Friday, May 02, 2008

Street Sense


Get ready for the Kentucky Derby.
My pick to win is:

Post 5
Horse
Trainer

Larry Jones
Dosage

2.20
Jockey

Gabriel Saez
Odds

20-1
5. Eight Belles (20-1)

Why she'll win: On four-race winning streak. Is one of only five horses in the field to post a triple-digit Beyer speed figure in a race at a mile or longer as a 3-year-old. Off-the-pace win in Fantasy at Oaklawn in last start. Seasoned, her nine career starts are the most in the field, and consistent, with five wins (three in stakes).

Why she won't: Never raced beyond 11/16 miles. This is no Winning Colors, who toyed with the boys in winning the 1988 Santa Anita Derby, and wired a 17-horse field in the 114th Kentucky Derby. Call me a traditionalist. She probably would win the Kentucky Oaks easily.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Now she is dead,she looked good though! RIP`~~girl!
ken