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Horse Racing: Sovereignty, Journalism and Flood Zone win Ky. Derby preps; Todd Pletcher wins 5 times

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Todd Pletcher has himself a bad boy. Very impressive debut in Tampa Bay's 6th with Brad Cox, Chad Brown and a stablemate among the foes. Valentinian, an Into Mischief colt, paid $6.00. The race was for 1 1/16th miles. A $1.5 million purchase price.
 
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A Florida-bred running in South Florida just pulled a 17-to-1 upset in the Gotham. Reylu Gutierrez's smile could light up Manhattan tonight. Onto the Kentucky Derby.

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MiamiScreamingEagles said:
How does the Gulfstream track handicapper not have the 2 in her top four in a field of 6?
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or another way of putting it-the handicapper has the 2 picked to finish last or next to last. or just totally off the board. which would be beyond insane. the 2's racing form as a 2 year old was just as good if not better than every horse in today's field.

who was the handicapper-samantha perry?
 
PANARIN BREAD FAN said:
and she used to be a jockey.

i am assuming she read the same telegraph horse sheets that you, i and every other bettor were as well.

ehh. i'm going to assume that she didn't predict master johnny v to wire the field in the finale for today either.
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Pletcher had an outstanding day today.

Mike Smith had a 22-1 winner. Good day for the Hall of Fame riders.
 
Saturday, March 1, 2025
  • March Forward: Three Kentucky Derby preps highlighted a busy day to start the month.
  • Happy Stewart Elliott Day:
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  • Todd Pletcher had a gigantic afternoon. He finished 16 5-5-0 and among his five wins were three graded stakes victories and a million-dollar+ debut phenom who exploded at Tampa Bay.
  • Brad Cox sent horses to six tracks which resulted in four wins He finished 13 4-1-2.
  • Steve Asmussen had a 4-win day finishing 18 4-2-1 at three tracks.
Aqueduct (New York):
  • Stakes: Named for legendary horses Tom Fool, Stymie and Busher all whom were top 50 race horses in the end of the century poll conducted a few years ago.
  • Manny Franco rode four winners.
  • Race 4: Full Moon Madness (Kendrick Carmouche/Michelle Nevin) won the Grade 3 $175,000 Tom Fool Stakes.
  • Race 8: Flood Zone (Reylu Gutierrez/Brad Cox) pulled a massive upset at 17-to-1 to win the Grade 3 $300,000 Gotham and with the victory came 50 points toward entry into the Kentucky Derby, now a virtual lock if all goes well. The lightly raced Florida-bred Frosted colt was out for the third time and entered off a victory at Gulfstream at 16-to-1.
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Laurel (Maryland):
  • Trainers Atop: Brittany Russell (39%) and Jaime Ness both have 17 wins to lead the standings. Mike Gorham is having a stellar meet with 9 wins at a 31% strike rate. A former New Englander whose family owned and distributed fire extinguishers. His earliest wins came at Rockingham Park (NH) and Suffolk Downs (MA) in the mid-80s.
Tampa Bay Downs (Florida):
  • Race 5: Valentinian (Samuel Marin/Todd Pletcher), a $1.5 million Into Mischief colt, exceled in a debut performance
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Gulfstream (Florida):
  • Sunday: $4,000,000 estimated Mandatory Payout for the Rainbow Six.
  • Handle: $27.8 million.
  • Fountain of Youth Day: A top-notch card with much talent to offer. Eight of the 14 races were graded stakes
  • Repeat Winning Riders: Irad Ortiz, Jr. rode four winners. Junior Alvarado rode three winners. John Velazquez and Luis Saez had two wins apiece. All four riders had two graded stakes winners. Tyler Gaffalione won twice. Despite 14 races, only six riders had wins.
  • Repeat Winning Trainer: Todd Pletcher had three winners including two graded stakes.
  • Race 14: Capture The Flag (John Velazquez/Todd Pletcher) won the finale at 14-to-1 by a head. Pletcher finished 1-2.
  • Race 13: Sovereignty (Junior Alvarado/Bill Mott) won the Grade 2 $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes in a thriller and with the victory earned 50 points towards entry into the Kentucky Derby. River Thames (John Velazquez/Todd Pletcher) was picked up in the nick of time.
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  • Race 9: Four across-the-wire with two separate photo finishes to determine placement.
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Fonner Park (Nebraska):
  • Race 9: Tennessee Moon (David Cardoso/Mark Hibdon) won the Bold Accent Stakes. The 5-year-old mare lost her first two starts in 2025 but she was the winningest horse in North America in 2024 with 13 victories in 18 starts.
Santa Anita (California):
More to come.
  • Race 7: The $2 daily double was $1,099.
 
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