Horse Racing: I. Ortiz/B. Cox/Godolphin/Into Mischief top 2023; J. Rodriguez/B. Russell win Laurel titles on final day; L. Rice sets NYRA record for wins in a year

[John Price]

 

[John Price]

 

[GKJ]

 

[GKJ]

This is clearly a problem. Santa Anita went through this a few years ago, but they just attributed it to the weather.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

I threw him out after the last race. I wasn't impressed.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

This is clearly a problem. Santa Anita went through this a few years ago, but they just attributed it to the weather.

Laurel went through issues a few days ago.

 

[GKJ]

Laurel went through issues a few days ago.

Roughly same part of the country. Wonder if it’s the same issue, the track not taking to the weather.

Last thing anyone wants obviously is something to happen during the Derby again.

 

[GKJ]

Saffie’s taking some precautions.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Lord Miles is scratched from the Ky. Derby.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Saffie’s taking some precautions.

Your twitter post is broken; thus, I posted this:

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

With other matters more pressing, Turf Paradise (AZ) has a Pick 6 for tomorrow's card worth over $500,000.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

UPDATED -- PART 2
The Kentucky Derby entries. The field is limited to a maximum of 20. With THREE defections, horses listed 1 through 23 now comprise the top 20 or maximum field size.

P#	PP	Horse	A/S	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1	Hit Show (KY)	3/C	M Franco	126	B H Cox	30/1
2	2	Verifying (KY)	3/C	T Gaffalione	126	B H Cox	15/1
3	3	Two Phil's (KY)	3/C	J Loveberry	126	L Rivelli	12/1
4	4	Confidence Game (KY)	3/C	J Graham	126	J K Desormeaux	20/1
5	5	Tapit Trice (KY)	3/C	L Saez	126	T A Pletcher	5/1
6	6	Kingsbarns (KY)	3/C	J L Ortiz	126	T A Pletcher	12/1
7	7	Reincarnate (KY)	3/C	J R Velazquez	126	T Yakteen	50/1
8	8	Mage (KY)	3/C	J Castellano	126	G Delgado	15/1
9	9	Skinner (KY)	3/C	J J Hernandez	126	J A Shirreffs	20/1
11	11	Disarm (KY)	3/C	J Rosario	126	S M Asmussen	30/1
12	12	Jace's Road (KY)	3/C	F Geroux	126	B H Cox	50/1
13	13	Sun Thunder (KY)	3/C	B J Hernandez, Jr.	126	K G McPeek	50/1
14	14	Angel of Empire (PA)	3/C	F Prat	126	B H Cox	8/1
15	15	Forte (KY)	3/C	I Ortiz, Jr.	126	T A Pletcher	3/1
16	16	Raise Cain (KY)	3/C	G Corrales	126	B Colebrook	50/1
17	17	Derma Sotogake (JPN)	3/C	C Lemaire	126	H Otonashi	10/1
18	18	Rocket Can (KY)	3/C	J Alvarado	126	W I Mott	30/1
20	20		3/C		126		50/1
21	21	Cyclone Mischief (KY)	3/C	J Rosario TO BE ANNOUNCED	126	D L Romans	30/1
22	22	Mandarin Hero (JPN)	3/C	K Kimura	126	T Fujita	20/1
23	23	King Russell (KY)	3/C	R Bejarano	126	R Moquett	50/1

 

[GKJ]

Your twitter post is broken; thus, I posted this:

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So that was an extra step taken, only horses trained at Keeneland were scratched through Friday I think.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Roughly same part of the country. Wonder if it’s the same issue, the track not taking to the weather.

Last thing anyone wants obviously is something to happen during the Derby again.

Laurel had some issues in which a retired and respected track super analyzed the course and gave the thumb's up following the suspension of racing.

Novices can speculate and I include myself in that territory but I have many contacts who are on the peripheral and inside the grounds whose opinions vary greatly. Those people are not directly at the tracks in question.

It is disheartening because this is a wonderful sport with tireless workers whose care and dedication is matchless especially with care to animals.

If it was one issue, I think the situation would be mollified. It could be weather, medications, training techniques and sundry other issues. But the guessing game isn't limited to people like us.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

UPDATED -- PART 1 Kentucky Derby entries. The field is limited to a maximum of 20. With two defections, horses listed 1 through 22 now comprise the top 20 or maximum field size. The #23 is unlikely to run at this juncture but would be the top replacement depending on another scratch.

