34 Derby/Oaks runners from 18 trainers..

[Danzig]

maybe cdi should add 'no more than two runners for a trainer' in their derby eligibility requirements.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Danzig

maybe cdi should add 'no more than two runners for a trainer' in their derby eligibility requirements.

Why?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Why?

i'm one of those who thinks it's ridiculous that a couple 'super' trainers get the lions' share of the best horses.
obviously the rule would never happen.

[RockHardTen1985]

I concur. I'm no Pletcher fan either.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

I concur. I'm no Pletcher fan either.

Are you saying that because Baffert only has 2 in this group this year?

How is Baffert different than Pletcher?

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by pointman

Are you saying that because Baffert only has 2 in this group this year?

How is Baffert different than Pletcher?

Baffert wins these races, recently won the Oaks and had how many Derby wins? Pletcher runs a lot of hopeless horses just to run.

[Dahoss]

I was sort of wondering how you would avoid answering that question. Well done.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by pointman

Are you saying that because Baffert only has 2 in this group this year?

How is Baffert different than Pletcher?

he's not. everyone remembers his entering a horse that he had no intention of running a few years back, just to prevent another from getting in. every horse he runs in a prep gets treated like a derby horse. hell, they can have two wins in two lifetime starts and achieve favoritism in a grade one, cause it's a baffert horse.

i'm sick of pletcher, sick of baffert. it's ridiculous.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Danzig

he's not. everyone remembers his entering a horse that he had no intention of running a few years back, just to prevent another from getting in. every horse he runs in a prep gets treated like a derby horse. hell, they can have two wins in two lifetime starts and achieve favoritism in a grade one, cause it's a baffert horse.

i'm sick of pletcher, sick of baffert. it's ridiculous.

Baffert is no saint. I'm a fan clearly, but I know he does some wrong. As far as entering horses to block other horses I think we are on the right path to stoping that with the new point system. You have to route and route successfully to be eligible I think that's a good step in the right direction. Having horses like Trinniberg ruin a potential triple crown winner does nothing good for racing.