Sure, ZOZOS is very talented horse who can carry his speed a long way, especially for a son of Munnings, but again we have a horse with only three starts, and I feel his best races are down the road. With the Kentucky Derby moved to Sept. 5, we'll have to be creative with the Derby Dozen, although as of now the major preps will still be run, including all three grade 1 preps -- the Curlin. So well see what he can do under the circumstances and go from there. As Aaron Rodgers spelled out a few years ago after the Green Bay Packers lost several games: R-E-L-A-X. There is a reason he was ranked No. (Coady Photography), Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by Resorts World Casino, America's Best Racing's Triple Crown page, Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa, Wood Memorial Presented by Resorts World Casino, Churchill Downs final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool. Although there is still the Lexington Stakes with enough points to possibly get him in the Derby, they have decided to sit pat, with the worst case scenario being a start in the Pat Day Mile on Derby Day as one of the favorites. Expect different tactics this time. As for Crown Pride, I love what Im seeing every morning, especially the way they have him accelerating on the turn after crossing the wire. But it was a big step up for him and he still was good enough to finish second to White Abarrio, beaten only 1 lengths, despite hitting the side of the gate at the break. 1972 Horse of the Year A Prelude to Greatness, The Forgotten Horse Who Nearly Saved The Meadow, Memories, Big Red, and Two Kids from Brooklyn. That recent victory at a mile, coupled with a route pedigree and a 2-for-3 overall record, suggests he should fare well in future two-turn attempts. Read More, Were going to do something different this week. Stay up-to-date with the best from America's Best Racing! Rock Your World (John Sadler, Candy Ride - Charm the Maker, by Empire Maker) In the 22 years I've been doing Derby Dozen and Derby Rankings I have never had a tougher time deciding who to put No. 5 Mo Donegal (Todd Pletcher, Uncle Mo Callingmissbrown, by Pulpit). Thats correct, none. Todd Pletcher gave him a still five-furlong move in 1:00 1/5 at Palm Meadows this past weekend as he tightens the screws. MANDALOUN Despite his dull effort in the Louisiana Derby, he is at Churchill Downs and worked a half in :49 4/5 for the Kentucky Derby. Though he lost the Feb. 19 Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford, he won support in this corner with this third-place finish after a poor start. And on top of that he will have only one work in the four weeks between the Santa Anita Derby and Kentucky Derby, and that work was good, but nothing extraordinary. He may be more of a Belmont or even Travers horse, but I still feel with a good trip he can make his presence felt in the Derby. He wants to go and I love his energy level, which is high, but well in control. He returned to the work tab this past Saturday with an easy half-mile in :51.13 at Palm Beach Downs. Probably since the Roller City across the street was still there. As I mentioned his speed figures have been through the roof and he could be a freakishly talented colt who can overcome all handicapping logic. But at this stage of his career he looks to be more of a one-paced grinder who just keeps coming. I said a few weeks ago following Tiz the Bombs impressive victory in the Jeff Ruby Steaks on a synthetic surface that I want to see how he trains at Churchill Downs. Byron King's Derby Dozen for Feb. 9 Racing February 9th, 2022 by Byron King Content provided by BloodHorse White Abarrio (third from left, orange jockey cap) takes the lead in early stretch en route to an open-length win in the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 5. He kept on determinedly, but all that ground loss eventually took its toll. 12. There were three qualifying points preps for the Kentucky Derby last weekend: the Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by Resorts World Casino, the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes, and the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby. With jockey Corey Lanerie riding him patiently from seventh to avoid a wide move on the second turn in the Risen Star, this colt found a seam between horses in the stretch and finished well. And Mo Donegal has had two hard-fought mile and an eighth races. The big weekend of final preps that was supposed to clear up the Derby picture hardly accomplished that as we lost several of the old faces and added several new ones, including a megabomb that no one saw coming. 