Likelihood of winning the Derby

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Big Brown had a 106 Beyer alw win - without an easy trip - he would have had one of the highest lines. Probably even 2nd to Pyro on mine. It was pure stupidity for them leaving him off.

Ice Box would have had a line last year - he was the only trip horse in Eskendraya's Fountain of Youth.

Musket Man would have had a line - a small % one.

Sweetnorthernsaint would have had a line - as would Bellamy Road and Medaglia D' Oro - they were very fast horses like Big Brown .. the bias in inclusion to the future pools has always been to slowpokes with Graded success. Smarty Jones wasn't even included in pool 1 - and he was insanely fast sprinting as a 2yo.