Re: Picked Alysheba (690 Views)
Posted by:
Phalaris (IP Logged)
Date: December 13, 2003 12:25PM
Sorry, my mistake re Gulch .. that's what I get for writing posts on memory at the office on stressful days.
I agree that this was a particularly good Derby field - it drew several horses (Bet Twice, Gulch and Capote for starters) which had been major 2YOs; and from it came many horses that went on to prolific and major success after the classic season, starting with champions Alysheba and Gulch and certainly including Cryptoclearance, On the Line and Bet Twice. It would be a refreshing change of pace to see Derby starters going on in such numbers to win important post-classic races, not just later in the season but at age 4 and beyond.