Wrongly Wrote:
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> People seem to forget that Bellamy Road still
> finished 5th last year. That 5th looks pretty
> good after going through some of the fastest
> fractions in derby history and getting hurt during
> the race. Sinister Minister might bounce as well
> but he's going to be around 8-1 and still might
> hit the ticket.

Actually he finished seventh and there was no clear indication he was injured during the race. It was a very subtle "injury" and the announcement that he had popped a splint didn't take place until three days after the Derby. Heres what Zito said:

B``The bad news is he popped a splint,'' Zito said. ``The good news is the X-rays are clean otherwise, there's no fractures so he'll be back for the big races this summer.''

Bellamy Road, who won the Wood Memorial by 17 1/2 lengths and matched a 32-year-old track record, may have been developing the problem going into the Derby, Zito said. He added that it probably was aggravated during the race.

Lots of "may have beens" and "probablys" there. Theres the Travers to judge him upon as well. But tend to agree the effort was not absolutely dismal and its not like he didn't put in a run. He briefly led the race with about 2 furlongs to go. On Tgraph I suppose it went down as an X. He caught disadvantageous conditions that he wasn't predisposed to overcome. The pace clearly was an issue, but he was running on the best part of the track until late.