i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013...

60
Triple Crown PREVIEW T C 2013 Special Digital Report brought to you by 1

Transcript of i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013...

Page 1: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

Triple CrownPREVIEWTC

2013

a gu ide to the contendersSpecial Digital Report brought to you by

1

Page 2: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

2 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW Contents

ContentsIntroduction ............................................................. 3Glossary ................................................................... 3Masthead ................................................................. 4Balance the Books (KY)............................................ 5Capo Bastone (KY) ................................................... 6Cerro (IRE) ................................................................ 7Code West (VA) ......................................................... 8Crop Report (KY) ...................................................... 9Curly Top (KY) ......................................................... 10Delhomme (PA) ...................................................... 11Den's Legacy (FL) .................................................. 12Departing (KY) ........................................................ 13Dewey Square (KY) ................................................ 14Dice Flavor (KY) ..................................................... 15Dynamic Sky (ONT) ................................................ 16Elmutahid (KY) ....................................................... 17Escapefromreality (NY) .......................................... 18Falling Sky (PA) ...................................................... 19Flashback (KY) ....................................................... 20Frac Daddy (KY) ..................................................... 21Goldencents (KY) ................................................... 22He's Had Enough (KY) ............................................ 23Honorable Dillon (KY) ............................................. 24Itsmyluckyday (KY) ................................................ 25Mylute (KY) ............................................................ 26Normandy Invasion (KY) ......................................... 27Orb (KY) .................................................................. 28Overanalyze (KY) .................................................... 29Oxbow (KY) ............................................................ 30Palace Malice (KY) ................................................. 31Proud Strike (VA) .................................................... 32Revolutionary (KY) ................................................. 33Shakin It Up (KY) .................................................... 34Shanghai Bobby (KY) ............................................. 35Siete de Oros (PA) .................................................. 36Super Ninety Nine (KY) .......................................... 37Titletown Five (KY) ................................................. 38Tiz the Truth (KY) .................................................... 39Treasury Bill (KY) ................................................... 40Uncaptured (ONT) .................................................. 41Verrazano (KY) ....................................................... 42Violence (KY) .......................................................... 43Vyjack (KY) ............................................................. 44All 2012 Triple Crown Nominees .......................46-54Triple Crown History .........................................55-57Track Information ..............................................58-60

steve haskin is an award-winning Turf writer renowned for his Kentucky Derby commentary. He has been a senior correspondent at The Blood-Horse since 1998. When he decided in 2011 to list the top 60 or 70 3-year-olds as sort of a guide leading up to his “Derby Dozen” and “Derby Trail” columns featured in the magazine and on BloodHorse.com, he felt assigning a rating to each horse would be useful. He used a scale of 1-10, based on several factors, including performance, pedigree, and the visual impressiveness of the horses’ races.

claire novak has melded her love for human-interest journalism and the equine breed into a successful Turf-writing career. Winner of the 2011 Eclipse Award for Feature/Commentary and the 2008 Louisville Metro Journalism Award for Sports Writing, she currently covers racing for The Blood-Horse. Her byline has appeared in numerous publications from The New York Times to ESPN The Magazine. Follow her on Twitter @bh_cnovak.

Horses Indexed by Haskin’s numerical rating

Horses Indexed by novak’s analysis

ItsmyluckydayRevolutIonaRyshanghaI BoBByvIolence

FlashBackgoldencentsnoRmandy InvasIonoveRanalyzeveRRazano

code WestdelhommeoxBoWPalace malIceshakIn It uPsuPeR nInety nInetIz the tRuthtReasuRy BIlluncaPtuRed \

Balance the BookscaPo BastoneceRRodIce FlavoRdynamIc skyhe’s had enoughmylutePRoud stRIketItletoWn FIvevyjack

cuRly toPFallIng skyFRac daddyhonoRaBle dIllonoRB

cRoP RePoRtden’s legacydeWey squaReelmutahIdescaPeFRomRealIty

dePaRtIngsIete de oRos

Most Likely to Succeed1-veRRazano2-Itsmyluckyday3-suPeR nInety nIne4-FlashBack5-vIolence

Best of the Restden’s legacyescaPeFRomRealItygoldencentsnoRmandy InvasIonoRBoveRanalyzeRevolutIonaRyshakIn It uPshanghaI BoBBytReasuRy BIllvyjack

The ReservesBalance the BooksceRRocode WestcRoP RePoRtcuRly toPdelhommedePaRtIngdIce FlavoRelmutahIdFallIng skyhonoRaBle dIllonPalace malIcePRoud stRIketItletoWn FIvetIz the tRuthuncaPtuRed

Prove Me WrongcaPo BastonedeWey squaRedynamIc skyFRac daddyhe’s had enoughmyluteoxBoWsIete de oRos

Cover photo by Mathea Kelley

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

Page 3: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

3 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWIntroduction

Glossary

THE TripLE CroWN TrAiL is a winding road with many obstacles. po-tential runners must prove themselves capable at three distances—11⁄4 miles for the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. i), 91⁄2 furlongs for the preak-ness Stakes (gr. i), and the near-marathon 11⁄2 miles for the Belmont Stakes (gr. i).

Contenders must stay sound during a rigorous schedule of races against the top 3-year-olds in the nation. Trainers must balance their horses’ strength and conditioning with soundness, all while trying to ensure a fresh horse at the start of a grueling five-week, three-race series. An additional challenge for trainers and owners is the new road to the Kentucky Derby points system—new for 2013, the 20 coveted spots in the Churchill Downs starting gate will be occupied by those with the best records in a series of designated qualifying races. Now consider questions of pedigree, conformation, and aptitude and the task of predicting the final Derby field is made more daunting. Even Thoroughbred enthusiasts find that springtime introduces a slew of new potential runners.

Ten weeks out from the May 4 kickoff to the Triple Crown, this special report from BloodHorse.com is an early-season guide to the most promising sophomores likely to have an impact in the Derby, preakness, and Belmont. in these pages you’ll be intro-duced to 40 top 3-year-olds that appear headed toward at least

one of the American classic races.Steve Haskin, of “Derby Dozen” and “Hangin’ with Haskin” fame, reviews

each contender’s chances and assigns his own 1 to 10 rating—where 10 is Steve’s prediction that the horse not only will run but also be in contention down the stretch, and 1 means that the horse is an elite sophomore that needs a break-through before Derby Day to be considered a top contender.

Claire Novak, a familiar face on “That Handicapping Show” and an Eclipse Award-winning Turf writer, serves as a counterpoint to Steve. Claire provides her own rating and analysis on each sophomore runner.

profile pages feature a wealth of data, including facts about each con-tender’s pedigree and connections. Four-generation pedigree boxes are provided by The Jockey Club information Systems’ equineline.com ser-vice, while BriSnet.com past-performance charts (“pps”) summarize the subject horses’ race careers to date.

Shorter statistical overviews starting on page 46 show race records and best performance, the longest distance the horse has won, and several quantitative

figures for all 2012 Triple Crown nominees. one-page re-views of past winners of the Derby, preakness, and Belmont

provide some perspective, and brief histories of the host tracks round out the Triple Crown preview.

BROODMARE SIRE: The sire of a horse’s dam (i.e., maternal grandfather)

COLOR: Abbreviations are b=bay; blk=black; ch=chestnut; dkb/br=dark bay or brown; wh=white; and gr/ro=gray or roan.

DAM: The female parent (i.e., mother)DOSAGE: A technique for classifying Thor-

oughbred pedigrees by type based on aptitudi-nal characteristics inherited from selected sires, called “chefs-de-race.” The degree of inheritance attributed to each of these “chefs” was essentially constant in all pedigrees, the absolute value (or Dosage figure) varying from sire to sire. “Chefs,” chosen on the basis of their observable prepo-tence for type, are assigned to one or two of five aptitudinal groups (Brilliant, intermediate, Clas-sic, Solid, and professional) covering the spec-trum (from left to right as you read the dosage profile) of speed to endurance. The assignments are made to reflect the traits that these stallions predictably and consistently transmit to their off-spring. only one winner of the Kentucky Derby since 1940 (Strike the Gold), and only three win-ners of the Belmont Stakes over the same time frame (Damascus, Conquistador Cielo, Creme Fraiche) have had a Di above 4.00. This is in direct contrast to stakes winners in general, of which about one-quarter to one-third have a Di greater than 4.00 and for which the average Di is slightly above 4.00.

EXPERIMENTAL FREE HANDICAP: The Experimental Free Handicap, published annually by The Jockey Club since 1935, is a weight-based assessment of the previous year’s leading 2-year-olds, with the weights compiled for a hypothetical

race at 11⁄16 miles on dirt.To be eligible for weighting, a 2-year-old must

have finished in the top four in a graded or listed stakes race run in the continental United States. Listed stakes in 2011 were those with a value of $75,000 or more available to all starters, and no restrictions other than age or sex.

The weighting committee of racing secretaries consists of Ben Huffman of Churchill Downs and Keeneland, p.J. Campo of the New York racing Association, and Thomas S. robbins of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club. They assign weights to eligible horses based on accomplishments during the 2-year-old season.

FURLONG: one-eighth of a mileRACE RECORD: The four figures represent

starts, wins, seconds, and thirds. A horse whose race record is 6-3-0-2 has started six times with three wins, two thirds, and one unplaced effort.

SEX: Abbreviat ions are c=colt ; f=f i l ly ; g=gelding; and r=ridgling (a colt with only one descended testicle).

SIRE: The male parent (i.e., father)TRUENICKS: Compatibility of stallions from

one male line with mares from other sire lines has shaped the breed since the Eclipse/Herod cross of the late 18th century. Called nicks, these success-ful crosses have made a profound impact on the development of the Thoroughbred. TrueNicks is a

nick rating that utilizes the database of The Jockey Club—the world’s most complete records of Thor-oughbreds and their performances—to produce a sophisticated rating based on all foals for a given cross.

A TrueNicks rating is derived from two statisti-cal elements: a Sire improvement index (Sii) and a Broodmare Sire improvement index (BSii). Both of them compare the percentage of progeny stakes winners to starters. An Sii of 2.0 indicates the sire/sire line has twice the percentage of stakes winners out of mares by the broodmare sire/sire line as he does when bred to all other mares. A BSii of 3.0 indicates the percentage of stakes winners out of a stallion’s daughters when bred to the chosen sire/sire line is 3.0 times as high as the percentage of stakes winners produced by the same mares when bred to all other studs. The TrueNicks rating is then calculated by multiplying the Sii by the BSii, effectively recognizing the real opportunity and performance of the given cross.

A test group of more than 100,000 horses of rac-ing age revealed the following: While only 13% of the entire Thoroughbred population earn “A” ratings (A to A++), 37% of the stakes winners rate as “A’s;” and horses rated “B” or better (B to A++) represent just 30% of the entire population, yet 3 out of 4 (77%) stakes winners rate “B” or better.

See end pages for a complete list of 2013 Triple Crown Nominations, or go to BloodHorse.com/Horse-Racing/Triple-Crown-Mania/Nominations

Triple Crown Mania

Racing data, including Road to the Kentucky Derby points, are complete through Feb. 18, 2013.

Page 4: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

4 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW

Editorial StaffEditorial Director and Editor-in-Chief: Eric Mitchell

Executive Editor: Evan I. Hammonds

Art Director: Katie Taylor

Features Editor: Lenny Shulman. News Editor: Tom LaMarra. Online Managing Editor: Ron Mitchell. Senior Correspon dent: Steve Haskin. Senior Staff Writer: David Schmitz. Staff Writers: Frank Angst, Esther Marr, Claire Novak. Visuals Director: Anne M. Eberhardt, Kevin Thompson (Digital Assets Coordinator). Copy Editor: Tom Hall. Online Night Editor: Jack Shinar. Digital Media Director: Leslie Neilson. Digital Media Group: Megan Arszman, Kimberly Reeves, Adam Spradling, Christine Wittmer. Artists: Brian Turner, David Young. Editorial Project Manager: Scot Gillies. Professional Products Manager: Cindy L. Brice. Professional Products: C. Mark Cooper (Coordinator), Melissa Humphrey. Video Production: Alex Cutadean. Administrative Assistant: Debbie B. Tuska.

Corporate Marketing and Advertising Sales and Services

Regional Sales Managers: Shirley Dievert, Kristi Heasley, Ellen Lambertus, Shelley Partridge. Classified Sales: Amanda Ramey. Sales Assistant: Catherine Johnston. Marketing and Audience Development: Monica Marrs (Director), Jennifer Comley, Paul Gregory (Chief Copywriter), Bret Walker (Product Marketing Manager).

Corporate Finance and OperationsCorporate Finance & Administration: Janet Landry (Corporate Controller), Kevin Michel (Assistant Controller), Lauren Walker (Customer Service Manager) , Mary Baxter, Susan Cobb, Kel l ie Etheridge, Pat Gault, Laura Johnson, Bill Maxwell, Jay Wallace, Rodney W. Williams. Creative Services: Lisa G. Coots (Director), Forrest F. Begley, Shawnne Carter, Kerry Howe, Claudia Summers. Technology: Courtney V. Bearse (Director), Michael A. Gallenstein, Eric Helmbock, Dennis Vice.

Telephone Directory Subscription services: 800-582-5604 Subscription services fax: 859-276-6743 Classifieds: 859-276-6740 Editorial: 859-276-6770 Advertising: 859-276-6847 Publisher: 859-276-6709 Production: 859-276-6764 Fax: 859-276-4450 Receptionist: 859-278-2361

E-Mail Directory Editorial: [email protected] Publisher: [email protected] Advertising: [email protected] General: [email protected]

Circulation: [email protected]

Published by Blood-Horse PublicationsPublisher and Chief Executive Officer: Marla Bickel

Executive Vice President: Eric MitchellTreasurer: Janet Landry

Board of Trustees: Stuart S. Janney III (Chairman), G. Watts Humphrey Jr. (Vice Chairman), Antony Beck, Dr. J. David Richardson, D.G. Van Clief Jr.

A Publication of theThoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association

www.TOBA.org888-606-TOBA

Copyright © 2013 by Blood-Horse Publications

POSTMASTER: Send address changes to— The Blood-Horse, Box 911088, Lexington, KY 40591-1088.

who will the pedigree experts predict to win?

Find out in the 2013 triple crown pedigree profiles. pre-order now!

Get 15 weeks of spectacular Triple Crown coverage for only $19.99! Or, extend your coverage and get a full year of The Blood-Horse for only $59.99. You choose!

No matter which coverage you choose, you'll get the official Kentucky Derby souvenir magazine FREE! Complete with vivid photographs, historical facts, intriguing interviews and more, the official Kentucky Derby souvenir magazine is a must-have.

TRIPLE CROWN SPECIAL

CHOOSE YOUR SAVINGS!

Don’t miss this chance to be there... for every moment.

Choose your savings now!

Page 5: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

5 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Balance The BooksB C 2010 KEEAPR 2012 $ 160,000AWD: 8.50��SSI: 16.29Own: Klaravich Stables Inc And Lawrence Willi

Sire: Lemon Drop Kid 1996��SPI: 2.0Dam: Kreisleriana 1999 (Seeking The Gold 1985)Brdr: Scott C. Heider & Knowles Bloodstock, Inc. (KY)Trnr: Brown Chad C

Life 4 2 1 1 $ 326,000 96 Fast (112) 0 0 0 0 $02012 4 2 1 1 $ 326,000 96 Wet (113) 0 0 0 0 $0

0 0 0 0 $0 Turf (114) 4 2 1 1 $ 326,000 96

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment03ý12SA« ˜1mfm:22©:46©1:10¨1:33ª2¨¨® BCJuvTrfG1 ¨¨°88�96/��96�� 96 8�12ƒ 13® 10«‚ 7©‚ 3¨�LeparouxJulienR¨©© 9.80�GeorgeVancouver¨‚NobleTune‚BalanceTheBooks¨‚ Lacked room into lane1407ü12Kee® ˜1ˆfm:23 :47©1:13©1:45 2¨¨« BourbonG3 ¨¨Ë79�81/��99�� 91 5�12¨§�11�11® 6© 1± LeparouxJulienR¨©© £ *0.90�BalanceTheBooks±ReallySharp¨BrownAlmighty© Carried out 1/8 pl1230ù12Sar¨§˜1ˆfm:23ª:47ª1:12 1:42¨2¨¨¬ WAntcptnG2¨¨74�75/��102�� 89 9�9¬‚ 9˃ 9® 4¬ 1 LeparouxJulienR¨¨Ë £ 4.40�BalanceTheBooks²Joha¨ƒCharmingKitten¨‚ Swung 6w1/4,bmpd,rally 904ù12Sar¬ ˜1ˆfm:23¨:48 1:12©1:42«2¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨«56�66/��99�� 82 9�9¨¬ 9¨©�6�3ª�2± DominguezRA¨¨° £ 3.70�CravingCaratsBalanceTheBooks¨‚SummerShiner¨ Lite bump st,34w 2nd10

18ï13Pmm 4f ft :50« B 46/54���11ï13Pmm 4f ft :49© B 9/33���04ï13Pmm 4f ft :50¨ B 33/52���28î13Pmm 4f ft :49¨ B 10/41���21î13Pmm 4f ft :52 B 33/34���14î13Pmm 3f ft :37 B 3/11���28ü12Bel IT 5f fm 1:03« B 5/6���×22ü12Bel T 4f yl :49 B 1/9���22û12Sar TT 4f ft :48« B 22/70���15û12Sar TT 4f ft :50© B 38/57���24ù12Sar TT 4f ft :49« B 6/15���18ù12Sar TT 4f ft :49ª B 16/31���

■ Dam Kreisleriana sold for a half-million dollars as a Keeneland November weanling in 1999. She earned $166,874 in purse-rich Japanese racing, with one win from 16 starts.

