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Prg. # PP Horse Jockey Trainer Wt. Claim $ Equip. Med. ML 1 1 A to the Croft McPeek Kenneth G 121 LA 30-1 2 2 American County Romans Dale 121 L 30-1 3 3 Backseat Rhythm Reynolds Patrick L 121 L 20-1 4 4 Bsharpsonata Salzman Timothy 121 L 30-1 5 5 By the Light Dutrow, Jr. R E 121 L 15-1 6 6 C J's Leelee McPeek Kenneth G 121 L 30-1 7 7 Country Star Frankel Robert 121 BL 8-1 8 8 Eight Belles Jones J Larry 121 L 30-1 9 9 Final Fling Mullins Jeff 121 BL 20-1 10 10 Game Face Pletcher Todd A 121 L 20-1 11 11 Golden Doc A Abrams Barry 121 BL 20-1 12 12 Grace Anatomy O'Neill Doug 121 BL 30-1 13 13 Grace and Power Klesaris Steve 121 BL 30-1 14 14 Indian Blessing Baffert Bob 121 BL 8-1 15 15 Izarra McAnally Ronald 121 BL 50-1 16 16 Jolie the Cat Asmussen Steven M 121 L 30-1 17 17 Proud Spell Jones J Larry 121 LA 12-1 18 18 Pure Clan Holthus Robert E 121 L 12-1 19 19 Rated Fiesty Asmussen Steven M 121 L 20-1 20 20 Sea Chanter Pletcher Todd A 121 BL 20-1 21 21 Tasha's Miracle Sadler John W 121 L 20-1 22 22 Tizaqueena Stidham Michael 121 L 50-1 23 23 Turn Away Frankel Robert 121 BL 20-1 24 24 All Other Three Year Old Fillies Baffert Bob 121 5-2 |
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If you had to play $25 on the wager, one bet, who would you do? I'll consider it, and give you a 10% royalty if it happens, and don't give me no 4/1 shot..... |
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It just seems like a big crapshoot to me right now. You are absolutely right about him having a very good trip at CD, but Blackberry Road's was pretty good too, and that one saved a lot of ground compared to Anak Nakal who was 4-wide around the second turn. His pedigree also points to a colt that could certainly improve with both age and added distance. His connections also seem pretty high on him and since he already has the earnings to get in, they can chart whatever course they choose. I am not going to place a future wager on him, b/c the price probably won't be right, but if I had a free $25 wager like Scav, I think he would probably be the way I would go. I think the other interesting horse in this futures process might actually be War Pass. His pedigree and running style sure don't look like a Derby winner, but if enough people feel this way - or if they just fall in love with whomever wins this Saturday - might it actually be possible to get a halfway decent price on seemingly the most talented animal in the crop? |
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Borel had his choice between Turf War and DOC and yes he did Choose to ride turf War in the Southwest Simply stated he thinks Turf War is a better horse. |
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I'm a big fan of Denis of Cork but his last did leave a lot to be desired. The race was really slow but he was 4 wide and did close off a really slow pace to win so it wasn't a total disaster. Looking forward to seeing him in the Southwest where we should learn a lot about him. |
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I'm kidding of course.
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Has it occured to you that Grasshopper has barely lifted his legs outside of Saratoga?
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as of today there is no horse that I would say is a lock to finish top 3 in the derby.
Zfortune is the most impressive so far on dirt. I dislike his pedigree a lot. IMO he is a product of good training. Horse like that tend to fold when the class is at it its highest. Siphons are prone to be cheap speed, but this one sold for more, and he has the look of a route distance horse under Asmussen. Cowboy Cal is the other who really caught my eye. How is he going to run on the dirt? How about a few lengths off the pace on the dirt? can he save ground and take a little bit of kickback? Anak Nakaal looks good as well. Does he have that champion talent? Has shown flashes but appears to still have room to grow. Court Vision has done nothing wrong. He isn't a runt, but he isn't exactly eye catching... Then there are a lot of others who have some potential to enter the mix. I would like to see all of them do well, and make for a great prep season |
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You need to take yourself out of the equation, take a real look at his pps, and see the huge disparity between his performances at Saratoga, and elsewhere.
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I can't wait to see Bordeaux Bandit in his next start...
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golden yank seems to be getting a lot of attention here at oaklawn. whether warranted or not, i don't know.
maybe chuck could give some insight into that horse, and whether the blurbs i keep seeing on him in the gazette have a reason for existing....
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Agreed. The second finisher in his race ran OK on Saturday. |
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My initial comments were an exaggeration. However, his non-Saratoga races are decidedly worse than his Saratoga races and until he proves otherwise I think he is very much a bet against.
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