Profile of a Derby Winner

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by ninetoone

Great thread, thanks for the information.

The pp's for the last six Derby's are still up on DRFs site.

I was trying to think of any other Derby startes from 2000-to-2002 who ran a triple digit Beyer beyond 6fs in start #2. The only one I can think of is Congaree.

http://www.drf.com/row/pps/congaree.pdf

He actually ran an outstanding 3rd in the Derby, he was on the lead after six furlong and a mile through killer fast fractions..and didn't have enough steam late to hold off perfect setup Monarchos in the stretch .. who he dusted the start before in the Wood.

I thought maybe Came Home and Medaglia D' Oro .. both did run triple digit figures in start #2 .. but both did so at your standard sprint distance of 6fs.

That Notonthesamepage horse ran a 104 in his 2nd start from this years crop - but that was at just 4.5fs. I think Old Fashioned's 15 1/2 length Delaware Park allowance win with a 96 Beyer stands out as clearly the best race so far by a 2nd timer from this crop.

And it's become pretty hard to knock the concept of a horse who debuts at Delaware being a serious Derby contender ... as Afleet Alex, Barbaro, Bellamy Road, Hard Spun, and Eight Belles all debuted at Delaware .. I believe last years Kentucky Oaks winner did as well.