I’m kind of embarrassed to admit I had a pretty good Derby day, almost wholly because I made a substantial bet on Mandaloun – not because of my handicapping, but because of the name. When I saw it a few weeks before the Derby I knew I had to bet it. Don’t know why. Don’t care. The point is, I wish I had a name to bet in the Black Susan, because it’s such a ragbag of horses – dirt horses, turf horses, maiden breakers, synthetic horses, route horses, sprint horses, closers, closers, closers, and no real speed in evidence. But anyway, here goes.

blackeyed susan analysis