Sierra Leone Wins the 2024 Toyota Blue Grass (G1)

[@genestrachan5040]

Now this is a serious animal..took dirt and swept by them all for a easy win..these are the kind of horses that wins derby..not having things easy his own way..and explodes like that..nice animal

[@user-bq4in7xt7g]

Some guy commented he looked like a rookie!!After he wins a $1millionrace.Said he'll get dq'ed at Churchill if he doesn't straighten up.I'll take them all day picking up fat checks

[@sancho8441]

He did like green. The whole stretch run was the horse almost running into other horses.

[@jeffmask1378]

What a tremendous close! Was he closing that fast or were the the others standing still? The short time between races bothers some of them. The Derby is a whole different game.

[@bandovreal22]

The biggest thing that kills closers is TRAFFIC! The Derby will have alot of TRAFFIC with 20 horses in the field

[@sdsmt99]

Good luck running that race in a 20 horse field.

[@NathanielNewhouse]

He is the real deal from what i have seen so far,only time will tell he Is going in the right direction.

[@ashokkorwar8168]

grandson of Secretariat, son of Risen Star.. what more can one say

[@bclark5423]

risen star passed in 1998

[@user-sh9dj4hf2d]

ash, means nothing. He has to be more than grandson.

[@GoofBall-se6bo]

Out of a Man o' War mare

[@IwantJenniferConelly]

Imagine when this horse figures out how to get into the gate without a panic attack....his two races this year were against much better than most of the other contenders have seen and he just circles them and draws off.

[@jessramos8213]

He is my derby pick

[@philleotta7201]

Deep closer needs everything to go right to win 20 horse Derby

[@user-sh9dj4hf2d]

ph, many closers have won the race....Ferdinand Mine that Bird.

[@pugglesprindle2698]

The best horse I have seen since arrogate.

[@rcg9573]

LOL

[@TeamDaemon1980]

Flightline > Arrogate

[@philturner6642]

He's a major player...my only negative is he had one horse to beat he didn't show up.. Tyler has a feel for him... now we have to come back quickly.. that does concern me a little..if he's your horse..I don't blame you one bit...best of luck to the team and everyone else..

[@jameschan9634]

He swept by a large field impressively, but the fractions were swift and the final time wasn't great. Still, he'll probably be the Derby favorite after that run.

[@johnaristotle3736]

Devil in the blue grass, blue grass, blue grass, Devil in the blue grass stakes!

[@Tom-se8lk]

Taber, Smith, the Oxleys They could beat Fierceness in The Stretch. Brad's been training some big winners

[@paulv7554]

Sierra Leone will be my top pick most likely. If Fierceness brings his A game and can handle the distance, then Sierra is running for 2nd. I just don't trust Fierceness enough. Sierra seems more reliable.

[@user-hb2ku5oq5r]

You have an amazing image¡¡Best of luck¡¡

[@dmncnlou]

My Derby choice. Probably will draw post position 18+ and thats perfect.

[@brotherderek]

At the end of his races, after giving up a lot of ground, he still hits a gear the others don't have. Unless FIERCENESS runs away and hides, this is the Derby winner IMHO. Hope he gets some kind of trip and can run down the stretch with a path.

[@RMoore713ify]

He lugged way in, that's not really a great sign.

[@brotherderek]

@@RMoore713ify He's done that in every race. Sure, it would be better to run straight, but I am not sure what "not really a great sign" means. He runs faster than the others while running crooked. Imagine when he doesn't lug in?

[@RMoore713ify]

@brotherderek it means he's getting tired. Any experienced horse player knows that. I'm sure you do too. It also is an especially bad harbinger as the distances increase, which will happen Saturday. Is this a great horse? Absolutely. But do you want to risk money for 3-1 for a horse that lugs in when this is a 20 horse race? Only you can make that decision for yourself. And I know enough not to blame anyone who does. All I'm saying is there is something not to like about this horse. This is not a shoe-in on paper.

[@brotherderek]

@@RMoore713ify As an experienced horseplayer, I would never say any horse, this side of Flightline, is a shoe in. As the horse lugs in, in the last three starts, not sure if being tired is the issue. Also, I am not taking 3-1, because I aim for bigger prizes like the pick 4 or, in the race, exactas, trifectas and superfectas. Anyway, good luck. We all have our opinions. So, give me yours, so I can poke holes in it LOL

[@umutbulut7743]

Hastasıyız dede bu hipodromun muazzam atlar var

[@FoolishPrankster]

Cox's Barn is not on fire at KEE, where to next Brad, and with what horse and Jockey ?

[@seadrifter8975]

He will be finishing fast and late in the KD that's his way of running looks a tank of a horse 🐎

[@bnegs521]

Is he physically bigger than the other horses in the derby?

[@user-sh9dj4hf2d]

He should win the Derby, looks strong.....and still learning..

[@robertsparks8186]

He will have a tought time catching the real fierceness

[@pugglesprindle2698]

This horse would run down affirmed.

[@rcg9573]

You’re delusional. 😀

[@user-sh9dj4hf2d]

rob, maybe....but How do you know? You are talking like the race is over. How many times has the favor finished in the back of the pack? It is not a regular race, it is the Derby where a lot of unexpected things do happen often.

