This horse is destined for failure. He comes from a trainer who makes excuses before the race for EVERY race the horse has been in.

In regard to tackling War Pass in the Wood, Carroll said, “War Pass is the champion, but we’re hoping there’s a chink in his armor. He’s an exciting horse to watch run. He runs them off their feet and dares them to go with him, so it’s damned if you do damned if you don’t. Our best chance of beating him would be at a mile and a quarter. He’d have an advantage in the Wood, but it’s the one after that we’re interested in. This next one is more for conditioning. We don’t have to win.”

That's just the horse I want to back in the derby.

Here's the Derby excuse that he can use...

"Oh he only has four races. After looking at the sheets I think it's best that we don't fully crank him as I had previously planned. I talked to Jerry Brown over the phone while I was eating me Lucky Charms this morning and he said it might be best if we point towards the Belmont 'cause my horse is going to be a top and not a bottom on that day. And as ye know, it's a pain in the arse to be a bottom on the big day."