■ Close-up inbreeding to Mr. Prospector has become fairly common in the past five years and already boasts 16 group or grade I winners worldwide.

■ No unbranched Family 19 runners have won a Triple Crown contest. Colin (19-b) and Eric (19-c) represented the extended family in the Belmont in 1908 and 1889, respectively.

Thanks to Animal Kingdom, we can no longer rule out a horse whose pri-mary surface has been turf. No question of his class: he already has two stakes wins, the With Anticipation (gr. IIT) at Saratoga and the Bourbon (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland, and he finished third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IT) after traffic trouble. This son of Lemon Drop Kid definitely has the breeding for the classics, but with that said I’ll stick to proven dirt runners for now. If he steps up and runs a big one in the Toyota Blue Grass (gr. I), he’ll merit consideration, but he must make that race and run well in it to earn enough points to make the Derby field.

He must be graded on a curve, depending on which route he takes. He has proved himself to be one of the classiest young turf horses in the country, with a powerful closing punch. And he probably would have won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IT) with a cleaner trip. With his pedigree, would love to see him on

dirt, but not crazy about waiting for the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (gr. I) and “Polytrack or bust” to try to get enough points to make the Derby.

Balance the Books (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A

April 6, 2010 Dosage: 10-0-16-4-0 • DI=1.50 • CD=0.53

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Lemon Drop Kid, b, 1996

Kingmambo, 1990Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Miesque, 1984NureyevPasadoble

Charming Lassie, 1987Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Lassie Dear, 1974BuckpasserGay Missile

Kreisleriana, dkb/br, 1999

Seeking the Gold, 1985Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Con Game, 1974BuckpasserBroadway

Kooyonga, 1988Persian Bold, 1975

Bold LadRelkarunner

Anjuli, 1978NorthfieldsKatricia

inbreeding: 3SX3D Mr. Prospector; 5SX5D Northern Dancer; 4sX4d Buckpasser.

6steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

AdAm

Cog

liAne

se/n

YRA

Pedigree information provided by

Balance the Books wins the With Anticipation stakes (gr. iiT)

Page 6: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

6 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Capo BastoneCH C 2010 OBSMAR 2012 $ 175,000AWD: 7.00��SSI: 12.78Own: Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners

Sire: Street Boss 2004��SPI: 1.1Dam: Fight To Love 1993 (Fit To Fight 1979)Brdr: Hargus Sexton, Sandra Sexton, Tom Bozarth & Silver Fern Farm, (KY)Trnr: Pletcher Todd A

Life 5 2 0 2 $ 314,100 90 Fast (105) 4 1 0 2 $ 288,000 902013 1 1 0 0 $26,100 83 Wet (103?) 1 1 0 0 $26,100 832012 4 1 0 2 $ 288,000 90 Turf (109) 0 0 0 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment16ï13GP° 1ˆsy:22ª:46ª1:12«1:48 3¨¨« OC75k/n1xN ¨¨®103�97/��69�� 83 5�5ª�6©�2¨�1² 1 VelazquezJR¨¨ £ *1.50�CapoBastone²OffleeFastªFinn'sQuestË Sweeping move, all out 8

Previously trained by SADLER JOHN W03ý12SA 1ˆft :22¨:45©1:10¨1:44©2¨¨® BCJuvnleG1 ¨¨° 83�94/��82�� 89 7�9¨§�9¨§�8Ë‚ 4¨�3©�RosarioJoel¨©© 9.90�ShanghaiBobby²He'sHadEnough©‚CapoBastone¨ƒ Rail,work 5wd bw,wllng 929û12SA® 1ˆft :23 :47©1:12©1:44©2¨¨« FrntRnnrG1 ¨¨® 67�79/��100�� 90 8�11�11¨§‚ 9Ë‚ 4¬�3® EspinozaV¨©© £ 5.70�PowerBrokerËKnowMoreCapoBastoneª Bobbled start,4wd lane1105û12DmrÌ7f ft :22«:45«1:10©1:22«2¨¨« DMrFutG1 ¨¨¬ 82�84/��92�� 85 2�4 5¨ƒ 4¨�3¨�4©ƒ VelazquezJR¨¨ £ 3.10�RollingFog¨‚KnowMore¨SchererMagic± In tight 1/8,came out1104ù12Dmr®Ì5 ft :21ª:44«:57¨ 1:03«2¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬ 75�90/��95�� 90 2�6 8¨§ƒ 7¨§�3Ë�1‚ GomezGK¨¨ £ *1.50�CapoBastone‚I'mWideAwake¨ƒDistinctivPassion¬ Crowded 1/16,up late 9

10ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:01« B 11/26���03ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:02« B 21/24���27î13Pmm 5f ft 1:01« B 13/21���20î13Pmm 4f ft :49© B 24/45���14î13Pmm 4f ft :50 B 26/42���01î13Pmm 3f ft :39¨ B 4/6���27ü12SA 6f ft 1:11ª H 2/17���20ü12SA 6f ft 1:13© H 2/6���14ü12SA 5f ft 1:00¨ H 11/89���08ü12SA 4f ft :48ª H 9/43���22û12SA 6f ft 1:13ª H 3/12���15û12SA 5f ft 1:00« H 5/28���

■ Sold for $175,000 as a private transaction after the OBS March sale of 2-year-olds, Capo Bastone was Street Boss’ top price and only six-figure progeny at the sale.

■ Capo Bastone’s sire Street Boss stands alongside his grandsire Street Cry at Darley’s Kentucky stud farm.

■ No Family 22-c runner has annexed a running of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, or Belmont Stakes: Capo Bastone seeks to become the first.

Should have been able to blow past front-running Offlee Fast in his Feb. 16 sophomore debut going 11⁄16 miles at Gulfstream, but didn’t. Although a sweep-ing move from sixth to close the gap was visually impressive, the race only earned him a 69 Beyer Speed Figure. Need I say more? Dam Fight to Love was success-ful around two turns, an influence he’ll need given his sire’s sprinting style. I’m not a fan of the physical toll the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) took on him when he bled severely and required therapy time in the hyperbaric chamber.

He went from being a star in his barn to just another pretty face in the Pletcher factory. We know he can come home fast, as evidenced by his 9th to 3rd run in the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) and 11th to 3rd run in the Front-Runner (gr. I). But in both cases he did lose his punch a bit in the final furlong, so you have to wonder how far he wants

to go, being by the sprinter Street Boss. He’s been given a chance to show off his kick over the less speed-conducive Eastern tracks with Pletcher, and he did win first time out in allowance company on an off track, but didn’t blow anyone away.

Capo Bastone (KY)Chestnut Colt TrueNicks Rating: D

April 25, 2010 Dosage: 5-5-6-0-0 • DI=4.33 • CD=0.94

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 4 Points Ranking: 20/48

Street Boss, ch, 2004

Street Cry, 1998Machiavellian, 1987

Mr. ProspectorCoup de Folie

Helen Street, 1982TroyWaterway

Blushing Ogygian, 1994Ogygian, 1983

DamascusGonfalon

Fruhlingshochzeit, 1984Blushing GroomFruhlingstag

Fight to Love, ch, 1993

Fit to Fight, 1979Chieftain, 1961

Bold RulerPocahontas

Hasty Queen II, 1963One CountQueen Hopeful

Love Is Love, 1986Secretariat, 1970

Bold RulerSomethingroyal

Stephanie Leigh, 1977Northern DancerQuadruple

6steve haskin’s

raTing

Prove Me Wrong

claire novak’s

analysis

RiCk

sAm

uels

Pedigree information provided by

shanghai Bobby (right) wins the grey goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. i) over He’s Had enough (center) and Capo Bastone (left)

Page 7: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

7 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

CerroCH C 2010 TATOCT 2011 $19,870AWD: 7.98��SSI: 1.96Own: Team Valor International

Sire: Mr. Greeley 1992��SPI: 1.6Dam: Ballette (IRE) 2002 (Giant's Causeway 1997)Brdr: Manganaro Llc (IRE)Trnr: Motion H Graham

Life 5 2 0 1 $44,254 93 Fast (109) 2 1 0 1 $30,450 932013 2 1 0 1 $30,450 93 Wet (110) 0 0 0 0 $02012 3 1 0 0 $13,804 79 Turf (112) 3 1 0 0 $13,804 79

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment26î13GPª 1„ ft :47ª 1:11ª 1:37 1:50¨ 3 ¨¨ª OC75k/n1xN ¨¨®84�89/��92�� 92 1�1�1�1¨�1©�1©�CastellanoJJ¨¨ £ *2.00�Cerro©SkyCaptainªElDuroƒ Led, kept to task 601î13GP® 1ˆ ft :23ª :46« 1:11© 1:44 3 ¨¨ª OC75k/n1xN ¨¨Ë91�98/��86�� 93 2�6« 6Ë�5« 3Ë�3Ë�RosarioJoel¨¨ £ 6.30�Bradester¨ƒGunderman«ƒCerro¨© 3wd gain, even finish1001ÿ12GPª ˜1m fm:23© :47« 1:13 1:38 2 ¨¨« OC75k/n1xN ¨¨¬99�91/��71�� 79 5�3©�3© 2�2©�4ª‚ RosarioJoel¨¨ 4.50�Undrafted©SaturdaySpecial‚SouthernTier¨ 3 wide, no final bid1008ü12Bel¬ •1ˆ yl :25« :51© 1:16ª 1:47« 2 ¨¨¬ PilgrimG3 ¨¨ª88�92/��56�� 72 2�3¨�3©�3�4�6¨‚ RoseJ¨¨ 8.00�NobleTune©Notacatbutallama©ƒSpecialSkills® 3w bid 5/16, flattened 703ö12*ml© ˜6 gd 1:26ª 2 Md Sp Wt /�� 1¨‚ ¨©Ë Cerro¨‚PengFanoelbauscia Made all, ridden out 8

17ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:01© B 23/43���19î13Pmm 5f ft 1:01 B 10/26���27ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :49© B 14/20���20ÿ12Pmm T 5f fm 1:00¨ B 2/12���24ý12Pmm 4f ft :48 B 3/18���10ý12CD 4f ft :49ª B 24/51���03ý12Fai 5f ft 1:01© B 8/17���25ü12Fai 4f ft :49« B 3/6���05ü12Fai 3f ft :38 B 5/6���28û12Fai T 4f fm :50¨ B 3/6���×21û12Fai T 4f fm :51 B 1/5���14û12Fai 4f ft :49¨ B 9/17���

■ Cerro’s Kentucky-bred older full brother Sachem Spirit placed in the 2012 Arlington Classic Stakes on turf.

■ Sire Mr. Greeley’s longest win came when he broke his maiden in a mile race at 2. His stakes victories came at six and seven furlongs.

■ Blue Larkspur (1929), Birdstone (2004), and half siblings Jazil (2006) and Rags to Riches (2007) all scored Belmont wins for Family 8-f.

He’s taken similar steps as fellow Team Valor International runner Animal King-dom, who first raced on turf and synthetics before winning the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) in 2011 in his first dirt run. Unlike Animal King-dom, however, this Mr. Greeley colt already got a chance to try dirt, where he im-proved for trainer Graham Motion with a 2½-length wire-to-wire score going 11⁄8 miles Jan. 26. His only graded contention to date resulted in a sixth in the Pilgrim Stakes (gr. IIIT) on turf last October, but that was his U.S. debut after breaking his maiden by 1¼ lengths in Italy. We’ll see if he can keep up the steady progres-sion against big guns in the Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (gr. II).

After Animal Kingdom and Went the Day Well, is there anyone who is going to dismiss a Team Valor/Graham Motion horse in the Derby? This Irish-bred colt is following a similar pattern as Went the Day Well, and you had to like his wire-to-wire Gulfstream al-lowance score on dirt, where he ran 11⁄8

miles a full second faster than the highly regarded Orb in the other division. Very efficient mover and he has a strong fe-male family. He’s already shown he can run well on the lead or from off the pace.

Cerro (IRE)Chestnut Colt TrueNicks Rating: A

April 15, 2010 Dosage: 8-2-18-2-0 • DI=1.73 • CD=0.53

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Mr. Greeley, ch, 1992

Gone West, 1984Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Secrettame, 1978SecretariatTamerett

Long Legend, 1978Reviewer, 1966

Bold RulerBroadway

Lianga, 1971Dancer's ImageLeven Ones

Ballette, ch, 2002

Giant's Causeway, 1997

Storm Cat, 1983Storm BirdTerlingua

Mariah's Storm, 1991RahyImmense

Russian Ballet, 1988Nijinsky II, 1967

Northern DancerFlaming Page

Sex Appeal, 1970BuckpasserBest in Show

inbreeding: 4sX5d Secretariat.

6steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

AdAm

Cog

liAne

se

Pedigree information provided by

Cerro wins the 3rd race at gulfstream Park on Jan. 26, 2013

Page 8: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

8 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Code WestDKBBR R 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 340,000AWD: 8.50��SSI: 2.75Own: West Gary And Mary

Sire: Lemon Drop Kid 1996��SPI: 2.0Dam: Charitabledonation 1999 (Saint Ballado 1989)Brdr: Edward P. Evans (VA)Trnr: Baffert Bob

Life 5 1 2 2 $66,000 99 Fast (109) 5 1 2 2 $66,000 992013 1 0 1 0 $11,600 99 Wet (110) 0 0 0 0 $02012 4 1 1 2 $54,400 97 Turf (108) 0 0 0 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment31î13SAË 1m ft:22« :46©1:10 1:35 3 ¨¨¬ OC80k/n1xN ¨¨®91�105/��92�� 99 5�3ª 3© 3© 3ª�2ª‚ GarciaMartin¨©§ £b 2.70�SuperNinetyNineª‚CodeWest©‚AppealingTale¨ Stalked pace, 2nd best 626ü12SA¨ 1ˆft:23¨ :47ª1:12© 1:46¨ 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬84�90/��85�� 88 3�3¨�2¨�2�2�1¨�GarciaMartin¨©§ £b *0.20�CodeWest¨Dr.Spin¨‚InflamedSpirit© Bid 5/16,led 1/16,held 629û12SA¨ 1m ft:24 :48¨1:12© 1:37 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë74�87/��105�� 97 4�2¨�3¨�3¨�2©�2©ƒ BejaranoR¨©§ £b *2.10�TitleContender©ƒCodeWestËIveStruckANerve©‚ 3wd 7/8,bested rest 701û12Dmr® Ì1m ft:23¨ :48 1:13© 1:38ª 2 ¨¨¨�Md Sp Wt ¨¨©82�82/��89�� 84 7�5©�5©�4¨‚ 3© 3©‚ BejaranoR¨¨ £b *0.80�DirtySwaggIrishSurf¨ƒCodeWest©ƒ 4wd into str,bumped 912ù12Dmr« Ì6 ft:23 :46©1:11¨ 1:17© 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨«69�74/��90�� 7610�7 6Ë�7ª�5ª 3¨�GarciaMartin¨¨ £ 4.50�He'sHadEnoughCaballoDelCielo¨CodeWest¨ 4wd into str,rallied10

17ï13SA 4f ft :48© H 16/44���12ï13SA 4f ft :48 H 6/34���26î13SA 6f wf 1:11ª H 2/8���19î13SA 5f ft :59 H 3/83���13î13SA 4f ft :47ª H 4/60���05î13SA 5f ft 1:01© H 46/103���29ÿ12SA 4f ft :47ª H 8/79���23ÿ12SA 4f ft :47« H 7/59���17ÿ12SA 4f ft :47¨ H 5/59���11ÿ12SA 3f ft :35¨ H 2/14���28ý12SA 3f ft :36« H 6/11���20ü12SA 5f ft 1:00ª H 13/31���

■ Dam Charitabledonation scored in the 2002 Christmas Past Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

■ Full brother Charitable Man was twice a grade II winner: at 2 in the Futurity Stakes and at 3 in the Peter Pan Stakes, both at Belmont Park.

■ Family 21-a has produced Derby winners Plaudit (1898) and Whiskery (1927); Preakness winners Buskin (1913), Victorian (1928), Deputed Testamony (1983), and Tank’s Prospect (1985); and 1896 Belmont winner Hastings.

Baffert says he’s the real deal, and that’s largely the reason he rates this high. Also, he’s never been worse than third in five starts. Love Lemon Drop Kids to get distance, and he’s a full brother to 2009 Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) winner Charitable Man, who ran fourth in that year’s edition of the Belmont Stakes (gr. I). After stablemate Super Ninety Nine’s blowout victory in the Southwest Stakes (gr. II), running a closing second by 3¾ lengths to him in a Jan. 31 one-mile allowance doesn’t look that bad. Also, that race was first back off the layup after breaking his maiden going 11⁄16 miles back in October of last year. Blinkers off for the Feb. 23 Risen Star (gr. II).

