Listed below are the leading contenders for the 130th Kentucky Derby ranked by earnings in graded stakes races, the tiebreaker
Listed below are the leading contenders for the 130th Kentucky Derby ranked by earnings in graded stakes races, the tiebreaker if the field exceeds the maximum 20 horses. Earnings current as of Saturday, April 17.
NO.
HORSE
EARNINGS
NO.
HORSE
EARNINGS
NO.
HORSE
EARNINGS
1.)
The Cliff's Edge
$793,258
9.)
Read the Footnotes
$397,860
17.)
Value Plus*
$252,500
2.)
Action This Day
$780,000
10.)
Wimbledon
$375,000
18.)
St Averil
$215,200
3.)
Friends Lake
$611,000
11.)
Pollard's Vision
$366,000
19.)
Master David
$208,000
4.)
Smarty Jones
$600,000
12.)
Imperialism
$363,000
20.)
Song of the Sword
$132,500
5.)
Tapit
$530,000
13.)
Minister Eric
$350,000
21.)
Pro Prado
$105,685
6.)
Castledale
$510,000
14.)
Birdstone
$327,000
22.)
Eddington
$95,000
7.)
Limehouse
$478,405
15.)
Borrego
$320,000
23.)
Rock Hard Ten
$90,000
8.)
Lion Heart
$475,600
16.)
Quintons Gold Rush
$258,500
* Unlikely to start.
I think I like Imperialism, but not sure yet. We'll be out camping, but will be close enough to the OTB at Pomona if I decide to do something.
Come on GL, we all know you like "The Cliff's Edge" ;-)
5
bookie
ID: 1337127 Tue, Apr 27, 2004, 13:19
Haven't even looked at the field yet, but the Derby is always such a crapshoot... Too many horses to contend with in traffic... I wish they'd limit the field to 12 maybe 14.... But everyone wants the chance to run for the roses, so that will never happen....
It is a very different race to handicap. You have to handicap toward the horses that will get out in front and have endurance, or toward those that have shown the ability to stay out of trouble and still stay close enough to make a good final run.
This is also a case of where the jockey is very important.
Cliff
7
bookie
ID: 1337127 Tue, Apr 27, 2004, 15:48
I completely agree with all of that Cliff.... As much horse racing as I've seen and bet on though, I still can't get consistent results with the Derby.... Generally though, stakes races and even higher level allowance races, I win more bets than I lose... It's those dang claiming races that take my money.....
Official odds and post positions were to be determined later Wednesday. The field, in order of post-position selection, is: Minister Eric, Master David, Friends Lake, Imperialism, St Averil, Action This Day, Wimbledon, The Cliff's Edge, Pollard's Vision, Borrego, Smarty Jones, Read the Footnotes, Birdstone, Lion Heart, Castledale, Tapit, Pro Prado, Song of the Sword, Limehouse and Quintons Gold Rush.
The speed of Lion Heart intrigues me at the 3 spot and I think his early speed could force other horses to run faster than they would prefer to. We could see a blazing half mile with Lion Heart in the front.
I will probably avoid any real big wagers on this race because with 20 horses you never know what might happen out of the gate.
13
Madman
ID: 503552218 Wed, Apr 28, 2004, 21:47
Nick Zito is the trainer of the favorite "Cliffs Edge". That's pretty interesting.
Luv Nick Zito and I bet he has never had the favorite in the derby.
There was a good show on HBO about jockeys and their struggles with weight and Shane Sellers was the focus of it. He's the jockey on "Cliffs Edge"
Also like the Alex Solis / Bobby Frankel combination on Master David.
Cliff
15
Madman
ID: 503552218 Fri, Apr 30, 2004, 09:29
I think I'm gonna bet on this horse called "Friends Lake".
He won the Florida Derby and hasn't raced since. Guess who he beat in the Florida Derby? He beat Cliffs Edge and Tapit who are two of the favorites.
Trainer says he runs good on layoffs Sire was AP Indy who's father was Seattle Slew. His Beyer figures are a little lower than the other horses but he could improve on that. Cliffs Edge and Tapit both won Stakes races after the Florida Derby and they ran big Beyer Figures.
And Friends Lake has the come from behind style that wins at the Derby. He should be big odds tommorrow.
The first two posts will be empty, so the following horses will move out one spot: Limehouse, Song of the Sword, Lion Heart, Action This Day, Friends Lake, Minister Eric and Master David. Horses in posts 10 through 20 were unaffected.
20
Madman
ID: 2143628 Sun, May 02, 2004, 10:39
"Smarty Jones" was the only horse in the field on "first time Lasix".
If you watch the tape of that race, that horse ran out of his mind. Got bumped around pretty good on the first turn but just kept going.
21
bookie
ID: 1337127 Mon, May 03, 2004, 10:27
Once the rains came... I felt the Exacta was a lock... Speed kills in the slop, so with Lionheart's early speed and Smarty's just off the pace stalking style were perfect for that, I just wasn't sure if Smarty could go the distance....... The real closers had their work cut out for them.. All in all it was a great race and fantastic ride by Stu Elliot...