Re: Brother Derek (572 Views)
Posted by:
JimP (IP Logged)
Date: January 15, 2006 07:19PM
Brother Derek has stayed in serious training since the BC. He was primed for this. Stevie Wonderboy was not. I will give the latter the benefit of the doubt until I see how he does after some serious conditioning. I'm not saying that Stevie Wonderboy gave a convincing performance. Only that I'm going to postpone judgement. Brother Derek had the pace all to himself, should be in top condition, and still didn't finish like a horse that wanted more. My context is the Triple Crown: I'm making my judgement now on Brother Derek. He's a toss. I expect him to continue to be a useful sort, just not Triple Crown material in my book. That's not a disgrace. But I certainly don't object to you guys betting him with both hands in the future books. I wish you all the best of luck. Enjoy!