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MISTERGEE 04-27-2011 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by PatCummings (Post 771848)
Mersad Metanovic, racing manager and bloodstock partner with Jeff Bonde, has posted on Facebook that Calvin Borel has agreed to ride Twice The Appeal in the Derby. Funny how this got started after Borel rode for Bonde on Saturday in the Lexington.
so theres your derby winner then

randallscott35 04-27-2011 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by PatCummings (Post 771902)
Maybe an underlay in the win odds, but the value will still be there in the less-amateur-playing exotic pools. Take out this horse's non-dirt races, and you don't find a ton of improving 3YOs in this race, he might be one of them.
I tend to agree though I don't know distance wise unless he got a lot of stamina from his mom.

NTamm1215 04-27-2011 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by randallscott35 (Post 771907)
I tend to agree though I don't know distance wise unless he got a lot of stamina from his mom.
He's a half to multiple route winner Board Elligible, who ran 2nd in the Ladies Handicap when it was 10 furlongs. His dam is a full to a route winner on grass and a half to another multiple route winner on both turf and dirt.

He's a vastly different son of Successful Appeal than a horse like JP's Gusto.

randallscott35 04-27-2011 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 771911)
He's a half to multiple route winner Board Elligible, who ran 2nd in the Ladies Handicap when it was 10 furlongs. His dam is a full to a route winner on grass and a half to another multiple route winner on both turf and dirt.

He's a vastly different son of Successful Appeal than a horse like JP's Gusto.
No question.

miraja2 04-28-2011 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by pointman (Post 771897)
Will now be Twice the Underlay.
I agree.
If there is a blistering pace, he probably has a legitimate chance to pass tiring horses (particularly with this jock) and get a share.
But I don't think this year's Derby is likely to produce the :45 opening half mile that he'd probably need to be a real contender. With Calvin up and coming off a 9f win, I think you can almost guarantee that the horse will be horribly overplayed.

Kasept 04-29-2011 10:47 AM
Gomez 'formally' named to ride Master of Hounds..

tjfla 04-29-2011 11:18 AM
If Anthony's Cross gets in Bejarano gets the mount

lemoncrush 04-29-2011 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by tjfla (Post 772242)
If Anthony's Cross gets in Bejarano gets the mount
Seems logical. He was really good at Churchill before he moved out west a few years back.


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