Since it's never too early to talk Derby hopefuls . . .

Born Noble was a facile winner today. Not that long ago, a first start this late in the game was a disqualifier, but no more.

Time was nothing to write home about,1:24.27, but the track was tiring. The older G2 winner O'Conner went 1 1/16th in 1:43:80. The kicker is that the BN attended the sub-:46 pace. The other dirt routes didn't go under :47, and the winners in those came from farther back. 4-wide on the turn, will get a better fig on TG.

A Constitution out of a Ghostzapper,classic distance is in range. Maybe worth a spin early.