Lets Start with "The Derby Horse". Allow me to point out the best TGraph Fig for the horses coming into the Bluegrass, while enjoying this homemade Ukranian Borscht. (The difference between Ukranian Borscht and Russian Borscht is Ukranian Borscht utilizes Pork and the Russian variety Beef... Ukranian Borscht is better!) Slava Ukraine.

River Thames/Fountain of Youth: 3 with gate issue
Render Judgment/Virginia Derby 5 with blinkers added
Burnham Square/Holy Bull/ Fountain of Youth: Paired 4's
Owen Almighty/Tampa Bay Derby 2 as pace horse on slow pace
East Avenue/Breeder Futurity (2YO): 3 on a perhaps not extended call
Chancer McPatrick/Tampa Derby/Champaign (2Y0) 3.1 slow pace in TB Derby
Admiral Dennis/Maiden and Optional Claimer/ 7.3

Your Derby Lover is no figure maker, however looking at the Bluegrass Tony is hit with a conundrum. He does not see how the winners figure factoring wide cannot be big. Real big. So we will put our faith in the host's powers and skill to determine the sausage. It was Bismarck that said the public should not know how laws or sausages are made. It will be a good sausage.

ajkreider, share your premise that waiting for the first Euro/Japan breakthrough is a prudent position. Forever Young was at the door last year. Will not rule out the foreign horses, but want to see the particulars of the ship, time on track, work activity and intent to acclimate.

Silvercharm you said you have your horse? Kudos. Not even close here yet. The Whitham horse was a standout in his race per my handicapping. He didn't stand out as I'd hoped however.

Jbelfoir... Sinister Minister was my Key that year. You win some, you lose some. Would just point out that he was a Cheatfort front end horse which certainly came into vogue both this year and in recent years past.

Gonna have us some fun