Essential Quality Trainer/Owner: Brad. 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. After returning, jockey Umberto Rispoli had to tug hard on the reins to get him to pull up. Past winners of the Derby that had three starts going into the race include Justify (2018), Big Brown (2008), and Regret (1915). He picks out all the matings. They knew this colt could be special before they sold him because he was such an imposing individual whose measurements revealed an outstanding physical specimen, as we saw on Saturday. The Japanese, with their unique training methods, have arrived and we better accept them. By Byron King April 26, 2022 Derby Dozen: Arrivals, Workouts Pick Up With Preps Over Byron King's Top. Derby Dozen Questions and Answers Haskin's Top 12, Presented by Shadwell Farm. This is so incredible to be able to breed a horse like this, Debbie said. I will be betting him to win, but wouldnt be surprised if he takes a lot more money than you think. 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. Stay up-to-date with the best from America's Best Racing! Hes just a good horse to keep in the back of your mind on Derby Day. 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. Even his second-place finish on debut Jan. 8 was a high-level performance, a neck loss to the now Grade 3-placed Volcanic. I am not saying he is going to win the Kentucky Derby and Im not saying he isnt regressing, but losing the Florida Derby with a poor ride is not a reason to dismiss him. But seriously, we will try to provide some semblance of a Derby Dozen, although there is not much that would alter the Top He's developed since, winning from pace-pressing positions or by stalking outside, as he did effectively in taking the April 2 Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa at Gulfstream Park. 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. Look, there is nothing wrong with running hard in big stakes and picking up a check each time. You have to go for the lead either at the start and lull them to sleep or get the lead fairly early in the race. The 2021 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes victor can build upon his return. (Eclipse Sportswire) As you will see, I am not taking the conventional path when it comes to who reigns atop the Rankings. Other horses I have a close eye on and are one good effort away from cracking the Dozen are Springboard Mile runner-up ANSWER IN, who turned in a sharp five-furlong work in :59 2/5 at Oaklawn Park; the highly touted HONOR A.P., who breezed five furlongs in 1:02 2/5 at Santa Anita; and impressive maiden winner MAJOR FED, who worked five furlongs . 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. 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. In addition to Concert Tour and Caddo River, the Arkansas Derby will have Rebel runner-up HOZIER along with other California invaders GET HER NUMBER and possibly ROMAN CENTURIAN, who scratched from the Santa Anita Derby. 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 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. Find out who else made the list. 1 spot as we head into the makeshift spring schedule beginning with the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) May 23. He kept on determinedly, but all that ground loss eventually took its toll. That should help set him up foruh, nothing. 9. Dont ask me what to make of this horse or this race, but one thing is certain and that is he has an amazing pedigree with a ton of class and stamina, and his sire and broodmare sire are remembered for scoring two of the most impressive Preakness victories weve seen in a long time. Copyright 20042023 Yelp Inc. Yelp, , and related marks are registered trademarks of Yelp. He showed that with his powerful runner-up effort in the Florida Derby coming off two races in which he made enough mistakes to last an entire career. His third in the Florida Derby is better than it appears coming after he contested the pace between horses. His race in the Holy Bull was similar to Zandon's in the Risen Star in that he dug a hole for himself, caught the eye with a threatening second turn rally, and then flattened in the lane. I still think very highly of him and feel the Blue Grass Stakes was a race he desperately needed, and I liked when I heard he drank a lot of water after the race, indicating he wasnt fit enough for the race and got tired and should now be ready to take a big step forward. Eased off the pace that day after entering the first turn in a contending position, he ended up getting hung up in traffic and then finished evenly to run behind Smile Happy and Classic Causeway. A weekly show dedicated to handicappers and horse players. Address: Mandarin Plaza 1015, S Nogales St, Rowland Heights, CA 91748. 