Official Free Republic Kentucky Derby Thread - It's Smarty Jones!

Kentucky Derby 2004 - 130 Web Site ^ | 5/1/04 | 3catsanadog

[3catsanadog]

Hear ye! Hear ye!

This is the Official Free Republic Kentucky Derby Thread.

Get those mint juleps mixed now, my friends, because the race will start in about an hour and 45 minutes.

http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2004/

This site will provide all kinds of information on the race today - the horses, the odds, the hats, the history, the celebrities, a multimedia slide show on today's race, a store, etc.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Secretariat (sp) still my favorite.

[prisoner6]

BIG HIGH 5 BACK!! NEXT UP PREAEKNESS.

A triple crown year!

[Mr. Mojo]

Two flat is about what you'd see on a fast track.

Two min. flat is the 3rd fastest Derby ever run. The average fast-track Derby win is more like 2:02.

[I still care]

Saw him race at Belmont. He was as magnificent as they say.

[3catsanadog]

Who holds the record for fastest Derby run? Secretariat still?

[Mr. Mojo]

Me too. ....That's the year ('73) I started watching horse racing. No horse dominated the Triple Crown like Secretariat did. .....no horse ever even came close, in fact. His performance in the Belmont was up there with the most awe-inspiring performances in the history of sport.

[fatima]

Thanks Mr. Mojo,We know a few of the trainers and Jockies,they stop by our trift store-sad to say I did not bet on him.

[Trinity_Tx]

Thanks!

I was in the middle of posting my final choice for third when the gates opened. I was going to pick imperialism but when he got bumped I gave up.

Shame on me. lol

[fatima]

Thanks Mr. Mojo,We know a few of the trainers and Jockies,they stop by our thrift store-sad to say I did not bet on him.

[southernnorthcarolina]

So the "penalty" for a sloppy track is only 2 to 4 seconds. That's amazing to me. I wonder what a 4-minute human miler would run in the muck?

[John W]

Yes-1:59 2/5.

[Mr. Mojo]

Yep, 1:59 2/5.

[Peach]

Aiken's Limehouse came in 4th. Yipee!

Upchuck - will freep mail you tomorrow.

[3catsanadog]

Good God. And wasn't he a son or grandson of Man O'War?

[xp38]

The greatest horse of our generation.

[Mr. Mojo]

I thought that was Seabiscuit, but I could be mistaken.

[JusPasenThru]

Hit the Trifecta!!!!! Woo-hoo!!!!!

Wish I had more than two bucks on it.

[Miss Marple]

I think Imperialism's jockey waited too long to make his move. His gain over the last 1/4 mile was impressive.Need to see where Pollard's Vision ended up. He was running pretty well at the mid-point.

[3catsanadog]

Just looked up his pedigree - His father was "Bold Ruler".

[fly_so_free]

I had the exacta, (except, I think I just broke even cause i bet too many horses). Any one else win? Congrads to the connections.