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Originally Posted by slotdirt
Interesting that the second place horses from both the Wood and the Santa Anita Derby are going to need some defections to even make the Derby starting gate.
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That's what happens when you no longer have the traditional prep routes and give the Sunland Derby graded status. Also, you have most of these trainers handling the horses with kids gloves trying to get one performance to earn money, then doing all they can not to "peak" early.