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Originally Posted by porchy44
Curlin did not race at 2. No horse has won the Derby without racing at 2 since 1882.
Curlin has made just three starts. No horse with 3 or fewer starts has won the Deby since 1915.
He may be the race favorite or 2nd choice in the betting.
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AK Derby horses have run well in the KY Derby in recent years. Smarty won, Alex was a close 3rd, and Steppenwolfer was a distant third, but close to the 2nd place finisher. I don't understand why some of the bigger names bypassed the $1 million purse, but Curlin has proven much better than his competition so far and the further he runs, the more impressively he wins.
Vanquished OP foes subsequently did well. Teufelsburg was in the photo at KEE and Flying First Class won at CD. Curlin will be in all my vertical slots on Derby day, but so will others.
