Derby Future Pool 3 / Florida Derby

[sekrah]

Florida Derby was the 11th race of a Saturday card and went to post at 6:20pm last year.   This will be interesting to see when this goes off Sunday.

[phil23]

Friggin dumb idea having it on a Sunday...especially if they close the race after the future pool closes...but knowing the clowns who run this game, would not surprise me at all.

[sekrah]

News from DRF...

\"Gulfstream officials said Wednesday that the Florida Derby will be run before Pool 3 closes at 6 p.m. Eastern – but not by much. As of Wednesday morning, post time was tentatively scheduled to be 5:42 p.m., according to one official\"


LOL.  This stinks because there\'s a very good chance I won\'t have access to the computer around 6pm Sunday.

[Lost Cause]

sekrah Wrote:
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> News from DRF...
>
> \"Gulfstream officials said Wednesday that the
> Florida Derby will be run before Pool 3 closes at
> 6 p.m. Eastern – but not by much. As of Wednesday
> morning, post time was tentatively scheduled to be
> 5:42 p.m., according to one official\"
>
>
> LOL.  This stinks because there\'s a very good
> chance I won\'t have access to the computer around
> 6pm Sunday.

Does this really surprise?  Is there a rule that the future pool has to close at 6.  Why can\'t they push that time back?

[number5858]

current odds on the field 21-1

[Michael D.]

Interesting that THAS is 7-1, after closing at 14-1 in pool 2. No races. He drew perfectly for the Fla Derby, and although JR is still a good jock, the switch to Gomez is positive imo. THAS should put up a solid number 2nd out. But does he want a mile and a quarter at CD? I\'ll be looking very closely at his final 1/8 after the clunker last.

[number5858]

Michael D. Wrote:
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> Interesting that THAS is 7-1, after closing at
> 14-1 in pool 2. No races. He drew perfectly for
> the Fla Derby, and although JR is still a good
> jock, the switch to Gomez is positive imo. THAS
> should put up a solid number 2nd out. But does he
> want a mile and a quarter at CD? I\'ll be looking
> very closely at his final 1/8 after the clunker
> last.

Bill Mott said all week last time that THAS was short, and he ran that way. I find it interesting that DRF and all the pundits are only lukewarm on THAS for the Florida Derby. This time Mott says THAS is in it to win it. I think he has to say that, but don\'t think it is necessarily true. I just think THAS has to run well. I would much rather see him finish 2nd or 3rd with a good solid race rather than go all out to win and have nothing left in the tank. Not to mention, this would be best if you really like THAS to peak in the first Saturday in May as it will also help the betting odds. If the horse runs well, then he is still my pick for the Kentucky Derby. I will take my chances with him to get the 1 1/4. It isn\'t like Mott doesn\'t know how to get a horse ready for a particular race.

I also like Mucho Macho Man, but am far less certain that he can get the 1 1/4. I am not a horseman, so I can\'t say how much losing a shoe at the start had to hurt, but logic says it couldn\'t have helped. I was thinking back to when AP Indy lost a shoe in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and finished 3rd. AP Indy came back to win the BC Classic next race.

[sekrah]

Agreed.  Would love to see THAS get strung 3w4w with some trouble and finish 3rd.  I\'ll be looking at 20-1 in the Futures Pool I think.

[number5858]

sekrah Wrote:
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> Agreed.  Would love to see THAS get strung 3w4w
> with some trouble and finish 3rd.  I\'ll be looking
> at 20-1 in the Futures Pool I think.

Suppose that happens. Are you going to indulge in some exactas? Some of those have some pretty nice payoffs.