But I will be a spectator and just enjoy the show. Address: Mandarin Plaza 1015, S Nogales St, Rowland Heights, CA 91748. The buzz surrounding him keeps growing with every gallop and workout, and with all the rave reviews there is now a good chance he will go off as favorite, but it still should be close with Epicenter, who has been training at Churchill Downs now for several weeks. 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. 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. 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. I mentioned last week he had run at least one race in every month since September, including a mile and eighth race last fall over a deep tiring track, and this year ran too fast, too good, too early. I just dont know if hes quite there yet. Essential Quality(Brad Cox, Tapit Delightful Quality, by Elusive Quality) Well, all those questions became moot when he not only didnt regress he took another jump forward running a 1 1/2. So now we know this horse is on a strong upward trend. Get the latest insider news, analysis, entries and results on your phone or sent to your email! Check outAmerica's Best Racing's Triple Crown pageto keep up to date with stories and statistics on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. 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. The final race in the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep series the Stonestreet Lexington Stakes is set for Saturday, April 16. I know he had lots of works before his career debut and Bob Baffert had gotten him very fit, and nothing in racing surprises me anymore. I was just waiting for him to get that maiden win out of the way, which he did on a similar slow track, and I felt he had a big shot to move forward several lengths in the Wood. Looking past the Arkansas Derby, he ran quickly in a Feb. 19 allowance optional claiming win at Fair Grounds. Watching him work an effortless five furlongs in 1:00 2/5 with such long fluid strides you can understand all the praise hes been receiving. 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. We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. By Steve Haskin . Highly Motivated (Chad Brown, Into Mischief Strong Incentive, by Warriors Reward) 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. Though he was overlooked a bit at 6-1 odds in the Holy Bull, he won't slip past anyone in the Florida Derby. I do recommend to call in your order if youmore, I bought some tacos and two dozen tamales maybe two weeks ago. Find out who else made the list. But its in his blood and keeps him young. Rating: 4/5 (1 rate) Make a Review. Read More, Tiz the Law remains on top of the Derby Dozen, as much of his competition prepares for the divisions of the Arkansas Derby. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Powering the Next Generation of Electronic Bill Payments - Paymentus ~ Steve Haskin. Please read Disclaimer Page for copyright information. 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. Like several of the lightly raced horses this year he is doing things he shouldnt be doing for a green horse who hasnt figured it out yet. Because there are so many new faces emerging who could be major Derby contenders by Sept. 5, there will be two rankings this week. For a horse who was ranked No. Little seems to separate these three talented colts, but this 3-year-old may have the most upside out of what was the strongest prep on the Road to the Kentucky Derby to this point in the year. In California, DREAM SHAKE picked up another piece of the purse, but doesnt seem quite ready to move forward in the Derby. 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. My mom, boyfriend and I have been buying our carne aside here for the longest time. Im still not positive a mile and quarter will be his strength, but he ran a sensational race in the Blue Grass Stakes in his two-turn debut, setting all the pace and holding on doggedly to make Essential Quality work like hes never had to work before. And he still is raw, as he demonstrated when he needed Rispoli to help him change leads, and then when the rider hit him right-handed and looked back over his shoulder, he jumped back to his left lead and surged again as he did in the Pasadena. Even at age 89, Ron is out at the track every morning unless Im able to lasso him in, Debbie continued. Expect different tactics this time. Does that sound like a Todd Pletcher-trained horse to you? For new announcements, merchandise updates and other excitement here at Secretariat.com, please enter your email address in the popup window. But for now I wouldnt discourage anyone who wants to include him in their exotics. With no races on the horizon, it will be interesting to see what Tagg does with After next week everything will be sorted out and we should have a better idea where all these horses should be ranked. You would think hes done too much too soon and likely will regress going a mile and a quarter so soon, especially facing 19 opponents, and like with Justify, who had only three career starts, I will let him beat me rather than bank on him defying the history books. ~ Steve Haskin, 1 Zandon (Chad Brown, Upstart Memories Prevail, by Creative Cause). He has move-forward potential at Churchill Downs, where he won the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes last fall. ~ Steve Haskin. Trainer Brad Cox could offer no excuse at Fair Grounds saying he simply ran out of gas. It was more a horse with controlled energy who just was too fast for his stablemate in what was supposed to be a maintenance work. This is all about hopes and dreams and we certainly have both.. 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. 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. That is because I dont know how he wants to run, how fast he really is, and most important how high his ceiling is. 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. Byron King's Top 12 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Spendthrift Farm. 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. 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. Secretariat.com 2023. 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. The tamale is whatever since it's probably store bought and mine was a little hard around the edges but the rest of our plates were amazing! Read More, Omaha Beach remains at the top, as the last Derby Dozen is posted. 