Curlin to be m/l fav

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by Java Gold

Blue Grass was a weak prep due to the early pace of the race as slow as one has ever seen. The horses did not get anything out of the race unless you call the 3 furlong dash to the wire worth noting? Horrible prep for them. It will be interesting to see next year who skips that Blue Grass to avoid that pathetic poly track. It did nothing to improve the foundation needed to move onto the Derby.

And tell me how you determine that Scat Daddy is no Barbaro? Based on what? Scat Daddy is better positioned going into the Derby than Barbaro was. If Scatt Daddy wins the Derby does he then compare to the great Barbaro? Would think so huh...

Java OUT

Absolutely agree with this statement here. Scat Daddy is a more accomplished runner than Barbaro was at this same point. At the very least, they are on a very even par. Whether or not he can duplicate Barbaro's feat and win the Derby remains to be seen. Truth is, he could run just as well and still not win it because he's facing a better group that Barbaro, IMO. But I think a lot of people look at what Barbaro did in the Derby and let it cloud their judgement of what was the general opinion of him before the race. Before the race, most people thought he was a definite factor in the race and had a good chance of winning but NOBODY could have predicted he was going to dominate the race the way he did.