Early Top Twenty Derby Hopefuls

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

Is Woody Stephens coming back from the grave to give a leg up to Pat Day to instruct him to not let the filly win by any means necessary?

Actually, it was Pat Day's ineptitude that allowed Winning Colors to win that Derby and that was what Woody was reacting to with his foolish tactics in the Preakness. The problem was that what was needed in the Derby was a less passive ride.....not a suicide mission.

Aside from the unlikely scenerio in the Derby that would be beneficial to a horse with Indian Blessing's style, and what appear to be serious distance limitations, she's also slow ( at least going a distance of ground ) and this alone disqualifies her from winning a race like the Derby. She's a fast horse, and may prove a very good one, but not in the KY Derby. Thankfully I imagine Bob Baffert realizes this. But, hey, at least you didn't put The Slowhouse on your list. You seemed to have learned from last year that a slow sibling to Circular Quay might not be a great idea for a Derby horse.

By the way......I know in a short period of time I said she's both " fast " and " slow " but I will assume a man of your stature knows what I mean and won't attempt to take a cheap shot.....especially about such an important issue.