Originally Posted by
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Derby Day.
I'm sure you have read it somewhere but it seems particularly true this year.
This race is wide open. I think if they ran this 10 times you would have 8 or 9 different winners. But with that said, nobody wants to hear that. Whose going to win?
Here is my take:
If you have read this thread you already know where I am going.
Kingsbarns to win.
He has little experience, Apollo curse going against him, will in all probability be down inside eating dirt early with early movers running up to his outside. That is enough to get almost any horse with only 3 starts beat. Then why pick him?
Because I think he has more upside potential than any other horse in the race. Will that matter today? I don't know, probably not. But being as he ran faster than any horse in this Derby through the stretch and was roused to do so but not all out to do so, he is my pick.
There are plenty of others with decent chances.
I won't go down the whole list . I'll sound like a broken record. They almost all have several reasons why they can win and at least a couple why they might not.
If anyone wants me to talk about any horse in particular, please let me know.
Also, just saw Forte is scratched. Sounds like he stumbled a bit I'm guessing, and grabbed his right front quarter with his hind show mid stride. Kind of like tearing off a finger nail or tearing the skin under the nail. It gets very sore to the touch or to run on and that lasts about 5-7 days. That is why the 3/4rd his shoe yesterday to take pressure off it but once the bute given for todays race wore off from yesterday, sounds like he was just to tender to go.
Tough business.
GL everyone. Enjoy the day.