Derby Trail Next Start-Likely/Possible

[justindew]

Originally Posted by justindew

Blatantly false. Only 20 horses entered the Derby that year. He would have gotten in with $0 in earnings. In fact, the 20th ranked horse by earnings, Nowhere to Hide, was a late addition to the field. They almost drew with 19 horses.

And yes, I realize this point defeats my earlier point that if people around here had their way, Mine That Bird would have been excluded.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by justindew

And yes, I realize this point defeats my earlier point that if people around here had their way, Mine That Bird would have been excluded.

...although you COULD argue that had Mine That Bird's earnings not counted, he never would have been on the CD grounds in the first place, and would therefore never have been pointing to the Derby.