[@robertsparks8186]

@user-sh9dj4hf2d if he breaks clean he will have the lead and be tough to catch , with that being said I'm not playing him

[@nicotuanoiii4930]

Post Position #17 is a Unlucky Number! We don’t know which Fierceness is going to Show Up!🐴🐴

[@tylermcintyre1454]

Tyler Mac welcome too the sunny day of kid boy race day

[@BIG-BlueNation8569]

DiCaprio , Blood Diamond 🐎fav movie

[@vinny24t]

Dornach had no excuses in this race. He was sitting 4th off the pace for most of the race. In the stretch he changed lanes and wavered. He looked like a tired horse the last 1/8. Don't know why handicappers are still making him a KD contender.

[@MontroseCH]

Perhaps the 2nd horse will be better than the first in the Derby@2000m, and most importantly better odds😂

[@maribelfain9342]

You are right jad hi was born to run and to. be chapion at all time like his father gun runner

[@jaykinersly5142]

they should make Sierra Leone be the first horse to load into the starting gate at the Derby. That way the rest of the derby horses don't have to be standing in the gate for 5 mins waiting for him to load

[@rosscardenas6636]

scoreboard.

[@Redwhiteblue-gr5em]

That’s now how it works

[@sdsmt99]

They double load from 1-10 and 11-20. But I'm sure they're wondering what the hell to do, hopefully they're reading KZbin comments since you got it figured out.

[@williamdunphy352]

Race Call: Kurt Becker

[@frostedicepharoah7723]

Some of these comments 😂😂😂🤡🤡🤡🤣🤣🤣🔵🟠🔵🟠🔵🟠🌹🏆🌹🏆

[@bnegs521]

SL drifts in the stretch of all his races. I hope he does not disqualify himself

[@JorgeLopez-ij1ps]

Fierceness have 2 strikes again him...the trainer Todd have a bad record in the Kentucky Derby

[@bclark5423]

wanted to like but this run might be too much to ask in the derby.

[@dennisk207]

they crawled home...no KY Derby winner in here...

[@BryantBrothers-gm1qx]

Track was favoring speed and a closer still won..shows ALOT

[@rcg9573]

BS!

[@David-di6jf]

Don't like S.L.'s running style for the Kentucky Derby. For one, he will need other speed horses to help set up his closing style. He seems to prefer running from too far back. In the Bluegrass he had the other Brown runners in there; Top Conor helped carve a fast pace. And the runners in the Blue Grass proved to be not that strong a group.TG said he made the lead too easy, despite being way back, due in part to the weak group he faced. He was bothered in the gate at the break by the large crowd. He most likely needs more seasoning, having run only 4 times. The Blue Grass victory looks a lot like Zandon's run, in which he won the BG but hung in the final furlong in the KD.

[@ssago100]

He got a hot pace to chase.The field he faced was full of maiden breakers and one grade 2 horse that didnt fire.Not impressed at all.

[@larueminnick]

He will get spanked if he runs that juvenile way in the derby. He won't be coming in on horse of quality down that stretch in the derby. He will get bounced. Should have stayed wide and finished properly.

[@BryantBrothers-gm1qx]

There isn't much quality to beat this year ..he is lightly raced ..THEY ARE ALL STILL ..LEARNING ..you talking like he a five year old... relax

[@4orrcountry]

​​@@BryantBrothers-gm1qxBingo Bryant!

[@user-sh9dj4hf2d]

@@BryantBrothers-gm1qxBry, they are all quality to beat on Derby day. I was talking like he is a 3 year all....like you, I have been around.

[@BryantBrothers-gm1qx]

@@user-sh9dj4hf2d no bro... there are just of professional type runners in here that KNOW where the wire is and THATS MOST IMPORTANT as simple as it sounds,some horses WANT TO WIN...some are just following the others around the track...they still LEARNING so to expect perfect and STRAIGHT stretch runs is asking to much..who STAYS wide if they don't HAVE too?are you serious??he ran right past that horse with no problem...you just one of those types who look for what's WRONG instead of PROPERLY looking at the race

[@user-sh9dj4hf2d]

@@BryantBrothers-gm1qx Bry, really? Nah, nah, nah.

[@Dan-zp7tn]

Lmao yeah cause so many derby winners come from the back of the pack lol no shot to win the derby. Pletcher still has all the cards with that monster from GP

[@IwantJenniferConelly]

cause NOBODY else ever wants the lead at CHURCHILL....Fierceness will get that same easy lead...plus, he's SOOOO consistant

[@SnidgetAsphodel]

Fierceness can't handle any adversity and you know what you get in a 20 horse field? Plenty of adversity. The likelihood of Fierceness winning the Derby is almost nothing. And it doesn't help that his trainer is one of the worst dopers in the business.

[@BryantBrothers-gm1qx]

True but there will be speed up front and sometimes the most TALENTED horse wins races..he classy fast CONSISTENT ...he won't be facing any world beaters there..that's for sure

[@BryantBrothers-gm1qx]

​@@SnidgetAsphodel he had a race in the slop which he might not have liked and was coming off a long layoff the race before...that narrative is so overstated