According to DRF, Frankie Dettori would have to be released from prior commitments to Godolphin to ride Wilko in the Derby.

With my future investment in Wilko, I'm hoping Frankie will be in Europe on Derby day and Craig Dollase reaches out for P. Val or maybe even my old pal "Iron" Mike Smith. That BC Juvie jinx has to end eventually, why not this year?

P. Val's only Derby commitment would be to Back Door Bob Baffert's Sort It Out, who needs to win the Lexington to have a chance of being the second horse in two years to go from the Inner Dirt to the Derby.

Chuckles, I'm taking any of your observations about race riders with the proverbial grain of salt. Ever since you took a swipe at Channing Hill, he has done nothing but win and is currently the second leading rider at AQ.

Speaking of AQ, temps in the 80s and a couple of turf races will whet the appetite for the upcoming 100th anniversary Belmont meet. I'm heading out for my Wednesday routine: car wash, sandwich from Jimmy's Famous in Sheepshead Bay, and a couple of stabs at the two Pick 4s.