arc=1
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