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Originally Posted by tjfla
The Derby WIN Rules were pretty simple until last year when CC won
Updated
Raise A Native Line- 9 of Last 14
Finished 1/2 in Last Prep- 22 of Last 27
2 Starts as 3 yr old- 5 of Last 6
Trainer NEVER Won the Derby- Last 11 all DIFFERENT
DI-Under 4.00
So look for a horse that has a DI Under 4.00,is trained by someone who has NEVER won the Derby,has ONLY 2 starts as a 3 yr old,Finished 1/2 in last prep and is in the Raise A Native Line- TOO WIN!!!! 
or NOT since CC broke half of them last year HAHA |
A decade ago you had to have 3/4 starts and no more than 4 week gap between last race and Derby. You also had a string of 15 years where it was Lukas, Baffert, and Zito. Geldings and Raise a Native line were tosses. Rules are meant to be broken.