For non-horse fans that doesn't mean he was hit by the mob/in-laws, but as we noted this morning had been battling an infection that immediately raised a red flag for us. We stand by our picks even more given this announcement, and what may be a heavy, long track for some of the favorites who have had a lot of work compared with some 'fresher' legs. BTW-PLEASE ADD A COMMENT REGARDING YOUR TOP THREE, WITH A WINNING HORSE. WE ARE SORT OF KEEPING THIS BLOG A 'DUDE'S TREEHOUSE' THING-BUT FEEL FREE TO PICK AN ALIAS OR ANONYMOUS. ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS IN LIFE WHEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO EMBRACE HERITAGE/COMMUNITY, ANIMALS AND NATURE. IT IS A GOOD THING.http://www.latimes.com/news/la-spw-uncle-mo-kentucky-derby-20110506,0,7628742.story
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1105/kentucky-derby-preview-2011/content.1.html?sct=mr_t11_a2 {A pretty good preview of the field, with photos}
http://stlouis.sbnation.com/2011/5/7/2158759/kentucky-derby-2011-odds-twice-the-appeal {A pretty good quick article regarding the pre-race, and in this case, likely not justified buzz about TTA and Calvin Borel}
WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE A LINK TO UPDATED LUNCH TIME ODDS; THEY HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTY-TTA IS AT 7-1, AS IS NOW ONE OF OUR FAVORITES, NEHRU. OUR LONGSHOT, MASTER OF HOUNDS, HAS DROPPED FROM 30-1 TO 18-1, BUT MAY STILL BE WORTHY OF A SCENDARY SMALL 'ACROSS THE BOARD' BET. DIALED IN REMAINS THE OVERALL ODDS FAVORITE.