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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaBarrel, post: 5079697, member: 363"] Agree 100% on all of it. You have to remember that Churchill is now making the track as safe as humanly possible on derby day because any catastrophic injury is such a black eye on Derby Day. You do that by making it a bit softer which slows the track down as well. This ain't your Dad's Derby track anymore Santa Anita did this a few years ago when they had all the issues and the time differences were staggering. I mean mystic Dan now has two beyers at 100 and 101. That's not too bad. The only one in the field but I am with you I won't be using him in anything or the other Baffert as I just don't see the value. I like either Catching Freedom and Tuscan Gold. Just Steel never won going two turns but a definite jockey upgrade if Rosario can get horse to relax and make one big run, which he is great at even though it drives people crazy at times. If the track is really muddy I might use some Uncle Heavy as well [/QUOTE]