Derby News

This year my attention has been limited to "peripheral" so far.  I pay attention occasionally and look closely on some days at a particular horse.

Derby video coverage continues to amaze me.  Why does the Blood Horse send Lenny Schulman all the way to Churchill Downs to do 2 min. of video which show nothing.  The KY Derby site this year has very little video up.  Ways to promote the sport?  Good grief.  Get's worse instead of better.

Some observations from what does show this morn:

1.  Rule out Hanson.  His sand rolling vid on Blood Horse shows he lacks appropriate tightness to win the Derby.
2.  We rule out Take Charge Indy, of course.  I dislike saying this and usually try to avoid it, but this trainer from his comments is a certifiable idiot.
3.  And, of course, rule out Alpha for similar reasons.  Look at the trainer.  Also the vid of the 4/28 breeze shows a horse that is unlikely to be up to the task.  Breeze 4f 8 days out.  Brilliant.

However, will look at the clockers reports this week and see what they do. Imo--the gallops into the Derby have crucial importance as to speed and distance.  Why?  Once the horse achieves the fitness it is necessary to maintain it and sharpen into race day.

I did note Union Rag's Sat. Breeze was virtually a mile work with some of the furlongs being done in :14s.  Rags might be a little fitter than his published workouts show.