Etched & the Classic

[PatCummings]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

Are you saying Etched has better qualities to win the Classic at Churchill rather than if Mine That Bird, the Derby winner, was in the race?

My comparison was...

Take a look at the past performances of MTB before the 2009 Kentucky Derby and Etched before this year's Classic and tell me who looks more likely to win a respective 10 furlong race at Churchill Downs. I am saying Etched does have better qualities to win this year's Classic than MTB had to win the 2009 Derby.

All that being said, I still think Etched is a longshot and would never be my pick to win the race...but he's got some usability angles. If I'm alive in a pick four going into the Classic, I wouldn't mind a $.50 ticket alive to Etched.