8 Simplification (Antonio Sano, Not This Time Simply Confection, by Candy Ride). Hot Rod Charlie (Doug ONeill, Oxbow Ind1an Miss, by Indian Charlie) Read More, We're going to focus a little more on speed ratings that we follow to detect patterns that could suggest where these horses might be on the first Saturday in September. But this was not a horse running off. He was a lot more tactical in the Blue Grass and moved early to chase the front-running Emmanuel after going five-wide on the first turn. And now we come to the most intriguing horse in the race and the one I feel you have to place a win bet on just so he doesnt jump up and bite you in your wallet as so many of his compatriots have done in major races all over the world. 1 most of the year and was the favorite in the first four Future Wagers, he has become a bit of an enigma. Does anyone else feel as if the Louisiana Derby was a long time ago? All company and product names, logos, services used and identified on www.mallscenters.com are for identification/informational purposes only. Stiffer breezes are to come in the weeks ahead. Was it due to the addition of Lasix? Though his lead diminished in the final furlong, from 4 to 2 lengths, he was confidently handled by Joel Rosario to defeat Zandon and Smile Happy in their kickoff races of the season. Judging from the prospective field for the Arkansas Derby he should be another going into the Kentucky Derby undefeated. We will also touch on the latest Future Wager and see who might be the overlays come September. He has move-forward potential at Churchill Downs, where he won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes last fall. This obviously is the final Derby Rankings and were reverting back to our old ways with a Derby Dozen to focus on our main win candidates. The usual list of horses who have already established themselves and a separate list in Knocking on the Door comprised of late developers who have only competed in maiden and allowance races and have not yet faced stakes We're going to focus a little more on speed ratings that we follow to detect patterns that could suggest where these horses might be on the first Saturday in September. (Coady Photography) BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his latest Derby Dozen for 2022, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 7. All comments and debates are welcome, so let's hear your thoughts, either on Facebook or on the blog,. That sapped the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes victor of some of his late strength. By Byron King March 2, 2021 1. Everyone agrees he has looked like a freak in his two starts and clearly is the fastest horse in the field. 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BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his latest Derby Dozen for 2022, with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 7. And as I have been mentioning all year, he has proven to be a horse you can put anywhere depending on the pace, whether on the lead, stalking the pace, or six or seven lengths back. Apparently they charge me three timesmore, Stopped in for some tamales since the reviews on this place were good.more, Tapas/Small PlatesAmerican (New)Mexican$$, Damn that mole took me back to Christmas time w the fam when my madrina makes tamales de mole.more, Okay I was recommended this place years ago because my best friend said that the red sauce had good flavor and was super hot (not too common because it's usually one or the other) somore. This $1.7 million 2-year-old purchase broke smartly and relaxed in third, allowing Messier to do the dirty work of going after pacesetter Forbidden Kingdom, and then reeled in his stablemate down the stretch to complete 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.46. Because of his issues over the winter, they took it easy with him, and Corey Lanerie just sat on him around the far turn and basically lost any chance of winning. I just dont know if hes quite there yet. But how hes going to win is another matter. This is a review for mexican restaurants near Rowland Heights, CA: "This is the best mexican food in Rowland Heights, trust me I've tried them all! In the work he came home his final quarter in :23 3/5 with the riders hands turned down loosely allowing him to do everything on his own. He belongs with the others mentioned in the last five spots, but I have been saying for a while he has so much history to overcome with the eight-week layoff, having only one start at 3, and never having run farther than 1 1/16 miles He will be attempting something that has not been accomplished in over 100 years. Well keep monitoring his works closely and leave it up to Mark Casse to figure out a way to pull this off. 1. Instead of being inches apart with Essential Quality unable to get by him, they were now several paths apart with Essential Quality no