Derby Favorite

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Some Derby angles that still can be considered....many have recently gone by the wayside with modern breeding and training procedures but a few remain relevant to the point of consideration with other factors:
1. Winner will have 5 or more lifetime starts prior to Derby
2. Winner will have at least one 3yo prep of 8f or longer.
3. Winner will have at least one race at 2yo.
4. Winner will have at least 12 points in DP (Animal Kingdom went against this in 2011 with only 8...before that Middleground in 1950 had 12.
Obviously none of these should be viewed as absolute and are useful after considering all other factors such as form and breeding.