Derby Dozen: 1st of 5

For the second consecutive year Steve Munday of WirePlayers.com has organized a group of bloggers to compile a Derby Dozen. A poll that reflects where our rankings have placed the colts/geldings we believe will have a chance on the first Saturday in May.

Enjoy and feel free to share any thoughts you might have on the Dozen! My apologies if the format looks awkward, I couldn't figure out how to post the original Google format.

WirePlayers Derby Dozen Volume I - 19 Jan 2011 : Sheet1

 

.		Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Comments

. 1 UNCLE MO Todd Pletcher John Velazquez "Forget energy drinks, this undefeated Champion 2-year-old runs on cheese puffs!" . Sire - Indian Charlie Brian Appleton - Rail Runner . Last Race: 1st - G1 BC Juvenile Votes (1st) 129 (9) "Despite winning the juvenile Eclipse, it's still too early say if Uncle Mo is a great horse. But it's definitely not to early say Mike Repole is a great owner." . - Steve Munday . 2 TO HONOR AND SERVE Bill Mott John Velazquez "Bill Mott is too good a trainer never to have finished better than 8th in the Derby." . Sire - Bernadini - Brian Zipse of Horse Racing Nation . Last Race: 1st - G2 Remsen S. 102 (1) "I dunno why but whenever I hear this horse's name I feel like I should be standing at attention or something." . - Steve Munday . 3 BOYS AT TOSCONOVA Rick Dutrow Ramon Dominguez "Dutrow in Derby spotlight again? He'll make Rex Ryan look like a wall flower." . Sire - Officer - Tony Bada Bing - A Leg Up . Last Race: 2nd - G1 BC Juvenile 75 (0) "Well I'll say this much, Ramon's got a better shot at winning the KY Derby on Boys At Tosconova than he did on Homeboykris." . - Steve Munday . 4 TAPIZAR Steve Asmussen Garett Gomez "I ran faster than Indian Firewater AND Always a Princess. Tap that!" . Sire - Tapit - Tencentcielo - Giving My Ten Cents . Last Race: 1st - G3 Sham S. 64 (0) "For a horse that wins on the front end, Asmussen chose the right place to bank some graded cash." . - Steve Munday . 5 SANTIVA Eddie Kenneally Shaun Bridgmohan "Up until last year, the KY Jockey Club wasn't considered a key prep for the Derby. Can' knock his race, even though it was a maiden win, he did beat a quality field." . Sire - Giant's Causeway - Derek Brown . Last Race: 1st - G2 KY Jockey Club S. 44 (0) "With a win in the KY Jockey Club Stakes, Santiva proved he's on par with Super Saver. That means he's probably good for one more career victory." . - Steve Munday

. 6 BRETHREN Todd Pletcher Garrett Gomez "What would a Derby Dozen poll be without a Winstar or a Distorted Humor?" . Sire - Distorted Humor - The Turk . Last Race: 1st - 8f $61K Allowance (CD) 41 (1) "If Pletcher wants to win the 2011 Derby, he oughta consider getting Calvin up on one of his prospects." . - Steve Munday . 7 COMMA TO THE TOP Peter Miller Corey Nakatani "More aptly named: 'Asterisk in the Futurity.'" . Sire - Bwana Charlie - Rob - Amatuercapper . Last Race: 1st - G1 CashCall Futurity 39 (0) "T. Pletch overheard telling P. Mil that he'll never be a big time trainer without a decent blacksmith." . - Steve Munday . 8 JAYCITO Bob Baffert Mike Smith "The good news is he has already run 10 furlongs at Churchill, the bad news is that race was only 8.5 furlongs." . Sire - Victory Gallop - Brian Zipse of Horse Racing Nation . Last Race: 7th - G1 BC Juvenile 33 (0) "Well Mike, welcome back to reality buddy." . - Steve Munday . 9 ASTROLOGY Steve Asmussen Garett Gomez "Was a Scorpio, now I'm a Virgo? Really?" . Sire - A.P. Indy - Gene Kershner of EquiSpace . Last Race: 2nd - G2 KY Jockey Club S. 32 (0) "Before getting too excited, remember, this horse got beat by Sweet Ducky & Curlinello at Monmouth. No, I'm not bitter." . - Steve Munday . 10 PREMIER PEGASUS Myung Kwon Cho Alonso Quinonez "C'mon PrePeg, start working already! I don't know how long I can hold them off!" . Sire - Fusiachi Pegasus - Tencentcielo - Giving My Ten Cents . Last Race: 1st - G3 Hollywood Prevue S. 31 (0) "Considered starting an office pool on how long before Quinonez loses his mount to a money rider. Then remembered, nobody in my office likes horse racing. . - Steve Munday

. 11 MUCHO MACHO MAN Kathy Ritvo Eibar Coa "Points toward a stacked Holy Bull Stakes at month's end." . Sire - Macho Uno - Tony Bada Bing - A Leg Up . Last Race: 2nd - G2 Remsen S. 22 (0) "Reminds me of a cheesy song by the Village People and he's ridden by none other than Eibar Coa. What's not to like? Plenty!" . - Steve Munday . 12 DIALED IN Nick Zito Julien Leparoux "Interesting as the distances increase." . Sire - Mineshaft - Jessica Paquette . Last Race: 1st - $48K 6.5f MSW (CD) 21 (0) "This is my KY Derby pick. Why you ask? Simply refer to horses ranked 1 - 11 above." . - Steve Munday . Also receiving votes: Stay Thirsty (20), Gourmet Dinner (18), JP's Gusto (17), Rogue Romance (17), Biondetti (15), The Factor (13), Rustler Hustler (11), Mountain Town (11), Tiz Blessed (9), Cool Blue Red Hot (8), Monzon (8), Leave of Abscence (7), Decisive Moment (7), Kathmanblu (6), Heavenly Descent (5), Lauburu (5), Caleb's Posse (5), Awesome Patriot (4), Depeche Chat (4), Clubhouse Ride (3), Pluck (3), Manicero (3), Wilkinson (2), Heron Lake (2), Shadow Warrior (1), Archarcharch (1), Indian Winter (1), Black N Beauty (1)