Derby 131 Derby 131 was pretty good this year.  Of course I finished about 100+ dollars in the hole.  But, oh well I had a good time.  I had a hunch about the #4 hourse called "Noble Causeway".  Noble Causeway is a horse that was getting increasingly better as this year progressed.  He had run the Derby length before, and had finished worse than second only once in his last 6 races.  He was known to cruise the first turn, and come on stronger as the races progressed. Noble Causeway was foaled in 2002 and bred in Kentucky by the Baums.  He is a Nick Zito horse which seemed to bode well for me.  Nick Zito is a famous trainer who has bred not one, but two derby winners.  Noble Causeway is a chestnut colored colt who had beautiful muscle tone.  So, I put an undisclosed amount of money across the board on this horse, and for all I know...he is still running. My wife, really likes the colors of pink and green, and she picked Giacomo because the rider's silks were colored pink a...