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pioneer, unproven off of protrack

but he'll ride him
 

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Will be rooting for Papa Clem with Bejarano (just really like him as a jockey). Chances are slim but stranger things have happen.
 

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go go is smart, I'm thinking he can win on dunkirk & may go
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Dunkirk has a lot of history against him.. Lightly raced horses usually dont win this race.
 

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ill say dunkirk in this one. only becasue PON has not gone Derby winning fast yet and dunkirk has.
 
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pioneer of nile

gomez class act i think has a qb cockiness picked pioneer of nile with agent
 
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Agent definitely made the decision..

I think Nile is the more sound choice, I'd rather bet him to show.
 

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could depend on one getting a awful post position but my guess is Dunkirk is lower odds than PON on derby day...not that that matters in anyway for Gomez .. just sayin...hard choice....
 
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Dunkirk will very likely be lower odds..

But I'm just saying, I think Nile is the more reliable horse..
 

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Sunday 4/19/2009 as posted on BRISNET

Gomez chooses Pioneerof the Nile for Derby
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</TD></TR><TR><TD align=right>Gomez and Pioneerof the Nile will team up in the Derby (Benoit Photos)</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Dual Eclipse Award-winning rider Garrett Gomez had chosen to ride PIONEEROF THE NILE (Empire Maker) in the May 2 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs. The decision was announced Sunday, one day after Gomez piloted ADVICE (Chapel Royal) to victory in the Lexington S. (G2) at Keeneland.
Gomez had a choice between Pioneerof the Nile and DUNKIRK (Unbridled's Song), a choice that was not easy for him or his agent, Ron Anderson. The 37-year-old rider has ridden Pioneerof the Nile in his past four races, scoring wins in the CashCall Futurity (G1), Robert B. Lewis S. (G2), San Felipe S. (G2) and Santa Anita Derby (G1).
He's teamed up with Dunkirk in his past two tries, guiding the gray to a 4 3/4-length victory in an allowance/optional claimer and a runner-up effort behind QUALITY ROAD (Elusive Quality) in the Florida Derby (G1).
Gomez has yet to add a Kentucky Derby win to his impressive list of races won. He finished seventh in the 1994 edition aboard Southern Rhythm, 13th with Dazzling Falls in 1995, 17th on Bob and John in the 2006 running, eighth riding Any Given Saturday in 2007 and 13th when holding the reins on Court Vision in 2008.
With Gomez taking the mount on Pioneerof the Nile, Edgar Prado has now been named to ride Dunkirk in the Derby.
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Prado was aboard for Dunkirk's 5 3/4-length, debut maiden win at Gulfstream Park on January 24, and is no stranger to the Kentucky Derby winner's circle. He captured the 2006 running with the ill-fated Barbaro and rose to national prominence following the colt's breakdown in the Preakness S. (G1), visiting Barbaro at the New Bolton Center while the sophomore was recuperating from his injuries.
 

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