Well what better to do on a snowy saturday in January than take an eye spy at the Derby Contenders for next May....ahhh nothin warms the heart like the thought of our Equine Pals back on the track, galloping round the oval, the roases bllomin, beers chillin in the cooler, beef sizzlin on the grill, money flowin from the Para Mutual windows, Calvin Borell strangling someone in the winners circle....all good stuff....
actually contemplated a trip over to Monmouth Park for the simulcast today, but with the NFL games comin on soon , and I am still technically under the weather...so for now we will daydream from afar.....have a few cocktails downstairs in Club Gato, and watch trackside Live.
A quick glance at Horse Racing Nation shows no surprises...Uncle Mo is the favorite 120 days out from the Derby....and Ricky Dutrow is back with
Boys at Tosconova ,another top pick early........but as always is the CASE...Mr Bob Baffert cathces my eye with Jaycito and Solid Citizen Micheal Smith uptop as of this writing......it would make my year if this combo were to win....my favorite Trainer nad Jock.......as luck would have it...Jaycito's next race is Sunday February 20th in the San vicente Stakes at Santa Anita.....so whilst we quaff beers in the Knights of Columbus and wax poetic about Ol Time Hockey and Eddie Shore , we can call Chip or the other Uncle Mo and put a few sheckles on Jaycito......who knows, i may win enough to pay for my room in the Hotel Gregory for Sweater Nite.......or Not.
anyhow gang, as you can probably surmise....I have never picked the winner of the Derby before the Super Bowl has been played....truth be told, after a hot streak of 3 in a row from 90-92....i have only had 2 or 3 derby winner the past ten years. so take it with a grain of salt and enjoy the Derby Prep Season.....and since I am not going to Churchill Downs this years, that means the party is back on...stay tuned.
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