Summary:
The big Derby
related news for Wednesday was the release of the first pool of the Kentucky
Derby Future Wager. ‘All Others’ were installed as the favorite at 9-5 with
Shanghai Bobby and Violence the co-favorites of the individual selections at
12-1. Scanning the entire selection list, it’s hard to get excited about any of
them. Not only are most of the odds equal or worse than what they will be for
the same horses Derby Day (if they make it), the entire concept of taking a
horse sub 50-1 in February presents too much of a risk in my opinion. Jennie
Rees pointed out Pletcher and Baffert have 10 of the 23 individual betting
interests in the pool. For a full list of selections, odds, and a link to PPs,
see below// With the news that Always in a Tiz will return to Oaklawn for the
Southwest Feb 18, the top three finishers of the Smarty Jones Stakes are ensured
of a rematch. Less than a length separated all three, while Always in a Tiz
appeared to be just finding his stride while crossing the wire. His connections
feel the added distance in the Southwest will only help// Demonic, a maiden
winner by a head in early January at Santa Anita, is pointed for either the
7-furlong San Vicente (G2) Feb 17 or the 1 1/16 mile San Felipe (G2) both at
Santa Anita// Belvin, a Bob Baffert maiden winner from December, worked five
furlongs in 59:20, fastest of 52// more…
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool #1
1. Capo Bastone -
30-1
2. Code West - 50-1
3. Delhomme - 30-1
4. Den’s Legacy -
30-1
5. Dynamic Sky -
30-1
6. Falling Sky -
30-1
7. Flashback -15-1
8. Frac Daddy - 50-1
9. Goldencents -
20-1
10. He’s Had Enough
- 50-1
11. Itsmyluckyday -
15-1
12. Mylute - 30-1
13. Normandy
Invasion - 20-1
14. Overanalyze -
15-1
15. Oxbow - 20-1
16. Revolutionary -
20-1
17. Shanghai
Bobby - 12-1
18. Super Ninety
Nine - 20-1
19. Uncaptured -
20-1
20. Verrazano - 15-1
21. Violence -
12-1
22. Vyjack (g) -
20-1
23. Will Take Charge
- 30-1
24. All Others - 9-5
Articles:
Trainers
Pletcher, Baffert have big hands in the first Kentucky Derby Future Wager
(Courier Journal)
Finding
value in pool 1 of Kentucky Derby future wager (TwinSpires Blog)
Pedigree
Profile: Flashback (Horseracing Nation)
3-year-olds
to watch 1/30 - 2/5 (In The Money Blog)
Kentucky
Derby report 2/7/13 (Brisnet)
HRTV’s
‘Pursuit of the Crown’ debuts Feb 7 (Bloodhorse)
Rankings:
Kentucky
Derby Top 20 (DRF)
CJ
Kentucky Derby Media Poll 2/6 (Courier Journal)
Denk’s
Derby Index (Bloodhorse Blog)
New
York’s Top 10 Derby contenders (Horseracing Nation)
Wireplayers
Derby Dozen- Vol 1 (Wireplayers Blog)
Workouts:
Golden
Soul- FG- 5F- 1.00:60- B- 2/21
Belvin-
SA- 5F- 59:20- H- 1/52
Zeewat-
GG- 6F- 1.16:00- H- 1/2
Orb- PAY-
3F- 37:20- B- 5/12
Quotes and Tweets:
“Todd Pletcher and
Starlight Racing's Park City, 125-1 in Wynn's #KyDerby Future Wager, returns
off layoff Saturday @Gulfstreampark”- J.J. Hysell via Twitter
”Not much going on
with the 3yo's this weekend, but a few to watch are Elnaawi (4th Aqu), Little
Distorted & Declans Warrior (5th GP) and Dynamic Strike in the Miracle Wood
at Laurel and an interesting 1 1/8 mile maiden race at Gulfstream (6th
race)"- Steve Haskin via Twitter
