Derby Thoughts - Animal Kingdom going forward; Mo

[Mawhip]

Originally Posted by paulo537

Great and interesting Derby to me.

- Weather
- Track condition
- Record attendance
- Winner last prepped at Turfway
- Winner never ran on dirt
- Jock/Trainer/Owner get first win
- Fairly clean race without huge excuses. Maybe Nehro moved too soon.

I'd be surprised if we see Uncle Mo anytime soon, if ever. I also think Dialed In will be off a while. His race and work schedule certainly were not very encouraging. He has the look of a colt with some issue they managed best they could.

I don't care much about triple digit figures in preps. What do they mean? Good horses can come from anywhere.

I just wish Brilliant Speed had run at least a little bit.

What race were you watching. I would say Brilliant Speed ran a little bit. He got beat 5.25 lengths and was closing. He certainly outran his odds.

[PatCummings]

I thought I had heard Flay say Animal Kingdom would win the Triple Crown, but couldn't find confirmation...so if someone says it was for sure Soldat, so be it.

I did like his general logic, however, that because of the general lack of uber-quality, it might be easier to pull it off.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by PatCummings

I thought I had heard Flay say Animal Kingdom would win the Triple Crown, but couldn't find confirmation...so if someone says it was for sure Soldat, so be it.

I did like his general logic, however, that because of the general lack of uber-quality, it might be easier to pull it off.

Yeah, I heard the interview on Versus where he said Soldat would win the Triple Crown...guess he knows as much as the rest of us.

[Left Bank]

Mike Battaglia picked Animal Kingdom to win the Derby!

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by Left Bank

Mike Battaglia picked Animal Kingdom to win the Derby!

That says a lot.

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by pba1817

I saw that on NBC as well... the guy who makes the Derby ML picked a horse who he listed at 30-1...?

Nice line..

Again, his job is to project probable odds based on the public's betting not his views.