Santa Catalina

CTC,

LOL?

You saw something you didn\'t like about Declan\'s performance today.

What\'s not to like?

It\'s a matter of whether he moves forward, how much, and can he get 10F, but he did nothing wrong today. He rated nicely. Won easily and wasn\'t 100%.

[Michael D.]

i\'m not so sure i like my 32-1 derby future on high fly. bandini ran just a fast, and was closing well. still, 1:49.7 not too bad.
undecided on this guy.

[jimbo66]

32-1 is a nice price Michael, but High Fly got a nice trip and he did not look good to me in the stretch.  Bandini was under the whip on the far turn and I thought he would be done, but he was actually closing on High Fly.

By the way, anybody notice the money come in after the race started on High Fly.  210,000 added into the win pool after the gate opened, High Fly went from 8-5 to even money.

I don\'t know why they don\'t just close the pools one minute sooner, so even the \"appearance\" of cheating doesn\'t exist.

[Chuckles_the_Clown2]

He did ok. He\'s a professional. The truth is theres no real standout yet. It certainly isn\'t High Fly. This is looking to be a tough year to pick a Derby Winner.

In the Catalina the lone closer killed himself and Going Wild was compromised multiple lengths and never gave up running. If these two stay healthy, at least between each other, I\'m confident Moony is gonna have to drop back into California after the TC to find a win.

[Michael D.]

you probably already picked this up, but they said on the ABC telecast that they had been pouring a ton of water on the track for an hour prior to the race.

[Michael D.]

jim,
i dumped a bunch late, 2-1 was just too kind. others probably felt the same way. after watching the replay, i\'m neutral at best on HF. he wasn\'t real strong in the stretch. the one positive, however, is that the horse is able to make his own pace. we all know how important that is in a 20 horse field.

[TGJB]

Michael-- I had the sound off. I would hope my trackman noted that, and with horses like these it\'s pretty easy to work it out regardless. But thanks for the info.