This could be your sneaky Baffert horse. Although he’s only won once in five starts he’s never been out of the money and should improve dramati-cally at the longer distances, as he’s defi-nitely bred to run all day. He returned with a strong second to his quicker stablemate Super Ninety Nine in a one-mile allowance race, which went in a

sprightly 1:35 flat. He’s one of the last few horses bred by the late Edward P. Evans and went for $340,000 as a yearling. He’s one you want to keep an eye on.

Code West (VA)Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling TrueNicks Rating: A+

April 12, 2010 Dosage: 9-1-19-5-0 • DI=1.34 • CD=0.41

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Lemon Drop Kid, b, 1996

Kingmambo, 1990Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Miesque, 1984NureyevPasadoble

Charming Lassie, 1987Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Lassie Dear, 1974BuckpasserGay Missile

Charitabledonation, dkb/br, 1999

Saint Ballado, 1989Halo, 1969

Hail to ReasonCosmah

Ballade, 1972HerbagerMiss Swapsco

In the Will, 1993Seeking the Gold, 1985

Mr. ProspectorCon Game

Fortunate Facts, 1984Sir IvorBald Facts

inbreeding: 3SX4D Mr. Prospector; 4sX5d Buckpasser; 5sX5D Sir Gaylord.

7steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

Beno

iT &

Asso

CiAT

es

Pedigree information provided by

Code West wins an oct. 26, 2012 maiden special weight at santa Anita Park

Page 9: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

9 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Crop ReportDKBBR C 2010 ARQMAY 2012 $41,356AWD: 8.00��SSI: 0.0Own: Mr M J Tuckey

Sire: Medaglia D'oro 1999��SPI: 2.4Dam: Amarillo 1994 (Crafty Prospector 1979)Brdr: Liberation Farm (KY)Trnr: Haggas William

Life 2 1 0 0 $7,218 Fast (110) 0 0 0 0 $02012 2 1 0 0 $7,218 Wet (111) 0 0 0 0 $0

0 0 0 0 $0 Turf (110) 2 1 0 0 $7,218

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPD PP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment24ü12Nkt¬ ˜ 1m sf 1:44© 2 ¨¨¨�Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë /�� 1¬ MooreRL¨©° 4.50�CropReport¬Eshtiaal¨‚PrairieRangerƒ Clear 1f out, easily 1006ü12Nkt¨ ˜ 1m sf 1:41ª 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨© /�� 7¨¨‚ HillsM¨©° 25.00�Tarikhi©ƒJadesnumberone«Kelvingroveƒ Same pace fnl f 13

hld up in tch in rr: rdn along and nt clr run over 2f out: sme hd

18ï13Pmm T 5f fm 1:07 B 19/26���11ï13Pmm T 5f fm 1:03 B 8/33���05ï13Pmm T 5f fm 1:00© B 4/15���29î13Pmm T 5f fm 1:02© B 3/14���22î13Pmm T 4f fm :52 B 9/15���15î13Pmm T 4f fm :54ª B 10/13���

■ Dam Amarillo annexed the grade III Delaware Handicap in 1998 and earned $424,404 in five wins from 11 starts.

■ Sire Medaglia d’Oro participated in all three American classics in 2002. His best finish was second in the Belmont Stakes.

■ Although Crop Report is an outcross at five generations, he is linebred 6x4 to sisters Thong (great-granddam of Sadler’s Wells) and Moc-casin (dam of Apalachee).

■ Crop Report’s 3-f family has not yet achieved a victory in any Triple Crown event.

This horse hasn’t started yet in the U.S., but I lobbied for him to stay on the list because I could see him taking a similar route as 2011 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Animal Kingdom off a grass allowance at Gulfstream Park. The Spiral Stakes (gr. II) worked for Team Valor International twice before (don’t forget fourth-place Derby finisher Went the Day Well) and they’ll use this method again with a runner who shows class. Trainer Graham Motion said this horse does everything nicely; he’s a big, lovely mover with lots of po-tential. Let’s see what he does and look for him down the road.

And here is the other Team Valor/Motion colt, although this guy still has a lot more to prove than Cerro, and is on here mainly because of the respect for his connections. He’s never been on dirt and hasn’t even run in this country. He was, however, impressive breaking his maiden by five lengths going a mile at Newmarket and he’s

definitely bred for dirt. Being by Medaglia d’Oro certainly doesn’t hurt. He’s a roll of the dice but could turn out to be a live one if he handles the dirt.

Crop Report (KY)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: A

May 31, 2010 Dosage: 11-3-8-4-0 • DI=2.25 • CD=0.81

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Medaglia d'Oro, dkb/br, 1999

El Prado, 1989Sadler's Wells, 1981

Northern DancerFairy Bridge

Lady Capulet, 1974Sir IvorCap and Bells

Cappucino Bay, 1989Bailjumper, 1974

DamascusCourt Circuit

Dubbed In, 1973Silent ScreenSociety Singer

Amarillo, b, 1994

Crafty Prospector, 1979Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Real Crafty Lady, 1975In RealityPrincess Roycraft

Popachee, 1977Apalachee, 1971

Round TableMoccasin

Jane Gallant, 1971Gallant ManTune Time II

4steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

CouR

TesY

dAR

leY

Pedigree information provided by

medaglia d’oro, sire of Crop Report

Page 10: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

10 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Curly TopCH C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 235,000AWD: 8.00  SSI: 3.96Own: Mercedes Stables Llc

Sire: Curlin 2004  SPI: 1.6Dam: Top Notch Lady 2003 (Sultry Song 1988)Brdr: Nuckols Farm, Inc., Graeme Lang And W.s. Farish (KY)Trnr: Baffert Bob

Life 3 1 - 2 - 0 $51,600 95 Fast (110) 3 1 - 2 - 0 $51,600 952013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $33,600 95 Wet (107?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 2 0 - 2 - 0 $18,000 88 Turf (106?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPD PP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment18î13SA« 1m ft:22« :46« 1:11¨ 1:36¨ 3 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë 86 91/  98   95 1 3© 3© 2¨� 2© 1ƒ GarciaMartin¨©¨ £ 4.50 CurlyTopƒFootbridge¨ƒSyndicatedª� Came out 1/8,gamely 1013ÿ12Bhp¨ Ì1ˆ ft:24ª :48« 1:13ª 1:44 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨« 67 72/  98   85 4 4©� 4©� 2¨ 2« 2¬‚ BejaranoR¨©§ £b *0.90 Manando¬‚CurlyTop¨PersuasivePaul°‚ Bobbled start,2nd best 518ý12Bhp¬ Ì1ˆ ft:24¨ :48¨ 1:13 1:46© 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬ 77 87/  88   88 6 7¬ 7¬ƒ 5©� 5¨ƒ 2‚ BejaranoR¨©§ £b 7.90 LittleJerry‚CurlyTop�PersuasivePaul¨‚ Off bit slow,4wd lane 8

06ï13SA 4f ft :47« H 3/45   12î13SA 4f ft :47¨ H 5/60   05î13SA 5f ft :59« H 9/103   31ÿ12SA 4f ft :46« H 4/63   23ÿ12SA 4f ft :47« H 7/59   08ÿ12SA 4f ft :48© H 14/53   ×28ý12SA 6f ft 1:12« H 1/13   11ý12SA 5f ft 1:00ª Hg 7/40   05ý12SA 5f ft 1:01© H 27/58   29ü12SA 4f ft :48 H 12/44   22ü12SA 5f ft 1:01« H 34/53   15ü12SA 5f ft 1:01¨ H 30/54   

■ Dam Top Notch Lady’s best win came in the grade III Bourbonette Breeders’ Cup Stakes in 2006. She was also a stakes winner and graded-placed at Woodbine.

■ Curly Top’s sire, twice Horse of the Year Curlin, won the 2007 Preakness and was on the board in both other classics.

■ Sunday Silence won the 1989 Derby and Preakness and founded a sire-line dynasty in Japan as a Family 3-e representative.

Am I the only one who feels like all the Bob Baffert-trained maiden winners seem to blur together at this point? Inside intel says this is a good horse, but none of the runners he beat when breaking his maiden Jan. 18 (or in two previous starts, actually) made our list. At least I’d like to be able to gauge him against others of quality. He did earn a career-best 95 Beyer Speed Figure in that maiden win going a mile. Watch him wind up being the horse who blows their socks off in the Arkansas Derby (gr. I) or something. When that happens, I’ll jump on the bandwagon.

Another of the lesser-known mem-bers of the Baffert brigade, he broke his maiden in his dirt debut going a mile after a second and a third on the Hollywood Cushion Track. The horse he beat, Footbridge, is a runner, and this colt ran him down with a :243⁄5 final quarter to score by three-quarters of a length. By Curlin, out of

a Sultry Song mare, he is another who wants more distance.

Curly Top (KY)Chestnut Colt TrueNicks Rating: D

February 7, 2010 Dosage: 5-5-8-0-0 • DI=3.50 • CD=0.83

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Curlin, ch, 2004

Smart Strike, 1992Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Classy 'n Smart, 1981SmartenNo Class

Sherriff's Deputy, 1994Deputy Minister, 1979

Vice RegentMint Copy

Barbarika, 1985Bates MotelWar Exchange

Top Notch Lady, b, 2003

Sultry Song, 1988Cox's Ridge, 1974

Best TurnOur Martha

Sultry Sun, 1980BuckfinderSunny Dame

Ocean Breeze, 1982Blade, 1966

Bold RulerMonarchy

Island Logic, 1977HawaiiTender Logic

5steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

Beno

iT &

Asso

CiAT

es

Pedigree information provided by

Curly Top wins a maiden special weight on Jan. 18, 2013, at santa Anita Park

Page 11: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

11 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

DelhommeB C 2010 FTFFEB 2012 $ 440,000AWD: 8.00  SSI: 5.65Own: Winstar Farm Llc And Twin Creeks Racing

Sire: Dixie Union 1997  SPI: 1.7Dam: Art Show 2003 (Out Of Place 1987)Brdr: William M. Backer (PA)Trnr: Pletcher Todd A

Life 3 1 - 1 - 1 $84,800 103 Fast (108) 3 1 - 1 - 1 $84,800 1032012 3 1 - 1 - 1 $84,800 103 Wet (108) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

0 0 - 0 - 0 $0 Turf (107) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment24ý12Aqu® 1„ft:48 1:12© 1:37© 1:50 2 ¨¨¬ Remsen-G2 ¨©¨95 104/  98  103 4 1¨ 1¨ 1¨ 1� 3ƒ CastellanoJJ¨¨Ë £ 2.65 Overanalyze±NormandyInvasionƒDelhomme¨Ëƒ Ins,vied w/ pair lane1013ü12Bel¬ 1m ft:23© :47 1:10© 1:35© 2 ¨¨« Md Sp Wt ¨¨ˉ78 94/  98   97 4 1¨ 1¨ 1© 1© 1¨� VelasquezCornelio¨©§ £ *0.45 Delhomme¨�LongRiverËMudflats¨¨ Came in brk, rated 2p 625ù12Sar© 6f ft:22¨ :45¨ :57ª 1:10¨ 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨ª87 91/  89   87 3 8 6©ƒ 3© 3©� 2¨ƒ VelazquezJR¨¨° £ *1.35 HonorableDillon¨ƒDelhomme©�Howie'sTiz‚ 3-4w turn,drifted out 8

17ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:00© B 8/43   10ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:01¨ B 6/26   03ï13Pmm 4f ft :49 B 17/28   27î13Pmm 4f ft :49© B 29/44   20î13Pmm 3f ft :38« B 5/6   18ý12Bel TT 5f ft 1:01 B 3/31   11ý12Bel TT 5f gd 1:00ª B 5/49   04ý12Bel TT 5f ft 1:01ª B 4/25   27ü12Bel TT 4f ft :49 B 18/79   ×07ü12Bel TT 5f ft 1:01 B 1/14   30û12Bel TT 4f ft :51© B 93/110   22û12Sar TT 5f ft 1:01¨ B 2/12   

■ Named after Jake Delhomme, a former NFL quarterback for the Saints, Panthers, Browns, and Texans. Jake Delhomme, a pinhook in-vestor in Thoroughbreds, is a previous owner of the colt and a board member of the Louisiana Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association.

■ Dam Art Show won or placed in 19 of 24 career starts, including a victory in the 2005 Salem County Stakes on turf at the Meadowlands.

■ Other Family 1-n representatives among Kentucky Derby winners were Swale (1984), Genuine Risk (1980), and Tomy Lee (1959).

Third in the Remsen (gr. II) might actually be worth more than you think; first time going two turns and first time in stakes company in one of the fastest 2-year-old route races of the season and he was only beaten three-quarters of a length. Normandy Invasion and Overanalyze are still both highly regarded, so this Dixie Union colt might as well be too. Was sent off second choice in the Remsen behind the Repole entry. Any time a horse is named for or owned by a high-profile athlete who loves racing, that’s good for the game, and NFL quarterback Jake Delhomme has strong roots in the Thor-oughbred game. There’s reason to like him thus far, but we’ll have to see more.

One of the many lost-in-the-shuffle Pletcher horses, his three races have all been strong—a fast-closing second to eventual Hutcheson (gr. II) winner Honorable Dillon in his career debut going six furlongs; a front-running maiden score, in which he went the mile in a sharp 1:352⁄5, earning a 94 Beyer; and a game third, beaten less

than a length, in the 11⁄8-mile Remsen (gr. II) earning a 98 Beyer. Sold as a year-ling for $440,000. Interesting tail-female family in that he traces to Exceller.

Delhomme (PA)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A

March 4, 2010 Dosage: 4-1-8-1-0 • DI=1.80 • CD=0.57

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 2 Points Ranking: 37/48

Dixie Union, dkb/br, 1997

Dixieland Band, 1980Northern Dancer, 1961

NearcticNatalma

Mississippi Mud, 1973Delta JudgeSand Buggy

She's Tops, 1989Capote, 1984

Seattle SlewToo Bald

She's a Talent, 1983Mr. ProspectorPaintbrush

Art Show, gr/ro, 2003

Out of Place, 1987Cox's Ridge, 1974

Best TurnOur Martha

Arabian Dancer, 1979DamascusTen Cents a Dance

Art Student, 1994El Prado, 1989

Sadler's WellsLady Capulet

Crafty's Wish, 1987Crafty ProspectorWistoral

inbreeding: 3SX5D Northern Dancer; 4sX5D Mr. Prospector.

7steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

AdAm

Cog

liAne

se/n

YRA

Pedigree information provided by

delhomme led early in the Remsen stakes (gr. ii) before finishing third

Page 12: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

12 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Den's LegacyB C 2010 KEENOV 2010 $ 150,000AWD: 7.00  SSI: 6.59Own: Westrock Stables Llc

Sire: Medaglia D'oro 1999  SPI: 2.4Dam: Sunshine Song 2004 (War Chant 1997)Brdr: Gaye Swartz (FL)Trnr: Baffert Bob

Life 10 2 - 5 - 1 $ 321,350 94 Fast (111) 7 1 - 3 - 1 $ 221,350 942013 2 0 - 2 - 0 $60,000 91 Wet (112) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 8 2 - 3 - 1 $ 261,350 94 Turf (113) 3 1 - 2 - 0 $ 100,000 90

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment02ï13SA« 1ˆ ft :24 :48ª1:12 1:42«3¨¨® RBLewis-G2 ¨¨Ë69 81/  94   88 3 2¨ 3© 3© 2«� 2Ë‚ GomezGK¨©§ £b 3.00 FlashbackË‚Den'sLegacy�He'sHadEnough¬� Angled in,edged foe 2d 405î13SAª 1m ft :23 :46¨1:10 1:36©3¨¨¬ Sham-G3 ¨¨ˉ91 101/  81   91 1 4© 3© 3©� 3¨� 2¨� GomezGK¨©§ £b 3.60 Goldencents¨�Den'sLegacy�Manando¨¬ Broke out bit,inside 515ÿ12Bhp° Ì1ˆ ft :22«:46 1:10«1:43©2¨¨Ë CshClFut-G1 ¨¨°90 90/  96   94 2 9¨§ 8®‚ 9ˉ 3ª 3ªƒ GomezGK¨©¨ £b 13.90 Violence¨‚FuryKapcori©�Den'sLegacy¬‚ 4wd into str,best rest1124ý12Bhp¬ ˜1m fm:23ª:47«1:12©1:36¨2¨¨ª Generous-G3 ¨¨¬90 90/  90   90 4 4©� 4© 4¨� 1¨ 1�  GomezGK¨¨Ë £b *1.30 Den'sLegacy�RisingLegend¨‚ShiningCopper¨‚ Led rail,clear,held1003ý12SA© ˜~6�fm:21ª:43ª1:06¨1:12¨2¨¨¬ BCJuvTSPre100k¨¨Ë81 88/  94   89 9 8 8Ë� 9¬� 5« 2ª� GomezGK¨¨ˉ  b 4.50 GabrielCharlesª�Den'sLegacy¨MicoMargarita� 5wd into str,late 2nd1008ü12SAª ˜1m fm:23 :46ª1:10«1:34©2¨¨ª ZumaBeach100k ¨¨«93 87/  89   87 4 3©� 3¨� 3©� 2� 2± GomezGK¨¨ˉ £b 4.20 Gervinho�Den'sLegacy©‚DancinUpsideDown� Rail bid,led,caught 629û12SA® 1ˆ ft :23 :47©1:12©1:44©2¨¨« FrntRnnr-G1 ¨¨¬83 88/  80   84 9 5© 6©� 4¨ƒ 5Ë� 5¨©‚ QuinonezAlonso¨©© £b 20.10 PowerBrokerË�KnowMore�CapoBastoneª� Stalked pace, weakened1126ù12DmrªÌ6f ft :22«:46 :57« 1:09«2¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬81 83/  96   86 2 2 3¨� 4¨‚ 2¨ 1‚ BejaranoR¨¨ˉ £b *0.50 Den'sLegacy‚Joelito‚IveStruckANerve¬‚ Bobbled start,up 3wd 821ø12DmrËÌ5� ft :22ª:46«:58© 1:04©2¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬86 88/  97   91 6 3 4¨ 3¨� 2² 2± BejaranoR¨¨ˉ £ *1.20 GabrielCharles±Den'sLegacy�OutsideNashvilleª‚ 3wd,bid btwn,gamely 801ø12BhpË Ì5� ft :22¨:46¨:59¨ 1:05«2¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨ª92 96/  78   8111 3 3¨ 2¨� 2¨� 6ªƒ BejaranoR¨¨ˉ £b *2.50 HeirOfStorm�DeadEasy±Moreno© 3wd,angled in,wkened11

18ï13SA 4f ft :49¨ H 26/61   12ï13SA 4f ft :48 H 6/34   ×26î13SA 5f wf :59 H 1/14   ×18î13SA 5f ft :59¨ H 1/28   ×28ÿ12SA 4f ft :46© H 1/75   10ÿ12SA 5f ft 1:00« H 13/39   02ÿ12SA 4f my :47« H 6/17   19ý12SA 5f ft :59« H 3/50   13ý12SA 5f ft 1:01¨ H 4/33   28ü12SA 4f ft :50 H 49/65   22ü12SA 4f ft :47ª H 6/43   24û12SA 4f ft :47« H 5/31   

■ Unraced dam Sunshine Song, a half sister to later grade I scorer C. S. Silk, sold for $185,000 as a Keeneland September yearling in 2005.

