Remember to always put some money on the gray horse.

Thanks Jimmy BOL

Journalism is a closer.

19 other horses- that`s a lot of traffic he has to navigate through before the finish line 

Good one PD
Wife and me were up early watching the big race in Dubai a few weeks ago.
We both liked the gray horse and then I saw Cox and Geroux so why not.
$20 later was $846.00 ! ( talk about a nice breakfast)

Good stuff Bluto
Closers are just about guaranteed some type of chaos in a 20 horse race
Figures my top 3 ponies are closers, usually enough speed to set it up nicely
but that’s why it’s racing. Wish I could do a live bet halfway thru the race .
Cheers

ProfessorDonkey said:

Remember to always put some money on the gray horse.

That would be Sandman at 10-1. 

Hey Jimmy so glad you started this thread. I thought I would post this in the new thread. Lots more to come, I live and breath the Derby, lol. Cheers buddy!

Next to the NFL, horse racing is the 2nd best sport that I enjoy. (I owned many harness horses over the years, but never dabbled in to thoroughbreds.) Particularly the races and points accumulated leading up to the derby, which most (non Cappers) or people in general, don't pay any attention to. To date, I like Tappan Street (10-1) - Had an idea early on that he could be the most talented colt in the Brad Cox stable of 3-year-olds; he put it together and showed that in winning the Florida Derby; He definitely is legit.

Baffert as "you know" is back off a 3 year suspension, 2 entries he has that you want to include in your trifecta is Citizen Bull (20-1) The son of Into Mischief was the Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner last fall and the 2-year-old champion. The Bob Baffert-trained colt didn't race his best in the Santa Anita Derby. Will have to watch him train to see how he forms up. Rodriguez (10-1) Taking off the blinker sure changed his racing style, he was third in the San Felipe and then Baffert shipped him to New York and won the Wood Memorial. Could be a Baffert sleeper, seen that movie more than once. Cheers!

I had Maximum Security keyed on top in a $10 Tri that included Country House at, if I remember correctly, 65-1. I must say that I was surprised to get those big odds when he was the the only horse to gain ground and run down the favorite to finish 2nd in the Florida Derby who was the "early pick" to win the Kentucky Derby and got scratched. 99% of these 3 year old's have never raced on a wet or sloppy track. Anyway, had Max not got tossed, (the only horse ever in the history of the Kentucky Derby) my tri was paying $42,000 plus. Cheers!

ProfessorDonkey said:

Remember to always put some money on the gray horse.

The first gray horse to win the Run for the Roses was Determine in 1954. He was a very small horse, estimated to weigh only about 870 pounds. He was so small that the man who bought him for $12,000, a California automobile dealer named Andrew J. Crevolin, said he “…must have been standing in a hole when he inspected the colt.” His breeder offered to take him back, but Crevolin refused, explaining that he might be letting a Kentucky Derby winner get away.

Giacomo was the last gray to win the Kentucky Derby in 2005. Not a good choice in the derby, lol. Grays (IRE) are very good runners and primarily bred to race on the Turf, not the Dirt. Cheers Professor and GL. Cheers!

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