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Category Archives: Derby & Oaks
Derby!
My pick is California Chrome because they have a great story. They bought the mare for $8000.00 and some body commented that only a dumb ass would have bought that mare. That is why they have a jackass on the back of their silks. Last week they turned down $6.1 million for 51%.
I also like Medal Count, Samraat and Wicked Strong in no particular order.
Go Deep
Good Luck to all.
Big Week in the Maternity Ward
We had a big week in the maternity ward here. Friday we found a new baby fish in our backyard pond. We know who the mother is, but not sure about the father. We have had four fish in there for years and now we have this new addition. We also had two new foals on Easter Day. One in the early morning hours and one just under the deadline of the end of the day. The final and most important was the birth of our first grandchild who was born late Monday night. Our oldest daughter Elizabeth and her husband Luke are the proud parents of a little boy. He has been named Truman Michael Sharrett and weighed in at 6 pounds 7.8 ounces. We must not forget the new baby chicks that our youngest daughter Abby is “mothering”. We will let you know how that project goes.
Churchill Opens on Saturday with the night card. Louisville is getting crazy and the Derby is on the count down.
Oaklawn Ends
Oaklawn Park closes today with the running of The Arkansas Derby. My pick is Ride on Curlin.
Mister Pollard dead heated for 2nd in the $100,000 Bachelor Stakes (3 yr. olds going 3/4) getting beat a half length for it all and having to go wide circling the field. The race went 3/4 in 110.06. He was 95 to 1. His first start of the year was a Stakes Race in March when he stumbled at the half mile pole and the rider just rode him in. We aren’t sure what happened exactly , but he was bumped while switching leads which is the only thing we could figure out that would have caused the stumble. He came back with only three shoes and we felt quite lucky that the missing shoe was his only problem.
Moving on to Keeneland’s spring meet followed by Churchill Downs’ opening in two weeks and Indiana Grand’s opening in three weeks.
Update from a friend who knows
FYI. Churchill Downs has removed all the old box televisions outside on the third floor. Also, last week, CD finally put in 90-inch high-definition flat screens in the main simulcast center, replacing the old projector screens which were almost invisible in recent years. New Bose speakers installed throughout the entire stands — ground floor bleachers up to the third floor beams (where tvs were) and ceiling.