Let's play, "Which bomb gets into the super?"

[ajkreider]

Gotta be at least 25-1 to count.  I\'ll go with . . .

Far Right.  The way he lost to AP, I think he\'ll be closer to 35-1.  He has no shot to win, but he was running with AP at the end - making up ground while the winner was coasting to the wire.  This says he might be able to hold a position 8-10 lengths behind the derby favorite, and that might be good enough to hit the board if AP runs off the screen.

He was not primed to run his best in Arkansas, as it was off a layoff.  The connections are setting him up for a bigger race in May.  He is comfortable dropping back to ride the rail, and has a patient rider.  Shouldn\'t lose a ton of ground in a race where they go 8 wide on the last turn.  He seems to go where the jock points him. And he will need that rail skimming ride to get it done.

The breeding is interesting - two triple crown winners on the bottom (Slew and Affirmed).  A ton of class from In Excess on the top.  He\'s my pick for a 5 figure super.

[jp702006]

You are stealing my thunder:)  I would also consider the horse who ran 2nd in the Wood.

[toppled]

Bolo had a nice forward pattern before the SA Derby.  1st dirt race puts him on the edge of getting into the Super. If he rebounds from that backward move in the SA Derby, he\'s got a shot to be in the Super.

[jp702006]

Jock and trainer would prefer not to run in the derby. Owners are torn. This from a Haskin article on bloodhorse.

[johnnym]

Frammento if he gets in.

[PonyBologna]

Danzig Moon. Should be no problem getting the distance. Wasn\'t any match for Carpe Diem but did go from 3 1/2 back at the 1/8 pole to beaten by 3 so has the staying power.

[Flighted Iron]

Re:Bolo

probably paired with all the ground loss. Real nice horse! early foot and great quicks off the turn. 2 path stalking type going a mile on the weeds combined with his quicks,he\'d be a bear to run down in the lane. Already have
some nice \"Black type\" on dirt. Don\'t see the point of Churchill Downs.

[Tavasco]

After the running of the AK Derby, Mike Smith was interviewed and said something to the effect - Once I realized I was going to run second, It didn\'t matter if it was by three (3) or eight ( lengths.

Kind of a backhanded way of saying he had something left. If he stays on, at the price, can\'t help but join him to do exactly as you say.