1.   Although jockey Pat Day was forced to pick his spots carefully and perhaps delay his closing run, films show that the colt never had his forward progress disrupted.

2.   And he entered Danthebluegrassman in the Derby before the colt had to be scratched because of muscle cramping.

3.   Baffert let it slip that the colt might have had a bone chip in an ankle or a knee.

4.   Baffert, who trains both Indian Charlie and Real Quiet, said he wished he could switch their posts so the less experienced colt had the clearer path.

5.   Both colts have impressive credentials.

6.   Already, the colts have a nickname and an identity.

7.   But trainer Leo Azpurua said Thursday the colt has inflamation in his right foreleg and will aim instead for the Florida Derby.

8.   Despite the caution over the durability of the sire line, the colt has a fashionable pedigree.

9.   Fifth in the Kentucky Derby, the colt has a stress fracture in his left front shin, the trainer Steve Margolis said.

10.   His colt certainly has the raw ability.