richiebee Wrote:
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> Chuckretariat:
>
> In your original "We learned a lot today" post,
> you opened with the following observation: "We
> learned an Honor and Glory coming off a wet strip
> Gulfstream win is no bargain at odds on upon a wet
> strip elsewhere". Now it seems as if you are
> willing to count KE as a contender at the Derby.
>
> With apologies to Indulto, I notice plenty of
> post prep prevarication from an always prepared
> but sometimes preposterous prolific poster.
>
> H and G is by Relaunch, KE should have relished
> the goo yesterday, as he did at the Gulf. (B and
> J, by Seeking the Gold (Mr P.), also had a right
> to move up in the wet). Watching the rerun, JD
> Bailey stated that KE probably didn't want 9
> "marks". Prado put on his Barbaro baseball cap as
> soon as his feet hit terra firma after
> dismounting.
>
> True, Pletcher will probably employ the Zito
> strategy and show up May 6 with 2 forwards, 2
> guards and a center. But this Derby thing is more
> than a monkey on his back, it may be more like
> Ahab's great fish, er... mammal.
>
> They got a barn burner going on down at Augusta
> Downs, with a lot of the highweights in with a
> chance at the quarter pole...
>
>
>
> Edited 1 times. Last edit at 04/09/06 03:57PM by
> richiebee.

Richie, I'm pretty sure Todd Pletcher reads this board. I'm trying to buck him up into running Keyman in the Derby. I want him in that race.

If Derby Day catches a 1985 type track can Keyman win? Yeah, he can win. You bet he can win. He's got the fastest figure before yesterday of any of the Nominees. He's out of a wonderful Cryptoclearance mare But, did I make him part of my Top Ten minus 6? Did I send it in upon him big time in the Wood?

Will he be my Key? Prolly not, but that doesnt mean Toddini can't work the magic baby.

Yeah, that blue monkey is looking more and more like a silverback gorilla. Check out the number of Pletcher influenced purchases this year and how many of them are running:

http://www.drf.com/tc/kentuckyderby/2006/futures/pps/tc_noms8.pdf