4/11 (KEE): Blue Grass; Jenny Wiley; Commonweath; Shakertown

King Glorious · #1 04-11-2009, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

What? he ran a well-beaten eighth in the Derby. Are you trying to tell me that Lil E. Tee, Casual Lies and Dance Floor were better horses than Bertrando, who was second in the Juvie? Or were you trying to be sarcastic? Can't tell oftentimes, without a clue of some sort.

I know where he finished. I also know what kind of race he ran. That's why I wonder did you actually see the race or are you just going by the final results? In that Derby, he made another run which, to me, was more impressive than the BC run was. He passed every horse in moving from last place and was right there at the top of the lane. It's my belief that his not finishing had more to do with the fact that he'd had the surgery and only one 8f prep race between the BC and the Derby, that race being on grass in Europe, than it had to do with him not getting any better.

King Glorious · #2 04-11-2009, 03:43 PM

Hold Me Back over Patena with Charitable Man and Join in the Dance battling for third.

Mike · #3 04-11-2009, 04:30 PM

I'm taking Charitable Man, he's going to be all the talk on the Derby Trail(until Square Eddie destroys the Lexington imposters next Saturday)

Got Backseat Rhythm next

Travis Stone · #4 04-11-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

I know where he finished. I also know what kind of race he ran. That's why I wonder did you actually see the race or are you just going by the final results? In that Derby, he made another run which, to me, was more impressive than the BC run was. He passed every horse in moving from last place and was right there at the top of the lane. It's my belief that his not finishing had more to do with the fact that he'd had the surgery and only one 8f prep race between the BC and the Derby, that race being on grass in Europe, than it had to do with him not getting any better.

Stop the presses. I agree.

Arazi made a huge move in the Kentucky Derby, typically a winning move, but it all caught-up to him.

Danzig · #5 04-11-2009, 05:32 PM

so, does this mean mafaaz will be skipping the derby?

HaloWishingwell · #6 04-11-2009, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

so, does this mean mafaaz will be skipping the derby?

The DUNKIRK connections must hope so along with CHARITABLE MAN and possibly TERRAIN. For good measure he would like to see a subpar performance from PAPA CLEM and I would say he's in.

Sightseek · #7 04-13-2009, 08:47 PM

Hopefully they will consider a prep race this time, but they went from thinking Charitable Man was ready for the Derby to now pointing to the Travers.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/102949.html

blackthroatedwind · #8 04-13-2009, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek

Hopefully they will consider a prep race this time, but they went from thinking Charitable Man was ready for the Derby to now pointing to the Travers.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/102949.html

It will be a miracle if he's up to running in the King's Bishop that day.