Wiseguy horses can win or come in the money if the pace suits their style.

I'm anti-SNSaint because he's been following soft fractions and he couldn't get by Like Now or Keyed Entry in the Gotham. Pace can only hurt him, in my opinion.

Sinister will run as far as he can, but he's no Bold Forbes, pressure should kill him in the stretch.

Barbaro reminds me of High Fly and other Fla Derby horses from previous years. Don't like the spacing and the pace can only hurt him. Come home time not great either.

Brother Derek scares me because of Funny Cide/Thunder Gulch type trips and fractions. Post will finalize my position on him, but pace does not help him.

Lawyer Ron does not appear to be a 1 1/4 horse, pace only hurts him.


My wise guy horse is Jazil. Although winning seems out of reach, I see an Impeachment type trip for him with a late run for ITM. Pace helps him and he's improving at the right time.


Asmussen loves Private Vow, pace hurts him, but I will not leave him out of the underneath exotic places.