Silver Charm--

You are correct, there was a huge inside bias that day.

I have 2 schools of thought on this. TAPIT overcame both a severe speed bias and an inside bias by closing wide. Does the effort take out too much starch after having had only one prep race and after being sick. Or, is the effort so overpowering that TAPIT has stamped himself head and shoulders above the rest of the 3yos. At low odds in the Derby, I'll bet that TAPIT bounces.

Now you have MASTER DAVID. Off of a 2 month layoff, Frankel had a tough decision to deal with. How much do you crank MD up?? The horse obviously needed graded earnings and his 2nd place finish, while aided by the bias, gets him to Louisville fitter without being squeezed too dry.

Which one would you bet on to move forward off of the Wood???



Good Luck,
Joe B.