Post by Neco on Apr 9, 2020 9:32:25 GMT -5
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This is the 4th of 7 Kentucky Derby preps on Seeing Stars! Any points your horses earn in this race will be put toward a place in the starting gate of the Kentucky Derby on May 6. Only 14 horses will be allowed to enter on Derby Day, so enter as many preps as possible to build up point counts and stats! GI and under horses may enter! GI - GIII horses will incur high weight imposts to level the field.
Any horses that competed in the 2011 - 2019 Triple Crown trails are ineligible to enter this race. See this thread for a full list of ineligible horses.
Rules
+ Fill out the whole form
+ Up to three horses per person, will race AT A MAX OF 14 HORSES
PLEASE NOTE. When entering, COUNT THE HORSES IN FRONT OF YOU. Only 14 horses max are allowed per race - please make sure when you enter, you are not over the limit. I do not want to have DQ anyone for any reason.
Results:
1st - 5 points to add to one stat of your choice
2nd - 4 points to add to one stat of your choice
3rd - 3 points to add to one stat of your choice
4th - 2 points for add to one stat of your choice
5th - 1 point to add to one stat of your choice
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Derby Points:
1st - 10 pts
2nd - 4 pts
3rd - 2 pts
4th - ? - 1 pt
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Race Replay
Two weeks ago, 2 year old champ Horus finally broke through on the Derby trail, eclipsing his relative's stake record by a tenth of a second only a neck in front of tenacious filly Coco. Today, these two are back for more, along with six other hard-bitten warriors as we move one step closer to the roses in this year's Santa Anita Derby!
Coco is the favorite today after a front running score in the Ashland, and she's proven she's tough to beat on the front end when she's throw into a fight. Heathen will be co-favorite with her today despite a fourth last time out, but he's already won twice on the Derby trail plus several other graded stakes in a massive show of talent. Horus isn't far behind and the towering son of Tiara winner Heretic Queen will look to make it back to back victories between his two frontrunning rivals. Yokai is fourth choice after several close calls in the British Trials, and a breakthrough in grade 2 company last out. Leggy Thistle will look to continue her upswing after a fast-closing fourth in the Ashland, and with several victories under her belt already in the season, she's set up to run well agains the boys. Checkers is on a skid but has shown marked improvement as of late, running in the money in his last several starts to graduate into the graded ranks. Mary Lou is a question mark here after several subpar efforts in allowance company, but her fifth in the Ashland may be better than it looked. Intuition is the longshot by a country mile, but with her own PPs showing an uptick in her last few races, she may have a live chance to get a piece of it today.
The storms of the weekend are but a memory as bright blue and fluffy white dominate the sky over the East Coast, with spring temperatures soaring as we march closer to the first Saturday in May. It's a beautiful day and with these eight tenacious colts and fillies sparkling in counterpoint to the clear sky, it's a picture perfect scene for this year's Santa Anita Derby!
The Road to the Derby continues NOW on Seeing Stars!
