Two weeks ago on I made my pre-draw predictions . My picks were Stay Thirsty, Archarcharch, Soldat, Uncle Mo and Midnight Interlude. The primary focus on these picks were grinder talents that like wet conditions, since I thought it was going to rain a lot Derby weekend. The weather forecast reveals there...
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aspradling
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05-05-2011
Blaming my Derby winner choice on "The World's Most Interesting Man" is not too far from fact. Stay Thirsty caught my attention last year, less due to his skill, and more for the very fact that "Stay Thirsty My Friends" is the tag line to one of my favorite television commercial campaigns in the last...
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aspradling
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04-25-2011
No, not seats; tickets to the starting gate. Spaces are filling at a rapid rate and there aren’t many left for all the horses scheduled to run over the next two weekends. In case no one has noticed, half of the 20-horse starting field already have the graded earnings and have stamped their tickets to...
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Blood-Horse Staff
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04-05-2011
1 Uncle Mo Todd Pletcher Indian Charlie —Playa Maya, by Arch Breezed a half in :48 1/5 for much anticipated start in the Wood Memorial. There doesn’t appear to be anyone who can test him to any degree, so he’ll have to rely on himself and Johnny V to get enough out of the race. Regardless of who runs...
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aspradling
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04-04-2011
1 Uncle Mo Todd Pletcher Indian Charlie —Playa Maya, by Arch Breezed an easy half in :49 2/5, working behind horses. Looks like his main threat in the Wood will be Jaycito. The more competition the better. Can’t emphasize enough how much he needs to get something out of this race. From this work, the...
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aspradling
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03-28-2011