All of you folks throwing bouquets at the Phipps seem to be forgetting Easy Goer. And I'd be willing to bet that they've had other Derby starters over the years. Now, if you want to say they've had a notable lack of success in the Derby, that might be more accurate.


As to Sightseeing, in the race that I saw he was not catching Nobiz at the end. He looked like maybe a winner at the eighth pole but he flattened out in deep stretch.