John White........

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Originally Posted by sdjcom

It's not one of the 10 factors for a strike. Steve Haskins does poke a little fun at John and I'm sure it's in the spirit of fun, however have you notice Steve Haskins nevers commits to his pick for any race anywhere anytime. At least Jon will speak his choice state why and stand by it.
and i've said i think he's right and we might see a west coast triple in derby. just my opinion. good-luck to you on derby day

I am just having some fun as well, It is one thing to make a pick, state why and stand by it. It is another thing to somehow bring your pick into every conversation. I can listen to Jon talk all day long, but when you here the same thing over and over it gets to the point where it is painful. Kinda like the guy that screams "Go in the Hole" after every Tiger shot...it gets old. We all know John likes POTN, like I said there will be possibly 19 other horses that can be discussed.
For me I would like to see a Triple Crown, I was too young to remember Affirmed and it looks like this years crop is fairly decent. After listening to all the talk, I feel if you like POTN, you may also want to throw in Hold Me Back in as well. For me, I am sticking with Desert Party.
What are the 10 strike factors and how exactly is a not running on dirt not one of them? I think I was mistaken with POTN's name, it looks like Pioneer and "of" are all one word...