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Dick's Picks


Previews and Picks of Selected Kentucky Derby Prep Races


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Posted April 21, 2008

On the Road to the 2008 Kentucky Derby, DICK'S PICKS selected a Top Four for 15 races and a Top Three for three races.

Boxing those picks in a $2 exacta in each race cost $396.00 and returned $519.10, a profit of 31%.

Boxing those picks in a $1 trifecta in each race cost $378.00 and returned $1,175.90, a profit of 211%.

Robert B. Lewis Stakes

1. CROWN OF THORNS (won at 8-5)
2. REFLECT TIMES (third at 5-2)
3. INDIAN SUN (fourth at 5-2)
Coast Guard second at 9-2.

Whirlaway Stakes

1. ROMAN EMPEROR (second at 3-1)
2. TEXAS WILDCATTER (third at 5-1)
3. SPANKY FISCHBEIN (fourth at 7-2)
4. CAVE'S VALLEY (sixth at 2-1)
Barrier Reef won at 5-1

Risen Star Stakes

1. PYRO (won at 4-5)
2. BLACKBERRY ROAD (fifth at 7-1)
3. VISIONAIRE (third at 5-1)
4. THE DARP (seventh at 37-1)
Z Fortune second at 3-1

Sam F. Davis Stakes

1. Z HUMOR (fifth at 6-5)
2. BIG TRUCK (second at 9-1)
3. WISE ANSWER (sixth at 9-2)
4. FIERCE WIND (won at 3-1)
Smooth Air third at 4-1.
$2 Exacta paid $74.60

Southwest Stakes

1. DENIS OF CORK (won at 9-2)
2. TURF WAR (ninth at 2-1)
3. SIERRA SUNSET (second at 11-1)
4. ISABULL (seventh at 16-1)
$2 exacta paid $141.80

Fountain of Youth Stakes

1. MONBA (twelfth at 7-2)
2. ANAK NAKAL (eighth at 10-1)
3. ELYSIUM FIELDS (second at 8-1)
4. COURT VISION (third at 4-1)
Cool Coal Man won at 7-1

Battaglia Memorial Stakes


1. YOUR ROUND (second at 7-2)
2. DIXIE DECISION (third at 40-1)
3. BIG GLEN (fourth at 7-2)
4. CHEROKEE TRIANGLE (eighth at 8-1)
Absolutely Cindy won at 19-1)

Sham Stakes

1. COLONEL JOHN (won at 3-2)
2. COAST GUARD (scratched)
3. EL GATO MALO (second at 3-5)
$2 exacta paid $7.80.

Lousiana Derby

1. TALE OF EKATI (sixth at 9-2)
2. PYRO (first at 4-5)
3. J BE K (eighth at 9-2)
4. BLACKBERRY ROAD (fourth at 11-1.
My Pal Charlie second at 60-1; Yankee Bravo third at 12-1.

Tampa Bay Derby

1. WAR PASS (seventh at 1-20)
2. BIG TRUCK (won at 7-1)
3. MAKE ME ZACH (fourth at 57-1)
Atoned second at 9-1; Dynamic Wayne third at 49-1.

Rebel Stakes

1. KING'S SILVER SON (second at 17-1)
2. Z FORTUNE (fifth at 3-5)
3. SIERRA SUNSET (won at 4-1)
4. ISABULL (third at 26-1)
$2 exacta paid $173.60; $1 trifecta paid $1,105.40.

Lane's End Stakes

1. HALO NAJIB (second at 3-1)
2. CANNONBALL (sixth at 5-1)
3. RACECAR RHAPSODY (fourth at 7-2)
4. MACHO AGAIN (seventh at 16-1)
Adriano won at 9-2; Medjool third at 7-1.

Florida Derby

1. ELYSIUM FIELDS (eleventh at 5-2)
2. FIERCE WIND (tenth at 7-1)
3. SMOOTH AIR (second at 16-1)
4. BIG BROWN (won at 3-1)
$2 Exacta paid $68.80
 
Illinois Derby

1. ATONED (fourth at 7-2)
2. REAL APPEAL (seventh at 8-1)
3. DENIS OF CORK (fifth at 1-1)
4. Z HUMOR (third at 9-2)
Recapturetheglory won at 15-1; Golden Spikes second at 5-1.

Wood Memorial

1. WAR PASS (second at 4-5)
2. TEXAS WILDCATTER (eighth at 9-2)
3. COURT VISION (third at 5-2)
4. TALE OF EKATI (won at 8-1)
$2 exacta paid $52.50; $1 trifecta paid $70.50.

Blue Grass Stakes

1. PYRO (tenth at 1-1)
2. VISIONAIRE (fifth at 10-1)
3. MONBA (won at 8-1)
4. BIG TRUCK (eleventh at 10-1)
Cowboy Cal second at 8-1; Kentucky Bear third at 27-1; Stevil fourth at 68-1)
Tough race. $2 superfecta paid $44,821.60

Arkansas Derby

1. KING'S SILVER SON (ninth at 5-1)
2. MY PAL CHARLIE (fifth at 7-1)
3. GOLDEN YANK (seventh at 13-1)
4. GAYEGO (first at 2-1)
Tough race. $2 superfecta paid $11,068.20.

Coolmore Lexington Stakes

1. RACECAR RHAPSODY (fourth at 4-1)
2. RILEY TUCKER (third at 10-1)
3. SAMBA ROOSTER (second at 17-1)
4. ATONED (eighth at 9-2)
Behindatthebar won at 5-1

 

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