Injury reports seem to come in bunches along this year’s road to the roses. Tuesday it was revealed Spring Hill
Farm will have surgery for a knee fracture. The Todd Pletcher trained colt was the favorite in last
Saturday’s Tampa Bay Derby (G2), but finished a troubled fourth after hitting
the gate at the start- a misstep that actually caused the injury. He would have had an uphill battle
getting earnings for the Kentucky Derby, but more concerning is the possibility
his racing career is over// Sabercat’s owner Ron Winchell said even if his
horse disappoints in the next two preps the Kentucky Derby is still in the
cards. It’s hard to blame him
given the prestige, two million dollar purse, recent upsets, and fact the race is
a completely different animal all together// A nice story on Union Rags’
various journeys through sale rings and his similarities with 2008 Derby winner
Big Brown in terms of pinhooker and ownership groups// It was confirmed that
grass and synthetic stakes-placed runner Lucky Chappy will fly to Dubai for the
U.A.E Derby (G2). That path to Kentucky has had little success in the past but
he is in the same capable hands as last year’s Kentucky Derby winner Animal
Kingdom…
Articles
Spring
Hill Farm out with knee fracture (Bloodhorse)
Union
Rags, Big Brown two of a kind (Bloodhorse)
Rankings
Paulick
Derby Index 3/13 (Paulick Report)
Down
and Derby- Sweet 16 (Zipse at the Track)
Works
Optimizer- OP- 3F- 36:20- B- 1/3
Top Weekly
Speed Figures*
Top winning 3yo Beyers last
week: Creative Cause-102; Trinniberg-99; Hardened Wildcat-98; Quiet Eyes-86;
Cigar Street-99.
Top winning 3yo BRIS figs last
week: Creative Cause-104; Trinniberg-103; Hardened Wildcat-102; Quiet Eyes-100;
Cigar Street-99.
*Source: DerbyContenders via Twitter
Notes
and bits from web and Twitter
“LUCKY CHAPPY is a 'go' for the
U.A.E. Derby on March 31. Alan Garcia will retain the mount” Team Valor via
Twitter
