I agree that probably only 13 or 14 are worthy, I bet we have the full field of 20 again this year.
The connections for Join in the Dance, Take the Points and Just a Coincidence would all love to get in, if possible. You never what can happen the next couple weeks. Derby fever has a strange affect on people in this game.

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well looks like giant oak is going to pass,

Source? Hadn't seen that yet.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/103104.html


Giant Oak, the second-place finisher in the Illinois Derby, will be kept out of the May 2 Kentucky Derby and will be pointed to a campaign on turf, trainer Chris Block said Monday.

"Physically, he's fine, but we don't think he's seasoned enough for a race like the Derby," Block said from Chicago, where he is based. "We're going to go back to the grass with him."

Block said the next likely start for Giant Oak would be the Arlington Classic at Arlington Park on May 23.