Derby field, where they should go, Preakness possibles

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Originally Posted by dalakhani

Thanks Nick. Okay last stab. I watched the replay of the Arkansas derby and in hindsight, Dance City ran quite a race. He is bothered in the stretch and of all of the early speed, he is the only one that was there in the end.

Ramon gets the call for the Preakness and with any sort of improvement this horse has a real shot. I know the pedigree is a little bit speedy on top (city zip) but the female side might just carry him far enough.

Crazy?

I think anyone who's not giving Dance City a big chance is overlooking how strong a race he ran in the Ark Derby. He ran extremely well and if you haven't watched the race in a while it almost becomes mind boggling that he was beaten only just over a length.

His damside is typical of a Ned Evans homebred. His dam was a 3x route winner and has already produced 3 other route winners. City Zip, of course, is a half to Ghostzapper and has produced numerous route stakes winners on turf and dirt. If Dance City gets tired late it will be because he had to chase very fast fractions, not because of his pedigree IMO.

I like Dance City.