Before we leave for Baltimore, another look at derby trips...

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by philcski

Perhaps you are discounting (or missing?) Join in the Dance's mugging of MTB and Papa Clem at the start.

I'm not.

Maybe you are discounting Musket Man's (and to a lesser extent, POTN's) run on the worst part of the track?

I'm not.

Im not either. Musket Man is showing himself to be a nice horse and its nice to see someone bring this up about both horses.

Do you think the tough race might take too much out of the three horses you named?

[philcski]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Im not either. Musket Man is showing himself to be a nice horse and its nice to see someone bring this up about both horses.

Do you think the tough race might take too much out of the three horses you named?

I'm not good at determining form cycles, but rarely have I felt like horses with tough trips in the Derby coming back in the Preakness don't fire. Hell, horses I've bet back in the Preakness off good trips like Peace Rules looked gassed.

If RA weren't going I'd definitely be on Musket Man, and early in the Ky Derby talk I had disparaged him pretty bad but watching his trainer work him to get the max out of him he really grew on me... he moved from a total toss to a moderate use in the Derby for me.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by philcski

I'm not good at determining form cycles, but rarely have I felt like horses with tough trips in the Derby coming back in the Preakness don't fire. Hell, horses I've bet back in the Preakness off good trips like Peace Rules looked gassed.

If RA weren't going I'd definitely be on Musket Man, and early in the Ky Derby talk I had disparaged him pretty bad but watching his trainer work him to get the max out of him he really grew on me... he moved from a total toss to a moderate use in the Derby for me.

never off the board, and tries every time. i like him.