Hansen – fast, sometimes too
fast and headstrong; he almost guarantees a fast Derby pace
Daddy Long Legs – the Dubai
to Derby record is poor; for me he’s a toss
Union Rags – beautiful specimen,
never out of the money, but sometimes erratic stretch runs make me nervous
Dullahan – I think he’s
grossly overrated; this field is much better than the one Animal Kingdom beat
moving from turt-to-synethtic-to-dirt
Creative Cause – blinkers
on-blinkers off never a good move before Derby Day just ask Stay Thirsty
Gemologist – unbeaten and
solid Churchill Downs form, he’ll be on top of my tickets
Sabercat – Delta Downs
winners usually don’t make it this far, so consider this a moral victory
Take Charge Indy – Calvin
Borel in the saddle guarantees low odds for FL Derby winner
Bodemeister – speed figures
say he just might break the “no win at 2” jinx
I’ll Have Another – two
straight Left Coast stakes victories, but also two dream trips
Daddy Nose Best – beat second-tier
Derby contenders in New Mexican desert, but I like him
Liasion – lots of success at
two; none at three
Alpha – any setbacks on the
way to Derby bother me; like him, don’t love him
Prospective – no horse has
won Derby finishing less than fifth in final prep; he finished sixth in Blue
Grass
Trinniberg – looks like,
runs like and was breed to be a…sprinter; which means he probably finishes in
the money
Done Talking – will have no
say in outcome; too slow
Went the Day Well – I bet on
Animal Kingdom and you sir are no Animal Kingdom
Rousing Sermon – the
connections take him because has the earnings, never a good idea
Mark Valeski – nothing wrong
with two strong seconds, except Fair Grounds doesn’t really produce Derby winners
El Padrino – failed to fire
in FL Derby when caught wide, needs a perfect trip running with 19 others...doubtful
Well, that's it for now...I'll be blogging and producing video for Horse Nation from Churchill...just 10 days away