■ Hill Gail’s 1952 score added Family 11-c to the Kentucky Derby winners list.

He’s always there even if he hasn’t quite been able to get the job done re-cently, and is keeping company with top-level horses. Has yet to get a win on dirt; broke his maiden by a neck at Del Mar on the artificial surface and won the Generous Stakes (gr. IIIT) on turf at Betfair Hollywood Park. Has been in the top three for his past six races, but was easily conquered 6 ½ lengths when running second to stablemate Flash-back in the Robert B. Lewis (gr. II) last time out. At least seasoning won’t be a question after 10 starts. Don’t see him winning a classic but as long as he stays sound there’s no reason he couldn’t be among contenders that hit the board.

He’s not nearly as talented as the top Baffert Derby hopefuls and he doesn’t win often, but he’s a gamer who always tries hard, regardless of the surface. He’s won only two of his 10 career starts, but did win the Gen-erous Stakes (gr. IIIT) on grass and placed in five other stakes, including the CashCall Futurity (gr. I), Robert

B. Lewis (gr. II), and Sham (gr. III), so he’s been competitive with the best, such as Violence, Flashback, and Goldencents.

Den's Legacy (FL)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A++

January 28, 2010 Dosage: 2-4-10-2-0 • DI=1.57 • CD=0.33

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 10 Points Ranking: 8/48

Medaglia d'Oro, dkb/br, 1999

El Prado, 1989Sadler's Wells, 1981

Northern DancerFairy Bridge

Lady Capulet, 1974Sir IvorCap and Bells

Cappucino Bay, 1989Bailjumper, 1974

DamascusCourt Circuit

Dubbed In, 1973Silent ScreenSociety Singer

Sunshine Song, b, 2004

War Chant, 1997Danzig, 1977

Northern DancerPas de Nom

Hollywood Wildcat, 1990

Kris S.Miss Wildcatter

Remember the Day, 1988

Settlement Day, 1977BuckpasserLovely Morning

Royal Recall, 1981Native RoyaltyFast Call

inbreeding: 4SX4D Northern Dancer; 5sX5D Tom Fool.

4steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

Beno

iT &

Asso

CiAT

es

Pedigree information provided by

den’s legacy wins the generous stakes (gr. iii)

Page 13: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

13 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

DepartingB C 2010 $AWD: 7.16  SSI: 0.0Own: Claiborne Farm And Dilschneider Adele B

Sire: War Front 2002  SPI: 2.2Dam: Leave 2004 (Pulpit 1994)Brdr: Claiborne Farm & Adele B. Dilschneid (KY)Trnr: Stall Albert M Jr

Life 2 2 - 0 - 0 $48,000 89 Fast (110) 2 2 - 0 - 0 $48,000 892013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $24,600 86 Wet (107) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 1 1 - 0 - 0 $23,400 89 Turf (115) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment01ï13FGË 1®§ ft:24« :49ª 1:15 1:44¨ 3 ¨¨¨ OC50k/n1x-N ¨¨¬ 65 68/  104   86 4 3ª 4ª 3© 1© 1«� HernandezBJJr¨¨° *1.00 Departing«�JohnnyHandsome©�Parrain©‚ 4w 2nd turn,hand ride722ÿ12FG¨¨ 6f ft:22 :46 :58¨ 1:11¨ 2 ¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬ 92 91/  92   89 2 4 3© 4© 1² 1©‚ HernandezBJJr¨©§ 4.00 Departing©‚GroundTransportªStourbridgeLionƒ Bit tight 5/16,rallied8

16ï13FG 4f ft :48© B 5/91   26î13FG 5f ft 1:03« B 42/59   19î13FG 4f ft :50¨ B 52/89   13î13FG 4f ft :48« B 12/138   05î13FG 3f ft :38« B 22/28   16ÿ12FG 4f ft :49¨ B 5/84   10ÿ12FG 4f ft :50¨ B 13/24   ×03ÿ12FG 5f ft :59¨ Bg 1/22   ×26ý12FG 4f ft :47¨ B 1/32   17ý12Kee 4f ft :48© B 5/31   ×10ý12Kee 5f ft 1:00ª Bg 1/11   02ý12Kee 4f ft :51¨ B 7/9   

■ Leave, Departing’s dam, was unplaced in a sole career start. She previously RNAd for $450,000 as a Keeneland September yearling.

■ Is there a theme here? Departing’s two older half siblings, both geldings by Arch, are named Left and Exit.

■ Seattle Slew—one of Family 13-c’s most prominent heroes—won the 1977 Triple Crown and is grandsire of Departing’s broodmare sire Pulpit.

Still need to see where this colt ranks in the big picture. Unbeaten but lightly raced, he’s answered every question thrown at him… in two starts. Seemed to love the stretch out in his second outing when drawing off to win by 4½ after getting sent wide on both turns. Has the pedigree to go long and has been a consummate professional to this point, but it’s about to get real in the Feb. 23 Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) where he drew post 14 on the far outside. Stall previ-ously considered holding off until the March 16 Rebel Stakes (gr. II) at Oak-lawn and never rushes horses to make a spot, so the colt must be doing well.

Don’t understand why he wasn’t nominated to the Triple Crown, espe-cially after winning his first two career starts impressively. After breaking his maiden by 2½ lengths going six fur-longs, he stretched out to a mile and 70 yards and drew off to a 4½-length victory. He is owned and trained by the same team that brought you

Breeders’ Cup Classic (gr. I) winner Blame—Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider and trainer Al Stall Jr. He needs to get faster, but he obviously has ability.

Departing (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A+

April 1, 2010 Dosage: 5-7-14-0-0 • DI=2.71 • CD=0.65

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

War Front, b, 2002

Danzig, 1977Northern Dancer, 1961

NearcticNatalma

Pas de Nom, 1968Admiral's VoyagePetitioner

Starry Dreamer, 1994Rubiano, 1987

FappianoRuby Slippers

Lara's Star, 1981ForliTrue Reality

Leave, ch, 2004

Pulpit, 1994A.P. Indy, 1989

Seattle SlewWeekend Surprise

Preach, 1989Mr. ProspectorNarrate

Tour, 1990Forty Niner, 1985

Mr. ProspectorFile

Fun Flight, 1985Full PocketFun and Tears

inbreeding: 5SX4dX4D Mr. Prospector.

3steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

lou

Hodg

es JR

./Hod

ges

PHoT

ogRA

PHY

Pedigree information provided by

departing wins Race 6 at Fair grounds on Feb. 1, 2013

Page 14: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

14 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Dewey SquareDKBBR C 2010 $AWD: 8.00  SSI: 3.57Own: Siena Farms Llc

Sire: Bernardini 2003  SPI: 2.5Dam: Somethinaboutbetty 2003 (Forestry 1996)Brdr: Siena Farms Llc (KY)Trnr: Romans Dale

Life 4 2 - 0 - 1 $71,498 92 Fast (113) 4 2 - 0 - 1 $71,498 922013 1 0 - 0 - 0 $0 72 Wet (114) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 3 2 - 0 - 1 $71,498 92 Turf (115) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment26î13GP¨§ 1ˆft:23¨:46ª1:10ª 1:41« 3 ¨¨® HolyBull-G3 ¨¨«87 88/  62   72 6 8«� 8¬� 6° 7©©� 7©ˉ� LanerieCJ¨¨® £ 8.40 Itsmyluckyday©ShanghaiBobby¨¨�ClearlyNow� Bid, flattened out1024ý12CD¨¨ 1ˆft:24¨:49 1:13« 1:44« 2 ¨¨Ë KyJC-G2 ¨¨ˉ80 85/  96   91 9 4©� 4©� 5¨ƒ 4« 3¨� LanerieCJ¨©© £ 6.90 Uncaptured‚FracDaddy¨‚DeweySquareƒ Bid 4 w, kept at bay1328ü12CDª 1ˆft:24©:50¨1:16¨ 1:47¨ 2 ¨¨« OC75k/n1x-N ¨¨ˉ82 78/  105   92 5 2¨ 2� 1² 1© 1« LanerieCJ¨¨ˉ £ 3.20 DeweySquare«SymphonyFortyOne¨‚Exploring©� Loomed 3 w, drew off 721û12Hoo¬ 7� ft:24¨:47¨1:12« 1:32ª 2 ¨§ˉ Md Sp Wt ¨¨«88 90/  82   87 2 1 1² 1� 1ª� 1¨¨ƒ FranklinMalcom¨¨ˉ £ 2.10 DeweySquare¨¨ƒTwistedNotionª�TurnAndRun¨ƒ Ins 1/4, drew off, drv 5

×17ï13GP T 5f fm 1:00 B 1/4   ×10ï13GP T 5f fm 1:01« B 1/4   ×20î13GP 5f ft :59 B 1/20   12î13GP 6f ft 1:13« B 2/5   05î13GP 5f ft 1:01© B 7/35   22ÿ12GP 5f ft 1:00« H 7/31   15ÿ12GP 5f ft :59¨ H 2/31   09ÿ12GP 4f ft :48© B 14/52   ×17ý12CD 5f ft 1:00¨ B 1/51   10ý12CD 4f ft :47« B 4/51   19ü12CD 5f ft 1:02 B 6/51   12ü12CD 5f ft 1:01 B 2/49   

■ Dam Somethinaboutbetty won stakes at 2, 3, and 4, and has sold for $180,000 (yearling), $300,000 (2-year-old), and $410,000 (4-year-old).

■ 13 Bernardini progeny averaged $544,230 at Fasig-Tipton’s Saratoga select yearling sale in 2011. Dewey Square was the hot young stal-lion’s lone RNA as a $575,000 no-sale.

■ Dewey Square and fellow 2013 classics hopeful Orb are both Family 8-c runners with A.P. Indy as a grandsire. Both also have Fappiano and Cox’s Ridge in their four-generation pedigrees.

If Dale Romans still believes a horse is good after a disappointing outing, that’s good enough for me. Still, seventh in the Holy Bull (gr. III) smarts, and not liking kick-back really isn’t a good thing. I’m leery of this new turf to Polytrack plan. He still has a chance to prove himself, but he almost didn’t make the list. On the com-pletely-unrelated-to-performance side, the folks at Siena Farm are running an awesome marketing campaign with this colt’s “Postcards from Dewey.” Props to them for great fan interaction and posi-tive use of social media to help raise their profile and grow the game, even if their colt turned in a clunker last time out.

Either the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) was a poor race or the dismal efforts by this colt and Frac Daddy in the Holy Bull (gr. III) can be blamed on other factors. In his case, trainer Dale Romans is blaming the oldest excuse in racing—he didn’t like the track. He will now likely head for the grass in the Palm Beach (gr. IIIT) and then try the Toyota Blue Grass

(gr. I), neither of which will tell us anything about the colt. A lot was expected of him after his impressive maiden win at Churchill and fast-closing third in the Kentucky Jockey Club, but his 28-length shellacking put him back to square one.

Dewey Square (KY)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: B+

March 19, 2010 Dosage: 2-8-10-0-0 • DI=3.00 • CD=0.60

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 2 Points Ranking: 38/48

Bernardini, dkb/br, 2003

A.P. Indy, 1989Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Weekend Surprise, 1980

SecretariatLassie Dear

Cara Rafaela, 1993Quiet American, 1986

FappianoDemure

Oil Fable, 1986Spectacular BidNorthern Fable

Somethinaboutbetty, b, 2003

Forestry, 1996Storm Cat, 1983

Storm BirdTerlingua

Shared Interest, 1988Pleasant ColonySurgery

Here Comes Betty, 1992

Cox's Ridge, 1974Best TurnOur Martha

Betty Lobelia, 1985AssertFair Rosalind

inbreeding: 4sX5d Secretariat; 5sX5d Dr. Fager; 5sX5D Northern Dancer.

4steve haskin’s

raTing

Prove Me Wrong

claire novak’s

analysis

CouR

TesY

dAR

leY

Pedigree information provided by

Bernardini, sire of dewey square

Page 15: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

15 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Dice FlavorCH C 2010 BESMAY 2012 $ 100,000AWD: 8.75  SSI: 7.53Own: Oda Racing Stablae And Us Equine

Sire: Scat Daddy 2004  SPI: 1.8Dam: Afleet Summer 1995 (Afleet 1984)Brdr: Paget Bloodstock, Nearctic Bloodstock &carhue Investments (KY)Trnr: Gallagher Patrick

Life 5 2 - 0 - 2 $ 160,500 93 Fast (108) 1 1 - 0 - 0 $ 120,000 932013 2 1 - 0 - 1 $ 126,960 93 Wet (104) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 3 1 - 0 - 1 $33,540 83 Turf (116) 4 1 - 0 - 2 $40,500 83

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment16ï13GGˉ Ì1„ ft :47¨1:11ª 1:38© 1:51© 3 ¨¨« ElCamRlD-G3 ¨¨ˉ 89 100/  83   93 9 8¨§ 7°� 4® 1² 1ªƒ ValdiviaJJr¨©¨ 9.50 DiceFlavorªƒNina'sDragonƒCountingDays©‚ Shftd out 1/8p,drvng 901ï13SA¨ ˜1m fm:23ª :49© 1:13ª 1:36« 3 ¨¨© OC80k/n1x-N ¨¨ª 68 69/  95   80 1 3ª� 4ª 3©� 3‚ 3ƒ ValdiviaJJr¨©§ 3.80 MiceliƒMeringuePie±DiceFlavor¨ƒ Rank,steadied 3/4,rail 616ÿ12Bhpª ˜1ˆ fm:22ª :46© 1:12 1:43« 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë 98 90/  77   83 3 6¬� 6¬� 4ª 1¨� 1©‚ ValdiviaJJr¨©§ 7.30 DiceFlavor©‚GentlemenPete¬�KingsGiantƒ Steadied 7/8,rail bid 810ý12Bhp° ˜6f fm:23 :46© :58ª 1:10© 2 ¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¨ 79 78/  88   75 11 5 12®� 12®� 10«� 5«‚ ValdiviaJJr¨©§ 11.10 RoyalBarrister¨‚Misdeed¨‚WillTrueUpƒ Angled in str,willing1214ü12SA« ˜~6�fm:21© :43© 1:06« 1:13 2 ¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¨ 84 85/  83   78 1 7 8¬ƒ 7®‚ 7ªƒ 3ª ValdiviaJJr¨©§ 17.30 OneFirmCat¨�GrandGiant¨�DiceFlavor‚ Late 4wd for 3rd10

12ï13SA 4f ft :49© H 20/34   19î13SA T 5f fm 1:03 H 9/10   12î13SA T 4f fm :49ª H 4/7   05î13SA T 6f fm 1:17« H 3/4   29ÿ12SA 4f ft :49© H 45/79   09ÿ12SA 5f ft 1:00© H 9/72   29ý12SA 6f ft 1:14© H 1/3   22ý12SA 4f ft :49« H 12/18   04ý12SA 4f ft :48ª H 18/51   26ü12SA 3f ft :37« H 6/8   07ü12SA 5f ft 1:03© H 40/61   30û12SA 5f ft 1:02© H 49/76   

■ Dice Flavor’s half siblings have won stakes from eight to nine furlongs on turf and all-weather surfaces.

■ Sire Scat Daddy won the grade I Florida Derby while on the Triple Crown trail, but came in 18th in the 2007 Kentucky Derby.

■ Dice Flavor is joined by Family 23-b “cousins” Mylute and Itsmyluckyday as 2013 Triple Crown hopefuls.

