Derby Notes
– Rags to Riches gave a bravura performance winning the Kentucky Oaks (Blood-Horse), and there’s a good chance her workmate Circular Quay (DRF) will return trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Michael Tabor to the Churchill winner’s circle following the Derby. If Pletcher wins the Derby with any of his five starters, he’ll be the first trainer in 55 years to take the Oaks-Derby double. The last to do so was Calumet Farm’s Ben Jones, who won the 1952 Oaks with Real Delight and the Derby with Hill Gail. Circular Quay’s 14-1 in advance wagering, but don’t look for that overlay to last.
– There’s a Derby day pick six carryover of $288,768 and the possibility of thunderstorms Saturday afternoon.
– Both my pool one future wagers are going into the gate, but I’m not expecting to cash on either Stormello or Liquidity. Instead, I’ll be playing Scat Daddy, Street Sense, and Circular Quay in exactas with a couple of yet-to-be determined longshots.
