Saturday at Fairgrounds in New Orleans has a great card lined up for the Louisiana Derby Day. The trail has been a bit boring this year, but this is a race that will feature several that will be appearing in the Kentucky Derby, most notably Cox’s 6-Mandaloun who has raced but 4 times and won 3 of them, getting faster in each…one of my personal favorites in this run has been the 4-Proxy who is absolutely bred to get these distances, and has showed a penchant for battling tough down the stretch…I think his trainer Mike Stidham is an underrated, and the additions of blinkers could help this guy get the job done over his rivals, especially since they are running farther as a group and his breeding suggests he’ll like it……the 3-Run Classic has only 2 races in his career but trainer Calhoun picks his spots well winning 22% in Graded Stakes company…if the 7-Midnight Bourbon holds at 5/1 he would be a great value, hard working horse that fits in with the rest here…he’ll be a big part of the early speed….I think the pace will be brisk and I’m going to go with the upset win of the 3 closing on increasingly fast fractions

3-6-4-7

(evidently I was reading the form upside down)

Race 13 The Oaks...I really think that the combination of a bad trip last out and a huge, I mean huge, rider upgrade (not good>HOF) and the odds, sets the 3-Souper Sensational apart at a sensational price. (3rd $4.20)

Final chance to gain some points needed to get to the Derby...at Oaklawn in the Arkansas Derby Concert Tour should have his way with the short field, unless Caddo River (who finished 2nd to Concert Tour last out) decides to take it to him early setting it up for Baffert's 2nd horse Hozier in the field of six. Don't see it happening though.

Derby points also on the line at Keeneland in The Lexington...I'm personally a fan of Proxy and based on his pedigree for the distance of the KD, believe that he can wedge his way into the Trifecta and Superfecta of that race and bring back a huge payout...he'll have his work cut out for him today though with a pace that doesn't set up for his style, and some stiff competition from Swiftsure and Starrinmydreams and a really sharp looking Bezos.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Mama needs a new pair of shoes.

Can you guys each send me a guaranteed winner for today?

Thanks in advance.

Bob Baffert is an arch criminal. I just have to laugh. This thing goes 21-45-1:09 and he doesn't even look like he raced pulling into the Winner's Circle. He can't blow out a match. It's a fucking joke.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT'S CRIMINAL, THAT FUCKING NAG YOU GAVE ME IN THE 5TH AT KEENELAND TODAY.

SON OF A patriot IS STILL RUNNING!!!!!!!!!!

Derby points also on the line at Keeneland in The Lexington...I'm personally a fan of Proxy and based on his pedigree for the distance of the KD, believe that he can wedge his way into the Trifecta and Superfecta of that race and bring back a huge payout...he'll have his work cut out for him today though with a pace that doesn't set up for his style, and some stiff competition from Swiftsure and Starrinmydreams and a really sharp looking Bezos.

I don't like to redboard but the Lexington turned out to be a really good race for me. I thought the race was wide open and I couldn't pass up 18/1 on a horse that was so experienced at the distance.

I don't like to redboard but the Lexington turned out to be a really good race for me. I thought the race was wide open and I couldn't pass up 18/1 on a horse that was so experienced at the distance.

I don't like to redboard but ....