Thoroughbred Racing

[Barf]

Post time at 6:57 pm est.

Come on Cyberknife!

[T.G.]

Banzai!

Crown Pride!

 

[Lou]

1,7,10 Ex Box 

[gotbeer]

And the highest odds on the board wins the Derby.  Rich Strike.  Wow.

[gotbeer]

And from the far outside post position too.  

[Lou]

Holy crap!!  Rich Strike?

Biggest shock in Derby history.  

[gotbeer]

8 minutes ago, Lou said:

Holy crap!!  Rich Strike?

Biggest shock in Derby history.  

Not bad for a 30k claimer .  First time in the Derby for trainer Eric Reed.  

[JAHV76]

Amazing race I'm sure someone made a boat load of cash betting the longshot

[gotbeer]

If you were high on Epicenter and played the all and reverse all.  $2 exacta paid $4101.  

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

If you were high on Epicenter and played the all and reverse all.  $2 exacta paid $4101.  

I told you we should have bet that  $1 super.

$321K down the drain. 

[gotbeer]

Backstory on the trainer Reed.  Good for him.  

Trainer Reed Recalls Devastating Barn Fire

Eric Reed on Making the Derby Field With Rich Strike

[gotbeer]

Watched a replay and focused on Rich Strike.  Man, what a beautiful ride by the jockey.  Last out of the gate, but clear.  He was patient, the horse moved on command.  He got a little lucky the rail opened up for him.  But turned it on on command.  

[Tank]

I would’ve bet $10 on each horse to win.

[Lou]

18 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Watched a replay and focused on Rich Strike.  Man, what a beautiful ride by the jockey.  Last out of the gate, but clear.  He was patient, the horse moved on command.  He got a little lucky the rail opened up for him.  But turned it on on command.  

Yeah, he caught my eye when the rail opened up and then he just exploded to the front. It wad a fantastic ride. 

[Tank]

27 minutes ago, Lou said:

Yeah, he caught my eye when the rail opened up and then he just exploded to the front. It wad a fantastic ride. 

that was pretty darn impressive.

[gotbeer]

9 hours ago, Tank said:

I would’ve bet $10 on each horse to win.

@Katie

[gotbeer]

7 hours ago, Lou said:

Yeah, he caught my eye when the rail opened up and then he just exploded to the front. It wad a fantastic ride. 

He was also lucky around the turn.  The horse on the outside was giving him little room.  But the inside horse faded, to give him the room he needed.  Then the rail opened up.

[Tank]

54 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

He was also lucky around the turn.  The horse on the outside was giving him little room.  But the inside horse faded, to give him the room he needed.  Then the rail opened up.

He needed help, and he got it at the right time in the right places. But that burst of speed to the finish was exceptional.

[gotbeer]

13 minutes ago, Tank said:

He needed help, and he got it at the right time in the right places. But that burst of speed to the finish was exceptional.

Very few horses can juke to the outside like he did and keep his momentum going.  

[katie]

2 hours ago, gotbeer said:

@Katie

One of them is going to win!

 

[katie]

But I do like $2

[Tank]

19 minutes ago, Katie said:

One of them is going to win!

 

That’s the logic behind my madness.

[Lou]

11 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Very few horses can juke to the outside like he did and keep his momentum going.  

That was impressive. 

[T.G.]

It was a great race... Curious to see see how he'll do in the Preakness.

[gotbeer]

3 hours ago, True Grich said:

It was a great race... Curious to see see how he'll do in the Preakness.

I hope he wins again, so that Asmussen can melt down some more.