Big Brown by 5----bank on it.

[trumad]

I'm pluncking a solid Ben on his nose today... 3/1 = a nice 300 dollar profit.

[two gun sid]

1. Big Brown is talented as hell...

but, he ain't any kind of betting value at 3-1 or less (he'll probably be close to even money at post time). Good luck, though, and enjoy today's races. I kinda hope you're right and he wins today.

[trumad]

2. Agree

3-1 makes me bite....even money, not very attractive at all.

[Justpat]

3. Way to go.

:applause:

[two gun sid]

4. You're a handicapping genius.

[TZ]

5. Good Call

Although apparantly that doesn't matter because overly judgemental assess who watch it on TV are decrying it as cruel because 8 Belles was euthanized.
Everybody knows horses only run when forced to.

[aaronbees]

6. Rock on

Congrats - you kept the faith in him. Here's to a Triple Crown run.

[LWolf]

7. Great call.

He was in my top 3, but I didn't bet on him. Only 3 previous races, a "speed" horse, post #20, and the fact that favorites almost never win the derby... he overcame all those odds against him and was still fresh and bouncy at the end.

That's incredibly impressive.

My other two came in 6th and 9th. Not bad out of 20, but not in the money, lol.

[Awsi Dooger]

8. Great call trumad

Extremely talented horse but I couldn't take that price, less than 5/2 ($6.80). I ended up playing Big Brown in a matchup against Colonel John, who I didn't fully believe in, but it turned out he beat the horse I respected more, Pyro.

Pyro was squeezed early but I doubt he hits the board with a perfect trip. All day the speed was holding up. It really helps that ESPN2 shows the undercard. That's what encouraged me to make the matchup bet on Big Brown.

Anyway, a numbing day and I have no idea how they promote the Preakness, other than a likely walkover. Almost 10 lengths back to the surviving horse, Dennis of Cork. And I haven't heard of a classy lurker a la Bernardini two years ago. Right now it seems like the least compelling Preakness in memory, from a competitive standpoint. It looked like it was verified as a weak crop today. Maybe Colonel John moves forward, and I guess Pyro could be hyped at Belmont distance.

Final thought: the guy from Yum Brands should be euthanized after that performance at the trophy presentation. He obviously had rehearsed a simpleton pronouncement ("great day!...") and had no clue he needed to adapt to the situation. His gleeful plastic smile could not have been more out of place.

Beshear wasn't much better.

I'd like to give them benefit of a doubt -- that they didn't yet know Eight Belles' fate -- but Bob Costas was standing smack alongside the goof from Yum Brands when he echoed the Triumph and Tragedy theme of Tom Hammond. Costas looked appropriately disgusted when the Yum Brands clown was speaking.

[trumad]

9. Made a tidy 240.00 profit on my 100.00 bet