Originally Posted by Travis Stone (Post 853541)

His Sunland Derby will get discounted because of the insane speed duel but it was a fast race on figures and he finished-up strong. The big negative at this point is how the runner-up didn't exactly flatter in the Arkansas Derby.

Originally Posted by Kasept (Post 853003)

TRINNIBERG LIKELY TO BYPASS DERBY; DERBY TRIAL NEW TARGET

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (April 15, 2012) – With the final round of major prep races for the Kentucky Derby completed on Saturday, the Calder-based multiple graded stakes winner Trinniberg sits in 17th place in the latest graded-stakes earnings list. But even with his spot in the Derby starting gate seemingly assured, owner Shivananda Parbhoo has indicated that his colt is likely to pass the race.

“Right now I’m 85 percent not going to the Derby,” Parbhoo said on Sunday morning. “But I could reach 100 percent pretty soon. The way the horse is feeling right now, he’s doing so well, I don’t want to run him over his head. He’s a nice three-year-old with so many options the rest of the year. I don’t want to ruin him.”

While those mid-to-late season options could include such races as the Grade 2 Woody Stephens at Belmont Park on June 9 and the Grade 1 King’s Bishop at Saratoga August 25, the next option for the recent Grade 3 Bay Shore winner could be the $200,000 Grade 3 Derby Trial at Churchill Downs, run at the distance of one mile on April 28.

“We’ll work him some time between the 18th and the 20th, and then we’ll look at the Derby Trial as the next logical spot,” Parbhoo said. “I think the one-mile distance of that race is perfect for him. And it’s a way to stretch him out a bit, without asking too much of him.”

Following a possible start in the Derby Trial, Parbhoo hinted that Trinniberg could still make a Triple Crown appearance in Baltimore, contesting the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes on May 19. But even that option appears to be fading somewhat from the owner’s mind.

“The Preakness could still be a goal, but a lot of that would depend on how he ran in the Derby Trial,” Parbhoo said. “If we decide to run (in the Derby Trial) and he was to win that race really easy, then we might look at the Preakness. But right now, my thinking is that I’d really like to keep him at seven furlongs to one mile.

“Believe me, I want to go to the Derby; the day we bought our first horse, our dream was the Derby,” Parbhoo continued. “But it’s not about me, it’s about the horse. I won’t ruin a really nice horse just to say I ran a horse in the Kentucky Derby.”

Originally Posted by Kasept (Post 854345)

Welsch reports Parboo will run Trinniberg..

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 854343)

If Castaway gets nothing today, this puts Isn't He Clever in the mix.

Originally Posted by Mike (Post 854357)

Castaway only has to finish 2nd now to get in.

Originally Posted by justindew (Post 851502)

Trinniberg is listed as 15% for the Derby, 85% for the Preakness. Which of course means 100% for the Derby and 75% for the Preakness as well.

Originally Posted by tjfla (Post 854387)

#21 Isn't He Clever

However if

Stirred Up Wins the Jerome he is #21

Castaway Wins the Lexington,El Padrino is #21/2nd means he is #21

Morgan's Guerilla Wins the Lexington he is #21

News Pending Wins the Lexington he is #21

Also Hansen and Bodemeister just moved down on alot of lists

Originally Posted by justindew (Post 854388)

What if Stirred Up and Castaway both win?

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord (Post 854353)

Not to a Lava Man like extent ... but Isn't He Clever's trainer is based at Sunland and Isn't He Clever's form is many, many lengths better at Sunland than anywhere else.

You can't trust him outside of Sunland until he runs just one decent race. He's run three pretty excellent races there and zero decent races everywhere else. They should stay put in New Mexico for now.

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 854391)

The universe will temporarily stop and Baffert in a horse suit will get into the field.

Originally Posted by Danzig (Post 854489)

too bad about reveron-don't know that he would have made the field, but seems a decent horse.