{"id":10635,"date":"2013-04-21T23:41:57","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T23:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=10635"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=10635","title":{"rendered":"Bluegrass Derby Notebook"},"content":{"rendered":"
By ITCH<\/b><\/div>\n
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On a temporary basis, the BTB offices have moved to Simulated Louisville.<\/div>\n
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We’ve been keeping a notebook of signficant developments leading up to the Bluegrass Derby.<\/div>\n
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Let’s get this party started:<\/div>\n
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ALL DERBY LOCK WINNERS ARE ENTERED:<\/b> At the top of the list for the entrants to the Bluegrass Derby are the seven winners of the Derby Lock preps. Congatulations to Texasace, Gowans, Selurvinek, Cadet, Master Matt and Otto Haack. (And Otto Haack again. Pretty sweet, winning two Derby Locks.)<\/div>\n
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RANK ‘EM: <\/b>Following are the current rankings in the 3yo dirt route division. Asterisks denote winners of Derby locks. Parenthetical notes are shown for horses not yet entered in the Bluegrass Derby.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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1. SIMBESTO<\/div>\n
2. LEFT SIDE STRONG<\/div>\n
3. RAM N RAID<\/div>\n
4. CANDY PEGASUS<\/div>\n
5. YOU AND TEQUILA *<\/div>\n
6. THE COOLEST<\/div>\n
7. TAYLOR’S TOWN (not running)<\/div>\n
8. WAY TOO COOL *<\/div>\n
9. HAACK’S DUKE *<\/div>\n
10. GIMLET NEAT *<\/div>\n
11. EL QUERREQUERRE *<\/div>\n
12. RECONDITE CADET *<\/div>\n
13. GONNA BE TROUBLE<\/div>\n
14. SWAGU (not yet entered)<\/div>\n
15. PAPA JOE *<\/div>\n
16. EVIL SUNRISE<\/div>\n
17. TEARS OF FIRE<\/div>\n
18. KING OF STUPID (filly, not yet entered in either Derby or Oaks)<\/div>\n
19. PRESPECTOR (not yet entered, but trainer Balata plans to enter)<\/div>\n
20. LONHRO’S IMPACT (not yet entered)<\/div>\n
21. JUST GOOD ENOUGH<\/div>\n
22. RIVER JACK CB<\/div>\n
23. HUNTING BLIND<\/div>\n
24. REGAL QUALITY (not entered)<\/div>\n
25. L’ARPEGE<\/div>\n
26. TEA MASTER (not entered)<\/div>\n
27. ALL THE SWEET THINGS (filly, entered in Oaks)<\/div>\n
28. MINIMUS (filly, entered in Oaks)<\/div>\n
29. CHAI LAI ANGELS (filly, entered in Oaks)<\/div>\n
30. BOLTIE (not entered)<\/div>\n
31. KARUKAZA (not entered, being pointed for Middle Jewel)<\/div>\n
32. EXECUTIVE MO (not entered)<\/div>\n
33. QUAIL GROUP (not entered)<\/div>\n
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HE’S ALL CLASS:<\/b> Whoever qualifiies for the Derby in the 20th and final spot owes it to the great Dixie. After seeing his Breeders’ Bowl Juvenile champion struggle as a 3yo, Dixie has decided against running in the Bluegrass Derby.<\/div>\n
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A DARK SHADE OF EVIL:<\/b> Most of the entrants in the Bluegrass Derby show up with a light shade of yellow in the new handicapping bar on the right. Four of them, YOU AND TEQUILA, RAM N RAID, HUNTING BLIND and L’ARPEGE, show a darker shade of yellow, like mustard. But only Lenny’s EVIL SUNRISE shows the darkest shade. Only Evil Sunrise has that burnt auburn color. This horse showed up in the Land’s End favored at 5-1 despite never having raced in graded to that point. There’s something the CPU likes about Lenny’s horse.<\/div>\n
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LOOKING GOOD: <\/b>The vast majority of the field will show up in Simulated Louisville with good form. Only a couple show poor races of late.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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FILL UP THAT INBOX:<\/b> So far, our message board request has yielded replies from three of the trainers in the Bluegrass Derby. Here’s hoping to hear from everybody.<\/div>\n
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