Atomic Rain and Saratoga Steve were scratched, leaving a field of 5 to take on the sloppy track. The experienced one, Silent Valor, and Trusting Heart scampered away from the rest (for a large part of the race, they were the only horses visible on the screen). Rapid Redux kept plugging away and slowly...

Like many twinspires.com customers, I was shut out of the Derby. In fact, I tried to login so many times that I disabled my login. I called immediately after the race, not to complain about the service, but to reinstate my account. "I need to bet the 12th at Arlington." Luckily, this was easily done...