P#	PP	Horse	A/S	Jockey	Wgt	Trainer	M/L
1	1	Hit Show (KY)	3/C	M Franco	126	B H Cox	30/1
2	2	Verifying (KY)	3/C	T Gaffalione	126	B H Cox	15/1
3	3	Two Phil's (KY)	3/C	J Loveberry	126	L Rivelli	12/1
4	4	Confidence Game (KY)	3/C	J Graham	126	J K Desormeaux	20/1
5	5	Tapit Trice (KY)	3/C	L Saez	126	T A Pletcher	5/1
6	6	Kingsbarns (KY)	3/C	J L Ortiz	126	T A Pletcher	12/1
7	7	Reincarnate (KY)	3/C	J R Velazquez	126	T Yakteen	50/1
8	8	Mage (KY)	3/C	J Castellano	126	G Delgado	15/1
9	9	Skinner (KY)	3/C	J J Hernandez	126	J A Shirreffs	20/1
11	11	Disarm (KY)	3/C	J Rosario	126	S M Asmussen	30/1
12	12	Jace's Road (KY)	3/C	F Geroux	126	B H Cox	50/1
13	13	Sun Thunder (KY)	3/C	B J Hernandez, Jr.	126	K G McPeek	50/1
14	14	Angel of Empire (PA)	3/C	F Prat	126	B H Cox	8/1
15	15	Forte (KY)	3/C	I Ortiz, Jr.	126	T A Pletcher	3/1
16	16	Raise Cain (KY)	3/C	G Corrales	126	B Colebrook	50/1
17	17	Derma Sotogake (JPN)	3/C	C Lemaire	126	H Otonashi	10/1
18	18	Rocket Can (KY)	3/C	J Alvarado	126	W I Mott	30/1
20	20	Continuar (JPN)	3/C	R Sakai	126	Y Yahagi	50/1
21	21	Cyclone Mischief (KY)	3/C	J Rosario TO BE ANNOUNCED	126	D L Romans	30/1
22	22	Mandarin Hero (JPN)	3/C	K Kimura	126	T Fujita	20/1
23 (Also eligible)	23	King Russell (KY)	3/C	R Bejarano	126	R Moquett	50/1

As I said....d'oh!

The 23 is now in. Remove #20.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Thursday, May 4, 2023

• Todd Pletcher: He is 11 5-4-1 since April 29 (mostly at Kentucky and New York tracks). He is 3-1-1 in his past five MSW races.

Belmont (New York):

• Race 1: Princess Celina (Jose Ortiz/Wesley Ward) trounced the field in her maiden race. Ward is 36% with first-timers in 2023.
• Jose Ortiz rode three winners.
• Opening Day: The last time Belmont hosted a live race was July 10, 2022. Thr race calendar for NYRA the remainder of the year:

Spring/Summer​	Belmont​	May 4 - July 9​	40 (103)​
Summer​	Saratoga​	July 13 - September 4​	40 (143)​
Fall: Belmont at the Big A​	Aqueduct​	Sep. 14 - October 29​	28 (171)​
Fall​	Aqueduct​	November 2 - Dec. 31​	31 (202)​

Laurel (Maryland):

• Kieron Magee (42%/75%) is the winningest trainer at the meet with 10 victories. He stands a good chance of being top conditioner through the weekend. His biggest star is former Bob Baffert-trainee Classier who won a stakes.
• Damon Dilodovico is hit-or-miss this meet with an impressive 50% strike. He is 10 5-0-0.
• Race 1: Run for Your Life (Jevian Toledo/Brittany Russell) broke his maiden in his second try. The 3-year-old gelding is a son to hot sire Bolt d'Oro and was purchased for $300,000 by the famed owners Mike Repole and Vinny Viola. Did they name the horse after the Beatles' song?

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Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Attendance: 54,848 which is up 14,6% from the comparable date in 2022, known locally as Thurby, which set an attendance record since the date has been tracked.
• Race 10: Annapolis (Irad Ortiz, Jr./Todd Pletcher) won the $300,000 Opening Verse Stakes in a photo finish. Annapolis is 9 6-2-0 and returned to racing after the disappointment in last year's Breeders' Cup.

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• Race 11: The $.20 Pick 6 paid over $58,000.

 

[John Price]

 

[GKJ]

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Brittany Russell at 6-to-1. Nice way to start a day at Laurel.

 

[GKJ]

11/1 on pretty mischievous in the kentucky oaks. Godolphin had never had an Oaks winner.

 

[PANARIN BREAD FAN]

races that make me wonder and scratch my head.

the last race of today's churchill's card. horse trained by stall ran 2 races at the fair grounds at 6f with itme of 1:11 and change. today at 7f wins at a final time of 1:22 and change with a 1:10 time at the 6f mark. a 10 week layoff can actually make a horse improve that much?

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Friday, May 5, 2023

Graded Stakes Schedule:

Churchill Downs (Kentucky):

• Attendance: 106, 381 which is an increase of 6.2% from last year.
• Card: Six graded stakes.
• Handle:$74.9 million which set a record for the 149th running.
• Tyler Gaffalione rode three winners.
• Race 13: The $.50 Pick 4 paid over $25,000 while the $.50 Pick 5 paid a gigantic $493,000+.
• Race 11: Pretty Mischievous (Tyler Gaffalione/Brendan Walsh) improved to 7 5-1-1 with earnings over $1.2 million in winning the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks. It was the first Oaks win for both the jockey and trainer.

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• Kentucky Oaks-Derby Double: And how the 21-22-23 saddle appear:

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Santa Anita (California):
Someone nailed the Pick 6 for over $300,000 with a $76 wager.

Turf Paradise (Arizona):

• Pick 6: Exceeded $500,000 in the penultimate day of the meet.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

races that make me wonder and scratch my head.

the last race of today's churchill's card. horse trained by stall ran 2 races at the fair grounds at 6f with itme of 1:11 and change. today at 7f wins at a final time of 1:22 and change with a 1:10 time at the 6f mark. a 10 week layoff can actually make a horse improve that much?

Layoffs generally are of lesser concern with turf races but this one on dirt all I can offer is a highly priced colt, a solid sire and some decent works on the track.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Good luck to all handicappers. Hopefully it is an entertaining day. Positive thoughts sent and be safe.

 

[Orr Fourever]

Good luck everyone..