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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Monarchos wasn't bet much at all in the Derby considering his good races in the Fla Derby and Wood.
That was by far the deepest Kentucky Derby field this decade ... and that complete no talent bum Dollar Bill was somehow the 2nd choice in the Derby betting after getting drubbed by like 8 lengths to Millenium Wind in the Blue Grass ... and losing to Fifty Stars with a massively overrated "bad trip" his start prior.
A classic example of a total slowpoke with not so cleverly disguised darkened form ... getting bet like mad into the teeth of many wildly superior horses.
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He did pay over $20, but I recall a lot of unwarranted "wise guy" talk about him for whatever reason. I figured him to be a solid contender in a solid race. Dollar Bill was unquestionably the wise guy choise of the millenium in that race. Whether it was the deepest field this decade is debatable, it certainly was better than 2000, 2005, 2008; probably better than 2002, 2006, and 2007, and at least comparable to 2003, 2004, and this year.
Go For Gin would have been the last legitimate "wise guy" selection that won IMO.