HR-spinround <\/B>Well it is finally here<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>We’ve got a Bluegrass Derby field<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>First congratulations must go out to jetman, who’s Major Alex made the cut<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>woohoo!!!<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>lucky #14<\/P>
HR-frankster: <\/B>yep, congrats again mike!<\/P>
HR-jetman: <\/B>Very very excited<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>There were three late entries today, let’s give them their due before going on to discuss the entire field.<\/P>
HR-jetman: <\/B>lol<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>lets<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>One of them was out before he was in, Main Runner was #23 when he entered and never really had a shot at making the field.<\/P>
HR-frankster: <\/B>moot point then<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>He would have had the highest last out speed (107) if he had made it, but really the entry was a pipe dream<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>That was not the case for Silverton<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>perhaps it was “just in case”<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>He’s a Smart Strike x Silver Deputy x Dixieland Band colt<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>Owned by Lilbitfarm he’s got a 9-7-1-0 $816,165 record<\/P>
HR-jetman: <\/B>He is simply on a tear<\/P>
HR-jetman: <\/B>Is there a hotter streak heading into this weekends race?<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>That might be an understatement<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>Five straight wins<\/P>
HR-frankster: <\/B>Silverton is a beast<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>Three stakes, two G-1s<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>The only race he was off-the-board in was his debut<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>hard to find a flaw with this one<\/P>
HR-frankster: <\/B>and he’s presence is surely in the back of every other trainers mind in the derby<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>even the he-mare he sprouted from liked 9.5-10 furlongs<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>He’s beaten three other starters in his last two starts, Immensely, Stevieboy and Clinton’s Ditch<\/P>
HR-frankster: <\/B>and ironically has Dan in the Saddle \ud83d\ude42<\/P>
HR-jetman: <\/B>Excellent training job, brought him along slowly and with a solid plan.<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>this horse is kinda redick, as in RIDICULOUS<\/P>
HR-jetman: <\/B>that is not Dan frank, but that is a mistake many have made.<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>it’s like we expect him to win. scary stuff.<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>frankster don’t make no mistakes, hush yo’ mouth.<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>He is scary, he’s just dominated his fields<\/P>
HR-frankster: <\/B>Silverton is 2nd choice in the morning line behind Mark’s sick filly<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/B>He won the Wooden Indian last out by 3 lengths<\/P>
HR-beisbol: <\/B>I have nothing more to say except that if he wins, we should be thinking Triple Crown. He’s THAT good.<\/P>
HR-jetman: <\/B>I was just going to say that donny … are we looking at the second triple crown winner in sim history?<\/P>
HR-frankster: <\/B>it’s hard to find something negative so say as even distance doesn’t appear to be a question mark<\/P>
HR-spinround <\/STRONG>Our final entry snuck in at #20 just before entries closed<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>BEN GOWANS!<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Owned by Gowans, Southern Migration is a son of Summer Bird x Tiznow x Kris S.<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>He’s 7-2-2-1 $199,594<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>As always i defer to my fellow round table mates on the breeding questions, but this one seems loaded with stamina?<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>This colt won the Grade Two Ransom last year over Stevieboy<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>yes I would put him on the list of New Yorker candidates for sure<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>his progression since that G2 win has been disappointing<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>I don’t think pedigree will hold him back on Saturday. Speed is my question, he’s never popped a 100+<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>true enough<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>There is always a first time<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>maybe a return to the East Coast will do him right.<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>he does have my favorite jockey in the SIM, New Zealand’s own GD Mate<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>who won the Breeders Bowl Marathon Dirt this year on GATO DEL LAGO<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>of course that has almost nothing to do with this race today…<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>lol .. nice plug though donny<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>I do my best.<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>southern migration is in over his head here but does have pedigree to get the distance with a HUGE step up<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>I agree with Frank… if he takes back and makes a late run, he might grab a share and put himself in contention for a win in the Third Jewel<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>I’m not as crazy about him as you guys, but I’d be fine being proven wrong<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>he’s hemare was sub par performer so too many questions<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>Oddsmakers are with you two as Southern Migration is our longest draw in the field at 26\/1<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>So let’s take a broader view of the race<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>I’d use him in the “under” spot for the superfecta<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Do you think post positions favor\/hurt anyone in particular?<\/P> HR-beisbol<\/SPAN> opens his eyes really wide<\/I><\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Street Etiquette in the 2 post may find herself on the lead early<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>I wouldn’t want to be 18-19-20… it just seems so far away<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>LETMEGOCRAZYONU(KY) could be compromised by 18th post<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>connections for Proust and Skitzoid can’t be pleased at drawing the 20th & 19th gates<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Proust does take back early, it may not hurt him as much as the other two<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>STEVIEBOY ran 2nd in the Lane’s End when breaking from post 2, so the rail here should be considered a bonus.<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Actually Skitzoid is a closer also<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>Who do we expect to set the pace?<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>RAS EL HANOUT always seems to be on the outside, so I would imagine Super is ok with #15<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>Immensely could get squeezed back coming out of the 3 hole<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>I can see STREET ETIQUETTE gunning it and playing Catch-me-if-you-can, boys.<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>I will say i am not unhappy with the #14 post for Major Alex, as it seems he always was to the outside in his races<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>I actually see the filly going early here<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>a familar tune donny!