Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Order of draw

In the process of writing up a preview for the Oaks, but here are the pill draws for the Derby. Remember, of course, that this doesn't equal post position, rather it is the order in which they will select their own post position. Very relevant nonetheless.

Visionaire
Big Truck
Colonel John
Z Fortune
Pyro
Eight Belles
Anak Nakal
Court Vision
Z Humor
Monba
Smooth Air
Adriano
Bob Black Jack
Denis of Cork
Cowboy Cal
Big Brown
Tale of Ekati
Cool Coal Man
Recapturetheglory
Gayego

Gayego looks like a total toss now, and I'm not encouraged by Cool Coal Man's draw either. Big Brown will have his work cut out for him, and if there was any doubt before, we now know that Eight Belles will be in the Derby. Glad to see Colonel John, Z Fortune and Pyro, three horses I'm planning on using, draw early, although with their styles, not sure it matters a whole lot. More after the actual draw (slated to be at 5-6 p.m. EST on ESPN, but there's nothing on my Guide about it, and the PTI guys said they'd be back today)..

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