Summary:
Dynamic Strike won
the richest of weekend races for 3-year-olds with a one-length victory in the
Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel Park. Jockey Forest Boyce liked the way Dynamic
Strike settled just off the pace, something he hadn’t done in his previous two
wins// Park City, unraced since a debut maiden win at Saratoga last July,
returned in fine form to take a Gulfstream allowance Saturday. The race was
just six furlongs and the margin was only a neck, so Park City will have to
keep progressing quickly to catch up on the trail// Doug O’Neill is not giving
up hope that Mudflats could be a legitimate Kentucky Derby contender. One might
think after a poor 7th place finish in his two-turn debut in the Jerome (G2) Mudflats
would be considered a sprinter, but O’Neill still likes his stride and
pedigree. He will start in Saturday’s San Vicente (G2), and with a strong showing
will be given another shot at a route// Another San Vicente challenger,
Treasure Bill, is also using the San Vicente as the first step towards bigger
and better things. Trainer Ron Ellis said the colt could be bound for Arkansas
if all goes well Saturday// Todd Pletcher gave a very informative interview
Saturday to HRNN when he shed light on his plans for several lesser-known Derby
contenders. Capo Bastone, who hasn’t raced since finishing 3rd in the Breeders
Cup Juvenile in November, is pointed for a return race in two or three weeks at
Gulfstream. Forty Tales, 2nd in the Hutcheson (G2) last week, will sprint again
in the Swale (G2) March 2nd, but could be entered in a two-turn Derby point
race after that// Time is ticking for any recent maiden winners to make some
serious noise on the Derby trail. Salutos Amigos is one of those that can’t
look back. The colt broke his maiden Saturday at Santa Anita by over three
lengths and earned a very respectable 94 Beyer speed figure. His pedigree
doesn’t scream distance however, so his back is really against the wall for
now// Pool #1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday night with ‘all
others’ the favorite as expected. The favorite of the individual selections
came down to the wire with Verrazano (11-1) edging Flashback (12-1). Not far behind was a 3-way tie with Itsmyluckyday,
Violence, and Revolutionary (all 13-1). For the full list see below// A full
list of contender workouts over the weekend is below// more…
Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool #1:
Story: Near-record
Derby Futures favor ‘all others,’ wild scramble for favored individual
(Churchill Downs)
Wynn Las Vegas Future Odds 2/9/13
Click
here (Courier Journal Blog)
Key Weekend Results:
2/9/13 Miracle Wood
Stakes
Winner: Dynamic Strike
Chart: Equibase
2/9/13 Gulfstream
Park Race 5: Allowance Optional Claiming
Winner: Park City
Chart: Equibase
2/9/13 Santa Anita
Maiden Special Weight
Winner: Salutos Amigos
Chart: Equibase
Articles:
Goldencents,
biomechanics, and oxygen debt (ThoroEdge Equine Performance)
Four
new trends emerge in picking Champion (Lexington Herald Leader)
Verrazano
has small stable dreaming big (Lexington Herald Leader)
Nominations:
El
Camino Real Derby (G3) (Golden Gate Fields)
Rankings:
Workouts:
Saturday
Titletown Five- OP-
4F- 48:20- 2/61
Brown Almighty- OP-
5F- 1.00:40- B- 2/72
Texas Bling- OP- 5F-
1.02:60- B- 37/72
Frac Daddy- GP- 4F-
49:28- B- 23/34
Carried Interest-
PMM- 5F- 1.00:40- B- 3/25
Sunday
Mountain Eagle- PMM-
4F- 50:77- B- 31/39
Manando- SA- 5F-
1.01:00- H- 18/64
Hear the Ghost- HOL-
6F- 1.15:00- H- 4/5
Dewey Square- GP-
5F- 1.01:93 B- 1/4 (Turf)
Purple Egg- TP- 5F-
1.01:40- B- 2/20
Capo Bastone- PMM-
5F- 1.01:93- B- 11/26
Normandy Invasion-
PMM- 5F- 1.00:44- B- 1/26
Palace Malice- PMM-
5F- 1.01:01- B- 4/26
Overanalyze- PMM-
5F- 1.01:93- B- 11/26
Violence- PMM- 5F-
1.01:01- B- 4/26
Sky Commander- PMM-
4F- 51:08- B- 32/37
Delhomme- PMM- 5F-
1.01:28- B- 6/26
Integrity- PMM- 5F-
1.00:44- B- 1/26
Quotes and Tweets:
"Pletcher tells
@HRRN Forty Tales likely for Swale, might stretch out for one #KyDerby prep
after that"- J.J. Hysell via Twitter
"Pletcher on
Capo Bastone: "The horse is training really well." Says seasonal
debut in next few weeks"-DerbyContenders via Twitter
"Pletcher says
plans for Palace Malice to be determined after this weekend's
breeze"-DerbyContenders via Twitter
"Trainer
@GrahamMotion tells @HRRN Crop Report is about two weeks away from an allowance
race."- J.J. Hysell
"Motion says
Cerro will be nominated to Fountain of Youth S. but Palm Beach S. likely then
Spiral Stakes" -DerbyContenders via Twitter
Shug McGaughey on
Captial OTB TV says he's considering Fountain of Youth S. for Orb but prefers
an allowance next. -DerbyContenders via Twitter
Bold Challenger and
Java's War worked sharp 1/2 in 48 flat. Both doing super. Java runs on March 3
in Palm Beach.- Kenny McPeek via Twitter
Frac Daddy and Taken
By The Storm work 1/2 together easy 49.1. Frac foot seems fine. Workout two
more times and find a good spot for him- Kenny McPeek via Twitter
"Mike Moreno
& Eric Guillot's Salutos Amigos, 3yo colt by Salute the Sarge, a 94 Beyer
in impressive Mdn-breaker Sat. @santaanitapark"- Steve Byk via Twitter
"Rosario to
ride Sam Davis 2nd Dynamic Sky in Tampa Bay Derby, trainer Casse says"-
Jennie Rees via Twitter
