Louisiana Derby (G2)

[Paladin]

Fair Grounds
Louisiana Derby (Grade II) Race 10 - 4:55 PM
$1,000,000.For Three Year Olds. One And One Eighth Miles.

PPHorseJockeyWgtTrainer
1 Fire Alarm (KY) M Mena122 W B Calhoun
2 Windsurfer (KY) J R Velazquez122 T A Pletcher
3 Finnegans Wake (KY) C J Lanerie122 D L Romans
4 Flashy Sunrise (KY) R Maragh122 D Stewart
5 Cigar Street (KY) S Bridgmohan122 S Margolis
6 Shared Property (KY) L R Goncalves122 T M Amoss
7 Mr. Bowling (KY) R Albarado122 J L Jones
8 Mark Valeski (KY) R Napravnik122 J L Jones
9 Arm Force (KY) J R Leparoux122 E G Harty
10 Comisky's Humor (KY) R E Eramia122 R Faucheux
11 Z Dager (KY) S J Sellers122 S M Asmussen
12 Rousing Sermon (CA) M E Smith122 J Hollendorfer
13 Hero of Order (KY) E Martin, Jr.122 G Dorochenko
14 Afford (KY) J Graham122 G Geier
A - Coupled Entries - Mr. Bowling, Mark Valeski

[second_glance]

Rooting hard for Rosie and Mark Valeski!

[TapitsGal]

Mark Valeski!

[RIPBarbaro]

I hope that Cigar Street can get this. Would love to see him at the Derby in May.

[reverberate]

Good spot for Cigar street he's definitely a live shot here

[Skywalker]

Good spot for Cigar street he's definitely a live shot here

Live shot? He will be the favorite. These horses are not very good. That is why 14 are entered. I think he wins or gets second. Should get him into the Derby.

[Man o' Taz]

I am rooting for Rousing Sermon...

[Epiphany]

Live shot? He will be the favorite. These horses are not very good. That is why 14 are entered. I think he wins or gets second. Should get him into the Derby.

Mark Valeski will be the favorite. Just ask your boss. LOL.

[Skywalker]

Mark Valeski will be the favorite. Just ask your boss. LOL.

Coming from a "fan" who doesn't gamble. LOL

Cigar Street will be the favorite. Anyone who gambles knows this.

[Epiphany]

Coming from a "fan" who doesn't gamble. LOL

Cigar Street will be the favorite. Anyone who gambles knows this.

Lets bet on that? I don't know where you got the idea I don't bet, but even if I didn't, I would here.

[Skywalker]

Lets bet on that? I don't know where you got the idea I don't bet, but even if I didn't, I would here.

Anyone that gambles knows Cigar Street will be the favorite. He is the buzz horse and has the 13+ length win at the track. Mark Valeski will bounce to the ceiling and everyone that bets real money knows it.

[Epiphany]

Anyone that gambles knows Cigar Street will be the favorite. He is the buzz horse and has the 13+ length win at the track. Mark Valeski will bounce to the ceiling and everyone that bets real money knows it.

Put your money where your mouth is Chris.

[Skywalker]

Put your money where your mouth is Chris.

I will. I will be betting on the favorite, Cigar Street.

I bet real money, not your fake internet money. LOL

[Epiphany]

I will. I will be betting on the favorite, Cigar Street.

I bet real money, not your fake internet money. LOL

Ah, can't answer the call, Chris? *What a surprise*

And I'd like to believe you are betting "real" money, but no one touts a horse to be chalk if he is playing him. Although...a tout from you is tantamount to a toss for others. If I thought "real gamblers" really read this section of the TBC Forum, that is.

[Horsebagger]

Anyone that gambles knows Cigar Street will be the favorite. He is the buzz horse and has the 13+ length win at the track. Mark Valeski will bounce to the ceiling and everyone that bets real money knows it.

Tell me why Cigar Street isn't a candidate to bounce coming back in 3 weeks off that big number?

[Secretariat Forever]

If anything Mark Valeski will improve from the Risen Star. I see nothing that says he's due to bounce instead of improve.

He's the horse to beat if he can stretch out a bit further to a 1 1/8. Interested to see how Rousing Sermon does here. Was it just SA or is he not good enough? We'll see.

[Epiphany]

Tell me why Cigar Street isn't a candidate to bounce coming back in 3 weeks off that big number?

What are the odds that Chris doesn't know a bounce from a ball?
He clearly doesn't know a two horse entry from a maiden winner.

[affirmed79]

This is not a real good field and anyone can win it. I do like Mark Valeski to win as i think he's for real. I'M hoping he can take the La. Derby and go on in the Ky, Derby and win. I hope he;s much better then people think. Some of these horses i'm not familiar with at all. I don;t know what they are doing in the race......I hope Mr. Bowling shows up like he did in the Lecomte. Just hope the winner is a real race horse and goes on to the derby. I see all these horses are all Ky. breds except the Cal.bred. The Final Four is here this weekend and they will have many people from Ky. here to watch this race. Should be exciting with both Ky. teams here in N.O. I love them both. Louisville and U of K...Should be a great weekend of racing and basketball....Think the Cats will win and hope its a good game and a good race for all these Ky. people and horses...

[RIPBarbaro]

I will. I will be betting on the favorite, Cigar Street.

I bet real money, not your fake internet money. LOL

I'm hoping he's not the favorite as that would make Cigar Street victory that much more satisfying.

[Curlin]

Lets bet on that? I don't know where you got the idea I don't bet, but even if I didn't, I would here.

Heh, he may be confusing you with me.

Mark Valeski WILL be the favorite (and probably the eventual winner), it doesn't take being a degenerate gambler to figure that one out. And Arm Force, the full to Well Armed, is the lone Lasix-free runner. He's my longshot pick here, good luck to him and Mr Casner.