Carrying the hopes of California all the way to the Kentucky Derby

ninetoone · #1 04-20-2010, 04:28 PM

He definitely should have gone with the "sprout wings" line again...weak.

my miss storm cat · #2 04-20-2010, 07:17 PM

I can't fault him.

It's not scripted, it's of the moment.

I'd repeat myself too.

herkhorse · #3 05-02-2010, 07:30 AM

California should hope for a dirt track if they want to get back to the winners circle in the Derby.

dalakhani · #4 05-02-2010, 07:55 AM

[quote=herkhorse;642918]California should hope for a dirt track if they want to get back to the winners circle in the Derby.[/QUOTE

i disagree. Its not lack of dirt, its lack of luck. No pun intended.

Pioneer of the nile wins last year's awful derby without that great trip by mine that bird. Cali horses go one/two in the oaks. Blind luck might have been right there with a decent trip.

johnny pinwheel · #5 05-02-2010, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by herkhorse

California should hope for a dirt track if they want to get back to the winners circle in the Derby.

i agree, although looking at lucky is pretty good on dirt. some of their other "big" horses were a joke in there and proved it again this year. if you have not seen the horse on dirt , its a big time risk.

LARHAGE · #6 05-02-2010, 08:21 AM

How can anyone possibly knock the California horses? The two best were actually screwed on Wednesday and had no chance after the draw, still Make Music For Me comes in 4th and Lucky with an absolutely brutal trip comes in 6th. They run 1-2 in the Oaks and Mona de Momma wins the Humana Distaff, I hardly think they embarassed themselves.

herkhorse · #7 05-02-2010, 08:24 AM

No one said the Cali horses were bad.

10 pnt move up · #8 05-02-2010, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by herkhorse

No one said the Cali horses were bad.

you right, what was said was actually worse, that they need a dirt track to run well in the Derby....the thought has no rational basis using how well others have performed with shipping the last few years.

2Hot4TV · #9 05-02-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by johnny pinwheel

i agree, although looking at lucky is pretty good on dirt. some of their other "big" horses were a joke in there and proved it again this year. if you have not seen the horse on dirt , its a big time risk.

I think what you missed is that most of the horses didn't want any part of a 1 1/4 mile race and the rest hated the slop.

#10 05-02-2010, 04:33 PM

Is Mr. B posting in this thread?