Derby Afterthoughts / Preakness Preview
dirtyshirt
Senior Member
They kinda go hand in hand.
Departing is interesting if he goes in the Preakness.
Orb has more tactical speed, and has Shug as confident as he could be. Honestly, his Derby run didn't seem to beat him up, more of an extended jog.
Normandy Invasion, Will Take Charge, and to a lesser extent Oxbow ran better than looked races.
Rosie did well with Mylute, who looked like shit on the track.
They reportedly paid 250k to bring Lines of Battle in transportation fees.
Honestly, a Triple Crown after a World Cup would be spectacular.
Departing is interesting if he goes in the Preakness.
Orb has more tactical speed, and has Shug as confident as he could be. Honestly, his Derby run didn't seem to beat him up, more of an extended jog.
Normandy Invasion, Will Take Charge, and to a lesser extent Oxbow ran better than looked races.
Rosie did well with Mylute, who looked like shit on the track.
They reportedly paid 250k to bring Lines of Battle in transportation fees.
Honestly, a Triple Crown after a World Cup would be spectacular.
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I've watched a couple times now. I'm not sure Joel was ever panicked. Maybe going into the first turn, praying for pace, but after that, a very confident ride, he could have reeled in a leader that was another 10 clear IMO. While that's only an opinion, it does translate to the opinion he could run almost 2 seconds faster.
FB - how good is Departing?
Orb
Goldencents
Oxbow
Normandy Invasion
Vyjack
Will Take Charge
Still possible:
Itsmyluckyday
Mylute
Normandy moved way too early in the Derby and was empty in the final furlong, but with changed tactics he might (I said might) be able to match strides with Orb.
Departing has the looks of a real racehorse. He was solid in the Louisiana Derby, gaining on the leaders, and very authoritative in Illinois. It won't hurt that he comes in off 4 weeks of rest instead of 2.
Are we this quick to forget the way he returned in the Santa Anita Derby after his other poor performance this year after being on a suicidal pace? Depending on how the race eventually draws up, he'll likely be semi-forgotten after his derby effort and can bounce back in a big way.
Departing clearly brings a lot to the table off his huge effort out here in Illinois, and quite frankly I would love nothing more than to shove it in CDI's face when an Illinois Derby runner wins or at least hits the board in a triple crown race (although I can see them using that as an argument that the race better serves as a Preakness prep).
Either way it looks to be a competitive field heading to Maryland and we should be in for a good race.
Orb is in good form/shape the only1 that can beat Orb is Orb himself,
other then that no other horse is gonna beat him and i dont see any1 that race the KD139
beating him in the Preakness so all new commers line up for Orb Invasion.
i see him in the future winning 3 or 4 more races
He is a very quality colt, but at this time Orb is a class by him self. This colt is just starting to get good. He has plenty of bottom as he was brought along very slow. That is why Shug was so high when the worked over the CH surface, us who played him in the Ky Derby will never get 5/1 the rest of his career.
Super Feed programs never do well in the spot light. TAP is the biggest cheats in the horse racing industry and that is why he is 1/36 in the Kentucky Derby. This guy gets the CREAM of THE CROP each year and still only has one Kentucky Derby win to his credit. His feed program is the BEST out there because of his resources.
I saw this on the live tv coverage, but you can see this kind of thing in person by watching the horses after the race - a few extra minutes spent by the outside rail can prove helpful for future reference.
only 9Runners comfirm as of now
I wasn't on him today, but we had him picked out as a runner. Another year of no Triple Crown (if I had to guess, Draynay jumped ship to Orb).
How about Gary winning a couple big ones today? I honestly thought he was headed to portland meadows.
And after 2 more looks, my buddy Joel deserves a trip to Portland Meadows. Stuck on a dead rail, shy'ed out the opening... Oh well. Didn't even bet, just wanted to see a TC winner for classy connex.
Several nice plays from @FBwinners today, as well. Shout out Kenny.