The more things change, the more they remain the same, or is it Bob Dylan's the "times they are a changing" that rings today's bell. Facing reality and looking at the big picture things are changing fast and likely not for the best. To wit: our national debt is out of control, artificial intelligence whatever that is, is exploding, a narcissistic lifelong grifter is president and college athletes are making more than professionals. Hello. Yet inside of 48 hours a horse race will be run that will encapsulate and compel millions to wager on its outcome, most betting on the horse's names, color or some other irrelevant data point. Red called this phenomenon "the greatest two minutes in sports" and if you have ever been to this event, 150 years plus old, you could not argue.
Yeras ago this race was easy, then Churchill changed the qualifications for entry, colts winning rich 2yo sprints were eligible yet had zero chance, now most entrants have a prayer and therefore once a year handicappers relish a post-race claim they had the winner.
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The more things change, the more they remain the same, or is it Bob Dylan's the "times they are a changing" that rings today's bell. Facing reality and looking at the big picture things are changing fast and likely not for the best. To wit: our national debt is out of control, artificial intelligence whatever that is, is exploding, a narcissistic lifelong grifter is president and college athletes are making more than professionals. Hello. Yet inside of 48 hours a horse race will be run that will encapsulate and compel millions to wager on its outcome, most betting on the horse's names, color or some other irrelevant data point. Red called this phenomenon "the greatest two minutes in sports" and if you have ever been to this event, 150 years plus old, you could not argue.
Yeras ago this race was easy, then Churchill changed the qualifications for entry, colts winning rich 2yo sprints were eligible yet had zero chance, now most entrants have a prayer and therefore once a year handicappers relish a post-race claim they had the winner.
Taking two, spect others could certainly win and well versed that no horse racing class needs new "tops" to score like sophomore colts.
The two we like as do most others are posts 1 and 17; RENEGADE and FURTHER ADO both taking coinage. The former is a joke, a freak, ought to be 9-5 !!
ICE cold Toga debu sprintingt, two months later beats the boss of this crop, OK, bumped the 2mil champ, try again , 2nd best. Two months shelfed, Tampa 3yo debut... air mail, seven weeks later, Hot Springs... air mail... runs his race the likely winner. Oh No drew the rail? adding Further Ado, gets Johnnie, fabulous post, huge figs, training great
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Taking two, spect others could certainly win and well versed that no horse racing class needs new "tops" to score like sophomore colts.
The two we like as do most others are posts 1 and 17; RENEGADE and FURTHER ADO both taking coinage. The former is a joke, a freak, ought to be 9-5 !!
ICE cold Toga debu sprintingt, two months later beats the boss of this crop, OK, bumped the 2mil champ, try again , 2nd best. Two months shelfed, Tampa 3yo debut... air mail, seven weeks later, Hot Springs... air mail... runs his race the likely winner. Oh No drew the rail? adding Further Ado, gets Johnnie, fabulous post, huge figs, training great
Top shelf racing on display, liking the "rocket sled on wheels" here, boxing as we have with the fave, have hit two or three exactas today and got lunch money yet not enough for dinner, yet.
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Top shelf racing on display, liking the "rocket sled on wheels" here, boxing as we have with the fave, have hit two or three exactas today and got lunch money yet not enough for dinner, yet.
As posted thought Renegade should be a heavy fave at least according to the DRF. Remarkable racing resume, by Into Mischief out of a 9 panel graded winner, million dollar yearling @ auction, breeeder buys back in, breaking sticks @ Del Rey. Irad had rode the best of the others nine starts, 8 wins and a second, yet committed to this freak, early. Tons and tons to like, why is this colt 5-1???
Because it's the derby dude.
First, rail draw while not fatal as the talking heads professed, second the huge colt flipped, scratched and the start delayed and Renegade began to get a bit hot, loaded Ok though and broke solid. Then immediately leaned on heavy, Irad has to grab, hard steady then slammed hard, if not well in hand into the rail or worse, finally safe, saves space to the 3/16'ths, then steered stupid wide ? Then from bad to worse, tattooed right handed repeatedly and ducked in four paths, bumped again, switch to left hand finally and can't hold off the brother with all the momentum. No mas.
Tidbits: High five carryover Thursday @ CD a must play event for everyone. Further Ado ran a big one lost best chance start, carried in at the pole losing all chance, nice colt. Sorry for the bad tasting grapes, lost large Oaks-Derby double and bigger exacta as Cherie's colt one of the few relishing the trip, small reverse made for winning day. Spent 3 years @ Claiborne farm and know the pedigrees better than I know my cousins. Going back to conditioned claimers in Arcadia manana.
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Missed... Barely.
As posted thought Renegade should be a heavy fave at least according to the DRF. Remarkable racing resume, by Into Mischief out of a 9 panel graded winner, million dollar yearling @ auction, breeeder buys back in, breaking sticks @ Del Rey. Irad had rode the best of the others nine starts, 8 wins and a second, yet committed to this freak, early. Tons and tons to like, why is this colt 5-1???
Because it's the derby dude.
First, rail draw while not fatal as the talking heads professed, second the huge colt flipped, scratched and the start delayed and Renegade began to get a bit hot, loaded Ok though and broke solid. Then immediately leaned on heavy, Irad has to grab, hard steady then slammed hard, if not well in hand into the rail or worse, finally safe, saves space to the 3/16'ths, then steered stupid wide ? Then from bad to worse, tattooed right handed repeatedly and ducked in four paths, bumped again, switch to left hand finally and can't hold off the brother with all the momentum. No mas.
Tidbits: High five carryover Thursday @ CD a must play event for everyone. Further Ado ran a big one lost best chance start, carried in at the pole losing all chance, nice colt. Sorry for the bad tasting grapes, lost large Oaks-Derby double and bigger exacta as Cherie's colt one of the few relishing the trip, small reverse made for winning day. Spent 3 years @ Claiborne farm and know the pedigrees better than I know my cousins. Going back to conditioned claimers in Arcadia manana.
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