richiebee Wrote:
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> Chuckles:
>
> Good to see you are up early trying to sort out
> the Derby.

Hell yes I was up early. I had to sneak into the Red Board Room to try and figure out what happened yesterday before TGraph closed access for the day. After a big T.C. prep day its like a kid waking on Christmas and I can't sleep. The difference is this Santa takes all the presents home if you're not up soon enough.

Also, Santa only lets you open 3 presents, but luckily the Gotham was a ROTW gift so we're good on the days 4 big races from different tracks.

>
> What to make of Ache-illes of Troy? Reported on
> this board that trainer Paragallo said he grabbed
> a quarter. Fountaine in the New York Post says
> that the state vet saw no visible injury. Jockey
> Dominquez,in DRF, says that Acheilles was sore in
> his right foreleg.

Agree theres been conflicting info on that. I don't know what to make of it. I lost my bets on that race, but I was NOT enamored with a trainer change. Maybe Pederson snuck in and sabotaged Achilles.

>
> Chuckles, get back to work. You need to do
> better than identify the probable favorites for
> the Wood, SA Derby and Ark Derby. Where is the
> intrigue?

Heck, they'll make Pletcher the Wood favorite. He's gonna run Bluegrass and Keyman there.

Brother Derek deserves to be the S.A. Derby Favorite, but I may bet Bob and John or Point Determined. Not sure yet.

Lawyer Ron will hammer the Ark unless some new blood arrives and he may hammer whoever arrives. Don't think I'll buck him.