Best opening 8f's run in the Ky Derby

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Moss published all of his pace figures for past KY Derby's over at DRF. Based on his chart ... below are the 8f Beyers for each year.

I also included who would get the fastest number on Ragozin Sheets / Thoro-Graph sheets.


2010: Noble's Promise (109 Beyer) - fastest sheet number for a mile to Discreetly Mine (4w, 4w, with a 105 Beyer)

2009: Join In The Dance (98 Beyer) - Pioneerof The Nile (3w, 3w, with a 97 Beyer)

2008: Big Brown (104 Beyer) - Big Brown (5w, 4w, with a 104 Beyer)

2007: Hard Spun (104 Beyer) - Any Given Saturday (3w, 5w, with a 97 Beyer)

2006: Barbaro (98 Beyer) - Barbaro (3w, 3w, with a 98 Beyer)

2005: High Fly (109 Beyer) - Bellamy Road (4w, 3w, with a 109 Beyer)

2004: Lion Heart (112 Beyer) - Smarty Jones (2w, 3w with a 112 Beyer)

2003: Peace Rules (106 Beyer) - Empire Maker (4w, 4w with a 103 Beyer)

2002: War Emblem (101 Beyer) - Came Home (5w, 4w, with a 96 Beyer)

2001: Congaree (112 Beyer) - Point Given (4w, 4w, with a 109 Beyer)

2000: Captain Steve (104 Beyer) - Captain Steve (2w, 4w with a 104)

1999: Cat Thief (104 Beyer) - Charismatic (5w, 4w, with a 101)

1998: Real Quiet (117 Beyer) - tie Real Quiet (1w, 4w, with a 117) and Indian Charlie (3w, 3w, with a 115)

1997: Free House (106 Beyer) - Silver Charm (3w, 3w, with a 105)

1996: Unbridled's Song (115 Beyer) - Unbridled's Song (4w, 3w, with a 115)

1995: Serena's Song (106 Beyer) - tie Thunder Gulch (3w, 4w, with a 105) and Afternoon Deelites (4w, 5w, with a 101)


Uncle Mo seems pretty destined to wind up on the right hand side. You know Velazquez will have him stalking wide.

Whoever said Point Given wasn't a miler? If you factor in ground loss - he's basically run the best opening mile in the Ky Derby since '98. He faded by 10 lengths in the final quarter mile though - Monarchos and Invisible Ink went by him in the stretch like he was standing still.