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, 2022 Kentucky Derby Handicapping Analysis. Everyone agrees he has looked like a freak in his two starts and clearly is the fastest horse in the field. But at this stage of his career he looks to be more of a one-paced grinder who just keeps coming. 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. 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. 1. He has proven that was no fluke, and like Essential Quality he can beat you from anywhere on the track. Hes been working at Churchill Downs so long you can call him the house horse. CADDO RIVER While on the subject of throwing a race out, Brad Cox will also be doing it for Caddo River after his disappointing effort in the Rebel Stakes when he wasnt asked to challenge Concert Tour for the early lead and fought his rider, eventually fading out of contention. Get the latest insider news, analysis, entries and results on your phone or sent to your email! Hot Rod Charlie (Doug ONeill, Oxbow Ind1an Miss, by Indian Charlie) But I am still dubious about horses with only three starts unless I am convinced they are a freak, as were the only two horses to pull it off Big Brown and Justify. But despite having only three career starts, Rock Your World is the one horse who possesses freakish qualities you rarely see. 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. I just cant rank him above the top 4. Read More, 1 Tiz the Law Barclay Tagg Constitution Tizfiz, by Tiznow Just when you thought Tiz the Law was shifting his gears to neutral following the Curlin Florida Derby (G1), breezing an easy :52 4/5 half-mile, he shifts back into drive with a sharp 1:00 3/5 work for five furlongs. He breezed a half in :49 2/5, staying busy before the serious training begins. He kept battling back and switched back to his left lead at the sixteenth pole, just falling a neck short. Rebel Stakes winner UN OJO will have his following and he does have a good closing kick, but all his numbers say he is just too slow. Baffert has always been very high on this colt and we will see how he adapts if they change tactics with the speedy Caddo River and let him roll this time. Looking past the Arkansas Derby, he ran quickly in a Feb. 19 allowance optional claiming win at Fair Grounds. 3, especially considering he is an undefeated champion and his Blue Grass victory was exactly the prep he needed for the Kentucky Derby, where he no doubt will be favored unless Concert Tour does something exceptional in the Arkansas Derby. He still showed a good turn of foot sweeping by horses on the far turn to reach contention. Mo Donegal is a classy horse he nipped Zandon by a nose in the Remsen Stakes after bumping him late, though stewards took no action to disqualify him. He definitely is still a work in progress. 1 spot as we head into the makeshift spring schedule beginning with the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) May 23. 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 can just envision the list of Derby winners that bore the name of Calumet Farm: Citation, Whirlaway, Iron Liege, Tim Tam, Bourbonic. Unlike Pletchers other two Derby horses, Charge It and Pioneer of Medina, who ran five and six weeks prior to the Derby, Mo Donegal had that big effort four weeks out and didnt need to do as much in his work. With no races on the horizon, it will be interesting to see what Tagg does with Were going to do something different this week. He returned to the work tab this past Saturday with an easy half-mile in :51.13 at Palm Beach Downs. And he is one of few Derby horses who works by himself. Whenever stakes are carded, such as this years version of the Belmont Stakes (G1), he will be ready, having remained in steady training, breezing five furlongs in I dont like seeing horses passed in the stretch in their final Derby prep, but he did the dirty work in a race that was meant to just get him fit and move forward. That takes a lot out of a horse, which is why I believe several of the favorites ran poorly. HELIUM Can we call him 13A as part of the Derby Bakers Dozen? With no races on the horizon, it will be interesting to see what Tagg does with He had his ears up the entire length of the stretch with the rider way up in the saddle and really poured it on after the wire, putting his ears back and picking up the pace. 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. Medina Spirit (Bob Baffert, Protonico Mongolian Changa, by Brilliant Speed) Read More, Yes, Virginia, there is still a Derby Dozen, as we have been informed that sponsor Shadwell wants to keep it going right up until the week of the Arkansas Derby, so if anyone has any poems, songs, short stories, or any limericks and one-liners they wish to share, send them in. Horses compete in the 2022 Robert B. Lewis Stakes earlier this month. Once he showed he could rate off the pace you knew the skys the limit. 3. