Maybe a more relevant question is "How Many Juvenile Winners have run in the Derby?"

1985 Chief's Crown - 3rd
1987 Capote - 16th
1991 Fly So Free - 5th
1992 Arazi - 8th
1994 Brocco - 4th
1995 Timber Country - 3rd
1996 Unbridleds Song - 5th
1998 Favorite Trick - 8th
1999 Answer Lively - 10th
2000 Anees - 13th
2002 Johannesburg - 8th
2004 Action This Day - 6th
2005 Wilko - 6th

2-Thirds
1-Fourth,and
2-Fifths

Not all bad for 13 Derby starters. Heck, I'm pretty sure Pletcher has at least that many starters in the Derby and may have that many this year. Clearly he is no Ben Jones and just as obviously to win you first have to get into the gate.

flushedstraight Wrote:
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> Fkach,
>
> What's your criteria for Street Sense bombing in
> the BG? Last year he jumped up 7 1/2 pts in the BC
> off his 3rd place finish at Kee, running a # that
> looks good enough to win again in 25 days. So if
> he runs, say, a 6 on the poly this week, and for a
> trainer known for pointing, is that bombing?
>
> On a side note, it's pretty well known that a BC
> juve champ has never won the derby, but who was
> the last derby winner that actually raced in the
> juve BC? I have no clue.