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Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer
Future bets... Shmooture bets.  If the Derby was run today, War Pass would be the clear favorite.
And deservedly so. He has "earned" the public's favortism. Appraising the public's favorite horses is very important. Anyway, this morning, I came across a nice piece of work that Steve Haskin put together
Derby Contenders with SH top 10: http://www.bloodhorse.com/pdf/War_Pa..._Spotlight.pdf
He did a nice job with all his writeups and it is a nice read.
Haskin leaves two very important names off of his top 10 ranking. Visionaire - A Matz trained horse with a lot of potential(Valor bought in will be placed in some of the bigger preps) , and Denis of Cork - a Carroll trained horse with a "push button" style. Haskin does mention that Borel has commited to Turf War as his Derby jockey, and that is a HUGE detriment to Denis of Cork with whom it would be very hard to think of a better jockey/horse fit for his style.
Interesting that Haskin Lists CV and Monba 1 and 2... That matches my opinion but neither horse is really above and beyond any others at this stage. Hard to separate anything at this point.
I would like to hear more of who you guys like and don't like, if you don't mind sharing. This is an interesting year for opinions and debate. I already know i'm an idiot!  |
As far as Borel committing to Turf War I'd say that's more to the detriment of Blackberry Road, who Borel has ridden in four consecutive races.
I wouldn't include Denis of Cork or Visionaire on a Top 10 list now either. (Quick everyone, pencil these two in as your Derby exacta)
I need to see more from both, but that's just my opinion.
NT
01-30-2008, 09:41 AM
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