Derby Notebook/Earnings (4/17); Soldat sharp in last FL drill

[lemoncrush]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I say again though, it's fine to bash the graded earnings rule, but it's yet to have kept out a horse from the Derby that actually had half a chance.

Even better, the current system insures that lots of horses with ZERO chance actually get in, which we should all embrace as handicappers.

Handicapping a 20-horse field gets a lot easier when you have auto-tosses like Twice the Appeal and Animal Kingdom getting in.

[randallscott35]

Going to take 225+ to get in this year.

[tjfla]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Going to take 225+ to get in this year.

#20 right now is Premier Pegasus at 228,000

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by tjfla

#20 right now is Premier Pegasus at 228,000

Remember lots of defections still...but I generally just pulled that number out of my ass so we will see.

[Patrick333]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Going to take 225+ to get in this year.

I agree. A lot of horses are on the bubble.

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

Even better, the current system insures that lots of horses with ZERO chance actually get in, which we should all embrace as handicappers.

Handicapping a 20-horse field gets a lot easier when you have auto-tosses like Twice the Appeal and Animal Kingdom getting in.

When you have 20 horses in a field, there isn't a system that could be created that wouldn't have auto-tosses in it. Graded earnings is just as fine as any other goofy scheme.