haskin's derby dozen 2022
2, but its almost a dead-heat. He proved popular last week with future wager bettors off at 17-1 after his April 2 Arkansas Derby win. 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 Tiz the Law remains on top of the Derby Dozen, as much of his competition prepares for the divisions of the Arkansas Derby. Our hot and cold sandwiches are the perfect choice when you've got a busy day and youmore, The tamale is whatever since it's probably store bought and mine was a little hard around the edgesmore, Where Vegan tamales and non-vegan tamales coexist together, so you don't have to make a choice formore, gluten for punishment but truly wanted to support local businesses so my dumb butt ordered Tamales!more, OMGReal Mexican Tamales delivered by the dozen to you in the Hacienda Heights area.more, I would recommend everything else but the tamales! 1. Stay up-to-date with the best from America's Best Racing! 99 Ranch Market. 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. It is not an ideal way to prep for the Derby and can very well dull a horse. He has proven that was no fluke, and like Essential Quality he can beat you from anywhere on the track. 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. PIONEER OF MEDINA is another who is going to win his share of big races and hes been running well against top company, mainly Zandon, Epicenter, Smile Happy, and Zozos. Past winners of the Derby that had three starts going into the race include Justify (2018), Big Brown (2008), and Regret (1915). Read More, Omaha Beach remains at the top, as the last Derby Dozen is posted. I believe part of it is that many of the leading contenders were spinning their wheels on that deep track and never fired, resulting in a :39 1/5 final three-eighths, the slowest mile and an eighth stakes on the card, which earned him a slow 89 Beyer speed figure. He had a monster Thoro-Graph leap to run a career-high negative number; his Brisnet numbers show an equally huge leap; he will have five career starts; and has a strong 2-year-old foundation. !more, I'm not a fan of heat and the tamales on Thursday tamale night were simply stunning.more, I had the pupusas and the tamales. 2 Epicenter (Steve Asmussen, Not This Time Silent Candy, by Candy Ride). Known Agenda (Todd Pletcher, Curlin Byrama, by Byron) Essential Quality Trainer/Owner: Brad. Its as if he uses lead changes to find another gear. Heck, four of the last five Triple Crown winners didnt do it. Hot Rod Charlie (Doug ONeill, Oxbow Ind1an Miss, by Indian Charlie) 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. None have hit the board. 7. Coming off a Feb. 4 allowance optional claimer score at Gulfstream, in which he defeated a couple of highly regarded colts from the Pletcher stable, he looks like a graded stakes horse in the making. 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. One other statistic regarding the Santa Anita Derby: Rock Your World set fractions of :22 3/5, :46, 1:10 3/5, and 1:36 1/5. 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. 99 Ranch Market Rowland Heights - Mandarin Plaza 1015, S Nogales St, Rowland Heights, CA 91748. 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. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Marshmallow Milk Stout by Garage Brewing. His first work since winning the March 26 Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby was a maintenance tandem move against first-level allowance horse Guntown. It was his mechanics that drew me to him in those first two starts, and I was surprised how greenly he ran in the Florida Derby. All Rights Reserved. But Highly Motivated wouldnt quit. Read More, Find out which horse from the Louisiana Derby is ranked highest on this week's Derby Dozen. 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. The field for the 2022 Blue Grass Stakes rounds the first turn at Keeneland on April 9. I don't know your area anymore. (Eclipse Sportswire), Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford, America's Best Racing's Triple Crown page. With Curlin on top the mile and a quarter should be a piece of cake. 4. 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. 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. As a juvenile, he wasn't quite on par with Rattle N Roll and Smile Happy, both of whom beat him in graded stakes, though much can change from ages 2 to 3. Look, there is nothing wrong with running hard in big stakes and picking up a check each time. But it has to be mentioned that no Blue Grass winner has won the Derby in 30 years. 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. 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. Find out who else made the list. Omaha Beach remains at the top, as the last Derby Dozen is posted. 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. Only five horses have run in the Derby with one or two pre-Derby starts. But how hes going to win is another matter. When that one folded leaving the second turn, the 1 1/8-mile race seemed his for the taking. 10 Charge It (Todd Pletcher, Tapit Ill Take Charge, by Indian Charlie). 1. Secretariat.com 2023. He does need to continue to move forward and improve his Thoro-Graph numbers, but I doubt there is anyone who believes that wont happen. He has excellent tactical speed but not much of a closing punch, so Im not sure what tactics he would use. The bottom line is that he is the logical and deserving Derby favorite, but this just isnt the year I want to put a favorite on top, so I am just looking to latch onto something special and stand by my early convictions regarding the merits of the Top 2 horses. He did turn in a swift half-mile work in a bullet :46 4/5, fastest of 64 works at the distance. His victories will come; it just doesnt have to be in the Kentucky Derby. Slapped on his right shoulder down the lane after drifting out briefly the turn, he pulled well clear of his company, the twice unplaced maiden Make Way. Arrogate, a gray son of Unbridled's Song bred in Kentucky by Clearsky Farms, won the Eclipse Award for champion 3-year-old male in 2016 and holds the North American record for career earnings with . Well keep monitoring his works closely and leave it up to Mark Casse to figure out a way to pull this off. It. 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. Copyright 2016 Blood-Horse LLC. Read More, The first Derby Dozen for 2020 finds Dennis' Moment on top. Remember, Derby Dozen starts Jan. 21. There is no doubt this colt is coming into his own at the right time. He just needs to either try to wire his field or find a stronger closing punch. As for his pedigree, in this day and age where speed rules, he is a rarity with points in both the stamina categories of his Dosage Profile. Derby Dozen Presented by Spendthrift Farm Epicenter Shakes Up Derby Dozen Rankings Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm. He lost the most ground of the race's top five finishers running at least four paths off the inside into the first turn and three paths wide into the second. I cant help but feel that this colt is a far better than his overall record looks and he is capable of great things when allowed to run his race. The performance earned a Beyer Speed Figure of 106 and moved Mendelssohn to number three on Steve Haskin's "Derby Dozen" for April 3. 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. 1 spot as we head into the makeshift spring schedule beginning with the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) May 23. One day after other 3-year-olds shined in racing action on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, he breezed five furlongs in 1:01 April 10 at Churchill Downs. 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. The last horse to run in the Derby with only two starts was China Visit, who finished sixth in 2000. Aqueduct in early April often is slow, but not this slow. 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. Rebel Stakes Next Big Test for Derby Dozen 3-Year-Olds Reincarnate Among 3-Year-Olds Moving Away From Baffert Henny Hughes Colt New Leader in Japan Road to KY Derby Angel of Empire Wins Risen. I dont know whether hes good enough to win or has beaten horses of the caliber he will face in the Derby, but I do know its tough to leave him out of the exotics. (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. By Steve Haskin May 5, 2020 A Big Day for Big Red The scroll on. Working alone at Santa Anita he did everything smoothly and easily going six furlongs in a sharp 1:11 4/5 and I cant help but feel he is ready to peak on Derby Day and is sitting on a monster race. Although his Ragozin and Thoro-Graph numbers were career bests and he is progressing in his overall development, Stidham doesnt want to force him into the Derby.