DERBY NEWS: Denis of Cork makes field; 'Bar' to Preakness
 

Behindatthebar Demures; Denis a Derby 'go'

http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=44892

Wow!

Yes!!

News flash: 'Bar' back in Derby
 

Just got off the phone with Satish...

He said after his cup of coffee, he logged on to Cal Racing this morning and watched 'Bar' run up the track behind the great Autisim Awareness in his dirt race...

That performance has embolden him to subject his horse to his obligatory triple crown race beating in the Derby instead of the Preakness.

"Getting beat 15 lengths in the Derby instead of 12 in the Preakness allows us an extra two weeks to freshen him up for a Swaps Stakes showdown with El Gato Malo" Satish said.

Awesome! Although I think Behindatthebar deserves to be in it more than Cowboy Cal if we're talking Pletcher trainees.

There goes any chance of an all Pletcher trifecta....

Sweet! Now I can just let my futures ticket ride and enjoy the show...

Interesting. Did the swap deal go through after all?

http://www.drf.com/news/article/94022.html

Steve - did you see Denis' workout today?

anyone know where you can $86,000 worth of hotel rooms?

I'm sure the Days Inn in Jeffersonville isn't full yet. Heck, Mr. Warren could probably buy the entire hotel for less than $86,000.

No.

great i have him at 46 to 1 in future bet:p

Bel Air Sizzle, a 3yo filly, won a 1 1/16 turf n1x race on April 24 (Thursday), and she ran second in the Melair S (1 1/16 on Cushion) at Hollywood Park on Sunday, promoted to first on the dq of the first finisher. A mare in Britain won 2-mile hurdle races on successive days at Ayr a couple of weeks ago. And he's worried about 3 races in 30 days?

Steve..keep this up and we gotta start thinking Pulitzer Prize.

Great Job!

Got me an extra $100 at 41-1 before odds tanked. Thanks for early heads up!

You still don't get it, do you?

just put a nice little sum on Denis at 50-1 on betfair.. Him or Colonel John winning would be a nice Irish touch in the Derby..

I've got a future wager on the Oakland Raiders and I am about as excited as you guys. Good luck.

i disagree... especially since i have cowboy cal as the most likely winner

As hard as it is to believe, I think you just outdid yourself.

Of the Virginia Derby

Could he have possibly typed most when he meant to type least?

Nah.

A Cowboy Cal Derby win would make me a lock to win the national Road to the Roses derby contest thing .... thanks for taking the 0.00015% chance of a CC Derby win and making it 0.00%

I'm as big a fan of his as any, but even I realize he has absolutely NO shot to win the Derby. It's quite obvious there is NO way that he gets the distance. He could be a nice miler on the weeds though. Wrong surface and wrong distance. If Pletcher's gun was loaded for the derby, I'm sure he'd opt out of it for CC and find a more suitable race.

I don't know if Cowboy Cal can't be a dirt horse.

His dam is a Seeking The Gold half to Behrens... and he's very closely related to Commentator.

As bad as he ran in his debut - he did have a tough trip and it did have the look of a non-effort through the stretch.

I just don't think he projects well at all from a pace standpoint - and the 10f distance is a little much.

*RIIIIIPPPPP! Crinkle Crinkle, toss*

[sounds of Cowboy Cal future tickets everywhere]

LMAO...Although I am keeping mine deep down in my wallet, just incase the other 18 or 19 horses hit some plywood.

For a minute I thought the Cav's tailgate website you have in your signature was run by the legendary bar I worked at in Philly... Cavanaughs in UC.

that's all anyone needed to see right there...cowboy cal, future star. :cool:

Sweet, really happy for the connections of Denis.

Not the same one, but I've been there many times as well. 39th and Chestnut or Sansom, right? Frequented it when my brother went to Drexel and lived on the cusp on West Philly. (44th st.) Great place to throw some back and watch the games...

What happened to Court Vision? Please clear this up since we need to know the official Derby mush.

He filed a lawsuit barring PG1985 from ever mentioning his name again.

So does that mean you're going to activate him as one of your 5? ;)

Considering that's my alma mater too I've thrown down a couple drinks there. :cool: I bartended there during college...

It's the only shot I know I have of winning it all.

I guess I could have a shot if something like a Z Fortune or Denis Of Cork hits and I use them - and catch something underneath - but, you've got to play to win. There is no doubt in my mind I win the whole thing nationally, regardless of what anyone else does, if I use Cowboy Cal and he somehow wins the race.

Yes, that makes total sense. So, in my stable, with that strategy, the horse that would do it for me would be Anak Nakal I think. Maybe Monba. But do I have the guts to activate them? I just dont know....gonna wait for the draw.

dennis in
 

Steve,
pretty funny how i ask about Dennis and the same night he gets in. I arrived in louisville Today and will be working at the downs the rest of the week. i hope to meet you sometime this week.:)