Agree, this is arguably the deepest field we've seen in this Triple Crown season. Maybe you can punt the
Mugatu from Exotic tickets, but you gotta make tough decisions when building vertical tickets in this one.
Did the
Be You run a coming of age race in his 2nd start as a 3YO and make the 'jump' necessary to really move forward and contend with the best of his 3YO peers? He has ran against a number of top end 3YOs to date, just never beaten any of them while being competitive. Is he now ready to take them on?
Obviously
Dornoch and
Sierra Leone are going to take a lot of money, and deservedly so. But this is no picnic for either, and nobody should be shocked if they both finish out of the Exacta.
Just a Touch in his 3rd career race could be fully cranked for the Cox barn, and needs to be in order to get into the Derby gate next month. With zero current Derby points, he has to finish 1st/2nd to get that chance.
I'm a little partial to the Turfway invaders in
Epic Ride and
Encino being very much in the mix here, and they'll be on my tickets.
Looking forward to this one.