<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>\ud83d\ude09<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Gengis Khani may be forwardly placed if he breaks well, although I don’t think he needs the lead<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>and another plug, we are on a roll gang<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>Bolton Valley has wired a graded field in the past<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>yes if I didn’t know the trainer was in the room, I would say that the only chance for MAJOR ALEX is to be 1-2 the entire trip and hope to outlast the closers<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>agree spin, should be part of the pace for sure<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>GENGIS KHANI(IRE) that is<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>I would prefer he refrained from setting the pace, i always liked when he was stalking.<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>This is a very strong field, but donny you mentioned earlier you thought Silverton could be a Triple Crown threat<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Are there any others you think could go all the way?<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>but as many of us know (hello, cvbear) – Jockey Select is a dangerous thing. Some lovely rider may decide to go all Stewart Elliot on us and send that closer to the front.<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>I would say Ras El Hanout has to be considered in the triple crown talk<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>Silverton would be my favorite in the Triple Crown pool, indeed. Maybe 50-1 ?<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>I agree… he’s undefeated on dirt. But a Super-trained horse means they are probably doing everything right… how will the horse respond to racing on 2 weeks rest?<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>I think Gengis Khani might be the best of this group. With only six starts he could explode.<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>If STREET ETIQUETTE(KY) has a cozy trip out front she will be tough to beat IMO<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>He may be at a disadvantage there.<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/STRONG>Letmegocrazyonu has been really good this year … 1st or 2nd in three straight Grade Ones …<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Ok well let’s not waste any more time. Give us your picks and why.<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>Ladies first spin<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Alright<\/P> HR-jetman<\/SPAN> takes out his pen & paper to take notes<\/I><\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>although i would fully expect SILVERTON(KY) to keep the filly clearly in his sights<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>I have to cheer for Major Alex. It is purely sentimental but I would go nuts for his owner if this colt crossed the wire first. One of the best guys in the sim.<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Proust & Gengis Khani round out my trifecta<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>wow, that’d be some payout!<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>good luck to Chat Pack’s very own Jetman and Major Alex<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>wow spin … I am speechless. I didn’t realize your drinking was that bad<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>cough cough NOSHOT cough<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>lol jet<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>But i thank you kindly<\/P> HR-beisbol<\/SPAN> has something in his throat<\/I><\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>if you have read my BTB articles my sentimental choices actually have done pretty well \ud83d\ude09<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>Its okay donny … your up bud .. give us your selections<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>ok… maybe a shocker on top<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>I really like how WEEKLY EXPRESS(JPN) is coming along. He seems to be maturing with time, and relishing the distance. A real grinder… not going to make a flashy move, but will try to wear down the front runners and stave off the deep closers.<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>For second, I think SILVERTON cannot be discounted. There is no reason to think he isn’t going to fire and fire a good one. My guess is he is one that gets close but can’t go by.<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>Third, I have a dead heat between STREET ETIQUETTE and RAS EL HANOUT – for the same reasons, in fact. STREET ETIQUETTE may find herself on the lead too soon if the pace is soft, and I think she’ll be valiant but the extra ground is something she may not like.<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>sorry pc keeps freezing<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>Just in time frank … you are up sir .. give us your picks<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>RAS EL HANOUT looks like one who will be flying late, but maybe his kick is diluted by the longer race…<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>7 over the 2, 13, 15<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>Well I’ll go with the super filly freak to have her way on the front end which would also make for a great story!<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>filly bias!<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>lol<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>you just doing a win bet frank .. or you going to give our readers some other betting choices?<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>i’ll go with Silverton running underneath the filly<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>Ok jet, let’s hear it \ud83d\ude42<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>and also like Immensely to hit the board here so i’ll throw him in a trifecta<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>Hey, i’m not done! :))<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>lol sorry Frank!<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>and the Japanese invader RAS EL HANOUT to roundout my superfecta<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/B>in closing, perhaps this is the year of the FILLY \ud83d\ude09<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/STRONG>so recapping numbers…..2 – 13 – 3 – 15<\/P> HR-frankster: <\/STRONG>stage is yours mike, sorry \ud83d\ude42<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>Well let me begin by stating i will be throwing a few Benjamins on Major Alex to win. I just have to believe, and at 22\/1 that would be one hell of a party!!!<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>But our readers don’t want to hear that .. so we will go with hot horse Silverton to win, Gengis Khani to place and Street Etiquette to round out my top three. I found nine horses i wanted to include in some fashion, but we gotta keep it real. Silverton is on fire, Gengis Khani seems primed to explode, and Street Etiguette just oozes class.<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>Seriously though … was a tough race to handicap<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>You heard it hear first. Lots of love for the filly, Silverton and Gengis Khani<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>I’m on an island with WEEKLY EXPRESS<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>but much respect to the big 2 and Ras El — the big 3?<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>donny i had Weekly Express in my list<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>That just means it will be all the sweeter if you are right donny<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>u did?<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>that’s what I said, right?<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>just didn’t make my final three lol<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>i said i had a list of nine i was working with. He was in THAT list<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>You were the only person to select him in your wager<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>I think I can safely say that all of us in the Chat Pack offer big congratulations to everyone who has a runner in the Bluegrass Derby.<\/P> HR-spinround <\/B>We’ll be cheering for a cleanly run race and for every horse to come back safe.<\/P> HR-beisbol: <\/B>absolutely. its a huge accomplishment to draw into the field<\/P> HR-jetman: <\/B>Good luck everyone!<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hot Tips Right Here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10163\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}