Sad Day for Beyer Haters

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm just having fun.

Personally this is a rare Derby for me where I'm very happy with the results. I have liked Street Sense for a long time, I thought Hard Spun ran an outstanding race and honestly didn't deserve to lose, and all the horses I didn't like ran poorly.....like Scat Daddy and Cowtown Cat. I also am not Circular Quay's biggest fan and honestly felt it would be a bad precedent for a horse to win off an eight week layoff.

I think, for once, it may well be fair to say the best three horses made up the trifecta. A good day for racing.

My feelings exactly! A highly satisfactory outcome. My money was on Hard Spun (heart as much as head) but I knew Street Sense was the danger. Curlin showed he has talent and only lacked the conditioning to play a more prominent role. Also, we saw prepping on Poly is not death, and that a race 3 weeks out is better than one 4,5,6 or 8 weeks out.