Was really hoping a horse would emerge yesterday that was playable in a few weeks at CD but the two I liked before yesterday were very disappointing. Bayern and The Commish just aren't as good as I thought they were. Danza had the jump in figures I was looking for from Commish but its hard to love him at 1 1/4.

Medal Count was great given the post and short rest but he seems like a Keenland specialist

This three year old crop may turn out to be great as the ones who are good later In the year may not be good yet (ala Will Take Charge and Palice Malice last year) but I agree with those suggesting this is an uninspiring derby crop at this point.

To those wondering why Cali Chrome is getting so much attention, I'm not sure why its so offensive to those folks. Someone has to be the favorite and the favorite will always get the most attention. Horse and connections are nice story so he gets the attention. Doesn't mean he's gonna win but to be so offended or puzzled by the attention the horse is getting is odd. I would ask it this way. Should someone else be the favorite and thus getting the most attention? Of course not so if you are so convinced that Cali Chrome has no shot (which some here seem to believe, be grateful the horse is getting all the attention because it will make the prices on the ones you like better)

Problem with this derby is figuring out who else has a shot is tricky at best.

I think either Cali Chrome chalks out or it's some 30 to 1 bomb that I will scratch my head about for the next 12 months.