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Title: Should a filly try for the Derby?
Post by: Eight Belles on March 20, 2008, 01:47:03 PM

Just curious as to what you all think regarding whether a filly should try the Derby?  Eight Belles, Proud Spell, Pure Clan, other?  Any look number-wise to be competitive with the best boys?

Title: Re: Should a filly try for the Derby?
Post by: fkach on March 20, 2008, 05:43:56 PM

Unless a few of the colts step up, I think a filly like Proud Spell might have a shot to hit the board. I don\'t see any Rags to Riches in this crop though.

Title: N.O.W.
Post by: Chuckles_the_Clown2 on March 20, 2008, 08:24:55 PM

I don\'t see a Rags to Riches in this crop either, which means a filly could win this Kentucky Derby. Something Rags never would have been able to do last year.

At this point, If the right filly gets entered, I do think she\'ll win.

Equal Rights Chuckles




fkach Wrote:
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> Unless a few of the colts step up, I think a filly
> like Proud Spell might have a shot to hit the
> board. I don\'t see any Rags to Riches in this crop
> though.

Title: Re: N.O.W.
Post by: NoCarolinaTony on March 20, 2008, 08:45:36 PM

CtC....you must be leaning in Hillary\'s direction too .....

NC Tony

Title: Re: N.O.W.
Post by: fkach on March 21, 2008, 08:45:06 AM

Chuckles,

I understand your view about the speed of RTR\'s performance in the Belmont, but if you can\'t see how good she was regardless of that, you missed out on one terrific filly. WE can only hope she comes back 100% and continues to develop like she was last summer. She\'s a better filly than Proud Spell (at this stage) and I have a pretty high opinion of Proud Spell.