5/3: Churchill Downs (Derby Day)

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

good luck today Steve. Was looking forward to seeing your selections and printed them off to go to Arlington today with me. As you can tell I am having troubles sleeping, my gf says it's because I have a Derby mind.

hope you enjoy arlington today.

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

hope you enjoy arlington today.

Really looking forward to it. Good luck to everyone today. Don't forget to add Monba on your Derby tickets.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

Really looking forward to it. Good luck to everyone today. Don't forget to add Monba on your Derby tickets.

thanks, Monba will be on my tickets

[Sethcarter]

Steve....

Thanks for posting and for such an awesome week of radio!!!!!!!

Any signs of HOOVES! Hopefully he didn't melt in yesterdays rain....missed his expert opinions yesterday..

Good luck to all....now, let the games begin!

[Spiggle24]

Steve ,
Once again your pen is pretty sharp,so hoping for just as sharp of a day today.
Moosehead (I don't drink bud) longshot of the day: ANAK NAKAL.I don't know might be rounding into one.Colonel John top pick. Good luck to all & here's to hoping your money, I mean roses don't wilt away.

[AeWingnut]

5th: 74th Churchill Downs (Gr. II), 4+, 7f (P6, P3, DD, Super)

#1 Elite Squadron 5-1
#2 Thousand Words 4-1
#4 Junior College 5-1
#5 Island Warrior 20-1


6th: 53rd La Troienne (Gr. III), 3yo-F, 7.5f (P3, DD, Super)

#4 Game Face 7-2
#5 Informed Decision 4-1
#6 Keep The Peace 4-1


7th: 19th Distaff Turf Mile (Gr. III), F&M-3+, 1m-T P4, P3, DD, Super)

#1 You Go West Girl 15-1
#9 Dreaming of Anna 9-5
#4 Lady Carlock 15-1
#7 Bayou's Lassie 12-1


8th: 22nd Humana Distaff (Gr. I), F&M-4+, 7f (P3, DD, Super)

#1 Hystercial Lady 9-5
#5 Sugar Swirl 5-2
#7 Miraculous Miss 6-1
#9 Intangaroo 12-1


9th: 22nd Woodford Reserve Turf Classic (Gr. I), 3+, 9f-T (P4, P3, DD, Super)

#1 Out of Control 5-1
#5 Einstein 3-1
#8 Artiste Royal 5-1

10th: 134th Kentucky Derby (Gr. I), 3yo, 10f (P3, DD, Super, Super High 5)

#2 Tale of Ekati 40-1
#6 Z Fortune 12-1
#9 Pyro 9-1
#11 Z Humor 20-1
#16 Denis of Cork 14-1
#20 Big Brown 7-2


I am including Tale of Ekati simply because he is fast enough to get position. They will have to go around him. So what if there is 18 to his outside that will be trying to.

I know it's running styles etc but find it interesting that Court Vision is getting a ton more money than Tale of Ekati. If Court Vision couldn't close into the Wood Memorial pace how is he going to do it today? but Court Vision is the connections of Big Brown.

I wonder if Pyro is one of those closing sprinters we hear so much about - simply because he has never ran 1 1/8th (he didn't run in the Bluegrass)

Z Humor could get a set up - including in Superfecta

Denis of Cork is little but maybe that will help him find a hole or more likely a rail to skim

Big Brown is 5 lengths better on paper but I have serious doubts too many negative derby angles

[hockey2315]

I really hope it dries out by derby time. . .

[packerbacker7964]

Couple of spot plays today.

1st Race
$5 tri 7/3,4,6/3,4,6

5th RACE
$20 win 2

6th Race
$5 ex 7/1,5,6

7th race
$10 Ex 9/3,8

8th race
$20 Cold Ex 1-4

9th race
$5 Ex 3/1

Derby
$5 Ex's 8,9,10/4,5,6,19,20
$1 Tri 10/4,8,9/1,5,6,14,15,19,20

Good Luck to all!!!!!!!!!

[swedejxn]

My Picks for the day..... use them in good health or wealth....lol

1. 2,8,4,6,1
2. 8,2,1,5,10
3. 6,9,2,4,8
4. 3,4,11,14,1
5. 1,5,3,4,2
6. 4,7,6,3,9
7. 9,4,2,8,7
8. 1,5,6,7,4
9. 7,3,4,5,6
10. 10,16,2,9,4
11. 4,10,1,5,8
12. 3,11,5,9,2

P.S. Steve, We all appreciate all the great reports and hard work/long hours...