Notes from the Racing Underground Happy Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANDICAPPERS CORNER

1 YEAR OLD TODAY

Notes from the racing underground...... The Kentucky Derby starts in less then two weeks and the field is wide open. As Bob Dylan sang years ago..... darkness at the break of noon .....shadows even the silver spoon... Eclipses both the sun and moon.... To understand you know too soon.... There is no sense in trying.... So don't fear if you hear a foreign sound to your ear...... It's Alright Ma...... I can make it...



Archarchurch, the son of Arch ...........winner of three races from six starts with a second and a third moved up on my derby top contender list. Other then both The Factor and Dialed In, Archarchurch is the only horse to win two Derby Preps since January 15th.

With this year or should I say this crop of three year-olds..... Dialed In remains the luke-warm favorite which doesn't mean a whole lot this year.

Colt's like J.P's Gusto, Uncle Mo and The Factor all have enough earnings to qualiify for the derby, but they might not make it due to injuries or decisions by their owners.

This next week will be a interesting time to envision who will be the contenders and the pretenders in the derby....

Check back on Handicappers Corner for more Derby news~


Hit on this link to get the past performance of the Kentucky Derby field...http://www.drf.com/sites/default/files/Early%20Derby%20pps_0.pdf

Rank in Order of Graded Stakes Earnings




1.  Uncle Mo

$1,360,000

Repole Stable (Mike Repole)

Todd Pletcher



2.  Dialed In

$840,000

Robert V. La Penta

Nick Zito



3. Archarcharch

$780,000

Robert Yagos

Jinks Fires



4.  Comma to the Top (g)

$671,000

Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum & Kevin Tsujihara

Peter Miller



5. Toby’s Corner

$625,000

Dianne D. Cotter

Graham Motion



6.  Pants On Fire

$623,000

George & Lori Hall

Kelly Breen



7. Midnight Interlude

$600,000

Arnold Zetcher LLC

Bob Baffert



8. J P’s Gusto (r)

$544,000

Gem Inc. (Waken)

Joe Petalino



9. Soldat

$540,000

Harvey Clarke, W. Craig Robertson III, Paul Braverman & Namcook Stable

Kiaran McLaughlin



10. Brilliant Speed

$450,000

Live Oak Plantation

Tom Albertrani



11. Master of Hounds

$441,884

Mrs. John Magnier

Aidan O’Brien



12. Twice the Appeal

$400,000

Edward Brown Jr., Victor Flores & Henry Hernandez

Jeff Bonde



13. Nehro

$400,000

Zayat Stables LLC

Steve Asmussen



14. Mucho Macho Man

$370,000

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing & Dream Team One Racing Stable

Kathy Ritvo



15. Astrology

$311,893

Stonestreet Stables & George Bolton

Steve Asmussen



16. Decisive Moment

$301,000

Just For Fun Stable (Ruben Sierra)

Juan Arias



17. Animal Kingdom

$285,000

Team Valor International (Barry Irwin)

Graham Motion



18. The Factor

$272,500

Fog City Stable & George Bolton

Bob Baffert



19. Stay Thirsty

$260,000

Repole Stable (Mike Repole)

Todd Pletcher



20. Santiva

$242,397

Tom R. Walters

Eddie Kenneally



21. Watch Me Go

$235,500

Gilbert G. Campbell

Kathleen O’Connell



22. Shackleford

$212,000

Michael Lauffer & W.D. Cubbedge

Dale Romans



23. Twinspired

$197,500

Alpha Stables, Skychai Racing LLC & Sand Dollar Stable LLC






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                Best regards...... Michael Cunnison