Are you ready for some Derby?

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Thu May 01, 2008 6:56 pm

I am, but once again, it's going to be a real HORSE RACE. Trying to

pick a winner is nigh on to impossible. The favorite drew the outside

post position, really hard to win from #20!! (His name's Big Brown if

you want to watch... also lightly raced, only 3 but he won them all.)

The other horse I like, Colonel John, is in the middle of the bunch at

#10. BUT it will be his first time on a dirt track, he's raced on

synthetic up until now.

Throw in a filly (Eight Belles) and it gets even harder. She's coming

off a four race win streak, but it's hard for a girl to win against

all those boys!!

Mint juleps, anyone?

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:01 pm

We make it all fun at our house. So there's 20 horses and 4 kids. They each get 5 horses and whoever wins get's a pint of Ben & Jerry's. Of course, they all get a pint, but the winner get's to pick the flavor.

And sure, I'll take one of those mint juleps.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:03 pm

And then the Preakness over here afterwards, it will be interesting to see which ones will be running the second race.

watermark · Post by **watermark** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:04 pm

Race horses are gorgeous animals and how do you even pick a winner? Why wouldn't the female win? Not strong as the male horses? Has a female horse ever won the Derby? Just wondering. I've never tasted a mint julep. Have fun!

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Thu May 01, 2008 7:18 pm

watermark;853796 wrote: Race horses are gorgeous animals and how do you even pick a winner? Why wouldn't the female win? Not strong as the male horses? Has a female horse ever won the Derby? Just wondering. I've never tasted a mint julep. Have fun!

There's some theories as to why the fillies don't win very much,

main one being the testosterone the boys have makes them stronger

and faster.

Three fillies have won, let me see if I can remember (I know their

names but not the years too well) let's see, first was Regret (the

owners regretted they had a filly when she was born!!) that was

1915... then Genuine Risk, I think that was 1980, and then Winning

Colors, I think 1988.

As for the mint juleps, I was just teasing, a friend once said they

taste like whiskey-flavored mouthwash... he was right!!

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri May 02, 2008 7:24 am

I can't find the list of horses running the race on Saturday. Just a list will do. Thanks

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri May 02, 2008 8:36 am

1.Cool Coal ManVelazquezPletcher2.Tale of EkatiCoaTagg3.Anak NakalBejaranoZito4.Court VisionGomezMott5.Eight BellesSaezJones6.Z FortuneAlbaradoAsmussen7.Big TruckCastellanoTagg8.VisionaireLezcanoMatz9.PyroBridgmohanAsmussen10.Colonel JohnNakataniJones

11.Z HumorDouglasMott

12.Smooth AirCruzStutts

13.Bob Black JackMiglioreKasparoff14.MonbaDominguezPletcher15.AdrianoPradoMotion16.Denis of CorkBorelCarroll17.Cowboy CalVelazquezPletcher18.RecapturethegloryBairdRoussel19.GayegoSmithLobo20.Big BrownDesormeauxDutrow

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:23 am

Well I'd back number 7 all the way I mean any horse called Big Truck must be a sure winner!! :wah:

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:27 am

Here is one with the odds..

No.HorseJockeyTrainerOdds

1.Cool Coal ManLeparouxLaPenta20-1

2.Tale of EkatiCoaTagg15-1

3.Anak NakalBejaranoZito30-1

4.Court VisionGomezMott20-1

5.Eight BellesSaezJones20-1

6.Z FortuneAlbaradoAsmussen15-1

7.Big TruckCastellanoTagg50-1

8.VisionaireLezcanoMatz20-1

9.PyroBridgmohanAsmussen 6-1

10.Colonel JohnNakataniJones 4-1

11.Z HumorDouglasMott30-1

12.Smooth AirCruzStutts20-1

13.Bob Black JackMiglioreKasparoff20-1

14.MonbaDominguezDutrow15-1

15.AdrianoPradoMotion30-1

16.Denis of CorkBorelCarroll20-1

17.Cowboy CalVelazquezPletcher20-1

18.RecapturethegloryBairdRoussel20-1

19.GayegoSmithLobo15-1

20.Big BrownDesormeauxDutrow 3-1

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:32 am

Hahaha trust me to go and pick the outsider out of all 20 horses! :wah:

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:38 am

chrisb84uk;854561 wrote: Hahaha trust me to go and pick the outsider out of all 20 horses! :wah:
:wah: Thats why I posted the odds, after you picked I went to look them up and got a good laugh at your pick..:wah:

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Fri May 02, 2008 9:45 am

YZGI;854578 wrote: :wah: Thats why I posted the odds, after you picked I went to look them up and got a good laugh at your pick..:wah:

Well we will see who will be the last one laughing when he comes in first! :rolleyes:

Ok probably last, but hey a guy can dream. :p

Though if he does win I'll kick myself for actually picking him out and not winning anything for it! :wah:

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:32 am

I'm going with Monba, I like Jamaican horses.:wah:

Run Mon run. Yeah Mon..

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Fri May 02, 2008 10:34 am

YZGI;854453 wrote: 1.Cool Coal ManVelazquezPletcher2.Tale of EkatiCoaTagg3.Anak NakalBejaranoZito4.Court VisionGomezMott5.Eight BellesSaezJones6.Z FortuneAlbaradoAsmussen7.Big TruckCastellanoTagg8.VisionaireLezcanoMatz9.PyroBridgmohanAsmussen10.Colonel JohnNakataniJones

11.Z HumorDouglasMott

12.Smooth AirCruzStutts

13.Bob Black JackMiglioreKasparoff14.MonbaDominguezPletcher15.AdrianoPradoMotion16.Denis of CorkBorelCarroll17.Cowboy CalVelazquezPletcher18.RecapturethegloryBairdRoussel19.GayegoSmithLobo20.Big BrownDesormeauxDutrow

Thanks wisey