Which Horse Will Win the 135th Kentucky Derby?

[wayne1218]

Now 9 votes and 8 horses. WTF ... This poll ain't gonna help me any!

[tech fan]

Now 9 votes and 8 horses. WTF ... This poll ain't gonna help me any!

i told ya it was a wide open race

[ToDaClub]

Looks like General Quarters will Win it All!! He's getting no respect

[wayne1218]

i told ya it was a wide open race

Wide open ain't the word after looking at this poll. It should make ALL you guys 2nd guess your picks!

[Meg30]

Friesan Fire...name like that how can it possibly not win??

[tech fan]

somebody is going to be right

[aces r wild]

All the exotic bets should payout huge this year with all the parity. Actually, they payout pretty big every year at the Kentucky Derby.
I'm going with Dunkirk now, probably change my mind on Saturday.
I actually hit the superfecta about 5 or 6 six years ago, paid out about $21,000. A good friend of mine and I put our money together, as we always do, gives you more options when betting the exoctics.

[griswold]

yeah favorites have usually not done well at all.

That's no longer true. Favorites had gone 25 years without a win until Fusaichi Pegasus. Since then, the fave has won three of the last five including Big Brown last year, Street Sense in 07 and Smarty Jones in 04. Barbaro in 06 was second choice.

The trend has reversed and favorites are doing well.


I like the following three:

Friesan Fire (great trainer; second each of the last two years)
Regal Ransom (lone speed)
Dunkirk (three spectacular races)

Toss out I Want Revenge: his trainer is a cheater who won't be able to pull his crap under the close scrutiny of the Derby

If forced to pick just one today, I'd take Regal Ransom

[grandmama]

That's no longer true. Favorites had gone 25 years without a win until Fusaichi Pegasus. Since then, the fave has won three of the last five including Big Brown last year, Street Sense in 07 and Smarty Jones in 04. Barbaro in 06 was second choice.

The trend has reversed and favorites are doing well.


I like the following three:

Friesan Fire (great trainer; second each of the last two years)
Regal Ransom (lone speed)
Dunkirk (three spectacular races)

Toss out I Want Revenge: his trainer is a cheater who won't be able to pull his crap under the close scrutiny of the Derby

If forced to pick just one today, I'd take Regal Ransom

I agree. Pletcher is a cheater and I'm going to throw out all of his horses: Dunkirk, Advice, and Join in the Dance. Still after watching him whine after Dunkirk lost the Florida Derby. Dunkirk is a good horse, but by no means is he one of the best. Gomez decided to mount Pioneer of the Nile instead of Dunkirk. I can't bet on a California horse either. I like Firesian Fire, but as the old saying goes: what goes on at the FairGrounds stays at the FairGround. Think I'll play him anyway.

[***THA FIX***]

Regal Ransom

I'm playing

8,3,7
9,2,8

[tech fan]

Regal Ransom

I'm playing

8,3,7
9,2,8

can you please tell me who RUSSELL is taking

[tech fan]

after I WANT REVENGE win in the wood memorial it will be hard not to play him in my opinion

[atolunch]

Fix,

Unless you're just playing numbers, which may not be a bad idea in this derby, the Post positions haven't been assigned yet. That list is just a ranking, they draw posts tomorrow.

Keep in mind also, they're calling for UGLY weather Saturday, running in 3 inches of Soup certainly changes the dynamic of this one. And it is DIRT, not the Poly crap that the west coaster like soooo much. POTN has never run on dirt as some of the other ones haven't either.

Watch for Win Willy as a "live" dog, and IWR with young Talamo on board!!

[***THA FIX***]

Fix,

Unless you're just playing numbers, which may not be a bad idea in this derby, the Post positions haven't been assigned yet. That list is just a ranking, they draw posts tomorrow.

Keep in mind also, they're calling for UGLY weather Saturday, running in 3 inches of Soup certainly changes the dynamic of this one. And it is DIRT, not the Poly crap that the west coaster like soooo much. POTN has never run on dirt as some of the other ones haven't either.

Watch for Win Willy as a "live" dog, and IWR with young Talamo on board!!

Yea its just numbers. I had dream about 3 weeks ago with those set of #s. Funny thing is 873 hit in ga. cash 3 last Thursday and I didnt play that day, figures!!!

[Stroker71]

this morning I played Pioneer of the Nile @+400 and Chocolate Candy +900 GOt them both from here I know crap about horses but a couple guys had been talking about them...for what its worth.