4/27: Incident mars Derby Works..

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by jms62

Love to hear Andy debate John White on the prospects of POTN in the Derby on ATR...

Hey, who knows, another three or four contenders drop out and he could be in the super.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Hey, who knows, another three or four contenders drop out and he could be in the super.

and then you can debate whether or not the Gandolphin horses hit the board.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by jms62

and then you can debate whether or not the Gandolphin horses hit the board.

I'm not sure Desert Party can't have an impact on this race. He's a better horse than Pioneer of the Nile.

Then again.....who isn't?

[DogsUp]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm not sure Desert Party can't have an impact on this race. He's a better horse than Pioneer of the Nile.

Then again.....who isn't?

This is a very valid question. I think that Desert Party can have a impact on this race and with Q.R out, I think that Regal Ransom can have am impact as well.

[slotdirt]

Regal Ransom will, without a doubt in my mind, have an impact on the race in some form or fashion.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm not sure Desert Party can't have an impact on this race. He's a better horse than Pioneer of the Nile.

Then again.....who isn't?

If you were a betting man ... Do you think a Gandolphin horse hits the Super?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by jms62

If you were a betting man ... Do you think a Gandolphin horse hits the Super?

Gandolphin? Wasn't he in Lord of the Rings?

At least he won't have trouble finding a jockey?

[Left Bank]

CNN Headline news just showed the crash!! It was awful!! That horse had a full head of steam built up,no rider and just plowed into the other.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

CNN Headline news just showed the crash!! It was awful!! That horse had a full head of steam built up,no rider and just plowed into the other.

Un****ing believable that they find it necessary to show that....

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

CNN Headline news just showed the crash!! It was awful!! That horse had a full head of steam built up,no rider and just plowed into the other.

Thank God they got that footage. It's really relevent to this weekend's race.

[robfla]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Gandolphin? Wasn't he in Lord of the Rings?

At least he won't have trouble finding a jockey?

i really laughed

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm not sure Desert Party can't have an impact on this race. He's a better horse than Pioneer of the Nile.

Then again.....who isn't?

If POTN doesn't win the Derby, he'll have his chance to do it (win a Triple Crown Race) in front of you at Big Sandy. Like father, like son. I like him better in the Belmont, anyways.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

If POTN doesn't win the Derby, he'll have his chance to do it (win a Triple Crown Race) in front of you at Big Sandy. Like father, like son. I like him better in the Belmont, anyways.

I already saw him crawl around the track a couple of times at Saratoga.

I am heartened to see you already hedging for this weekend.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I already saw him crawl around the track a couple of times at Saratoga.

Oh well that seals it.
The first two runs of his career come on turf in Aug 08.
Im sure nothing has changed.
If only Baffert could see the naked truth.

[Sightseek]

http://www.drf.com/news/article/103309.html

"Fortunately, it was isolated to the outside," said Todd Pletcher, the trainer of Join in the Dance. "It could have been worse. There were a lot of high-caliber horses out there working in a short amount of time."

Pletcher said he thought it might be wise for Churchill Downs to close the track earlier for the renovation break and then allow only Oaks and Derby runners on the track for the first few minutes after the track re-opens.

"This morning's incident is the perfect opportunity for Churchill Downs to realize they need to do this," Pletcher said. "Just for 10 minutes after the break. It would be a great idea. It would be great for the Oaks and Derby horses and safer for the horses of every caliber."

Jim Gates, general manager of Churchill Downs, said Pletcher's idea is "not something we'd be opposed to in the future."

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I already saw him crawl around the track a couple of times at Saratoga.

I am heartened to see you already hedging for this weekend.

There's a lot of horses. Stuff happens. Belmont's a more fair race. The surface is (usually..lol.) more fair too.