Sunday, January 18, 2009

An Early Look at 2009

With the three year-old season underway, I thought I'd try to compile a list of horses that various people are writing about in the run up to the Kentucky Derby. The list I've compiled is included in the four pictures I've posted here. You can click each picture to enlarge it. If you want an more interactive document, click the link just below the pictures, and it will take you to a website called Drop.io. This site houses the original document on a website where you can click to download the table into your version of MS Word. Easy and Safe.

It seems like everyone was talking about a horse with Brit ties called Square Eddie. However, Square Eddie was defeated yesterday by The Pamplemousse, a horse ridden by Alex Solis and partially owned by his son, Alex Solis Jr.

Two of the horses with the brightest future were recently sold to Dubai, Midshipman and Vineyard Haven. The latter is regarded as the top of the class.

Chocolate Candy won the California Derby impressively yesterday.

Personally, I'm interested in learning more about Professor Z, Point Encounter, Donativum, and Dubinsky. Of course, the whole world will be watching to see if Nicanor, full blooded brother of Barbaro will be in any races leading up to the Derby. Early word was that he's make a play for racing later in the year and be given more time to develop. Barbaro's fans may have other opinions.











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The Annoyed Handicapper will no doubt be along sometime with her take on this early season. Also, keep an eye on the Run to the Roses Fantasy Contest. Stable signups usually come in late January or early February.


This site has taken a vacation for a few months, but it will be updated fairly regularly at least through the Belmont. we'll see what kind of time I have after that. You may have noticed that I used the site to try out some pictures. When I had a stray picutre or two that I wanted to share on another website, I found that by posting the picture here and then linking to it from the other site, I had a cheap and easy way of having access to the photos.