I strongly disagree with Friesan Fire winning the Derby. I have him ranked 7th in the field. 1. He has no 2 year old win at a mile or more. 2. His prep race was less than 9 furlongs. No horse in over 40 years has won with these glaring negatives in their resume. Add the long layoff and you have the typical sucker horse that the public will lose on. I Want Revenge is the solid, proven dirt track horse in this group. I like Pioneerof The Nile also, but will he like a real dirt track after running on synthetics
for all of his previous races? Maybe.
Friesan Fire? Nope.