Re: My craziest Derby future book bet ever??? (575 Views)
Posted by:
jbelfior (IP Logged)
Date: February 17, 2004 09:46AM
Chris--
Crazy is taking low odds on the field. You could do worse than 50-1.
In analyzing the potential runners at this point, I think the 3yos from the West Coast are better than the experts are giving them credit for. Perhaps MASTER DAVID's effort in the FLA. Derby will shed more light on this.
Personally, I look for horses that have run a solid 7f or 1 mile as 2yos or very early in their 3yo campaign. If done in a stakes race, all the better. By solid, I do not mean that they picked up the pieces as the pace collapsed.
MONARCHOS, WAR EMBLEM, FUNNY CIDE, GRINDSTONE, SILVER CHARM are just some who meet this criteria.
Good Luck,
Joe B.