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[silver Goldie]

I love the Kentucky Derby and the festivities along with it.  How about you?

Gate 1 Renegade, Todd Pletcher, Irad Ortiz Jr.
Gate 2 Albus, Riley Mott, Manny Franco
5-1
49-1
Gate 3 Intrepido, Je Mullins, Hector Berrios
Gate 4 Litmus Test, Bob Ba ert, Martin Garcia
56-1
35-1
Gate 5 Right to Party, Kenny McPeek, Chris Elliott
Gate 6 Commandment, Brad Cox, Luis Saez
26-1
7-1
Gate 7 Danon Bourbon, Manabu Ikezoe, Atsuya Nishimura
Gate 8 So Happy, Mark Glatt, Mike Smith
14-1
6-1
Gate 9 The Puma, Gustavo Delgado, Javier Castellano
Gate 10 Wonder Dean, Daisuke Takayanagi, Ryusei Sakai
7-1
20-1
Gate 11 Incredibolt, Riley Mott, Jaime Torres
Gate 12 Chief Wallabee, Bill Mott, Junior Alvarado
27-1
10-1
Gate 13 Silent Tactic, Mark Casse, Cristian Torres
Gate 14 Potente, Bob Ba ert, Juan Hernandez
Scratched
24-1
Gate 15 Emerging Market, Chad Brown, Flavien Prat
Gate 16 Pavlovian, Doug O’Neill, Edwin Maldonado
11-1
50-1
Gate 17 Six Speed, Bhupat Seemar, Brian Hernandez Jr.
Gate 18 Further Ado, Brad Cox, John Velazquez
41-1
7-1
Gate 19 Golden Tempo, Cherie DeVaux, Jose Ortiz
Gate 20 Fulle ort, Brad Cox, Tyler Ga alione
40-1
Scratched
Gate 21 Great White, John Ennis, Alex Archard
Gate 22 Ocelli, Whit Beckman, Joe Ramo

[Desertdi]

Not a fan of animals bigger than I am...

[kaydee50]

DH and I always watch the Derby.  My pick "So Happy."  We're disappointed that Chicago no longer has a thoroughbred track now that Arlington will probably become the Bears new home.

[silver Goldie]

@Desertdi 

Guess who?

[catter70]

'Not my cup of tea.

[pigletsmom2]

Right to Party is out. He was my choice to root for as one of the horses to come out of the final derby prep race to ever be held at Aqueduct. I'll move on to Albus for that. And So Happy because I have to cheer for Mike Smith. 

Otherwise I only just looked at the past performances so no actual betting decisions have been yet. 

[Desertdi]

@silver Goldie 

I really don't have a clue...so, WHO is it ???    di

[silver Goldie]

@Desertdi 

 Secretariat blazed his way to the Triple Crown in 1973, capturing the holy grail of thoroughbred horse racing in the United States — and cementing his legacy as one of the greatest racers ever, and most certainly of the second half of the 20th century.

Wish I could have petted him.

[Desertdi]

@silver Goldie 

Yeah...I worked in Arlington Heights, IL at that time.   Euclid Ave was lined with folks waiting for Secretariat to arrive.  (The horse came by truck).  It was always quite an "event".    Of course, I joined the crowd.

[Kachina624]

@silver Goldie. I like horse racing too because I love horses, however, people on this board can't hold a civil discussion about it without getting into ethics.   Most know little about horses or how much they love to run.   Horses are accident-prone and many more are badly injured or killed every year racing each other in their own pastures than in races.  They run into fences or trees or kick each other.