Five weeks actually. I would have gone to Texas had he been my horse. That race looks like it would be like shooting fish in a barrel for Stay Put or several of the other "not quite prime time" 3yo's.
Now, I can see why people want to run on Derby Day at CD. I don't know who the owners are but if they are Kentuckians, it's very important. (We see alot of this here at Saratoga.) Maybe they had others running on Derby Day, maybe they just wanted to be there for the big day, even though Stay Put didn't quite make the cut. Maybe the horse doesn't ship well or they could arrange transport.
Too bad really because some of the "secondary Derbies" often turn out to be interesting betting races, but this one just stinks.
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RIP Monroe.
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