We all remember his sire Scat Daddy’s back-to-back wins in the 2007 Fountain of Youth (gr. II) and Florida Derby (gr. I). Connections have indicated the March 23 Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes (gr. III) could be the next stop, which means he’d head into the classics with only turf and synthetic experience, but his pedigree suggests dirt shouldn’t be a problem. Could be exciting if he’s truly versatile, and he showed a pow-erful kick in the El Camino Real (gr. III). Not Triple Crown nominated, but the 10 points he earned on the road to the Kentucky Derby are ret-roactive with a late nomination fee of $6,000 by March 23.

He was an unknown going into the El Camino Real Derby (gr. III), and even with his impressive 33⁄4-length vic-tory, he’s still pretty much an unknown, not having run on dirt in five career starts. Liked the way he came on late and powered his way to the front before drawing off in the final sixteenth in his first start on the synthetic. All of his pre-

vious starts had been on grass. His big test obviously will come when he tries dirt for the first time, but he does seem to have the makings of a good horse.

Dice Flavor (KY)Chestnut Colt TrueNicks Rating: C

May 13, 2010 Dosage: 9-0-10-1-0 • DI=2.33 • CD=0.85

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Scat Daddy, dkb/br, 2004

Johannesburg, 1999Hennessy, 1993

Storm CatIsland Kitty

Myth, 1993OgygianYarn

Love Style, 1999Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Likeable Style, 1990Nijinsky IIPersonable Lady

Afleet Summer, b, 1995

Afleet, 1984Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Polite Lady, 1977Venetian JesterFriendly Ways

Steal the Thunder, 1988Lyphard, 1969

Northern DancerGoofed

That's a Kennedy, 1977Kennedy RoadClassy Quillo

inbreeding: 5sX3sX3D Mr. Prospector; 5SX4D Northern Dancer.

6steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

mARC

el lA

ngev

in/v

AssA

R PH

oTog

RAPH

Y

Pedigree information provided by

dice Flavor wins the el Camino Real derby (gr. iii)

Page 16: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

16 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Dynamic SkyDKBBR C 2010 ONTSEP 2011 $25,222AWD: 6.75  SSI: 7.98Own: Oxley John C

Sire: Sky Mesa 2000  SPI: 1.8Dam: Murani 2002 (Distorted Humor 1993)Brdr: Arosa Farms (ONT-C)Trnr: Casse Mark

Life 6 2 - 2 - 1 $ 288,115 96 Fast (111) 6 2 - 2 - 1 $ 288,115 962013 2 1 - 1 - 0 $70,000 94 Wet (109) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 4 1 - 1 - 1 $ 218,115 96 Turf (109) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment02ï13Tam¨¨ 1ˆft:23©:47ª1:12ª1:44ª3¨¨¬ SFDavis-G3 ¨¨°86 89/  93   92 8 4«� 5« 4© 2© 2‚ ContrerasLuis¨¨Ë £b 1.80 FallingSky‚DynamicSkyªMyNameIsMichael¨ Bid 4w,driftd,gainng 912î13Tam¨§ 7f ft:22ª:45¨1:09«1:22ª3¨¨ª Pasco100k ¨¨Ë89 94/  95   94 2 7 3¨ 4¨ 3© 1ƒ ContrerasLuis¨©§ £b *0.60e DynamicSkyƒSkyCommander¨�DivineAmbition© Steadied, late surge 803ý12SAˉ 1ˆft:22¨:45©1:10¨1:44©2¨¨® BCJuvnle-G1 ¨¨®96 99/  72   85 6 6¬ 6ª� 6« 7ª 6¬� ContrerasLuis¨©© 18.50 ShanghaiBobby²He'sHadEnough©‚CapoBastone¨ƒ Herded 1/4,stead'd 1/8 906ü12Keeˉ Ì1ˆft:23«:48©1:12«1:44©2¨¨¬ BrdrsFut-G1 ¨¨®86 99/  90   9610 7« 7ª� 7©� 2¨ 2¨ ContrerasLuis¨©¨ £ 7.50 Joha¨DynamicSkyƒJava'sWarƒ Bid,lugged,kept at bay1303û12WO¬ Ì6� ft:22«:46ª1:11¨1:17ª2¨¨ª Simcoe200k ¨¨°83 88/  101   94 5 1 8« 5¨� 2� 1 ContrerasLuis¨¨¬ £ 6.30 DynamicSky²HonorableGuestˉ‚StarContender² Lugged in,drvg1028ø12WOª Ì6f ft:23 :46¨:58 1:10¨2¨¨¬ ’Vandal150k ¨¨¬82 89/  84   81 2 4 4© 2� 3ª 3®� ContrerasLuis¨¨® £ 10.05 Uncaptured¨RiverSevenË�DynamicSkyË� Off slw,failed bid 5

17ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:02 B 32/43   26î13Pmm 5f ft 1:01¨ B 8/26   05î13Pmm 5f ft 1:02 B 11/19   29ÿ12Pmm 5f ft 1:01 B 6/18   22ÿ12Pmm 5f ft 1:01¨ B 6/24   16ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :48ª B 4/21   26ü12CD 5f ft 1:02¨ B 15/60   20ü12CD 5f ft 1:01¨ B 2/53   26û12WO 5f ft 1:00« B 2/30   19û12WO 5f ft 1:00¨ B 2/26   26ù12WO 5f ft 1:00© B 12/45   16ù12WO 5f ft 1:00« B 7/22   

■ Dam Murani scored in the 12-furlong Flaming Page Stakes at Woodbine and had a 10-furlong lifetime average winning distance.

■ Sire Scat Daddy won the grade I Florida Derby while on the Triple Crown trail, but came in 18th in the 2007 Kentucky Derby.

■ Street Sense (2007) and Count Turf (1951) both won the Kentucky Derby roses for Family 22-b.

Mirroring the pattern of fellow Casse trainee Prospective, the 2012 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) winner who ultimately ran 18th in the Kentucky Derby Pre-sented by Yum! Brands (gr. I). Prospective also won the Pasco and then finished second in the Sam F. Davis (gr. III), just like this Sky Mesa colt has done. First of all, someone needs to tell him this is serious business; he clearly cost himself the race in the Sam Davis and can’t af-ford to keep racing greenly. He may be more talented than we realize, though, with Casse thinking he’s a true mile and a quarter contender. Maybe these races have just been too short to reveal his true potential so far.

Can’t get too discouraged by his defeat in the Sam F. Davis (gr. III) after his impressive score in the Pasco Stakes. He could have done better had he remained a bit more focused in the stretch, even with blinkers, which he was wearing for the second time. He did have to overcome post 8 in the nine-horse field and was wide on both

turns. He lost some momentum in the upper stretch by ducking in, and when he did level off, he began cutting into Falling Sky’s lead, missing by a neck.

Dynamic Sky (ONT)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: A++

May 10, 2010 Dosage: 3-3-8-0-0 • DI=2.50 • CD=0.64

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 8 Points Ranking: 15/48

Sky Mesa, b, 2000

Pulpit, 1994A.P. Indy, 1989

Seattle SlewWeekend Surprise

Preach, 1989Mr. ProspectorNarrate

Caress, 1991Storm Cat, 1983

Storm BirdTerlingua

La Affirmed, 1983AffirmedLa Mesa

Murani, ch, 2002

Distorted Humor, 1993Forty Niner, 1985

Mr. ProspectorFile

Danzig's Beauty, 1987DanzigSweetest Chant

Grand Splash, 1985Bucksplasher, 1977

BuckpasserVictoria Star

Rain a Little, 1972Rainy LakeLittle Flota

inbreeding: 4sX4D Mr. Prospector; 5SX5DX5d Northern Dancer.

6steve haskin’s

raTing

Prove Me Wrong

claire novak’s

analysis

miCH

Ael B

uRns

Pedigree information provided by

dynamic sky wins the simcoe stakes

Page 17: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

17 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

ElmutahidDKBBR C 2010 $AWD: 9.00  SSI: 2.23Own: Shadwell Stable

Sire: Street Cry (IRE) 1998  SPI: 2.8Dam: Alwajeeha 2005 (Dixieland Band 1980)Brdr: Shadwell Farm, Llc (KY)Trnr: Mclaughlin Kiaran P

Life 5 1 - 1 - 1 $50,154 93 Fast (110) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $25,200 93 Wet (110) 1 1 - 0 - 0 $25,200 932012 4 0 - 1 - 1 $24,954 80 Turf (109) 4 0 - 1 - 1 $24,954 80

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment19î13GPª 1„sy :46«1:11«1:38©1:52 3¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨®101 102/  80   93 2 1¨ 1ª 1¬ 1Ë 1«‚ LezcanoJose¨©© b 11.70 Elmutahid«‚SuccesfulBrothers«StandupPaddle®� Set pace, kept to task 901ÿ12GP© ˜1ˆfm:23«:48 1:12©1:43ª2¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨§°103 99/  62   80 6 7« 2¨ 3ª� 5Ë 6¨  LezcanoJose¨©§  b 3.20 BoldDance«VespatoƒAmenKitten² Chased, tired1215û12Bel¨ ˜1ˆfm:24¨:48ª 1:12«1:43 2¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨¨© 76 80/  76   7710 3¨� 3¨� 2² 1² 3¬ƒ CastroE¨©§ 8.00 QuinziemeMonarque«ƒComesTheDream¨Elmutahid¨ 3w both turns,outkick1118ù12Sar© ˜1ˆfm:24©:50© 1:15©1:44ª2¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨© 58 54/  93   72 4 1¨ 1¨ 1¨ 4¨� 2ª CastroE¨¨° 12.10 SonofasamuraiªElmutahid²LemonDropDream‚ Brushed 3/16,taken up 915ø12Belª ˜7f fm:22ª:46ª 1:10¨1:22ª2¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨§° 81 85/  63   69 5 9 7Ë� 6« 7¨§ 7¨¨‚ CastroE¨¨ˉ 4.10e TheB'sAndE'sª�CravingCarats¨�DrawTwoƒ Saved ground no avail11

17ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:00© B 7/43   13î13Pmm 4f ft :49© B 27/46   06î13Pmm 4f ft :50¨ B 33/53   31ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :49© B 29/81   24ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :48« B 19/87   26ý12Pmm T 4f fm :48« B 7/15   19ý12Pmm T 4f fm :51« B 7/9   04ý12Bel TT 4f ft :49 B 35/95   23ü12Bel TT 5f ft 1:01« B 2/9   14ü12Bel 4f ft :50ª B 18/26   10û12Bel 4f ft :49« B 35/45   02û12Bel TT 4f ft :49© B 17/31   

■ Elmutahid is the first foal out of Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes (gr. IT) winner Alwajeeha.

■ The mating that produced Elmutahid is all in the family: Street Cry is owned by Darley and Alwajeeha by Shadwell, and the two farms are owned by brothers.

■ The youngest recognized family designation, 1-x (the tail-female line of La Troienne, a foal of 1926), already boasts four winners each in the Derby and Preakness and two in the Belmont.

Impressively opened a five-length lead by the quarter pole when breaking his maiden last time out Jan. 19, and led by six heading into the stretch of the 11⁄8-mile Gulfstream allowance event. Four previous starts without victory came on the turf. It stands to reason his connections would try him there since his dam won the 2008 Queen Elizabeth II Chal-lenge Cup Stakes (gr. IT) on the Keene-land lawn, but apparently someone likes dirt more. We don’t know much about him at this point but the Feb. 23 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) will tell us what we need to know. Big step up but at least he has several starts, if not wins, under his girth.

We’ll know a lot more about him after the Feb. 23 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (gr. II), but Kiaran McLaughlin was willing to take a chance in a grade II coming off a maiden victory, in which he received a low Beyer. McLaughlin feels he has improved off his last race, which he won wire-to-wire by 41⁄4 lengths going 11⁄8 miles in the slop with blinkers on. He

earned only a 77 Beyer, however, and he’s going to have really step it up if he hopes to compete with Violence and some of the other more highly regarded horses.

Elmutahid (KY)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: A+

January 22, 2010 Dosage: 9-1-8-0-0 • DI=3.50 • CD=1.06

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Street Cry, b, 1998

Machiavellian, 1987Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Coup de Folie, 1982HaloRaise the Standard

Helen Street, 1982Troy, 1976

PetingoLa Milo

Waterway, 1976RivermanBoulevard

Alwajeeha, b, 2005

Dixieland Band, 1980Northern Dancer, 1961

NearcticNatalma

Mississippi Mud, 1973Delta JudgeSand Buggy

Ridaa, 1999Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Zakiyya, 1992DayjurAffirmatively

inbreeding: 5SX5d Native Dancer; 5sX4D Natalma.

4steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

AdAm

Cog

liAne

se

Pedigree information provided by

elmutahid wins a maiden special weight on Jan. 19, 2013, at gulfstream Park

Page 18: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

18 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

EscapefromrealityB G 2010 $AWD: 5.50  SSI: 5.83Own: Meb Racing Stables Llc And Brooklyn Boyz

Sire: Read The Footnotes 2001  SPI: 1.4Dam: Queen Of The City 2006 (Medaglia D'oro 1999)Brdr: Brooklyn Boyz Stables, Inc. (NY)Trnr: Schettino Dominick A

Life 3 1 - 2 - 0 $82,000 96 Fast (108) 2 1 - 1 - 0 $71,200 962013 1 0 - 1 - 0 $40,000 96 Wet (108) 1 0 - 1 - 0 $10,800 912012 2 1 - 1 - 0 $42,000 91 Turf (107) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPPST 1C 2C Str FINJOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment02ï13Aqu° �1ˆft :24¨:48 1:12©1:44¨3¨¨¬ Withers-G3 ¨¨ˉ 84 91/  98   96 4 2¨ 5¨ƒ 5©‚ 2¨ 2‚ OrtizJoseL¨¨Ë £ 16.30 Revolutionary‚Escapefromreality¨ƒSieteDeOros¨‚ 3w angle 3/16,led late828ÿ12Aqu® �6f gd:22 :45ª:58¨ 1:11 2¨¨ª ‘Alw 54000n1x ¨¨Ë106 108/  77   91 1 4 1² 1² 1¨ 2‚ DominguezRA¨©§ £ *0.35 GoGetTheBasil‚Escapefromrealityª�TheBrothersRap«ƒ Inside duel, gamely625ý12Aqu« 5� ft :22 :45¨:57ª 1:04 2¨¨© ‘Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë 89 93/  79   83 6 1 2² 2² 1² 1© OrtizJoseL¨¨¬ £ 5.90 Escapefromreality©Comandante©ƒKnockherOff¬ƒ Bobbled start, duel 2p7

14ï13Bel TT 5f gd 1:02ª B 15/19   25î13Bel TT 5f ft 1:01« B 2/7   18î13Bel TT 5f ft 1:01« B 4/15   11î13Bel TT 4f ft :47« B 6/57   ×20ÿ12Bel TT 4f ft :47© B 1/124   14ÿ12Bel TT 4f ft :50 B 57/84   18ý12Bel 5f ft 1:00ª Bg 4/16   10ý12Bel TT 5f gd 1:04 B 9/9   03ý12Bel 5f ft 1:02© Bg 6/8   21ü12Bel 5f ft 1:02© Bg 6/8   12ü12Bel 5f ft 1:02 B 14/24   30û12Bel TT 3f ft :37ª B 18/28   

■ Escapefromreality is unraced Queen of the City’s first foal.

■ Sire Read the Footnotes placed seventh in the 2004 Derby field after annexing the Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II) on the Triple Crown trail.

■ Family 4-j has no previous winners of the American classics.

Don’t quite know what to make of him at this point, but there’s very little to fault in his past performances. In the Withers (gr. III) he broke alertly and was the early leader going into the opening turn, but was put under a firm hold and eased back to a stalking position by jock Jose Ortiz. I like his ratability and easiness of handling; he had no problem taking back and was willing when swung from the rail to the three path and set down for the drive. At the head of the stretch, he still had a lot of running to do and just wore them down. Revolutionary’s crazy kick from out of nowhere cost him a win he was working hard to earn.

Popped up out of nowhere to finish second to Revolutionary in the Withers Stakes (gr. III) at odds of 16-1 following a pair of New York-bred races, in which he broke his maiden and then finished sec-ond by a neck. The Withers was a stretch-out from six furlongs to 11⁄16 miles, which is encouraging.

Sire Read the Footnotes is questionable going 1¼ miles, but his female family is pure dynamite. Let’s see if he can duplicate the effort.

Escapefromreality (NY)Bay Gelding TrueNicks Rating: NR

February 6, 2010 Dosage: 1-2-5-1-1 • DI=1.22 • CD=0.10

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 4 Points Ranking: 26 (tie)/48

Read the Footnotes, b, 2001

Smoke Glacken, 1994Two Punch, 1983

Mr. ProspectorHeavenly Cause

Majesty's Crown, 1984MagesterialQueen's Crown

Baydon Belle, 1990Al Nasr, 1978

LyphardCaretta

Vague Prospect, 1985Vaguely NobleProspector's Fire

Queen of the City, dkb/br, 2006

Medaglia d'Oro, 1999El Prado, 1989

Sadler's WellsLady Capulet

Cappucino Bay, 1989BailjumperDubbed In

Biogio's Beauty, 2000Distorted Humor, 1993

Forty NinerDanzig's Beauty

Night Sparkler, 1984Pleasant ColonyMeteor Dancer

inbreeding: 4SX5sX5D Mr. Prospector; 5SX5SX5DX5d Northern Dancer.

4steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

RiCk

sAm

uels

Pedigree information provided by

escapefromreality places second behind Revolutionary in the Withers stakes (gr. iii)

Page 19: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

19 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Falling SkyB C 2010 OBSJAN 2013 $ 425,000AWD: 7.00  SSI: 9.06Own: Newtown Anner Stud Covello James And Bul

Sire: Lion Heart 2001  SPI: 1.5Dam: Sea Dragoness 1998 (Sea Hero 1990)Brdr: Copper Penny Stables Llc (PA)Trnr: Terranova John P Ii

Life 4 3 - 0 - 0 $ 164,800 92 Fast (107) 3 2 - 0 - 0 $ 138,700 922013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $ 120,000 92 Wet (108) 1 1 - 0 - 0 $26,100 922012 3 2 - 0 - 0 $44,800 92 Turf (106) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment02ï13Tam¨¨ 1ˆft :23© :47ª1:12ª 1:44ª 3 ¨¨¬ SFDavis-G3 ¨¨°94 93/  90   92 7 1© 1� 1¨ 1© 1‚ EspinozaJL¨¨Ë £ 7.90 FallingSky‚DynamicSkyªMyNameIsMichael¨ Drifted out,in,lasted9

Previously trained by SANO ANTONIO15ÿ12GPË 6� gd:22© :45 1:10¨ 1:17 2 ¨¨¬ OC75k/n1x-N ¨¨ˉ94 100/  86   92 1 2 3� 3¨� 1� 1¨ƒ SaezLuis¨©§ £f 12.10 FallingSky¨ƒMajesticHussar¨‚Singanothersong©ƒ Stlkd inside, dug in701ÿ12Tam« 6f ft :23 :45ª :57ª 1:09« 2 ¨¨ª Inaugural75k ¨¨¬77 82/  94   84 5 5 3ª� 4ª� 4¬ 4¬ CentenoDE¨¨ˉ £f 8.40 PurpleEgg¨BraveDave¨CapitalCityª Weakened after a half601ý12Crcª 6f ft :22© :46© :59¨ 1:12© 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨®89 91/  90   87 5 2 2� 1¨� 1¬ 1« VelasquezCornelio¨¨ˉ £f *0.90 FallingSky«JayEyeSee©ƒRontos'Dream¨¬‚ Ridden out5

17ï13Pmm 4f ft :49« B 52/74   28î13Pmm 4f ft :48¨ B 2/41   21î13Pmm 5f ft 1:00« B 7/30   ×05î13Crc 5f ft 1:01 H 1/24   ×29ÿ12Crc 5f ft 1:00© H 1/23   ×23ý12Crc 5f ft 1:01¨ H 1/16   ×16ý12Crc 5f ft 1:02 B 1/20   ×19ü12Crc 4f wf :48 Bg 1/24   ×12ü12Crc 5f ft 1:01ª H 1/13   27û12Crc 4f ft :49ª Bg 4/22   08û12Crc 3f ft :39 B 38/44   

■ Falling Sky is Sea Dragoness’ fifth winner from five foals. The mare was twice stakes-placed as a juvenile.

■ Sire Lion Heart was second in the 2004 Derby and fourth in the Preakness. He was sent to Turkey in 2010 to continue his stud duties.

■ Sunny’s Halo (1983) is the most recent of four Family 4-m winners of the Kentucky Derby. Bernardini (2006) is the latest of four Preakness winners. The family boasts four Belmont champs as well, but none in more than 60 years.

He was lucky Dynamic Sky threw in those deep-stretch antics, because if the Pasco Stakes winner had been straightened away, he probably would have gotten caught on the line. Instead, he pulled off a gate-to-wire victory by a neck. This is no one-dimensional speedster. He didn’t have to be on the lead when stalking the pace-setters in a 6½-furlong Gulfstream allow-ance; he also split horses handily after rat-ing in third on the inside, and drew away for a 1¾-length win. Trainer John Ter-ranova II put together a partnership group to buy him specifically with route racing in mind. To finish in the top three of the Feb. 23 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (gr. II) would be stepping up big time.

Completed a Florida trifecta by win-ning the Sam F. Davis (gr. III) at Tampa Bay following victories at Gulfstream and Calder. What made his Davis win impressive was that he was stretching out from 6½ furlongs to 11⁄16 miles and was rushed to the lead from the outside going into the first turn and still had enough left to hold off Dynamic Sky in his first

start for trainer John Terranova II. In his previous start he defeated a very fast, talented colt in Majestic Hussar, who came back and won impressively. Not sure yet how far the Lion Hearts want to go, but broodmare sire Sea Hero sure helps.

Falling Sky (PA)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A++

April 17, 2010 Dosage: 2-1-8-1-0 • DI=1.40 • CD=0.33

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 10 Points Ranking: 12/48

Lion Heart, ch, 2001

Tale of the Cat, 1994Storm Cat, 1983

Storm BirdTerlingua

Yarn, 1987Mr. ProspectorNarrate

Satin Sunrise, 1990Mr. Leader, 1966

Hail to ReasonJolie Deja

Logic, 1979NaskraBactu Reason

Sea Dragoness, dkb/br, 1998

Sea Hero, 1990Polish Navy, 1984

DanzigNavsup

Glowing Tribute, 1973GraustarkAdmiring

Slew the Dragoness, 1992

Slew City Slew, 1984Seattle SlewWeber City Miss

Sad Song, 1981RobertoA Bonny Irish Lass

inbreeding: 5SX5D Northern Dancer; 4SX5dX5D Hail to Reason.

5steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

Tom

Cool

eY

Pedigree information provided by

Falling sky wins the 33rd running of the sam F. davis stakes (gr. iii)

Page 20: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

20 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

FlashbackGR/RO C 2010 KEENOV 2010 $ 260,000AWD: 7.75  SSI: 0.0Own: West Gary And Mary

Sire: Tapit 2001  SPI: 2.7Dam: Rhumb Line 2000 (Mr. Greeley 1992)Brdr: William G. Andrade Md & Michael E. Hernon (KY)Trnr: Baffert Bob

Life 2 2 - 0 - 0 $ 147,000 98 Fast (111) 2 2 - 0 - 0 $ 147,000 982013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $ 120,000 95 Wet (111) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 1 1 - 0 - 0 $27,000 98 Turf (111) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPD PP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment02ï13SA« 1ˆ ft:24 :48ª 1:12 1:42« 3 ¨¨® RBLewis-G2 ¨©§ 73 85/  102   95 2 1¨ 1� 1� 1«� 1Ë‚ LeparouxJulienR¨¨ˉ £ *0.50 FlashbackË‚Den'sLegacy�He'sHadEnough¬� Inside,clear,driving408ÿ12Bhp® Ì7f ft:22 :45 1:10 1:23 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë 89 97/  97   98 9 3 4ª� 4©� 1� 1ª� LeparouxJulienR¨©§ £ *1.00 Flashbackª�MentorCane¨AppealingTale«‚ Stalked 3wd,led,clear9

18ï13SA 4f ft :48« H 19/61   12ï13SA 4f ft :47« H 4/34   ×28î13SA 5f wf :59© H 1/20   23î13SA 5f ft :58ª H 2/33   ×17î13SA 4f ft :46ª H 1/35   07î13SA 5f ft 1:00© H 9/53   19ÿ12SA 5f ft 1:01ª H 18/27   02ÿ12SA 4f my :47ª H 3/17   25ý12SA 5f ft 1:00© H 3/68   ×19ý12SA 6f ft 1:11ª Hg 1/20   13ý12SA 4f ft :49© H 16/44   07ý12Bhp 5f ft 1:01 Hg 5/25   

■ Flashback’s older full sister Zazu was twice a grade I winner at 3.

■ Flashback is the 20th horse with that name (or variant spell-ing Flash Back) to be recognized by The Jockey Club. The most recent prior U.S.-bred Flashback was an unraced 1992 mare.

■ Bold Forbes won the Kentucky Derby and Belmont in America’s bicentennial year 1976 for Family 9-f. Among other family members joining him in classic victories were Alysheba’s Triple Crown spoiler, the 1987 Belmont winner Bet Twice.

An easy lead against three others in the Robert B. Lewis (gr. II) didn’t really provide a measuring stick, but he handled his first time going two turns without an issue... 6¼ lengths worth of no issue, in fact. Although two races don’t make a superstar, this lightly raced runner has shown promise in both outings for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Significant time between starts (Dec. 8 and Feb. 2) is another concern, but let’s remember that at this point last year Bodemeister was just a maiden winner and he didn’t turn out so bad. Buckling down in the March 9 San Felipe (gr. II) against the likes of Goldencents should show if he can take it to the next level.

No questioning his brilliance, as he’s romped in both his career starts, the last being a 6¼-length stroll in the park in the Robert B. Lewis (gr. II), in which he set leisurely fractions in a four-horse field and was never threatened at any point in the race. But with only two starts he still has catching up to do and needs to start getting toughened. These

cakewalks won’t do him much good in preparing for the Kentucky Derby off only four career starts. Pedigree is just OK to get him 1¼ miles.

Flashback (KY)Gray or Roan Colt TrueNicks Rating: A++

April 12, 2010 Dosage: 6-9-11-2-0 • DI=2.73 • CD=0.68

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 10 Points Ranking: 13 (tie)/48

Tapit, gr/ro, 2001

Pulpit, 1994A.P. Indy, 1989

Seattle SlewWeekend Surprise

Preach, 1989Mr. ProspectorNarrate

Tap Your Heels, 1996Unbridled, 1987

FappianoGana Facil

Ruby Slippers, 1982Nijinsky IIMoon Glitter

Rhumb Line, ch, 2000

Mr. Greeley, 1992Gone West, 1984

Mr. ProspectorSecrettame

Long Legend, 1978ReviewerLianga

Rose Rhapsody, 1992Pleasant Colony, 1978

His MajestySun Colony

Rosy Spectre, 1980Nijinsky IILike a Charm

inbreeding: 5sX5d Secretariat; 4sX5SX4D Mr. Prospector; 4sX4d Nijinsky II.

8steve haskin’s

raTing

Most Likely to Succeed

claire novak’s

analysis

Beno

iT &

Asso

CiAT

es

Pedigree information provided by

Flashback wins the Robert B. lewis stakes (gr. ii)

Page 21: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

21 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Frac DaddyGR/RO C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $50,000AWD: 8.50  SSI: 4.46Own: Magic City Thoroughbred Partners

Sire: Scat Daddy 2004  SPI: 1.8Dam: Skipper's Mate 2000 (Skip Away 1993)Brdr: Nancy M. Leonard Living Trust (KY)Trnr: Mcpeek Kenneth G

Life 4 1 - 2 - 0 $88,116 101 Fast (107) 3 1 - 1 - 0 $70,596 1012013 1 0 - 0 - 0 $8,000 86 Wet (103) 1 0 - 1 - 0 $17,520 882012 3 1 - 2 - 0 $80,116 101 Turf (109) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment26î13GP¨§ 1ˆft :23¨ :46ª1:10ª 1:41« 3 ¨¨® HolyBull-G3 ¨¨Ë94 100/  74   86 2 4© 5© 5ª 5¨ª 6¨Ëƒ CohenDavid¨¨® £ 5.40 Itsmyluckyday©ShanghaiBobby¨¨�ClearlyNow� 3wd lane, no kick1024ý12CD¨¨ 1ˆft :24¨ :49 1:13« 1:44« 2 ¨¨Ë KyJC-G2 ¨¨°81 88/  95   93 6 3¨ 3© 2² 1² 2‚ CohenDavid¨©© £ 2.80 Uncaptured‚FracDaddy¨‚DeweySquareƒ Prolonged drive,denied13

attended pace 4 w; drew even 3/8; battled gamely; just missed03ý12CD® 1ˆft :24 :49¨1:14« 1:45ª 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨®88 92/  107  10112 4©� 3© 3¨ 1Ë� 1°ƒ CohenDavid¨¨ˉ £ *1.20 FracDaddy°ƒMoJo¨ƒMrPalmer² 3 wide, driving1204ü12Bel« š1m my:22© :46 1:12 1:38« 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë95 92/  86   88 7 3© 4ª 4¨� 2² 2¨� GarciaA¨©§ 12.30 Indy'sIllusion¨�FracDaddy¨ªKenalantic¨ƒ 3w 3/8,ducked in upper 8

09ï13GP 4f ft :49¨ B 23/35   21î13GP 5f ft 1:01¨ B 9/30   12î13GP 5f ft :59« B 3/27   05î13GP 5f ft 1:01ª B 8/35   29ÿ12GP 4f ft :49ª B 32/55   ×17ý12CD 5f ft 1:00¨ B 1/51   27ü12CD 5f my 1:03 B 4/17   20ü12Bel TT 4f gd :49¨ B 5/12   13ü12Bel 5f ft 1:00ª B 4/25   30û12Bel 5f ft 1:02¨ B 15/29   22û12Bel 5f ft 1:01 B 17/45   15û12Bel 5f ft 1:00« B 4/32   

■ Stakes-placed dam Skipper’s Mate won three times, at an aver-age 52⁄3 furlongs.

■ When Frac Daddy sold as a Keeneland September yearling for $50,000, he was $488 shy of his sire’s 2011 average price for yearling colts. A year later the figure more than doubled to $102,910.

■ Hourless (1917) and Hurryoff (1933) both won the Belmont Stakes for Family 4-i.

I want to believe in him after his promising 2-year-old performances (breaking his maiden by almost 10 lengths going two turns? Yes, please). The photo trainer Kenny McPeek tweeted of his grabbed quarter after a disappointing sixth in the Holy Bull (gr. III) did look pretty nasty. McPeek and connections have been ex-tremely high on this one all along, and few have a better eye for a horse than McPeek, who says the colt reminds him of his broodmare sire, Skip Away. Strong second to Uncaptured in the Kentucky Jockey Club (gr. II) last November gave him four Derby points. He needs to come back and run better than ever.

Like Dewey Square, he was a huge disappointment in the Holy Bull (gr. III), beaten nearly 17 lengths, after such a game effort in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II), where he was beaten a neck by Uncaptured. In the race before that, he broke his maiden by 93⁄4 lengths at Churchill Downs. He did have a legiti-mate excuse in the Holy Bull, returning

with a cough and lung infection, so he definitely deserves another chance, assuming he’s able to bounce back from that setback and return to his form from last year. He’s still lightly raced with only four career starts, so there is still room for improvement.

Frac Daddy (KY)Gray or Roan Colt TrueNicks Rating: NR

March 5, 2010 Dosage: 5-0-4-1-0 • DI=2.33 • CD=0.90

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 4 Points Ranking: 25/48

Scat Daddy, dkb/br, 2004

Johannesburg, 1999Hennessy, 1993

Storm CatIsland Kitty

Myth, 1993OgygianYarn

Love Style, 1999Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Likeable Style, 1990Nijinsky IIPersonable Lady

Skipper's Mate, gr/ro, 2000

Skip Away, 1993Skip Trial, 1982

BailjumperLooks Promising

Ingot Way, 1981Diplomat WayIngot

Power Play, 1992Fast Play, 1986

Seattle SlewCon Game

Spinnaker Sal, 1980Fast HilariousCool Control

inbreeding: 5SX5D Damascus; 5sX5D Nashua.

5steve haskin’s

raTing

Prove Me Wrong

claire novak’s

analysis

Reed

PAlm

eR/C

HuRC

Hill

doW

ns

Pedigree information provided by

John oxley’s uncaptured (inside) outlasts Frac daddy (outside) to win the kentucky Jockey Club (gr. ii) at Churchill downs

Page 22: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

22 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

GoldencentsB C 2010 OBSJUN 2012 $62,000AWD: 7.33  SSI: 39.65Own: W C Racing Kenney Dave And Rap Racing

Sire: Into Mischief 2005  SPI: 5.4Dam: Golden Works 2000 (Banker's Gold 1994)Brdr: Rosecrest Farm & Karyn Pirrello (KY)Trnr: O'neill Doug

Life 4 3 - 1 - 0 $ 782,000 101 Fast (107) 4 3 - 1 - 0 $ 782,000 1012013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $60,000 93 Wet (105?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 3 2 - 1 - 0 $ 722,000 101 Turf (107?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPD PP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment05î13SAª 1m ft :23 :46¨ 1:10 1:36© 3 ¨¨¬ Sham-G3 ¨¨° 93 104/  81   93 2 2¨ 2¨ 2¨ 2� 1¨� KriggerK¨©§ £ *0.40 Goldencents¨�Den'sLegacy�Manando¨¬ Bit tight early,gamely 517ý12Ded® 1ˆ ft :22ª :46¨ 1:11 1:44« 2 ¨¨Ë DedJckpt-G3 ¨©§ 91 102/  84   94 9 1² 1¨ 1¨ 1¨ 1¨ƒ KriggerK¨¨® £ 2.60 Goldencents¨ƒBernIdentity¨‚Myluteªƒ Well rated, driving 906ü12Belˉ 1m ft :23© :47© 1:11¨ 1:35© 2 ¨¨Ë Champagn-G1 ¨¨® 81  95/  98   97 1 1¨ 1� 2� 2ª 2¬ KriggerK¨©© £ 3.70 ShanghaiBobby¬Goldencents¨Fortify¨‚ Duck in st,vied inside 6

Previously trained by MORA LEANDRO02û12DmrË Ì 5� ft :22« :46 :57 1:02ª 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨® 85  92/  105  101 2 2 1� 1¨� 1® 1®‚ KriggerK¨¨ˉ £ *1.60 Goldencents®‚WildDude©‚StormPower¨ Inside, handily 10

×13ï13SA 6f ft 1:13© H 1/20   ×04ï13SA 6f ft 1:12© H 1/17   ×26î13SA 6f wf 1:10¨ H 1/8   ×27ÿ12SA 6f ft 1:10¨ H 1/14   ×17ÿ12SA 6f ft 1:11« H 1/17   07ÿ12SA 6f gd 1:12« H 2/10   07ý12SA 6f ft 1:12ª H 2/13   28ü12SA 6f ft 1:13ª H 8/21   26û12Bhp 6f ft 1:16¨ H 2/3   14û12Bhp 3f ft :37 H 20/70   25ù12Dmr 5f ft 1:00¨ Hg 8/55   16ù12Dmr 5f ft 1:00« H 16/43   

■ Dam Golden Works’ two career wins came in six-furlong claiming events at age 4.

