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Other years, other Derby lists.....
I love reading the early top 10, 20, whatever lists.
I've decided to stay away from those for now... probably cause of my stellar early picks in the past. Who were some of yours..... you know, who were you reeeeeally wrong about? I'll start. I had futures on such illustrious runners as Itsallaboutthechase:eek: , Really Indian, and Flashy Bull (hey, at least he went on to win something). :D The Wood..... flashbacks of looking for Pavo and Deputy Glitters. Camera didn't pan that far back either time, I'm sorry to say. Last year it was all about Great Hunter and, closer to the Derby, Zanjero. Aaaah well. Who wants to go next? |
Last year I was a big fan of both Great Hunter and Notional a few months out.
My most ridiculous recent prediction would have to be in 2004 when I was convinced the week before the race that Friends Lake was going to run a big one. I am still ashamed of that one. |
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When I first got into horse racing a few years back it was Friends Lake, thein I liked High Fly, and most recently it was Sharp Humor and Scat Daddy. Not that good of luck for me.
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I dug my earliest picks the last two years up from another forum. Not so terrible. Not sure what I was thinking with Sorceror's Stone.
2/6/06 1. Stevie Wonderboy 2. Lawyer Ron 3. Barbaro 4. Corinthian 5. Great Point 6. Brother Derek 7. Bob and John 8. Sorceror's Stone 9. Private Vow 10. Bluegrass Cat 1/2/07 1. Street Sense 2. Any Given Saturday 3. Great Hunter 4. Tiz Wonderful 5. Nobiz Like Shobiz 6. Stormello 7. Grasshopper 8. Zanjero 9. Pirates Deputy 10. Green Vegas |
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Derby picks of the past.....oh, well...here goes nothing;
Spend a Buck '85 - long time between winners with this one Badgerland '86 - one of many Lukas also-rans Bet Twice '87 - runner-up twice...went off him in Belmont! Forty Niner '88 - always liked this one Easy Goer '89 - if only he had another pilot other than "patient" Pat Summer Squall '90 - one race too early Hansel '91 - see above Technology '92 - original choice was AP Indy, but we know what happen Union City '93 - another Lukas runner...brokedown in Preakness Brocco '94 - got sucked in that California form Talkin' Man '95 - got sucked into his Gotham victory Unbridled's Song '96 - what could have been with better connections & no sore foot Pulpit '97 - didn't want anything to do with the Derby distance Halory Hunter '98 - liked him even more going into the Preakness, but never made it General Challenge '99 - entrymate with Excellent Meeting (the filly) two for the price of one.....NOT! Fusaichi Pegasus '00 - the streak is finally broken, went down in flames next start Point Given '01 - SHOULD have been a Triple Crown winner! Saarland '02 - by default that year...wasn't hot about anybody Ten Most Wanted '03 - on the band wagon too soon Read the Footnotes '04 - ?????????????? Afleet Alex '05 - got caught on the "dead" inside, game little bugger! Barbaro '06 - R.I.P. Street Sense '07 - w/ Hard Spun, my FIRST "cold" exacta |
Badgerland was 100 the best in the 1986 Derby ( and, no, I didn't bet him ).
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I know I really liked Circular Quay last year. I liked Bandini a few years ago. I was on Point Determined and Cause to Believe a couple of years back. I was all over Smarty Jones and Lion Heart as my exacta in 2004.
Actual raceday picks: 86-Snow Chief 87-Cryptoclearance 88-Winning Colors 89-Sunday Silence 90-Summer Squall 91-Corporate Report 92-Arazi 93-Prairie Bayou 94-Holy Bull 95-Serena's Song 96-Grindstone 97-Pulpit 98-Indian Charlie 99-Excellent Meeting 00-Fusaichi Pegasus 01-Congaree 02-Came Home 03-Empire Maker 04-Smarty Jones/Lion Heart (I predicted a dead heat cause I couldn't seperate them) 05-Bandini 06-Cause to Believe 07-Curlin |
Scat Daddy was mine. I thought he was excellent value last year, and I thought he was good thing to hit the board.
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Bellamy Road was the biggest heartbreaker...although I'm still naming my first child after him.
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war emblem ..got a tip from someone on this board didnt play em.argg
funny cide barbero killed this one in pools and on the day closing argument..giacomo cavoneer capt bodgit impeachment...... |
Pretty impossible to remember, but....
1976 Honest Pleasure 1977 Seattle Slew 1978 Affirmed 1979 Spectacluar Bid 1980 Probably Plugged Nickle and definitely not Genuine Risk 1981 No idea but not Pleasant Colony 1982 Don't even remember the race....I was probably on the Dead Tour 1983 See above 1984 see above 1985 Proud Truth 1986 No idea but definitely not Ferdinand 1987 Alysheba-Bet Twice 1988 Forty Niner 1989 Easy Goer 1990 No idea but not Unbridled 1991 Hansel 1992 Anyone but Arazi 1993 Someone that hasn't finished yet 1994 Go For Gin - Strodes Creek ( if I never win another Derby I will remain profitable because of this year ) 1995 I hated Thunder Gulch but have no idea who I liked 1996 Someone that hasn't finished yet 1997 Silver Charm was the cinch of the century 1998 Definitely not even close 1999 Menifee 2000 FuPeg 2001 Who else....Dollar Bill 2002 Medaglia D'Oro 2003 Maybe Empire Maker but probably someone that finished 12th 2004 Tapit ( and definitely not Smarty Jones ) 2005 Bellamy Road 2006 I used Barbaro but wasn't a big fan....whoever I liked was probably 16th 2007 Any Given Saturday - Street Sense |
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What are you naming your first child? Bellamy - Bell or Amy?
You could name them after Bellamy creatively and name it Dud-ly |
Smarty Jones was the lightning bolt that randomly hits....the year that every idiot was right.
I'm not saying that you had to be an idiot to like him, though the two are far from mutually exclusive, but that he was the horse that every idiot liked. Fortunately, they are right occasionally as well. |
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He was an embarrassingly bad selection....on my part and anyone's. I must have been overcompensating psychologically for the depression I would have suffered had Michael Dickinson won the Derby. |
My actual picks (at least the ones I remember)... Derby has been good to me for sure
'88 Private Terms '89 Sunday Silence '90 Pleasant Tap '91 ?? no idea '92 Pine Bluff '93 ?? no idea but definitely not Sea Hero '94 Holy Bull '95 Thunder Gulch funny story: I had been betting at the same OTB down the block from my house for probably 3 years and they never asked for my ID until I tried to cash this ticket, had maybe $25 on his nose. I was 17 at the time, so my dad had to cash it for me. Before that he'd just send me down with our money and bets and they never said a thing. '96 ?? I think Editors Note '97 Silver Charm '98 Victory Gallop '99 Steven Got Even (did he finish yet?) '00 ?? I think my top 3 all finished last '01 Congaree '02 Saarland (I liked Buddha till he scratched) '03 Peace Rules '04 Smarty Jones '05 Afleet Alex '06 Barbaro '07 Street Sense |
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