re: The Road to the 2012 Kentucky Derby

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I'm chickenshit, so I always box.

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i always play the trifecta mainly, but this year i may have to box. Me and a few friends put into a pool so we have a few dollars to play with.

Mike Battaglia’s tentative morning line (in order of graded stakes earnings)

(will be finalized after post-position draw)

Horse (trainer/jockey)*tentative odds*last race

Hansen (Maker/Dominguez)*10-1*2nd Blue Grass

Daddy Long Legs (O’Brien/O’Donoghue)*30-1*1st UAE Derby

Union Rags (Matz/Leparoux)*9-2*3rd Florida Derby

Dullahan (Romans/Desormeaux)*8-1*1st Blue Grass

Creative Cause (Harrington/Rosario)*12-1*2nd Santa Anita Derby

Gemologist (Pletcher/Castellano)*6-1*1st Wood Memorial

Sabercat (Asmussen/Nakatani)*30-1*3rd Arkansas Derby

Take Charge Indy (Byrne/Borel)*15-1*1st Florida Derby

Bodemeister (Baffert/Smith)*4-1*1st Arkansas Derby

I’ll Have Another (O’Neill/Gutierrez)*12-1*1st Santa Anita Derby

Daddy Nose Best (Asmussen/Gomez)*15-1*1st Sunland Derby

Liaison (Baffert/M. Garcia)*50-1*6th Santa Anita Derby

Alpha (McLaughlin/Maragh)*15-1*2nd Wood Memorial

Prospective (Casse/Contreras)*30-1*6th Blue Grass

Trinniberg (Parboo/Martinez)*50-1*1st Bay Shore

Done Talking (Smith/Russell)*50-1*1st Illinois Derby

Went the Day Well (Motion/Velazquez)*20-1*1st Vinery Racing Spiral

Rousing Sermon (Hollendorfer/Lezcano)*50-1*3rd Louisiana Derby

El Padrino (Pletcher/Bejarano)*20-1*4th Florida Derby

Optimizer (Lukas/Court)*50-1*9th Arkansas Derby

 

Also eligible (can run if there is a scratch by 9 a.m. ET Friday)

My Adonis (Breen/Trujillo)*50-1*7th Wood Memorial

 

 

Take charge Indy, yes.

Optimizer, no.

I've got a few closers in mind. He burned me too many times. The ONLY time I didn't bet him was the rebel.

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I just got word that someone on tvg is big time talkin up sabercat. If he goes off at less than 40-1 I'll be pissed!

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one can only dream

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I'm including him to hit the board. He's been training well

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good luck to you on that one, i know you really want him. I'll be pulling against you though

Thanks

Diat, it really is.

Jojo, the stallion's half sister is in the 8 belles. Good deed is her name. I swear that mare throws nothing but stakes horses.

And I'm stuck at work.

Btw, not only are we running against amazombie and shackleford (cutting back distance), but apriority and smiling tiger too

Wonder who else is in there?

No shite

i have a live feed up on my computer right now, needless to say it's a boring day over at my work.