■ Goldencents sold as a Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling for only $4,400.

■ Middleground annexed the Derby and Belmont in 1950. Goldencents and Falling Sky are two prominent Family 4-m hopefuls in 2013.

Doug O’Neill appears to have the real deal with this one. Registered back-to-back wins in the 11⁄16-mile Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III) and Sham Stakes (gr. III), the latter by 1½ lengths after stalking the pace, closing with a game effort and drawing away. He lost by five lengths to Shanghai Bobby last year in the Foxwoods Champagne Stakes (gr. I), that while rac-ing greenly off a 7¼-length debut victory sprinting at Del Mar. Three wins at three different tracks not to be disregarded; ability to ship and win indicates a level-headed nature that will come in handy down the road. No room to regress. Only knock at this stage is the strong sprint influence in his pedigree.

It’s hard to tell just how good this horse is and how serious a Derby con-tender he is. He’s had an unusual course plotted for him so far, breaking his maid-en at Del Mar by 7¼ lengths going 5½ furlongs, then shipping east for the Fox-woods Champagne Stakes (gr. I), where he was second to champion Shanghai Bobby. Not nominated to the Breeders’

Cup, he wound up at Delta Downs, winning the Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III) wire-to-wire before returning home, where he won the Sham Stakes (gr. III) in workmanlike fashion. He’s a working machine in the morning, going far and fast.

Goldencents (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A++

March 7, 2010 Dosage: 1-2-4-1-0 • DI=1.67 • CD=0.38

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 24 Points Ranking: 2/48

Into Mischief, b, 2005

Harlan's Holiday, 1999Harlan, 1989

Storm CatCountry Romance

Christmas in Aiken, 1992

AffirmedDowager

Leslie's Lady, 1996Tricky Creek, 1986

Clever TrickBattle Creek Girl

Crystal Lady, 1990Stop the MusicOne Last Bird

Golden Works, b, 2000

Banker's Gold, 1994Forty Niner, 1985

Mr. ProspectorFile

Banker's Lady, 1985Nijinsky IIImpetuous Gal

Body Works, 1989Bold Ruckus, 1976

BoldnesianRaise a Ruckus

Kinto, 1980Kinsman HopeWhere To

8steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

CoAd

Y PH

oTog

RAPH

Y

Pedigree information provided by

goldencents wins the delta downs Jackpot (gr. iii)

Page 23: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

23 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

He's Had EnoughGR/RO C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 200,000AWD: 6.50  SSI: 15.84Own: Reddam Racing Llc

Sire: Tapit 2001  SPI: 2.7Dam: Amelia 1998 (Dixieland Band 1980)Brdr: Alexander Groves Matz, Llc (KY)Trnr: O'neill Doug

Life 6 1 - 1 - 1 $ 472,000 91 Fast (112) 5 1 - 1 - 1 $ 472,000 912013 1 0 - 0 - 1 $24,000 87 Wet (112) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 5 1 - 1 - 0 $ 448,000 91 Turf (116) 1 0 - 0 - 0 $0 87

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment02ï13SA« 1ˆft :24 :48ª1:12 1:42«3¨¨® RBLewis-G2 ¨¨Ë72 84/  90   87 4 3¨  2�  2�  3¬ 3˃ GutierrezMario¨¨ˉ £b 3.50 FlashbackË‚Den'sLegacy�He'sHadEnough¬� 3wd 7/8,bid,edged 2nd 415ÿ12Bhp°Ì1ˆft :22«:46 1:10«1:43©2¨¨Ë CshClFut-G1 ¨¨®86 90/  85   87 1 11¨¨ 11°  8ˉ  5¬ 5° GutierrezMario¨©¨ £b 3.70 Violence¨‚FuryKapcori©�Den'sLegacy¬‚ Off slow,bumped 3/161103ý12SAˉ 1ˆft :22¨:45©1:10¨1:44©2¨¨® BCJuvnle-G1 ¨©§97 103/  78   91 3 7¬� 5ª 3© 2² 2² GutierrezMario¨©© b 19.60 ShanghaiBobby²He'sHadEnough©‚CapoBastone¨ƒ Std'd 5/16,shuffld 1/4 906ü12KeeˉÌ1ˆft :23«:48©1:12«1:44©2¨¨¬ BrdrsFut-G1 ¨¨¬81 93/  89   9111 11¬ƒ 10Ë  12¬ƒ 10«‚ 11«ƒ GutierrezMario¨©¨ £b 10.90 Joha¨DynamicSkyƒJava'sWarƒ Off slow, bumped foe13

Previously trained by MORA LEANDRO05û12Dmr¬˜1mfm:22¨:45ª1:10¨1:35 2¨¨ª OkTrJuvTrf100k¨¨ª82 91/  86   87 8 8¨¨ 9¨©� 9®‚ 8«‚ 6©‚ GomezGK¨¨° £ *3.50 DrySummer‚PowerBroker�CaughtNapping� 4wd into str,willingly 9

Previously trained by O'NEILL DOUG12ù12Dmr«Ì6� ft :23 :46©1:11¨1:17©2¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬63 68/  99   78 6 10 9°�  9Ë� 6ª� 1� GomezGK¨¨ˉ £ 9.30 He'sHadEnough�CaballoDelCielo¨CodeWest¨� Off slow,5wd into lane10

25î13SA 6f wf 1:10« H 1/2   14î13SA 5f ft 1:01« Hg 27/53   05î13SA 5f ft 1:01 H 34/103   05ÿ12SA 6f gd 1:13© H 2/8   24ý12SA 6f ft 1:15¨ H 4/9   ×25ü12SA 6f ft 1:12© Hg 1/17   15ü12SA 6f ft 1:13© Hg 5/23   26û12Bhp 6f ft 1:16ª H 3/3   27ù12Dmr 4f ft :48© H 8/43   09ù12Dmr 3f ft :37¨ Bg 8/17   04ù12Dmr 6f ft 1:13 Hg 2/14   26ø12Dmr 5f ft 1:00© H 20/61   

■ Amelia, dam of He’s Had Enough, won the 2001 Frances A. Genter Stakes over 7½ furlongs on turf as a 3-year-old. She also has produced grade III winner Kindergarden Kid.

■ Dual classic winner Kauai King’s 1966 win is the most recent of four Family A4 wins in the Derby. In fact, only Gato Del Sol (Family A1) in 1982’s Derby is a more recent classic winner for any American-designated family.

Hasn’t done enough since a runner-up finish in the Grey Goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) but gets another chance in the Feb. 23 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (gr. II). Really had no excuse after pressing Flashback in the Robert B. Lewis (gr. II); as jockey Mario Gutierrez recounted, “He was running comfort-able and the pace wasn’t that bad. We did what we had to do—we pressured, we pressured, we pressured and were wait-ing to sprint at the end, and we just didn’t have it.” If Flashback had fired off freak-ish numbers, I’d give him that, but so far this 3-year-old season he just hasn’t been good enough to keep up.

He’s probably received less respect than any other Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) runner-up in memory, especially one who was beaten a head by the 2-year-old champ, despite encounter-ing a nightmare trip. And that was his dirt debut. He didn’t run badly in the CashCall Futurity (gr. I), closing from 11th to finish fifth on a synthetic sur-

face, and actually turned in a decent effort when third in the Robert B. Lewis (gr. II) after being forced to press the early pace set by Flashback in a four-horse field. He has some maturing to do but is a better horse than most people think.

He's Had Enough (KY)Gray or Roan Colt TrueNicks Rating: C+

April 22, 2010 Dosage: 9-6-12-1-0 • DI=3.00 • CD=0.82

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 6 Points Ranking: 16/48

Tapit, gr/ro, 2001

Pulpit, 1994A.P. Indy, 1989

Seattle SlewWeekend Surprise

Preach, 1989Mr. ProspectorNarrate

Tap Your Heels, 1996Unbridled, 1987

FappianoGana Facil

Ruby Slippers, 1982Nijinsky IIMoon Glitter

Amelia, ch, 1998

Dixieland Band, 1980Northern Dancer, 1961

NearcticNatalma

Mississippi Mud, 1973Delta JudgeSand Buggy

Aquilegia, 1989Alydar, 1975

Raise a NativeSweet Tooth

Courtly Dee, 1968Never BendTulle

inbreeding: 5SX4D Raise a Native; 5SX3D Northern Dancer.

6steve haskin’s

raTing

Prove Me Wrong

claire novak’s

analysis

Anne

m. e

BeRH

ARdT

Pedigree information provided by

shanghai Bobby with Rosie napravnik wins the 2012 grey goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. i) ahead of He’s Had enough

Page 24: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

24 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Honorable DillonGR/RO C 2010 FTFFEB 2012 $ 100,000AWD: 6.50  SSI: 8.60Own: Bucci Joseph

Sire: Tapit 2001  SPI: 2.7Dam: Shy Greeting (ARG) 1995 (Shy Tom 1986)Brdr: Robert B. Trussell Jr (KY)Trnr: Kenneally Eddie

Life 4 2 - 1 - 1 $ 155,570 97 Fast (117) 3 2 - 1 - 0 $ 147,570 972013 2 1 - 1 - 0 $99,570 97 Wet (116) 1 0 - 0 - 1 $8,000 832012 2 1 - 0 - 1 $56,000 90 Turf (116) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment02ï13GP¨§ 7f ft :22 :44ª 1:09© 1:22© 3 ¨¨® Hutchesn-G2 ¨©§ 92 102/  90   97 6 4 4« 3© 2� 1� RoccoJSJr¨¨Ë £ 2.60 HonorableDillon�FortyTales±Undrafted©‚ Up late, lasted804î13GP° 6� ft :22 :45 1:09« 1:16ª 3 ¨¨« OC75k/n1x-N ¨¨ˉ 88 91/  97   93 4 3 5«� 5¬� 2« 2ƒ LezcanoJose¨¨ˉ £ *1.30 SinganothersongƒHonorableDillonªƒDighton°ƒ 2-3wd bid, steady gain625ù12Sar© 6f ft :22¨ :45¨ :57ª 1:10¨ 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬ 91 94/  90   90 6 6 2� 2� 1� 1¨ƒ LezcanoJose¨¨° £ 2.75 HonorableDillon¨ƒDelhomme©�Howie'sTiz‚ Hard to load,bobbd brk828ø12Sarª 6f gd :22ª :46¨ :58© 1:11¨ 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨« 83 84/  92   83 1 6 5« 5«� 3«� 3«� LezcanoJose¨¨ˉ £ 5.00 LawnMan«�PassThePico²HonorableDillon‚ Urged 4w into stretch8

17ï13Pmm 4f ft :49ª B 41/74   ×26î13Pmm 5f ft :59« B 1/26   19î13Pmm 5f ft 1:01ª B 17/26   29ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :50ª B 32/41   22ÿ12Pmm 5f ft 1:02 B 9/24   ×15ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :47¨ Bg 1/35   23ý12Bel TT 4f ft :48© B 7/29   16ý12Bel TT 4f ft :49¨ B 13/48   10ý12Bel TT 4f gd :51ª B 84/93   18ù12Sar TT 4f ft :49 B 9/31   10ù12Sar 4f ft :52 B 26/26   23ø12Sar 4f ft :47ª B 4/56   

■ Argentine-bred dam Shy Greeting was stakes-placed in her native country and produced multiple Argentine grade I winner Forty Greeta there.

■ He must look like a $100,000 horse: that’s the final bid for Honorable Dillon as a Keeneland September yearling (he RNAd) and again as a Fasig-Tipton March 2-year-old.

■ Honorable Dillon’s Family 3-b hasn’t had previous success in the three American classic races.

When a trainer talks after a sprint race and says he’s bummed it isn’t worth points to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), you know the horse is probably going to be okay stretching out. Enter Eddie Kenneally and this Tapit colt who has a 2-1-1 record from four starts. The seven-furlong Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II) win was a good closing effort from stalking the pace, he was on the wrong lead and still got the job done. Like Dynamic Sky, this one still has some learning to do, but he dug in gamely when challenged by Undrafted. The March 2 Gotham Stakes (gr. III) or March 9 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. II) have been listed as possibilities.

He’s been right there in all his races and managed to win the seven-furlong Hutcheson Stakes (gr. III) in 1:222⁄5, despite not changing leads. He’s won two of his four career starts and has run in only sprints, but being by Tapit, out of a Shy Tom mare, there is no reason to believe he won’t improve going long. We’ll see if they

decide to stretch him out or keep him sprinting. He’s being included on here in the belief his next start will be around two turns.

Honorable Dillon (KY)Gray or Roan Colt TrueNicks Rating: A++

April 24, 2010 Dosage: 6-5-8-1-0 • DI=3.00 • CD=0.80

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Tapit, gr/ro, 2001

Pulpit, 1994A.P. Indy, 1989

Seattle SlewWeekend Surprise

Preach, 1989Mr. ProspectorNarrate

Tap Your Heels, 1996Unbridled, 1987

FappianoGana Facil

Ruby Slippers, 1982Nijinsky IIMoon Glitter

Shy Greeting, ch, 1995

Shy Tom, 1986Blushing Groom, 1974

Red GodRunaway Bride

Island Kitty, 1976HawaiiT. C. Kitten

Greevy, 1989Groovy, 1983

NorcliffeTinnitus

Gioconda, 1975Good MannersPallazzina

5steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

CouR

TneY

Hee

neY/

Cogl

iAne

se P

HoTo

s

Pedigree information provided by

Honorable dillon wins the Hutcheson stakes (gr. ii)

Page 25: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

25 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

ItsmyluckydayDKBBR C 2010 OBSMAR 2012 $ 110,000AWD: 6.96  SSI: 10.71Own: Trilogy Stable And Plesa Laurie

Sire: Lawyer Ron 2003  SPI: 1.7Dam: Viva La Slew 2005 (Doneraile Court 1996)Brdr: Liberation Farm & Brandywine Farm (KY)Trnr: Plesa Edward Jr

Life 9 5 - 1 - 1 $ 425,600 111 Fast (110) 6 4 - 1 - 0 $ 381,000 1112013 2 2 - 0 - 0 $ 300,000 111 Wet (110) 1 1 - 0 - 0 $33,000 1032012 7 3 - 1 - 1 $ 125,600 103 Turf (108) 2 0 - 0 - 1 $11,600 91

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment26î13GP¨§ 1ˆ ft :23¨:46ª1:10ª1:41«3¨¨® HolyBull-G3 ¨©© 96 105/  102  106 7 3¨ 3¨ 2� 1¨ 1© TrujilloE¨©§ £ 4.70 Itsmyluckyday©ShanghaiBobby¨¨�ClearlyNow� Bid, vied, clear 1/161001î13GP° 1m ft :23 :44«1:09 1:34¨3¨¨¬ GpDerbyL100k ¨©¨106 116/  100  111 3 4¨� 2¨ 1� 1ª 1˃ LopezPascacio¨©§ £ 3.10 Itsmyluckyday˃Sr.Quisqueyano¬�Undraftedˉ Edged up,5wd,clear 6

tracked pace; 4wd trn; prevailed15ÿ12GP° ˜1m gd:24¨:49©1:14¨1:38«2¨¨« DaniaBeach100k¨¨¬ 87 91/  91   91 3 7¬‚ 6¬� 6ª� 6¬ 4©‚ LopezPascacio¨©§ £ 3.70 MysticLove�CharmingKitten¨NewfoundZapperƒ 5wd trn, gaining late1017ý12Ded® 1ˆ ft :22ª:46¨1:11 1:44«2¨¨Ë DedJckpt-G3 ¨¨Ë 81 94/  78   86 6 8©� 7«� 8«‚ 7«� 6®‚ SerpaAngel¨¨° £ 6.30 Goldencents¨ƒBernIdentity¨‚Myluteªƒ 5w far turn, no menace 915û12Crc¨§ 1®§ft :23©:47ª1:13©1:45©2¨¨« FoolshPlsr100k ¨¨° 79 82/  93   90 3 4©� 4¨ƒ 3� 1© 1ª CruzMR¨©© £ 3.60 ItsmyluckydayªSr.Quisqueyano¬ƒJoshua'sComprise² 3 wide, drew clear 925ù12Crc° š5f sy :22 :46¨ :59¨ 2¨¨© FsgTptnDsh75k ¨¨® 98/  97  103 2 6 3© 2� 1©� 1« CruzMR¨¨® £ *1.40 Itsmyluckyday«TooFastToPassªƒBoyfriend'sBack©‚ Chased, drew away 905ù12Mth¨§˜5f fm:22 :44ª :56© 2¨¨« Tyro60k ¨¨¬ 83/  95   86 6 6 5©� 4ª 3© 3ƒ SerpaAngel¨¨ˉ £ 5.50 RipRoarinRitchie�I'mBoundtoscore‚Itsmyluckyday©‚ Good finish outside 823ö12Mth¨ 5f ft :22¨:46 :59 2¨¨« Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë 95/  91   95 3 3 3© 3© 3¨ 1© SerpaAngel¨¨° £ 1.20 Itsmyluckyday©CoachA.J.ƒProProspect˃ 3wd bid,drove clear 401ö12Mthª 4� ft :22©:46¨ :52ª 2¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¨ 76/  90   79 3 5 5®�  4Ë 2«‚ SerpaAngel¨¨° £ 3.60 JuJuEyeballs«‚Itsmyluckyday©�VegasNoShowª‚ Broke bit slow,4wd 5

19î13Crc 4f ft :48© B 2/62   12î13Crc 5f ft 1:01 H 2/37   ×08ÿ12Crc 5f ft 1:00 H 1/34   01ÿ12Crc 4f ft :52ª B 68/69   06ý12Crc 1m ft 1:43ª B 1/1   ×28ü12Crc 5f ft 1:00© H 1/22   ×20ü12Crc 5f ft 1:01 B 1/31   13ü12Crc 4f sy :51 B 39/66   ×06ü12Crc 4f ft :47« H 1/117   29û12Crc 4f ft :48ª B 4/86   08û12Crc 4f ft :49 B 7/87   25ø12Mth T 4f fm :49ª B 1/3   

■ Sire Lawyer Ron came home in the middle of the pack in the 2006 Derby but went on to become champion older horse the next year.

