He will certainly have more opportunities to get in the Ohio, Iowa, West Virginia, and Super Derbies.

Java's War not going to UAE Derby.. Bluegrass.

Titletown Five won't enter Sunland Derby.. Louisiana instead.

Pretty nice synopsis by Dick Downey (@DowneyProfile)

http://www.thedowneyprofile.com/More...ng-next.592562

Expect Dynamnic Sky in the Bluegrass..

and back to the the running style he does best ;)

Lugging in during the stretch?

Add Pontiff to Florida Derby mix..

So soon after his election?

Catholic Jokes ? Is this a Seinfeld episode ?

red shoes?

Was the Illinois Derby always 2 weeks before the Kentucky Derby? I thought it was 3 weeks out...

Was actually 4 weeks. Same as Wood & Santa Anita Derby. Since Churchill omitted Hawthorne from the point system, they figured they could do something different to give the race some importance as a Preakness prep.

Storm Fighter (Gary Stevens to ride) and Summer Exclusive to the Santa Anita Derby.

Vyjack fans should be rather pleased if they haven't seen the video of his work Friday with Head Heart Hoof. Not only is the drill sharp, Vyjack finishes with a tremendous double gallop out.. YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PibDchGwWiU

The Wood is going to be terrific.. Current probables/possibles:

Verrazano (Pletcher)
Normandy Invasion (C. Brown)
Vyjack (Rodriguez)
West Hills Giant (Terranova)
Elnaawi (McLaughlin)
Are You Kidding Me (Attfield)
Mr Palmer (Mott)
Always in a Tiz (Schettino)
Indy’s Illusion (Tagg)
Quinzieme Monarque (Albertrani)

Siete de Oros (Preciado)**
Speak Logistics (Plesa)**
War Academy (Baffert)**
Tiz the Truth (Baffert)**
Power Broker (Baffert)**

Some good horses are going to miss the Derby because connections didn't shop and ship for easier spots.

can you give examples ?

Is anyone banging on the table saying how strong the Spiral and Sunland Derby came up? Both are 50 point races.

Wow I was unaware that Churchill didn't include them in the point-system. Was this due to any beef between Churchill-owned Arlington and Hawthorne, or the fact that probably a legit Derby Contendor hasn't come out of that race since... War Emblem? Sorry if I'm omitting some obvious horse...

Will Always in a Tiz still be ridden by Paco Lopez? I'm not giving him much of a chance in this field, but if he's matured a little I'm curious about him. He's seemed so green in his last couple races.

Romans lists the Florida Derby, the Wood, La Derby or the Ark. Derby in the latest Dewey :cool: video (I know everyone here catches every one of them too). :D

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