He was hit bad and listing heavily to the dusty street, but he got off a snap shot and came up with a big one. But lets be real she really isn't his horse and I still have to wonder if she'd been in his care all along whether she'd even be running today. I tend to think not. The other thing is Laura thought she had some issues. It may just have been that Azeri was so good to Laura she decided it was time to retire her. Course, thats not really Laura's decision to make. But I do know that if Azeri really does have some issues D.Wayne is just the guy to break down a horse over them and with any kind of poor luck it will do much more than end her career.

As for his nickname...I'm not sure a monarch nick is appropriate at this point. With those sunglasses I think "The Actor" might be more accurate. Remember James Coburn in the HBO flick "DUEL". Thats the kind of character Lukas has more in common with.

What about these preps? No one wants to stand up and say "I'm the one"...lol I've picked a very tough year to try and win my third Derby in a row. If I can do it I'll need a commendation of some kind. I think a nick change showing honor would be in order...something along the lines of "Chuckles the Magnificent Clown"...lol I looked real hard at Castledale I had a funny feeling but I couldn't bet him to win. I thought I saw distance limitation. I wound up not betting and its a good thing. I probably wouldn't have bet him with Imperialism.

And what about Pollard's Vision? That race doesn't look bad to me. I remember another Carson City that could go some ground...Flying Chevron. Least I think he was a Carson City.

Lastly, that obviously wasn't Wimbledon or St. Averil's race whether they can run a good one on May 1st with that last under their belt is the question. They went in 1:49 and change Dynever went in 1:48 and could have carved half a second off that.


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