OK, final comment.
As I saw it those La Derby horses did have a better (homemade by Al) number than Orb and in each case they were regression candidates because the La Derby represented very large new tops for them. Orb on the other hand had confirmed his own large new top two back with a pair-up in the Florida Derby.
Orb was far more likely to move forward in Kentucky and that's the way that I bet him. The others were not likely to pair up, IMHO. Golden Soul probably did, however, or he may even have hit a new top in the Derby (just not as big as did Orb.) The others I am not so sure about, but I believed before the race and still believe that they are competitive with him.
Orb is a very good horse, but he is not a super-effing horse. If he did what I think that he did in the Derby, a major new top, he will regress from that. A competitive horse will beat him. For what it is worth, Departing and Governor Charlie are in that category, but the Governor is very likely not to pair up or hit a new top (without serious help.) If it is a drug free race, ha, ha, I am looking to Departing for the value play.
