Tues. Misc.

KY Derby thoughts.  Wood and Santa Anita Derby PPs--scanning them continues to show all these trainers breezing by and large every 7 days 4 to 6f.  Interestingly the horses most prominent go the longest and fastest--see Goldencents, and there's still an east coast bias of doing less work on that coast.

Thus, I thought that Verazano with the slow Wood fractions looked like the questionable trained horse. If Plecher trains as of old we know this training is insufficient for fracture resistance.  Whenever I see a Plecher Derby horse I worry that this may be the year of the inevitable catastrophic Derby break down.

And, there's Baffert and his Flashback.  Before news of the knee chip  I'd noted  essentially that horse did two 4fs and one 6f in about 1.5 months, and then was asked to do what he did in the race.  Rarely get away with that unscathed.  Baffert knows better, though who knows what he may have been dealing with with the horse.

Interesting Derby what little attention I've paid.  Some good horses involved.

Training:  We're back at it after a discouraging week.  In the new field on Sun. Nob reported he felt good in saddle for the first time.  Horse trotted well. Rain Mon. Recommence today.  #148 hock improving.