As it turns out, I finished the Makers Mark during last year's derby. My wife said our backyard mint wasn't ready this year (for reasons I don't understand) so rather than a Mint Julep I had Midnight Bourbon with Helium for Derby Day.

Helium opted to run with Medina Spirit, which thrilled me for a while, then MS just kept going and going while the gas left my ballon flat.

I will dabble with Midnight Bourbon on Sat even though you may have jinxed him (ha). But, logically I share most of your reasoning. I'm not superstitious but some bad habits I just can't rid of.

Apparently, there is a Japanese bred colt @ Old Hilltop Sat. I can't resist. Even though I don't think this one is in the Sunday Silence family. The memory of being mistaken for Boz Skaggs when in Tokyo in 78' by a beautiful young Japanese woman, just takes charge of all my reason at times like this.

Consequently, I will use the Samurai with the French? name and some Bourbon chaser.