re: Derby Hopefuls for this year?

Posted by Aspercel

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 12:08 am to jojothetireguy

on to the preakness!!!

Posted by BBMcGee

TEAM BOOB

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 12:39 am to Aspercel

Macho for the Preakness?? I liked how he moved up at the end...wha a huge stride!

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Posted by Aspercel

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 1:14 am to BBMcGee

sure

and animal kingdom

they are saying archx3's injury may not be career ending

Posted by BluegrassBelle

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 1:21 am to Aspercel

quote:
they are saying archx3's injury may not be career ending

I was wondering about that when I saw him pull up.

Posted by Bho

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 8:06 am to Aspercel

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Damn. You think I'm ol enough to have a son....

I thought your son was at Churchill. Am I way off here?

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 8:41 am to BBMcGee

Nehro for the Preakness...I was there, he lost out on the winner's circle by a couple of inches

Posted by DelU249

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 8:42 am to BBMcGee

Nehro for the Preakness...I was there, he lost out on the winner's circle by a couple of inches.

Posted by PANTHER

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 8:53 am to lathoroughbred

I did! I heard a handicapper on Sirius channell93 Horce racing channel. He said he was placing a win bet on AK and on arch3 so I followed his advice.

This post was edited on 5/8/11 at 8:55 am

Posted by Bho

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 9:29 am to DelU249

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Nehro for the Preakness...I was there, he lost out on the winner's circle by a couple of inches.

The chart suggests that the winning margin was 2 3/4 lengths not inches.

Posted by Bho

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 9:49 am to Bho

I always enjoy reading the losing jockey quotes after the Derby. So here they are. LINK

Posted by Aspercel

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 11:29 am to Bho

My "son" is my horse

the bf was at Churchill last year after fairgrounds but he stayed in state at la downs this year :)

And nehro was definitely beat by more than inches

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Posted by Bho

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 1:23 pm to Aspercel

So how old are you?

Posted by Aspercel

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 1:25 pm to Bho

29

not quite old enough to have a horse trainer son

but still known as the grandma on the ot

Posted by jojothetireguy

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 2:49 pm to Aspercel

Damn I wonder what that makes me on the ot cause I got you beat

Posted by Aspercel

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 2:54 pm to jojothetireguy

I just act like a granny

with flashpoint in the Preakness there will probably be a bit more pace. Maybe ak can do it again?

Posted by Rohan2Reed

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 3:50 pm to Aspercel

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with flashpoint in the Preakness there will probably be a bit more pace. Maybe ak can do it again?

i'd say that's likely depending on post position. will definitely be interesting to see. here are the fractions from the Hutcheson and the FL Derby (the only two graded stakes races for Flashpoint):

Hutcheson 22.16, 44.53, 1:08.84, 1:22:03 7f <---- Flashpoint set the pace
Florida 23.30, 46.35, 1:10.63, 1:36:38 m <---- Shackleford set the pace

oh, and btw..

Preakness probable:

Concealed Identity
Owner: Morris Bailey
Trainer: Edmond D. Gaudet
Bred: Maryland (USA) by Patricia L. Chapman - Bowman and Higgins Stable
Pedigree: Smarty Jones - Richetta by Polish Numbers

Posted by PANTHER

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Posted on 5/8/11 at 4:35 pm to Rohan2Reed

I am hoping to see a triple crown before I kick the bucket so I always pull for the Derby winner. However, I am a big Smarty fan and would be ok if CI won. P.S. I don't think he has much of a chance.