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. 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 was dismissed at 32-1 odds in Churchill Downs final Kentucky Derby Future Wager pool, perhaps an indication he could similarly fall out of betting favor on Derby Day. Award-winning BloodHorse senior correspondent Steve Haskin presents his latest Derby Dozen, taking a look at his leading contenders for the 143rd Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! He is maturing physically, and being by Tiznow, his most powerful weapon appears to be tenacity and the ability to not let horses get by him in the stretch. But here is why he has been an enigma. They did a lot more working in company and galloping out strongly. 5. If this colt only had one more start I would rank him higher based on all the positives I saw in his first two starts and the way hes been training at Churchill Downs. Ignoring his 49-1 odds in the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G1), he was visually impressive, he dominated one of the best 3-year-olds in the country, showing a high cruising speed, and his. 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. He kept on determinedly, but all that ground loss eventually took its toll. Because there are so many new faces emerging who could be major Derby contenders by Sept. 5, there will be two rankings this week. He kept Taiba at bay before yielding to him in the final furlong. That takes a lot out of a horse, which is why I believe several of the favorites ran poorly. 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. Maximum 450 characters, you have 450 chars left. 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. He is persistent and keeps knocking on the door every race. That those fractions took nothing out of him and he galloped out in another area code tells you all you need to know about this colt. These are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.This website is not owned, affiliated with, funded, or in any way associated with the property operators and shopping malls/centers owners. I believe once he becomes more polished we will see a very good horse who will win his share of stakes. Remember, all his previous starts had come in sprints so he should be stronger with that race under him. It was tough dropping him to No. Read More, Were going to do something different this week. He just needs to either try to wire his field or find a stronger closing punch. 2. 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. I also bought a dozen tamales from the tamale lady selling homemade tamales from the trunk of, I know places in the SGV. Physically, he is a beast and hes doing things ordinary horses just dont do. He is certainly consistent and he has been running in top company all year, but he has yet to show he has enough weapons to win the Kentucky 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 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. Well from the previousmore, At Tito's Market, we delight your tastebuds with our trademark Sicilian and Argentinian flavors. Normally, a good second or third would be encouraging enough, but he has a big class edge, with only a few stakes horses entered, and he . The first Derby Dozen for 2020 finds Dennis' Moment on top. 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. When that one folded leaving the second turn, the 1 1/8-mile race seemed his for the taking. 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. Xbtv.com video shows both horses being noticeably warm in the South Florida weather. 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. 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. Im sure many will still look at him as the deserving favorite, feeling he will put himself in perfect position just off the pace while Zandon will have to work out a trip from farther back. There was nothing to knock in his six-furlong work in 1:12 1/5, out in 1:26 1/5 in company. 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. That should help set him up foruh, nothing. Check out America's Best Racing's Triple Crown page to keep up to date with stories and statistics on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Not many people are talking about him, partly because of the ridiculously slow closing fractions and mundane final time of the Florida Derby that still has not been corrected and doing all his racing and training at Gulfstream. His namesake, hockey great Mark Messier, was one of the most clutch players in NHL history, and this colt might also be the type to save his best for the big moments. Read More, Were going to do something different this week. What are people saying about mexican restaurants near Rowland Heights, CA? It all comes down to this: Essential Quality is an undefeated champion who is the most logical No. Concert Tour (Bob Baffert, Street Sense Purse Strings, by Tapit) The Japanese, with their unique training methods, have arrived and we better accept them. Of the possible Derby pacesetters mentioned above, who is the one most likely to be ignored and left alone on an easy lead? With no races on the horizon, it will be interesting to see what Tagg does with Perfect in two starts, he won a mile maiden race by 6 lengths Dec. 11 before stretching out to two turns and whipping outclassed allowance optional claiming company at Tampa Bay Downs Jan. 30, with both victories coming in fast time. Known Agenda has already had the top spot and is a horse I have been high on from day one. Both comments and pings are currently closed. After setting a wicked pace, he seemed to get stronger the farther he went, running through the wire and opening up at least 15 lengths on the gallop-out. 1 spot as we head into the makeshift spring schedule beginning with the Matt Winn Stakes (G3) May 23. 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. So well see what he can do under the circumstances and go from there. We will also touch on the latest Future Wager and see who might be the overlays come September. 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. Argentinian flavors do under the circumstances and go from there is on strong. 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