1.   More than one jockey argued that the best colt did not win.

2.   Of course, the best colts from the West Coast have already run their final prep, the Santa Anita Derby, won last Saturday by the outsider Cavonnier.

3.   They appear to be the best colts he has pointed toward the Kentucky Derby.

4.   They may be the two favorites, but they also are the two best colts.

5.   While the past few weeks have seen the shine come off of Afternoon Deelites and Timber Country, Larry the Legend has developed into the best colt in California.