Dialed In secured a top spot in the Kentucky Derby with his impressive win in yesterday's Florida Derby. Demonstrating the come from behind style that served him so well in the Holy Bull on January 30th, he powered past long shot Shackelford who was having the race of his life!
An impressive win for the Nick Zito trained colt, but even more interesting was what happened to the favorites: Soldat, To Honor and Serve and Flashpoint--basically nothing. To be fair, Dialed In was the second favorite betting choice so he certainly was not running under the radar, but somehow managed to escape the hype surrounding the race.
All of which means that once again the Kentucky Derby is anyone's race. At least until Uncle Mo runs next weekend in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct.
Speaking of which I heard Frank Deford, the revered sports commentator lamenting his name the other day on NPR. Now Citation, according to Deford, that was a name for the ages, while Uncle Mo is just too pedestrian, in his opinion to be a Kentucky Derby winner.
Time will tell, of course but in the end the only name that really matters is "Winner."
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