Is this group of 3 yos....

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch

Yes, it's down, but get used to the confusion that synthetics will add to the Derby picture from now on.

It isn't just the synthetics. Many years are a muddle if you look into the past. Lil E Tee's year jumps to mind, and Sea Hero's and Strike the Gold's and ... Years in which the top horses never stumble are rare; and didn't the 'golden rail, downhill stretch' Keeneland throw up non-Derby-competitive winners with some frequency, too? Bandini, Sinister Minister, High Yield, Millennium Wind..,