there is no fun where there is no risk.

trust me.

Trust me, I agree. The stock market gives me plenty of risks all day long ... I could use a little simplicity in regards to the rest of my life. LMAO :D

Yeah, because that's what I asked him. :rolleyes:

Judging from his Lexington race that as close TOMCITO has been to anything outside of Peru.

And we all know how conclusive those polytrack races are. Besides, as much as everyone rails on him (and he was definitely a bad bet at 3/1), he was only beaten 3 3/4 lengths on Saturday.

With the mediocrity in this crop and the consistancy of Smooth Air I think its very difficult to exclude him. Not only that I think his best races are yet to come. Hes not flashy, but he runs his race each time you lead him over and theres something to be said for that. In this particular field he figures to factor.

He was the only horse, other than BB, to pick his feet up in G1 Fla derby.

Quick question...How many here even considered Smooth Air as a contender before Steve's write up on the Home Page?

I haven't even seen that..... I just log onto the forum.

My friends here know I've been a fan of his for a while.

I don't base who I like on what anyone else says, writes, etc.

I agree, you get consistency from Smooth Air and if he takes to the track he can get it done.

I haven't read it. When Steve and Hooves first mentioned him as a contender on here I thought they were crazy. The more I cap the race though the better he keeps on looking against the rest of the field. A dream trip horse should be a bet against the next time out, and normally I'd want to play against him. But against the crappy horses he'll be running against and likely odds of 25 to 30-1 he is a lot more interesting than your normal dream trip horse on the runback. I think he could run 5 lengths off his Florida Derby and still have a shot at getting up for 3rd or 4th. That is how woeful this collection of horses are going into the Derby.

I do think he's overbet though, as you can tell, a lot of people are picking up on a few of the positives on his PPs.

He's a nice horse who tries hard every time which you have to respect. The problem is that he isn't a classic distance horse and I don't think wants any part of 10F. Even with a dream trip I think it is unlikely he figures for a check.

My 3 are SA, BBJ and CJ. They are visually the best time and again.

Who in the field is a classic distance horse that wants 10 furlongs?

Court Vision, Pyro, Z Fortune.

Pyro and Court Vision are ok although I'd hardly call them a classic distance horse. Z Fortune's sire has an AWD of 6.7 furlongs and his damsire has an AWD of 6.5 furlongs so I have a tough time calling that a classic distance pedigree.

Adriano, Colonel John, Cool Coal Man, Court Vision, Cowboy Cal, Monba, Pyro