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Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: wishiwasfamous on May 01, 2009, 12:31:00 pm

The Kentucky Derby approaches! Pick your horse!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Post	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Odds
1	West Side Bernie	Kelly Breen	Stewart Elliott	30-1 (Axxem)
2	Musket Man	Derek Ryan	Eibar Coa	20-1 (Third)
3	Mr. Hot Stuff	Eoin Harty	John Velazquez	30-1 (Shang)
4	Advice	Todd Pletcher	Rene Douglas	30-1
5	Hold Me Back	Bill Mott	Kent Desormeaux	15-1 (NGamer)
6	Friesan Fire	Larry Jones	Gabriel Saez	5-1 (QB)
7	Papa Clem	Gary Stute	Rafael Bejarano	20-1
8	Mine That Bird	Bennie Woolley	Calvin Borel	50-1
9	Join in the Dance	Todd Pletcher	Chris DeCarlo	50-1
10	Regal Ransom	Saeed bin Suroor	Alan Garcia	30-1
11	Chocolate Candy	Jerry Hollendorfer	Mike Smith	20-1
12	General Quarters	Tom McCarthy	Julien Leparoux	20-1
13	I Want Revenge	Jeff Mullins	Joe Talamo	3-1 SCRATCHED
14	Atomic Rain	Kelly Breen	Joe Bravo	50-1 (Shep)
15	Dunkirk	Todd Pletcher	Edgar Prado	4-1 (wiff)
16	Pioneerof the Nile	Bob Baffert	Garrett Gomez	4-1 (Come)
17	Summer Bird	Tim Ice	Chris Rosier	50-1 (Matis)
18	Nowhere to Hide	Nick Zito	Shaun Bridgmohan	50-1 (Dayle)
19	Desert Party	Saeed bin Suroor	Ramon Dominguez	15-1 (Goose)
20	Flying Private	D. Wayne Lukas	Robby Albarado	50-1 (Bully)

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: .. on May 01, 2009, 12:32:00 pm

I want Pioneerof The Nile

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Thiradell on May 01, 2009, 12:33:00 pm

I want Musket Man!

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: .. on May 01, 2009, 02:28:00 pm

Dayle wants revenge!

She also wants to pick I Want Revenge

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Ngamer on May 01, 2009, 03:26:00 pm

Whoa, at first glance I misread #20 as "Flying Pirate" and was totally marking out. Surely would have been the best Derby winner ever. But since the name change I'm going to have to instead go with

Hold Me Back

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Quiet Bol on May 01, 2009, 04:31:00 pm

I guess I'll take the winner, Friesan Fire. I wanted to take Pioneer of the Nile just because I like the story about how he scared Papa Clem and I Want Revenge out of the region he was racing in. Doubt he wins the Derby though.

Friesan Fire's a mudder. His mudder was a mudder; his fadder was a mudder. He loves the slop!

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Matis on May 01, 2009, 05:06:00 pm

i'll take Summer Bird... close to my name

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: rshepherd1000 on May 01, 2009, 05:20:00 pm

Atomic Rain

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: RWG on May 01, 2009, 07:06:00 pm

Just noticed Friesan Fire has been taken by QB, so I better pick Desert Party.

The horses have good names this year.

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Red Bull on May 01, 2009, 08:18:00 pm

Flying dude.

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: octoinky on May 01, 2009, 08:38:00 pm

Ah, the annual contest of who posts to pick the favorites first.

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Soft-Hedwig on May 01, 2009, 08:49:00 pm

HOLD ME BACK FROM MAKING A PRED ON THIS TRULY EXCITING SPORTS EVENT

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Ngamer on May 01, 2009, 08:59:00 pm

Durk has been suspended until the conclusion of the Kentucky Derby in order to help him met his goal.

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Saint Shang on May 02, 2009, 01:56:00 am

If it's not taken i'll have Mr Hot Stuff.

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Thiradell on May 02, 2009, 12:24:00 pm

I Want Revenge scratched from Kentucky Derby!

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: alexaxxem on May 02, 2009, 01:34:00 pm

West side burnie!

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: .. on May 02, 2009, 02:29:00 pm

Dayle wants to change to Nowhere to Hide!

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: wheatrich on May 02, 2009, 04:29:00 pm

who cares about Survivor:Kentucky?

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: wishiwasfamous on May 02, 2009, 06:18:00 pm

Picks are locked!

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Ngamer on May 02, 2009, 06:32:00 pm

OMG, what an upset!

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: wishiwasfamous on May 02, 2009, 06:43:00 pm

Congrats to nobody for correctly picking Mine That Bird at 50-1! Come 2nd with Pioneerof The Nile and Third 3rd with Musket Man!

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: RWG on May 02, 2009, 07:38:00 pm

That was one of the most insane endings of a horse race I've ever seen. Mine That Bird ran faster than I've ever seen a horse run from that last corner on. He just kicked it into a new gear. Excellent, exciting finish. Great derby.

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: the Blueline Goddess on May 02, 2009, 09:34:00 pm

Rachel Alexandra dominated in the Kentucky Oaks yesterday too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNkBuJtds58

Of course, the best is still Secretariat in the 1973 Belmont: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoFquax2F-k

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: Thiradell on May 03, 2009, 10:27:00 pm

YEAH Musket Man! 3rd place I'll take it.

Title: Kentucky Derby 2009
Post by: the Blueline Goddess on May 05, 2009, 11:00:00 pm

I Want Revenge is more seriously injured than previously thought; he'll be sidelined for several months before being re-evaluated. Some think he may not race ever again, which is a shame, since he had such potential.

Desert Party came in 14th and ended up with a bone chip in his ankle that is being removed in the near future.

It will be interesting to see who ends up running in the Preakness. It's a pretty mixed reaction in the horse community as to whether there is a legitimate shot at the Triple Crown this year, half are saying Mine That Bird had a total fluke of a victory, and under better track conditions he wouldn't have even placed. Others think he's a real contender. It's been 31 years since the last Triple Crown, so I'm definitely not holding my breath. Then again, I rooted against Big Brown last year in the Belmont because I hated his connections. (https://forums.the-elite.net/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ezboard.com%2Fintl%2Faenglish%2Fimages%2Femoticons%2Fhappy.gif&hash=7b9cd982f9a41f9aefcd7ea74682d5f1e4caf4c6)