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Anybody have a Derby pick yet? (Original Post) twogunsid Apr 2013 OP
The Wood winner Verrazano Kingofalldems Apr 2013 #1
Hard to not like a horse that has a perfect record. Good luck on all your Derby day wagering. twogunsid Apr 2013 #2
Orb is listed at #1, I think. era veteran Apr 2013 #3
The Derby is perfect for Orb... trumad Apr 2013 #4
Orb has impressed me most..... twogunsid Apr 2013 #5
Java's War from last to first at Keeneland.... twogunsid Apr 2013 #9
I like several - but then, I don't wager bread_and_roses Apr 2013 #6
Rydilluc is running today in the Bluegrass at Keeneland. twogunsid Apr 2013 #8
yep - ran 4th - fun race to watch though! bread_and_roses Apr 2013 #10
any gray horses running?? a kennedy Apr 2013 #7
I don't know if any grays are gonna get in. I'll keep a watch and post it here if they do,a kennedy. twogunsid Apr 2013 #11
Hey, thanks twogunsid...... a kennedy Apr 2013 #13
Great race, great day in town. era veteran Apr 2013 #12
Congrats to Trumad and twogunsid Kingofalldems May 2013 #14
Oops! El Supremo May 2013 #15
Yikes! Kingofalldems May 2013 #16
yep trumad May 2013 #18
I thought this year's field was too difficult to pick. LWolf May 2013 #17
Orb era veteran May 2013 #19
 

trumad

(41,692 posts)
4. The Derby is perfect for Orb...
Tue Apr 9, 2013, 08:32 AM
Apr 2013

Hell of a final furlong kick.

Of course I always pick the Fl. Derby winner.

bread_and_roses

(6,335 posts)
6. I like several - but then, I don't wager
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 10:47 AM
Apr 2013

I like Black Onyx for the name, Vyjack because he was cheap, Normandy Invasion for the name, and Rydilluc (despite the unpronounceable name and I don't think he has any points yet) because he's out of Md'O and is said to be a real handful.

Fun for me

bread_and_roses

(6,335 posts)
10. yep - ran 4th - fun race to watch though!
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 09:04 PM
Apr 2013

Who doesn't love a last-to-firster? I felt bad for "Uncaptured" - commentators saying he looked "thin and little."

a kennedy

(29,462 posts)
7. any gray horses running??
Sat Apr 13, 2013, 11:35 AM
Apr 2013

My first choice is the name....gotta be something Irish, or lucky something along those lines, or they have to be a gray color. I'll check out which ones fit those criteria.

twogunsid

(1,606 posts)
11. I don't know if any grays are gonna get in. I'll keep a watch and post it here if they do,a kennedy.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 04:57 PM
Apr 2013

era veteran

(4,069 posts)
12. Great race, great day in town.
Sun Apr 14, 2013, 06:37 PM
Apr 2013

almost 40,000 on a cool sunny day at the Track and over 50,000 for the UK Spring Football Game.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
17. I thought this year's field was too difficult to pick.
Sat May 4, 2013, 10:11 PM
May 2013

I liked these, in this order:

Revolutionary
Orb
Normandy Invasion
Verrazano
Golden Cents
Will Take Charge

I didn't see Golden Soul coming at all. Other than that, I didn't do too badly.

era veteran

(4,069 posts)
19. Orb
Mon May 6, 2013, 11:43 AM
May 2013

Good race, great ride, good time on that track.
Great for Shug, too.
"And so, when someone asked McGaughey if there was a right way to run a stable, Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps interjected, "Can I answer that instead of Shug? He does it the right way."

Asked to explain the "right way," Phipps didn't hesitate.

"Take your time," he said. "Let the horse bring you to the race."

It couldn't have been tougher for McGaughey to do it that way, but for once, it didn't matter. The right way is the only way he knows."

Ahhhh Kentucky, the corn is full of kernels and the Colonels full of corn.

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