Just a couple of comments:

Re entries: Rules is rules. Is there any other MEASURABLE way of ranking the runners? Maybe an AE list is worthwhile but for next year, not this. By February each trainer and owner should know what they may have and schedule graded preps to allow for a dirty nose or bad trip or dumb jockey syndrome (not withstanding the horse's health). Can you imagine having a "committee" nominate 3 or 4 entries. What a possibility smoke filled room politicking, back door gambits as well as under the table antics. It would make for good reading....

Re sportsmanship: In this thread and others the idea of cross entering or entering just to keep others out has been raised. Granted that is bad sportsmanship but you can't stop it. Is it bad sportsmanship to enter someone with no shot at all? The Derby is every owners dream. To have a picture of your horse entering the gate for the Derby is something every owner wants even though he knows deep down that the only other picture he will get is from the head on showing his steed far up the track at the end. Last thing on sportsmanship and racing....who do you know that would rip a sign job ticket because Mr. Cordero exhibited unsportsmanlike conduct during the race?

Re futures: I too have Eddington and RHT in the futures. So I am reserving about one minute and 59 and 3/5 seconds to whine when the entries are drawn. But I do have TCE and Borrego. So I'll look to key them underneath.