It's time to start this up again.
On the road to the Triple Crown, Materiality won the Florida Derby going away, albeit in a very slow time. International Star won the Louisiana Derby. Mubtaahij out of the UAE won the UAE Derby by a lot, but may not have the chops to compete over here and will have to deal with the transition. Carpe Diem won the Tampa Bay Derby and will go next in the Blue Grass.
Out here, Baffert's in the mix again with two horses. Dortmund is the early Kentucky Derby favorite and will go this Saturday in the Santa Anita Derby. American Pharoah will ship to Oaklawn for the Arkansas Derby.
On my personal front, I'll be at Santa Anita for the Derby and Oaks this Saturday as Goose Bumps will finally make her first start in the second race, a $56k MSW. I wish I could pass along inside info that she's been blowing it out, but frankly, she hasn't been very impressive. Last time out she worked 4 furlongs from the gate in 48.80, though we were shooting for 48 flat. But she's healthy, and ready to go, as is Victor Espinoza who'll ride her, which is pretty cool. The favorite in the race should be Jerry Hollendorfer's Never Ends, but the field should be pretty open otherwise.
On the road to the Triple Crown, Materiality won the Florida Derby going away, albeit in a very slow time. International Star won the Louisiana Derby. Mubtaahij out of the UAE won the UAE Derby by a lot, but may not have the chops to compete over here and will have to deal with the transition. Carpe Diem won the Tampa Bay Derby and will go next in the Blue Grass.
Out here, Baffert's in the mix again with two horses. Dortmund is the early Kentucky Derby favorite and will go this Saturday in the Santa Anita Derby. American Pharoah will ship to Oaklawn for the Arkansas Derby.
On my personal front, I'll be at Santa Anita for the Derby and Oaks this Saturday as Goose Bumps will finally make her first start in the second race, a $56k MSW. I wish I could pass along inside info that she's been blowing it out, but frankly, she hasn't been very impressive. Last time out she worked 4 furlongs from the gate in 48.80, though we were shooting for 48 flat. But she's healthy, and ready to go, as is Victor Espinoza who'll ride her, which is pretty cool. The favorite in the race should be Jerry Hollendorfer's Never Ends, but the field should be pretty open otherwise.