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Derby 2007: On the Record

Finally, I’ve made some actual decisions about the Derby (with full notes on the complete field here):

Total investment: $27How: $21 in advance wagering, $6 in future wagersSelections: A bunch of exacta boxes featuring various combinations of Nobiz Like Shobiz, Any Given Saturday, Street Sense, Circular Quay*, Great Hunter and Hard SpunFuture wager picks: Great […]

Current Derby Odds

The Courier-Journal has posted Mike Battaglia’s Derby odds on their blog (and this before the post position draw):

Curlin 7-2Street Sense 4-1Circular Quay 8-1Nobiz Like Shobiz 8-1Scat Daddy 10-1Any Given Saturday 12-1Hard Spun 15-1Great Hunter 15-1Tiago 15-1Sam P. 20-1Cowtown Cat 20-1Dominican 20-1Liquidity 30-1Storm in May 30-1Teuflesberg 30-1Zanjero 30-1Stormello 30-1Sedgefield 50-1Bwana Bull 50-1Imawildandcrazyguy 50-1

Initial observations: […]

A Most Peculiar Blue Grass

Joe Drape of the NY Times describes the Blue Grass as ‘strangely run‘ which is perhaps the best way to sum it up — it seemed part turf race, part training exercise. Without taking anything away from victor Dominican (about whom there is an interesting feature article here), Street Sense looked less tired and more […]

Fun With Litigation

With the (somewhat diminished) Blue Grass Stakes fast approaching, there are the predictable articles painting it as a face-off between Great Hunter and Street Sense and indeed they are certainly the headliners (although I continue to have a soft spot for Teuflesberg, now to be ridden by Edgar Prado, and Dominican is one to watch […]

Hey, He Likes It!

Apparently Hard Spun quite likes the Churchill Downs surface — I’m pleased to be proven wrong in this instance:

This notice is to inform you that one or more of your horses has worked out.Hard SpunYour Comment:

Date: April 12, 2007Track: CHURCHILL DOWNSDistance: Five FurlongsTime: 1.00:20 BreezingTrack Condition: FastSurface: DirtRank: 1/15

Edit: Teuflesberg […]

Set Your TiVos

I’m looking forward to actually watching some horse racing on television this weekend; The Rebel and the Tampa Bay Derby should both be well worth watching. The San Felipe could be useful, but I’m a bit less excited about the entrants. Cobalt Blue is getting a lot of hype, but I haven’t seen much to […]

Happy Birthday, John Henry

John Henry turns 32 today — fans will be pleased to hear that the old guy is as irascible as ever:

The caretakers at Kentucky Horse Park’s Hall of Champions have been waging a daily battle of wills with John Henry for more than two decades, and losing.

“If he doesn’t try to kill me […]

I Called It In December (after a fashion)

Teuflesberg finally proved he got this whole high-level racing thing by beating the heavily-favored Hard Spun yesterday in the Southwest. If only I’d actually placed a bet — but at least I do have some satisfaction from having made vague predictions about his 2007 success in December and January.

Naturally, I forgot to put him […]

Local Color

Hard Spun faces off against Teuflesberg on the 13th in the Lecomte Stakes in his first foray outside the local area. In my opinion they are an intriguing matchup: three-year-olds who happen to be approaching this race from opposite ends of the spectrum — Hard Spun has never had to work too hard in a […]

Year-End Round-Up

It’s year-in-review time, naturally (although that has not stopped Walmac from campaigning to become Barbaro’s new home via the press); given the amount of preparation I need to undertake to get ready for New Year’s Eve, here’s a quick list to hold you over until January when there will be actual prose again. NB: This […]

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