Derby Trail Next Start-Likely/Possible

[justindew]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

The minute that any logic for the Kentucky Derby is revised because it would have elminated Mine That Bird...I'm done.

Why? Because horses aren't allowed to get good for one 5 week period in their career? Mine That Bird won the Derby fair and square. And he damn near won the Preakness and the Belmont. He unquestionably accomplished the most throughout the entire Triple Crown that year. And it seems the majority of the posters here would have been fine with a system that excluded him, seemingly so that horses like Twinspired can earn a berth. You people are out of your minds.

Or maybe they could just restrict the field to the horses that brought the highest price at auction. And save 5 spots for the homebreds whose sires have the highest stud fees.