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best San Felipe Stakes Winners, Stars of Yesterday: Looking Back at Best Fountain of Youth Stakes Winners, Triple Crown Turning Point: The Right Rider for Gallant Fox, SLIDESHOW: U.S. Essential. I just dont know if hes quite there yet. 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. There was nothing to knock in his six-furlong work in 1:12 1/5, out in 1:26 1/5 in company. All rights reserved internationally. But here is why he has been an enigma. He went into the Wood Memorial a fresh horse off a two-month layoff and now is fit and sharp and ready for a career-best effort. Read More, Omaha Beach remains at the top, as the last Derby Dozen is posted. 9 Cyberknife (Brad Cox, Gun Runner Awesome Flower, by Flower Alley). That alone will turn a lot of people off. However, Mendelssohn became seriously agitated in the walk over from the stable area . What are people saying about mexican restaurants near Rowland Heights, CA? If he can turn in a more polished race in the Derby than he did when second in the Florida Derby, when he broke poorly and failed to keep a straight course in the lane, look out. He is persistent and keeps knocking on the door every race. Though no match for Zandon's stretch kick in the Blue Grass, he also turned in a performance that suggests he can threaten on the first Saturday in May. Because there are so many new faces emerging who could be major Derby contenders by Sept. 5, there will be two rankings this week. Read More, The first Derby Dozen for 2020 finds Dennis' Moment on top. 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. But its a long year and he has a bright future. Does that sound like a Todd Pletcher-trained horse to you? Driving directions and locations to store: 99 Ranch Market Rowland Heights: Mandarin Plaza 1015, S Nogales St, Rowland Heights, CA 91748. He did turn in a swift half-mile work in a bullet :46 4/5, fastest of 64 works at the distance. Will definitely be coming back". 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. 1 Tiz the Law Barclay Tagg Constitution Tizfiz, by Tiznow Despite the Derby Day assault by the Baffert Brigade, he holds on to the No. He has a tremendous pedigree, but its just a question of whether he is fast enough now to win the Derby. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Known Agenda (Todd Pletcher, Curlin Byrama, by Byron) 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. Lots of questions to be answered and lots to talk about. Award-winning BloodHorse senior correspondent Steve Haskin unveils his inaugural Derby Dozen this week with a look at his leading contenders for the 146 th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 2. In his three-furlong work in :34 2/5 at Gulfstream Park he showed off his athleticism by hugging the rail and cutting the corner beautifully turning for home and galloping out . But this was not a horse running off. Dynamic One (Todd Pletcher, Unon Rags Beat the Drums, by Smart Strike) Was it due to the addition of Lasix? Zandon has been pure poetry out on the track whether galloping or working, or just his overall presence. 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. 11 Tiz the Bomb (Kenny McPeek, Hit It a Bomb Tiz the Key, by Tiznow). Xbtv.com video shows both horses being noticeably warm in the South Florida weather. It would have to be him, as his wire-to-wire victory in the LeComte Stakes has been long forgotten by most people and in his last two starts racing just off the pace he didnt have the closing kick to get the job done. He turned in another strong work, going six furlongs in 1:12 4/5 in the fog and working alone. I do know he is going to be a decent price in the Derby and if you still believe in him youre going to get great odds on a horse who once was the clear-cut favorite. Both horses actually turned in the same time of :48 for the half; they just did it in different ways. Brands on May 6. And it didnt help that the track was so ridiculously slow. 6 Taiba (Tim Yakteen, Gun Runner Needmore Flattery, by Flatter). Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm. PROXY Mike Stidham said hes been a puzzle and he had to make a positive visual move forward to continue on to Kentucky, which he didnt. O BESOS He looks to have little chance of getting in with 25 points. That should help set him up foruh, nothing. I don't think everyone will love it, because the yogurt does taste a little different from the traditional American yogurt, however, the one I had was the one with the purple rice in it, the . For a horse making just his second start in the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby, and off merely a debut win at six furlongs, his inexperience never showed. By Steve Haskin 1. Both comments and pings are currently closed. Physically, he is a beast and hes doing things ordinary horses just dont do. 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