tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post3992394704468209320..comments2019-05-14T04:21:40.592-04:00Comments on Horsin' Around: So, Who Do You PickNetworkEmpowermenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09053022764177401200noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-8342935218607199672010-04-04T09:00:20.338-04:002010-04-04T09:00:20.338-04:00Good call on American Lion, I liked Yawanna Twist....Good call on American Lion, I liked Yawanna Twist. Looks like Eskendereya was the star of the show, though. How do you spell Kentucky Derby favorite??? E-s-k-e-n-d-e-r-e-y-a!Brian Zipsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592017304873334271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-89706686301284853132010-04-03T13:29:11.575-04:002010-04-03T13:29:11.575-04:00Ameteur,
I can understand your reasoning on all y...Ameteur,<br /><br />I can understand your reasoning on all your picks. Eski, just has never been a fave of mine. I think he go the perfect trip in the FoY and used the track bias to his advantage. Could he be as brilliant as that win looked, yes, I just don't think so. Plus the big question with him is did he peak too soon? Pletcher had better thank god he ran like that in his second prep and not his third, or else he'd be having a hard time getting him to stay at peak form for Derby.<br /><br />On JB, I like his consistency and the fact he has Zito and Borel. Those two seem to know how to pull an upset. Also JB has already beaten D'Funnybone, when they were racing at Calder. I forget the distance, but it was a sprint, and JB just nipped Funny at the wire, after looking beaten after the turn.<br /><br />There are a lot of if's in the Illinois Derby, even with the top two, but I'm still willing to give them another shot.<br /><br />Thanks for checking in!NetworkEmpowermenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09053022764177401200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549541742555961000.post-41008779198575934772010-04-03T12:21:41.876-04:002010-04-03T12:21:41.876-04:00LDP,
Love your picks...I picked SCHOOLYARD DREAMS...LDP,<br /><br />Love your picks...I picked SCHOOLYARD DREAMS because he's the only one with higher class, repeatable two turn form. Dominguez will time his move just right, w/ JACKSON and the rail horse taking turns pressing the favorite. That said, ESKENDEREYA may just be too brilliant w/ six weeks since that big effort - plenty of time to recover from the FOY after which he was really spent. AWESOME ACT could also turn into a brilliant colt but allowing YAWANNA TWIST to make up ground isn't exactly a ringing endorsement for a top Derby contender extending another 1/16. As far as tossing JACKSON BEND fully...I can. Considering the pace of the FOY, he should have finished closer. This is a sprinter miler who will do well finishing 3rd, but a top two looks like a reach if the big boys play strong. Does he remind you of BIG DRAMA? I'd love to see him on the cut back to 7f against the likes of D'FUNNYBONE.<br /><br />SETSUKO is a really live LS, he was my pick in the Sham...check out how Mandella tightened the screws with his last two works...bullets in 1:12 and :46 2/5!!! He's improving leaps and bounds and Mandella has allowed him to run on ability as a May foal. The trainer had the key to his sire's big race success and looks like he's got PLEASANTLY PERFECT's son ready for prime time. CARACORTADO will benefit from SKIPSHOT pressing SIDNEY'S CANDY which enhances the cat's stretch run. SID was brilliantly fast at two and looks like he's learned to rate kindly. Believe he'll be ultra tough. LOOKIN AT LUCKY...he's the class rounding out your solid top three. I'd put SIDNEY'S CANDY in 2nd as a saver play...the way he rated and sprinted home indicates he'll have no trouble with the distance and could be the rare, speedy sprinter able to rate on or off the lead. This is definitely a tougher race to play because 'LUCKY can use this race as a prep. He just needs to finish well to set him up for the Derby. Considering the earnings list, that means he could finish a close 4th to three hungry horses and it wouldn't bother me. He may be too classy for that to happen even if not fully cranked. The shame is that if 'LUCKY and SIDNEY finish top two, there will be one or more compelling three-year-olds that will not have enough earnings for the big dance.<br /><br />Went DAVE IN DIXIE to upset the Illinois Derby. Class relief away fr. LOOKIN AT LUCKY, CARACORTADO and SIDNEY'S CANDY. AMERICAN LION will set the pace for him like in the RB Lewis, and believe DAVE will adore the synth/dirt switch. IMHO, 'LION hasn't been well health-wise since "bobbling" in the Lewis...if Harty has him 100%, the race is his to lose as the only speed in the race. That's a pretty big IF for me, he was so fractious and rank last out. Hated BACKTALK working so fast...he's never run that fast in the p.m. However, if it truly was "breezing" he's indicating that his form is going to take a big upswing but that's another pretty big IF at a short price. Maybe that maiden can get up for a minor award if the favorites stub their toes like I expect.<br /><br />Enjoy the big day, I sure will!Amateurcapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982902236844905767noreply@blogger.com