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Kentucky Derby 2009

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Apr 27, 2009.

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  1. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    You should be able to get all you want on CC in the mid-high teens. GL.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Apr 28, 2009
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  2. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    Given that he's essentially never had genuine, honest-to-God dirt kicked in his face in his competitive life should give anyone pause . . . unless you think he's going to
    majestically steam to the lead and never look back. And if he does that, Baffert's
    the greatest trainer God ever made . . . and not even Bob would claim that, methinks.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Apr 28, 2009
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  3. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    I wouldn't be so sure. Baffert loves him some him.

    And I love me some him. Mmmm.
     
    imjustagirl, Apr 28, 2009
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  4. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    Oh, the ego's there. It's part of what makes him so amusing.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Apr 29, 2009
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  5. FishHack76

    FishHack76 Active Member

    Is it the Steve Martin hair?
     
    FishHack76, Apr 29, 2009
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  6. FishHack76

    FishHack76 Active Member

    If you believe in the Dosage Index/Dual Qualifiers, these four
    I don't know how much stock anybody puts in the Dosage Index/Dual Qualifiers. I don't know that I really do, but four horses in this year's field are dual qualifiers with Chocolate Candy (2.08) being one of them.
    According to the Thoroughbred Times' Web site, the others are I Want Revenge (3.00), Pioneerof the Nile (3.89) and West Side Bernie (1.80), who had the lowest.
     
    FishHack76, Apr 29, 2009
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  7. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    Win Willy (possible ankle injury) not running in the Derby, says his trainer.

    I'd really love to see a Derby with 15 starters as opposed to a race clogged up with half a dozen horses who are going to do nothing but get in someone's way and get beaten by 200 yards.
     
    trifectarich, Apr 29, 2009
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  8. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    I've always thought it should be capped at 14 and not 20. Twenty is a joke.
     
    Moderator1, Apr 29, 2009
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  9. trifectarich

    trifectarich Well-Known Member

    Seconded. I know it must be a thrill for the owner of a 40-to-1 horse to come out of nowhere and pick up a third-place check in the biggest race of the year, but if your horse has one lifetime win and it's in a maiden race a year ago, he ought to be running at Delaware Park, not Churchill Downs.
     
    trifectarich, Apr 29, 2009
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  10. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    So you're saying some horses aren't good enough for the Kentucky Derby ... or the Plain-Dealer?
     
    Ace, Apr 29, 2009
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  11. Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L)

    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L) Active Member

    Chocolate Candy is 14-1 as of this morning.

    West Side Bernie is my surprise pick. Currently at 40-1 - he'll be worth at least a $20 spot to show.
     
    Evil Bastard (aka Chris_L), Apr 29, 2009
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  12. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    Careful . . you're blowing away some of the great stories of the race if you play that way . . . the most prominent being Canonero II.
    Count Turf, too. And you think Giacomo gets into a one-gate field?
    I don't.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Apr 29, 2009
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