longer having to look him in the eye. He will move on to bigger and better things. This colt has proven his versatility and was 94-1 when he came from seventh and put quite a scare in Essential Quality in the Breeders Cup Juvenile. This entry was posted But he gives 100 percent every time and you know youre in a race when you go up against him. Though he was overlooked a bit at 6-1 odds in the Holy Bull, he won't slip past anyone in the Florida Derby. For new announcements, merchandise updates and other excitement here at Secretariat.com, please enter your email address in the popup window. Whether its in his races or in his works he always seems to be in the right place, indicating a horse who will do exactly what you want him to do and be wherever you want him to be. Think of him as Antares, one of the four white Arabians in the movie Ben Hur. The field for the 2022 Blue Grass Stakes rounds the first turn at Keeneland on April 9. Both comments and pings are currently closed. If that is the case, what is going to happen when he stretches out to a mile and a quarter? When a horse has been running Thoro-Graph numbers of 11 and makes a giant leap to a 3 1/2 there are several factors to consider. But he has earned his way into the big race and deserves a shot at it, especially considering he has never finished out of the money and has proven he is a fighter on the lead. Stay up-to-date with the best from America's Best Racing! Read More, With the Kentucky Derby moved to Sept. 5, well have to be creative with the Derby Dozen, although as of now the major preps will still be run, including all three grade 1 preps -- the Curlin Florida Derby, Santa Anita Derby, and Arkansas Derby. A class test awaits in stakes company for his next start, likely in the Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth Stakes March 5 at Gulfstream Park. With Highly Motivated now on his wrong lead he just failed to hold off the champ, who got his neck in front right before the wire. It is not an ideal way to prep for the Derby and can very well dull a horse. Hustled away from the gate, he sat closer to the pace than he had in his first three starts, sitting in third after a half-mile. Horses have bad days for various reasons. In his most recent work, still at Gulfstream, which went late in the afternoon, he was a powerhouse in the stretch and galloping out, and was striding out beautifully. In contrast to the Lecomte Stakes, when he was pushed into fast splits and finished a close second, he faced limited pace pressure in the Risen Star and took advantage in a frontrunning score. After traveling from Japan to Dubai and now to Kentucky in late March, having around five weeks to train over the Churchill surface should give him ample recovery time. (Eclipse Sportswire), Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford, America's Best Racing's Triple Crown page. I would check the Mexican markets in your area or maybe even the little. And they did not face strong fields in the Derby. It was a disastrous beginning for the Remsen Stakes runner-up, and yet he managed to rally wide to be a third behind Epicenter and Smile Happy , both of whom enjoyed better trips. After talking it over with the Juddmonte brass they are going to throw the race out and if he continues to train well he will run in the Derby. Mendelssohn entered the 2018 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5 as the 6.80-1 third choice in the parimutuel betting. However, Mendelssohn became seriously agitated in the walk over from the stable area . But this was a wacky race with the first three-quarters run in 1:12 and the deep closers Rombauer and Keepmeinmind running third and fourth only two lengths off the lead. Remember, all his previous starts had come in sprints so he should be stronger with that race under him. His granddam comes from one of the strongest European sires lines of modern times, from her sire Darshaan, who won the French Derby and was a champion sire and broodmare sire in three countries to Darshaans sire Shirley Heights, who the English and Irish Derby and sired a French Derby winner and English Derby winner in back-to-back years to Shirley Heights sire, the legendary Mill Reef, winner of the English Derby, King George, and Arc de Triomphe, whose record of six consecutive Group 1 victories stood for 30 years and who sired eight classic winners and a Breeders Cup Turf winner. Secretariat.com 2023. But once he found daylight, he exploded under Flavien Prat, closing into second by midstretch and pulling clear of Smile Happy with a final furlong Trakus timed in :12.26. In his final work in company with Zozos, more of a maintenance drill, he matched strides with his stablemate, and although he did carry his head a bit high turning for home, he was