hossgnat Wrote:
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> Chuckles,
>
> To clarify, my buddy jumped on Giacomo last year,
> I didn't make a dime on the race. All I got was a
> 24-hr all-you-can-drink pass on Travers day at the
> Spa, courtesy of "Giacomo appreciation day" as he
> termed it... lol.
>
> I simply can't agree that the Ill Derby fractions
> were honest. Assuming that they were honest, CTB
> had no business being just off the pace. He's a
> fairly versatile kind, but not that versatile.
> Honest fractions in that race would also put SNS
> into a league of his own -- not a leap of judgment
> that I'm prepared to make at this point.
>
> In any case I've got my derby horse. Never thought
> I'd look to Northern Cali for my choice, but so be
> it. Whatever logic I've followed in the past
> hasn't worked as I'm 0 for lifetime in the Derby
> as a handicapper.. lol.

I was a little tough on your selection. Truth be told he was a 1 horse in the California Derby and that gives him a chance. Hollendorfer is/was very high on him. He's a success story as it is. With wonderfully discreet back breeding and they bought him for a song as these things go these days.

Who does your buddy like this year Hoss? Maybe Giacomo never came back from his Derby effort and the chip. Though I still think multiple factors coalesced to his benefit Derby day and that the Derby was a bit slower than some scored it.

He could be the winner. Maria's Mon is a good sire. Monarchos, Strong Contender, High Limit, Cause to Believe just to name a few. I've got my game face on now and I need to learn to be tolerant of the horses I want to beat.

I bet a Northern California horse one year too and he wasn't half bad. His name was Jumron.