Fastest Derby quarter by quarter splits

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

I said after the race Hold me back ran by far the fastest 2nd quarter split.

It was the signature Kent Dedumbo ride

Yeah - he was rolling the dice and hoping he was on Skip Away.

Not many horses have the kind of stamina and can make a big sustained 8 furlong move like he was hoping for.

He rolled the dice and came up snake eyes ... Calvin Borel rolled them by taking the winner so far back even the fields dust couldn't reach him ... and his roll of the dice payed off in a monster way.

The trainer of Mine That Bird said he wanted him just in back of mid-pack in a pre-race interview - so I'm sure even he was shocked to see how far back he was.