08' Bad Crop or inexperienced one?

[asH]

Bad Crop or inexperienced one?

Denis Of Cork- one win in 07 MSW, 3 starts (2 graded)before Derby:total 4

Gayego- 2 starts in 07, 3 starts (2 graded) before Derby: total 5

Big Brown-MSW win in 07, 2 starts (one Grade 1) before Derby- total 3

Ready's Echo- one start in 07, 3 starts in 08 (Peter Pan) before Belmont. total 4

Casino Drive- 2 starts before Belmont :total 2

Last years crop

Street Sense - 5 starts in 06 (2 graded), 2 graded starts before Derby: total 7

Hard Spun - 3 starts in 06 ( 2 stakes), 3 stakes (2 graded before) Derby: total 6

Curlin- (06) 3 starts before the Derby (2 graded): total 3

Dominican- total 7 before Derby
Great Hunter- 9 before Derby
Circular Quay- 7 before Derby

[asH]

Afleet Alex -9 starts before the Derby
Smarty Jones- 6 starts before the Derby
Real Quiet- 12 starts before the Derby
Silver Charm- 6 starts berore the Derby
War Emblem-7 Starts before the Derby
Funny Cide -6 starts before the Derby
Bernardini- 3 starts before the Preakness
Spectacular Bid - 14 starts before the Derby
Skip Away- 11 starts before the Derby
Secretariat- 12 starts before the Derby
Native Dancer- 11 starts before the derby
Holy Bull- 8 Starts before the Derby
Damascus - 8 starts before the Derby
Count Fleet- 7 starts before the Derby
Citation- 15 starts before the Derby
Affirmed- 13 starts before the Derby

[ghostyapper]

Last years crop was the deepest crop we've had in a decade. I'd even put that crop up there with the 97 crop of silver charm, free house, touch gold, the captain, etc