Who Will Be The Pace Setter In The Derby?

[Mike]

It will be sloppy, and Mike Smith will surprisingly send Chocolate Candy to the front, from Post 15 or 16

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Mike

It will be sloppy, and Mike Smith will surprisingly send Chocolate Candy to the front, from Post 15 or 16

And still run 14 wide around the first turn.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

And still run 14 wide around the first turn.

If Mike Smith rode in a walkover race he would still find the 7 path.

[Mike]

Why the jockey change to Mike Smith for Choco Candy, anyways. I missed it.

It's so early, still, in the runup to the Derby. Perhaps there's a speedster in the Lexington who Square Eddie won't catch and they'll enter into the Derby and be cheap speed?

Then, for the hardcore believers, we still got the Withers and the recently Graded (III) Derby Trial one week before the Big Day.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Mike

Why the jockey change to Mike Smith for Choco Candy, anyways. I missed it.

It's so early, still, in the runup to the Derby. Perhaps there's a speedster in the Lexington who Square Eddie won't catch and they'll enter into the Derby and be cheap speed?

Then, for the hardcore believers, we still got the Withers and the recently Graded (III) Derby Trial one week before the Big Day.

The Lexington has to be the last call for the derby.

[2Hot4TV]

Pioneer of the Nile with Victor Espinosa riding. Gomez takes Dunkirk

[CSC]

From a visual aspect I went back and took a look at the preps last night - forgoing using charts for now. From what I saw it wouldn't surprise me if Papa Clem or even I Want Revenge are very close to the lead or maybe even find themselves on it. The Florida Derby split times were no doubt aided by the condition of the track that day, thus I downgraded QR's split times.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

And still run 14 wide around the first turn.

Jeez you guys are fast. I'm away ten minutes and two guys beat me to the Mike Smith wide punchline.