Denis of Cork <96 BSF>

[mes5107]

Originally Posted by wac

I was at work so did not get to see this race but i have a small future bet on "cork" and was wondering what was the visual impression of the race? From looking at drf charts it looks like track was playing to closers so im wondering if it was a race to be excited. I was also surprised to see this horse go off at almost 5-1 with all the "buzz" about him.

I kind of got the opposite from looking at the charts. Most of the horses that seemed to close were good horses and were expected to do so. I thought a lot of the longshots seemed to hang on more than they should have.

Of course Sacred Journey put up crazy fractions in this race with no pressure from behind, so the race was not going to go his way, but he did still hang for third.

So if this horse is one of the top 5 contenders for the derby then we're looking at a 2:03 and change maybe 2:04 race?

Wow. Can't wait.

[2 Dollar Bill]

Reading thru this thread, and the "" this is my derby horse"", ect... My question is [ with all the derby horses pointed to first sat. of may ]
"" Have we seen the 2008 derby winning horse run this year ..yet ? ""

Originally Posted by 2 Dollar Bill

Reading thru this thread, and the "" this is my derby horse"", ect... My question is [ with all the derby horses pointed to first sat. of may ]
"" Have we seen the 2008 derby winning horse run this year ..yet ? ""

NO

[2 Dollar Bill]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

NO

Glad to see I wasnt the only one thinking that way also !

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

So if this horse is one of the top 5 contenders for the derby then we're looking at a 2:03 and change maybe 2:04 race?

Wow. Can't wait.

You are using an 8 furlong time at Oaklawn to predict the time for the Derby? It was about the exact same time as Smarty Jones for what that is worth.

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

You are using an 8 furlong time at Oaklawn to predict the time for the Derby? It was about the exact same time as Smarty Jones for what that is worth.

Wow.