It's the Derby and you have a pulse. You'll be calling in.

OK....so I MIGHT stop by the OTB on the way home to watch it after work. But I'm not taking the full day off and sitting at the OTB all day, as I have years past. Already gonna be gone 3 days that week for a golf tournament in Maryland. Not gonna waste a vacation day on this years Derby.


That whole pulse thing is questionable at times though...

Fair enough although not sold. I don't think he will get the pace nor trip he needs to seriously contend. The Derby pace may not be blistering but it is never slow.

I wouldn't advocate throwing him out based on the pedigree and trainer but he would need a big move forward to hit the board.

ALL the "slow" horses :D :D :D

There's no doubt that this is not a great Derby Field. But the pulse thing is a little over the top. Derby Day is a blast. I don't care if there's 10 donkeys going into the gate, it's going to be exciting. This will be my 20th Derby since I began following horses and there hasn't been a year when "Derby Day" hasn't been a good time.

Even if someone doesn't like the Derby itself, how about the undercard?
If people really feel this way about the Derby than maybe you're in the wrong sport.

If you're referring to what I said, I don't think you understand what I meant.

My point was that Derby day is awesome and if you have a pulse, you'll enjoy it regardless of how crappy the field is.

Same here Kev.. This will be my first year to work as well. Course I will be off in time to watch the race, but I won't be doing the "Breakfast at Churchill" and counting down the hours 'till I heat up that Cheese Queso...

me three, cool coal man before many.

I totally agree...it's like the Masters. Oh course this years Masters is alot like this years Derby....not an exciting field with leaders from unknown parts of the sport.

Anyway, as someone said the undercard usually is great and lots of great races leading up to the Derby and by the time they sing Old Kentucky Home I'll have a pick and be ready for a great race.

Spyder

No, not you or anyone specifically, I was more or less referring to comments I've heard in general about this being a crappy derby.

Kentucky Derby is never crappy....nor is the "new & improved" F.P. O.T.B.! :rolleyes:

I'm tossing him.

Wasn't Scat Daddy your derby horse last year? :)

Scat Daddy would be the favorite and could very well win it this year.

No way, dude.

Why wouldn't Scat Daddy be the favorite in this group?

Big Brown.

Scat Daddy would have eaten him up.

lmao

funny, i thought of him as well when i read the above.

You're kidding, right? And Scat Daddy finished 18th last year, by the way. . . Were there really 17 horses last year better than the top of this crop?

Sorry, my love for Scat Daddy leading up to the Derby last year is coming out. He was my horse all the way until the day of the derby, and then I switched. I was down to my last $10 come post time and put $5 to win/place on Hard Spun, closest I've come to picking a winner.

It's pretty bad I was down to my last $10, but I just got back from giving all my money to Vegas the day before.

i'll use 1 or both fillies if they run, especially Eight Belles.

OOOO so your telling me that since he got 18th last year that the 17 that finished ahead of him were def. better horses? You know that's not true.

Eight Belles has not shot to win. Proud Spell would have a slight shot.

Just for fun here is the order of finish from the 07 Derby, and how I match Scat Daddy up with them.

Street Sense > Scat Daddy
Hard Spun > Scat Daddy
Curlin > Scat Daddy
Imawildandcrazyguy < Scat Daddy
Sedgefield < Scat Daddy
Circular Quay = Scat Daddy
Tiago ???? Scat Daddy last year, Tiago looks good now so tossup.
Any Given Saturday > Scat Daddy
Sam P. < Scat Daddy
Nobiz Like Shobiz = Scat Daddy
Dominican < Scat Daddy
Zanjero < Scat Daddy
Great Hunter = Scat Daddy
Liquidity < Scat Daddy
Bwana Bull < Scat Daddy
Storm in May < Scat Daddy
Teuflesberg < Scat Daddy
Scat Daddy
Stormello < Scat Daddy
Cowtown Cat < Scat Daddy

So Nobiz, Great Hunter, and CQ were better than Any Given Saturday?

I did it quickly, you are right. I guess I would have to give the nod to AGS was better than Scat Daddy. I will correct it.

I ask myself the same question on some of your post.

Anyone know Scat Daddy's best career Beyer? I wanna say it was a 96. . .

Scat Daddy gave me a pretty big score (atleast for me) in last years Fountain of Youth which is probably a reason why I liked him so much.

I did not bet him against last years field, but I would def. bet him if he was up against this years crop.

Wasn't he like 3-1?

Paid 13.80 and 6.20

had the tri and exacta a couple of times which paid 37 and 78 for $1.

Yep, but at least I hit the exacta by boxing Scat Daddy with Street Sense, Hard Spun and Zanjero! :p

I broke even. :o