Re: Repent - overrated (1230 Views)

David, when you're listing your first tier and second tier, don't forget about Belterra, Tempera, Imperial Gesture, You, Habibti, and Bella Belucci, as well as take Charge Lady. I am of the opinion that the fillies are better than the colts this year. We don't have current figures on all these yet but when we do I think they will top the colts. I think if you constructed a 14 horse field for the Derby with these 7 fillies and any 7 colts you want to pick, more of the fillies would be in the top half of the field at the finish. But we won't get to see that, or even anything that resembles it, because none of these trainers is likely to have the courage to attempt it. McPeek is talking about the maybe trying the colts with Take Charge Lady. He might in the Arkansas Derby. And Goldophin might be forced to run one of their fillies just to get in the Derby field because their colts aren't showing anything. But the Oaks is shaping up to be the best race this year if all these fillies stay healthy and converge on Kentucky on May 3.