Apr. 28, 2009 - Join In The Dance
Heyy guys I just found out who is running in Quality Road's place. Here's the lowdown:
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Name: Join In The Dance
Color: Dark bay/brown
Gender: Colt
Pedigree: Sky Mesa x Dance Darling
Good Lines: Seattle Slew, Secretariat x 2, Northern Dancer x 2, Affirmed, Round Table, Halo, Hail to Reason, Buckpasser, Terlingua, Crimson Saint (if you go back to a 6 gen. pedigree you'll also see her sire, Crimson Satan. Terlingua also has a 3/4 sister, Kremlin Secretary.), Storm Cat, Mr. Prospector.
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As you can see, Join In The Dance is not at all lacking for a fabulous pedigree (also note how little inbreeding is in his pedigree, and the bit there is are two very strong horses). I've not seen him run before, and I haven't seen most of the lineup run, so I'll be waiting till I see them step onto the track for their warmup until I start making actual picks instead of random speculations. I'm bummed because there aren't any fillies running. although what with last year and all it might not be the best time to run another filly. Eight Belles placed 2nd and had to be euthanized. In 1999, two fillies ran in the Derby, Excellent Meeting and Three Ring, placing 5th and 19th respectively. Click HERE to see a list of all the fillies who have ever run in the Derby, and some history about Derby fillies.
