Interesting that Brad wins the GP Oaks and the Fla Derby, while Todd runs up the track with the heavy, heavy favorite in GP Oaks and the favorite for Fla Derby in what is normally the friendly confines of Hallandale for TAP.

Meanwhile, Brad has fled the scene at Oaklawn Park when it comes to graded stakes (0 for 4 since the track opened in Dec, 3 with Irad and 1 with Prat). Ran up the track in the Fantasy on Friday with Irad aboard. Meanwhile, Todd ships in to OP and wins the Rebel with Class President and the Ark Derby with Renegade.

Baffert's record in Non-cali Derby points races for 3yo's is really not what it used to be. Noticeably not the same success rate. This is not just conjecture, the numbers back it up.

Chad seems to want nothing to do with Gulfstream for his dirt 3yo's of note. Fair Grounds is the path for the ones he likes best. Paladin off the trail now though.

The Japanese have two lined up to travel to Louisville it appears: the UAE Derby winner Wonder Dean and the Japanese road to the derby winner by earlier nomination, Danon Bourbon, by Maxfield ;)

It's that time of the year no doubt about it.

I've been going back to look at homework I had on Todd winning back-to-back in dirt graded stakes. I recall it used to be low percentage. Fierceness comes to mind for a recent example. But I need to update that as it was a few years ago I looked at that in-depth.