Yet, now that Monarchos has won the Derby, rival jockeys will be looking for him Saturday. He's definitely the one to beat. Bob Baffert trains Congaree, third in the Derby. He also trains Point Given, the beaten Derby favorite. This time we'll be watching him the whole time.'' As always, there has been the usual blather about Pimlico having tighter turns than Churchill Downs.
Myths die hard.
The truth is, the track configurations are similar. The only difference sometimes is the track condition. That's good enough for me. I see A P Valentine and Monarchos overtaking Congaree in the deep stretch, with A P winning by a whisker. All rights reserved.