Re: Kentucky Derby
I think the money that Empire Maker will take will make several horses in here playable. The strongest play appears to be Peace Rules, followed by Buddy Gil. I'll use those two on top with Empire Maker, Funny Cide and Brancusi underneath.
Basically I don't see a lot of true speed in here. Bafferts horse took an outside post when he could've been inside. That, coupled with some comments made by Bob lead me to believe they will rate. I think that puts Brancusi or Funny Cide on the chooch with a moderate pace and Peace Rules getting a perfect trip similar to his LA Derby race, which to me was by far the most impressive prep race any horse ran. EM will be too far back and should run up for a piece, but I think Frankel beats himself. Big chance for Buddy Gil to get a good stalking trip and get up as well. Won in a game effort despite bleeding through Lasix.
In short, I'd put win bets on both PR and BG, along with some tri and exacta wheels using the other horses I mentioned.
gl
|