moving very well in the final eighth to finish on even terms. Essential Quality Trainer/Owner: Brad. Triple Crown Winners from Sir Barton to Justify, Black History Month: Shining a Spotlight on Notable African American Jockeys, Preakness Quick Sheet: Get to Know the 2021 Preakness Horses, Get to Know All 13 U.S. But seriously, we will try to provide some semblance of a Derby Dozen, although there is not much that would alter the Top Find out which horse from the Louisiana Derby is ranked highest on this week's Derby Dozen. With the Kentucky Derby moved to Sept. 5, well have to be creative with the Derby Dozen, although as of now the major preps will still be run, including all three grade 1 preps -- the Curlin Florida Derby, Santa Anita Derby, and Arkansas Derby. He was given a cue to switch leads by his rider and did so in a bullet five-furlong solo workout :58.62 at Gulfstream this past Saturday. By Byron King. Known Agenda also is inbred to the English Derby winner Sir Ivor, and his tail-female family traces to Nijinsky II, the last horse to sweep the English Triple Crown. Because there are so many new faces emerging who could be major Derby contenders by Sept. 5, there will be two rankings this week. Even his second-place finish on debut Jan. 8 was a high-level performance, a neck loss to the now Grade 3-placed Volcanic. Read More. Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. reported last week that this colt exited the Holy Bull Stakes in good condition while he awaits the April 2 Curlin Florida Derby at Gulfstream. Its pretty amazing how many horses who really arent need-the-lead types have set the pace in Derby preps, including him, Rock Your World, Concert Tour, Highly Motivated, Medina Spirit, Soup and Sandwich, and Midnight Bourbon. His third in the Florida Derby is better than it appears coming after he contested the pace between horses. Look, there is nothing wrong with running hard in big stakes and picking up a check each time. Does anyone remember when Fountain of Youth and Florida Derby winner Thunder Gulch finished a dull fourth in the Blue Grass Stakes as the 6-5 favorite? As I concluded in last weeks comment, He could be special and we very well may be seeing a huge breakout performance on Saturday. That we did. With only one easy victory in the slop in five months he needed to have a tough race, and what made this a perfect prep is that he fought hard to beat a very good horse by a neck and most important there was a 5 1/2-length gap back to the third horse. This colt took a leap forward when stretched out to two turns, whipping first-level allowance optional claiming foes Jan. 14, and plenty of spacing leaves him poised for another peak performance. And his trainer has proven on more than one occasion he knows how to win the Kentucky Derby. Might as well give him another shot with six weeks to regroup. Rating: 4/5 (1 rate) Make a Review. His closing fractions of :23 4/5, :23 4/5, and :12 2/5, with a final three-eighths in :36 1/5 were very strong. 1. The 2021 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes victor can build upon his return. Read More, With the Kentucky Derby moved to Sept. 5, well have to be creative with the Derby Dozen, although as of now the major preps will still be run, including all three grade 1 preps -- the Curlin Florida Derby, Santa Anita Derby, and Arkansas Derby. Now it's up to him to go out there and match his stablemate's performance when he returns to Tampa for the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2). But I will be a spectator and just enjoy the show. He looked good at Tampa Bay Downs, but this is a different story, and we know trainer Brian Lynch was not keen on this path. 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Only five horses have run in the Derby with one or two pre-Derby starts. But for now I wouldnt discourage anyone who wants to include him in their exotics. Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm. He is reminiscent of American Pharoah, who was a confirmed frontrunner until his final prep in the Arkansas Derby. I love finding longshots to play in the Derby, but after the top 12 I cannot separate the rest, and while anyone can find their way into the exotics Im just not seeing any of the others as win candidates. Although Im still not sure he is ready take on the leading contenders, as I dont believe he has beaten top quality fields in his last two starts I cant ignore the way hes been working and how he handles this track. He then galloped out another eighth in :12 2/5 covering the six furlongs in 1:12 4/5 and pulling up seven furlongs in a strong 1:26 2/5. Only downside, they don't sell any cold beer to wash down your spicy, delicious food. 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