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| Union Rags photo by Julien Leparoux |
Michael Matz reported Union Rags was none the worse for wear the day
after his Fountain of Youth (G2) score.
The Florida Derby (G1) still remains the next target and will be the
only race for Union Rags between now and the Kentucky Derby. Dale Romans was praising the effort by
second place finisher News Pending and said the Florida Derby is a strong
consideration as well. A decision on what to do with Algorithms, who scratched
from the race with a splint injury, will not be made until later in the week// More
news for Saturday’s Gotham Stakes (G3). DRF features Mark Casse’s Stealcase,
who has already raced against several stakes winners in his maiden tries,
including Hutcheson victor Thunder Moccasin. Check out the Todd Simmons piece from the Staten Island
Advance about a morning stroll at Belmont that offers a different flavor and
beat to your normal thoroughbred reporting// Updated future odds were released
by Wynn Las Vegas. Not
surprisingly, Union Rags plummeted to 4-1 as the favorite. Can’t see why anyone would take those
odds in February, but many do// Out of Bounds had an extended workout at
Hollywood Park Monday. He’s still
on track for the San Felipe (G2)// Updated rankings from Steve Haskin as well
as myself// I’ve also updated the CTD Contender page
here. If you like updates to
the site on Twitter you can
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Kentucky Derby Futures
Articles
How
high should we be on Union Rags? (Zipse at the Track Blog)
Union
Rags Kentucky Derby favorite (Forbes Online)
After
the wire 2/26 [video] (Bloodhorse)
Home
sweet home page (ESPN)
Petals
on the Path: On the way to the Gotham (Staten Island Advance)
Spiral
nominations spike up (The Downey Profile)
Tampa
Bay Derby lands 38 nominations (The Downey Profile)
Under
the radar: Scatman (DRF)
Castaway
got better and better as a yearling (Bloodhorse)
Weekend
review (And Down The Stretch They Come)
The Roses Challenge
(Thorough-Graphics)
Rankings
Haskin’s
Derby Dozen [with video] (Bloodhorse)
Works
Rousing Sermon- HOL- 6F-
1.13:20- H- 1/2
Out of Bounds- HOL- 7F-
1.25:60- H- 1/2
Ender Knievel- PMM- 5F- 1.02:90-
B- 9/13
Swag Daddy- AQU- 4F- 48:55-
B- 2/8
Notes
and bits from web and Twitter:
“Fractions for Out of Bounds. 48.80 to top.
112.80 at wire. Out to the bottom in 125.60. Best part move was absence of real
pressure”- Donald Harris via Twitter
