The 135th Kentucky Derby: The Populist Choice

URGENT UPDATE:

I seem to have done it again.  I Want Revenge has been scratched due to an ankle injury.  Anybody want a piece of my karma, give me an email address….

I’m going with Dunkirk (15), Papa Clem (7), and General Quarters (12) on top now.  I expect Friesan Fire (6) and Pioneerofthenile (16) to get cooked out front.

Let’s adjust to:

$7 exacta box 7,12,15 ($42)

$1 trifecta 12,15/6,7,12,15/1,2,5,6,7,12,15,17 ($36)

$1 super 15/6,7,12/6,7,12/1,2,5,6,7,12  ($24)

Borrow an extra $2 from your HELOC. 

 

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Big Brown surges past Eight Belles in the 2008 Kentucky Derby; the filly did not survive the finish

What a year it has been since we last shared a quality equine moment.  Since the first Saturday in May of 2008, I lost my job, joined a fascinating startup, watched my 401(k) disintegrate, halved my commute, and met 1000 new people wondering what I wanted and when I’d stop talking.

No one will ever forget the Recession of 2008-9, as it changed an election, wiped out Wall Street, and brought Luddites back into the mainstream.  So what better choice could there be for the 2009 Kentucky Derby than a horse who got his start in the People’s Republic of California and goes by the moniker I Want Revenge (13).

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