Other years, other Derby lists.....

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Derby picks of the past.....oh, well...here goes nothing;

Spend a Buck '85 - long time between winners with this one
Badgerland '86 - one of many Lukas also-rans
Bet Twice '87 - runner-up twice...went off him in Belmont!
Forty Niner '88 - always liked this one
Easy Goer '89 - if only he had another pilot other than "patient" Pat
Summer Squall '90 - one race too early
Hansel '91 - see above
Technology '92 - original choice was AP Indy, but we know what happen
Union City '93 - another Lukas runner...brokedown in Preakness
Brocco '94 - got sucked in that California form
Talkin' Man '95 - got sucked into his Gotham victory
Unbridled's Song '96 - what could have been with better connections & no sore foot
Pulpit '97 - didn't want anything to do with the Derby distance
Halory Hunter '98 - liked him even more going into the Preakness, but never made it
General Challenge '99 - entrymate with Excellent Meeting (the filly) two for the price of one.....NOT!
Fusaichi Pegasus '00 - the streak is finally broken, went down in flames next start
Point Given '01 - SHOULD have been a Triple Crown winner!
Saarland '02 - by default that year...wasn't hot about anybody
Ten Most Wanted '03 - on the band wagon too soon
Read the Footnotes '04 - ??????????????
Afleet Alex '05 - got caught on the "dead" inside, game little bugger!
Barbaro '06 - R.I.P.
Street Sense '07 - w/ Hard Spun, my FIRST "cold" exacta

[blackthroatedwind]

Badgerland was 100 the best in the 1986 Derby ( and, no, I didn't bet him ).