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Title: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: Odin's Hand on May 06, 2011, 03:38:47 PM

Here are the superfecta favorites in order from best to least at roughly 25 hours to go.

I'm going with Midnight Interlude to take the roses.

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: thundley4 on May 06, 2011, 05:22:07 PM

I voted other. The Joooooooooos.

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: Mike220 on May 06, 2011, 05:48:02 PM

Uncle Mo for the win.

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: Mike220 on May 06, 2011, 06:50:51 PM

Or not... Uncle Mo is out with a stomach ailment.

I'm going with Midnight Interlude now. Might go to the track on Saturday for a day of racing and bet on the Derby.

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: Eupher on May 06, 2011, 08:19:27 PM

I don't have a clue about horse racing, but I do remember when Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973.

A great movie came out just about a year or so ago based on that horse. Amazing animal. The track records set by Secretariat at  both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes still stand today.

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: Odin's Hand on May 07, 2011, 05:44:01 PM

Animal Kingdom out of nowhere! Wow!

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: Mike220 on May 07, 2011, 08:16:26 PM

Yeah. It was good. I had $5 on Nehro to win and $10 on Midnight Interlude to Win or Place... Shoud have switched those. At least I had better luck with the ponies at Lone Star.

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: Alpha Mare on May 08, 2011, 03:06:19 AM

Quote from: Eupher on May 06, 2011, 08:19:27 PM

I don't have a clue about horse racing, but I do remember when Secretariat won the Triple Crown in 1973.

A great movie came out just about a year or so ago based on that horse. Amazing animal. The track records set by Secretariat at  both the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes still stand today.

Greatest race horse ever. I just read that book. When he won the Belmont, he was speeding up every quarter; Turcotte said he just held on and let him go.
I have an Appaloosa with the Secretariat line.His first test foal was out of an Appy mare.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoFquax2F-k[/youtube]

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: BlueStateSaint on May 08, 2011, 05:17:54 AM

Quote from: Odin's Hand on May 07, 2011, 05:44:01 PM

Animal Kingdom out of nowhere! Wow!

It was as if Velasquez hit an afterburner on the horse at the top of the stretch, and AK took a bit of time for it to kick in. 

Secretariat is the greatest horse that ever lived, IMO.  When he died, the autopsy revealed that his heart was twice the size of a normal thoroughbred's.  Translation--it's as if you had a 6-cylinder Mustang on the line against a Boss 302 'Stang.  No contest.  Though, Secretariat's one loss occurred about four miles from where I grew up.

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: JohnnyReb on May 08, 2011, 10:08:14 AM

Regan smith won the Darlington NASCAR race...it was a good day for the under dogs.

Title: Re: 137th Kentucky Derby
Post by: longview on May 09, 2011, 06:36:27 AM

Animal Kingdom was never even on my radar.  And, I was at the track watching morning workouts last Tuesday.  I saw him in the post parade on TV and thought, "Uh oh... I missed a dandy there."

So, I guess I'll go to my day job!