■ Family 23-b has dominated the Derby with eight wins from 1891 (Kingman) to 2012 (I’ll Have Another).

The way he and Shanghai Bobby separated themselves from the competition in the Holy Bull (gr. III), with third-place finisher Clearly Now coming in 13½ lengths behind, made his record-setting victory all the more impressive. Let’s not forget the Gulfstream Park Derby, when he rolled by 6¾ lengths. The tests only get harder from here, but those are the kinds of performances that sort out the men from the boys. He can’t afford to miss in the March 30 Besilu Stables Florida Derby (gr. I); trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. said if he doesn’t lock up his Kentucky Derby points in that race, they won’t try to make the Derby by pushing for another start.

With the Pletcher and Baffert mo-nopoly on 3-year-old talent this year, it wouldn’t surprise if he turns out the best of the lot, considering he’s the only 3-year-old to put together back-to-back brilliant stakes victories, including a track-record-breaking victory in the Holy Bull (gr. III) over 2-year-old champ Shanghai Bobby. Some feel he may be a Gulfstream horse,

but he’s won impressively at Calder and Monmouth, he’s won four of his last five starts on dirt at distances from five furlongs to 11⁄16 miles, on fast and sloppy tracks, and he’s won with four different jockeys. In short, there isn’t much he can’t do.

Itsmyluckyday (KY)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: C

March 18, 2010 Dosage: 4-3-7-0-0 • DI=3.00 • CD=0.79

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 10 Points Ranking: 5/48

Lawyer Ron, ch, 2003

Langfuhr, 1992Danzig, 1977

Northern DancerPas de Nom

Sweet Briar Too, 1986BriarticPrima Babu Gum

Donation, 1995Lord Avie, 1978

Lord GaylordAvie

Reddy Change, 1985Mr. RedoyCoin Changer

Viva La Slew, dkb/br, 2005

Doneraile Court, 1996Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Sophisticated Girl, 1980Stop the MusicClose Control

Viva La Viva, 1998Crafty Prospector, 1979

Mr. ProspectorReal Crafty Lady

Viva Sec, 1978SecretariatViva La Vivi

9steve haskin’s

raTing

Most Likely to Succeed

claire novak’s

analysis

kenn

Y mA

RTin

/Cog

liAne

se P

HoTo

s

Pedigree information provided by

itsmyluckyday wins the gulfstream Park derby

Page 26: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

26 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

MyluteGR/RO C 2010 FTKJUL 2011 $ 150,000AWD: 7.16  SSI: 6.10Own: Goldmark Farm Llc

Sire: Midnight Lute 2003  SPI: 1.6Dam: Stage Stop 2004 (Valid Expectations 1993)Brdr: Mike G. Rutherford (KY)Trnr: Amoss Thomas M

Life 7 2 - 2 - 2 $ 213,695 94 Fast (108) 7 2 - 2 - 2 $ 213,695 942012 7 2 - 2 - 2 $ 213,695 94 Wet (106?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

0 0 - 0 - 0 $0 Turf (109?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment26ÿ12FG® 1®§ft:25 :50 1:15 1:44¨2¨¨ª OC50k/n1x-N ¨¨ˉ69 80/  108   94 3 3© 2¨� 1² 1ª 1¨§ƒ NapravnikAnnaR¨¨° £b 1.10 Mylute¨§ƒGeneralElection‚LattinDevil¨ƒ 3-4w turns,drew away617ý12Ded® 1ˆ ft:22ª:46¨1:11 1:44«2¨¨Ë DedJckpt-G3 ¨¨ˉ77 94/  86   91 4 9¬ 9˃ 6« 2¨ 3ª MelanconG¨¨® £b 25.60 Goldencents¨ƒBernIdentity¨‚Myluteªƒ Rallied, 5w, bid, empt920ü12Ded° 1m ft:23 :47«1:13ª1:39©2¨¨« JeanLafitt200k ¨¨Ë72 83/  99   90 4 8ªƒ 7¬‚ 4¨� 2ª 2ª MelanconG¨¨® £b 10.90 BernIdentityªMylute«Mr.Bandini'sBand¨ 4-5w gain, no match808û12AP® Ì1m ft:23©:46«1:11©1:37©2¨¨© ArlWaFut-G3 ¨¨ª94 107/  69   87 8 7Ë 7¬ 3© 4« 5®� GrahamJ¨¨ˉ £b 6.10 PatakyKidªMuppetMan¨StorminMonarcho¨‚ 4wd advance, flattened811ù12AP© Ì6f ft:22ª:47¨:59« 1:12ª2¨§° Md Sp Wt ¨¨ª97 93/  78   79 7 4 3© 4¨� 1© 1©‚ GrahamJ¨¨° £b *0.80 Mylute©‚BoldPerspective©Procurement¨ƒ Pulling, waited btw1/4921ø12Prmˉ 5� ft:22¨:45ª:58© 1:05¨2¨¨¨ PrGldJuv75k ¨¨ª83 93/  84   84 2 7 6¬� 5¬ 5ª‚ 2‚ MenaM¨¨Ë ¢£b 2.70 Mr.Jawbreaker‚Mylute‚He'sARockstar� Squeezed st, slam 3/16717ö12CDª 5� ft:22ª:46 :57ª 1:03«2¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨ª82 84/  89   80 1 6 7«ƒ 5«� 3®� 3°‚ HernandezBJJr¨¨ˉ £b 20.10 CircleUnbroken¨‚ShowSomeMagicˉMylute¬ƒ Sluggish start8

15ï13FG 5f ft 1:00ª B 5/29   08ï13FG 4f ft :51 B 41/49   31î13FG 5f ft 1:00¨ B 2/25   24î13FG 4f ft :50ª B 29/43   17î13FG 4f gd :50ª B 14/18   20ÿ12FG 5f ft 1:03 B 19/24   13ÿ12FG 4f ft :49« B 16/48   06ÿ12FG 4f ft :51¨ B 34/45   28ý12FG 4f ft :50ª B 17/27   09ý12FG 5f ft 1:02ª B 25/35   02ý12FG 4f ft :50« B 32/42   15ü12CD 3f ft :39 B 9/10   

■ Midnight Lute had eight progeny sell at the 2011 Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale; Mylute’s $150,000 price was the then-first-crop sire’s highest.

■ 1978 Triple Crown winner Affirmed has plenty of Family 23-b company in classic history, with eight Derby winners, four Preakness win-ners, and three Belmont champs in the record books.

The Feb. 23 Risen Star (gr. II) is the perfect chance for him to move up a notch in estimation but he might be getting thrown to the big dogs in his first start of the season. Still, a Dec. 26 10¾-length allowance win going a mile and 70 yards at Fair Grounds was impressive, especially after going four wide on the first turn and engaging the leader three wide on the far turn. Ran third in the Delta Downs Jackpot (gr. III) one race before. Jockey Rosie Napravnik gets off him to ride Palace Malice in the Risen Star; Shaun Bridgmohan will be aboard. Trainer Tom Amoss held off from running him in the Lecomte (gr. III) to target this start.

If you’re looking for a seasoned, well-traveled horse who has never been out of the money in five dirt starts and who ap-parently loves Fair Grounds, as evidenced by his 10¾-length allowance romp in late December, this son of Midnight Lute should be right up your alley. Mylute al-ready has run big at Churchill Downs, Prairie Meadows, Arlington Park, Delta

Downs, and Fair Grounds, and has run at five different distances from 5½ to 8½ furlongs. Rosie Napravnik rode him for the first time in his Fair Grounds romp, and he obviously moves up if she stays on him in the Risen Star (gr. II).

Mylute (KY)Gray or Roan Colt TrueNicks Rating: C+

February 26, 2010 Dosage: 1-1-4-0-0 • DI=2.00 • CD=0.50

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 2 Points Ranking: 29/48

Midnight Lute, dkb/br, 2003

Real Quiet, 1995Quiet American, 1986

FappianoDemure

Really Blue, 1983Believe ItMeadow Blue

Candytuft, 1996Dehere, 1991

Deputy MinisterSister Dot

Bolt From the Blue, 1980

Blue TimesBerkut

Stage Stop, gr/ro, 2004

Valid Expectations, 1993

Valid Appeal, 1972In RealityDesert Trial

Mepache, 1981Iron ConstitutionNowmepache

Winning Move, 1995Strike the Gold, 1988

AlydarMajestic Gold

Addy's Venture, 1980Al HattabChris' Venture

inbreeding: 5SX4D In Reality; 5sX5D Raise a Native.

6steve haskin’s

raTing

Prove Me Wrong

claire novak’s

analysis

lou

Hodg

es JR

./Hod

ges

PHoT

ogRA

PHY

Pedigree information provided by

mylute wins Race 7 at Fair grounds on dec. 26, 2012

Page 27: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

27 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Normandy InvasionB C 2010 KEEAPR 2012 $ 230,000AWD: 8.00  SSI: 6.14Own: Fox Hill Farms Inc

Sire: Tapit 2001  SPI: 2.7Dam: Boston Lady 2000 (Boston Harbor 1994)Brdr: Betz/kidder/gainesway/graves/d.j. Stable/cole (KY)Trnr: Brown Chad C

Life 3 1 - 1 - 0 $92,240 104 Fast (112) 3 1 - 1 - 0 $92,240 1042012 3 1 - 1 - 0 $92,240 104 Wet (112) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

0 0 - 0 - 0 $0 Turf (110) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment24ý12Aqu® 1„ft:48 1:12© 1:37© 1:50 2 ¨¨¬ Remsen-G2 ¨©¨ 79 90/  114  104 10 9ˉ� 8ˉ 6® 3� 2± LezcanoJose¨¨Ë £ 3.60 Overanalyze±NormandyInvasionƒDelhomme¨Ëƒ Strong run 2nd, gamely1002ý12Aqu¬ 1m ft:23¨ :46© 1:12¨ 1:37¨ 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨® 78 86/  99   92 9 7® 7Ë� 3‚ 1© 1°‚ LezcanoJose¨©§ £ *0.95 NormandyInvasion°‚TizChris±MarketBlasterª� 4w upper, edged clear1015û12Bel¬ 6f ft:22« :45ª :57¨ 1:09¨ 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨© 84 88/  84   80 9 9 4¨� 3¨ 4¬ 5Ë‚ DominguezRA¨©§ £ 6.90 MicoMargaritaƒTizForTat©Nevada© Rushed 4w 7/16, wknd 9

17ï13Pmm 4f ft :47« B 2/74   ×10ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:00© B 1/26   03ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:01¨ B 5/24   27î13Pmm 4f ft :49 B 23/44   20î13Pmm 4f ft :49« B 34/45   13î13Pmm 4f ft :49¨ B 18/46   ×06î13Pmm 4f ft :48 B 1/53   18ý12Bel TT 5f ft 1:02 B 15/31   28ü12Bel 4f ft :48ª B 16/53   22ü12Bel 5f ft :59« B 2/12   13ü12Bel 5f ft 1:01 B 8/25   06ü12Bel 5f ft 1:01 H 7/29   

■ Dam Boston Lady never finished better than seventh in a five-race career and earned $140. She sold in foal to Silver Deputy for $140,000 in 2007.

■ Sire Tapit placed ninth in the 2004 Kentucky Derby.

■ Belmont winners Arts and Letters (1969) and Pass Catcher (1971) and 1934 Preakness first High Quest were from Normandy Invasion’s Family 1-c.

Gotta love his late closing style, which was almost enough to get the job done in the Remsen (gr. II); he positively blew by horses with a strong run on the rail before swinging out three-wide to miss by just a nose. Not a huge fan of the way he hung once getting to Overanalyze, who battled back for the win, but I do like the manageability with which he runs and it looks like he has great stam-ina. Doesn’t mind kick-back, that’s for sure. Trainer Chad Brown selected the Feb. 23 Risen Star (gr. II) as a better spot due to long stretch at Fair Grounds, and as a better option than the speed-favor-ing track at Gulfstream Park.

If this colt had a stouter female fam-ily, he would be ranked in the top two or three but is still in the top five, based on his explosive move on the turn in the Remsen Stakes (gr. II) and his ability to sustain it for more than a half-mile. He did hang a bit in the final sixteenth and was just nipped by Overanalyze, but that perfor-mance gave great hope for the future. He

also demonstrated his powerful kick in his previous start, coming from seventh to win by 9¼ lengths going a mile at Aqueduct. We likely will see him next in the Risen Star (gr. II), which is shaping up as a top-quality race with a deep field.

Normandy Invasion (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A++

May 2, 2010 Dosage: 9-6-8-1-0 • DI=3.80 • CD=0.96

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 4 Points Ranking: 24/48

Tapit, gr/ro, 2001

Pulpit, 1994A.P. Indy, 1989

Seattle SlewWeekend Surprise

Preach, 1989Mr. ProspectorNarrate

Tap Your Heels, 1996Unbridled, 1987

FappianoGana Facil

Ruby Slippers, 1982Nijinsky IIMoon Glitter

Boston Lady, b, 2000

Boston Harbor, 1994Capote, 1984

Seattle SlewToo Bald

Harbor Springs, 1989Vice RegentTinnitus

Gay Senorita, 1982Raise a Native, 1961

Native DancerRaise You

Gay Serenade, 1960Royal SerenadeGay Fairy

inbreeding: 4SX4D Seattle Slew; 5SX3d Raise a Native; 5SX5D Northern Dancer.

8steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

Jess

iCA

HAns

en/n

YRA

Pedigree information provided by

normandy invasion places second behind overanalyze in the Remsen stakes (gr. ii)

Page 28: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

28 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

OrbB C 2010 $AWD: 8.50  SSI: 3.30Own: Janney Iii Stuart S And Phipps Stable

Sire: Malibu Moon 1997  SPI: 1.9Dam: Lady Liberty 1999 (Unbridled 1987)Brdr: Stuart S. Janney, Iii Llc & Phippsstable (KY)Trnr: Mcgaughey Claude Iii

Life 5 2 - 0 - 1 $81,050 89 Fast (110) 5 2 - 0 - 1 $81,050 892013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $26,100 89 Wet (110) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 4 1 - 0 - 1 $54,950 88 Turf (110) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPD PP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment26î13GP¬ 1„ ft:49 1:13© 1:37ª 1:51 3 ¨¨¬ OC75k/n1x-N ¨¨® 65 69/  105   89 3 7¬ 6©‚ 3�  1¨� 1¨  RosarioJoel¨¨ˉ £ 2.40 Orb¨DukeOfTheCity©ƒIndy'sIllusion©ƒ Tight 1st, bid, clear 724ý12Aqu© 1m ft:23¨ :47 1:12¨ 1:38ª 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬ 78 84/  90   86 4 7¬ƒ 6¬ 2ª 2¨� 1© RosarioJoel¨©§ 4.50 Orb©FreedomChild©‚Revolutionary² 4w run turn, driving 710ý12Aqu« 6� ft:22« :45ª 1:09 1:15© 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨« 78 79/  97   84 6 9 9¬ 8¬‚ 5¬‚ 4¬� RosarioJoel¨©§ 3.70 Vyjack¨ƒClawback±Retreiveªƒ Driven 4w into stretch 1008û12Bel¨ 1m ft:23¨ :46« 1:12© 1:38¨ 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨§° 87 85/  67   72 1 5¬ 5¬ 5®� 5¨ª 4©©� RosarioJoel¨©§ *0.70 Tizracer¨§�NewLineª�RoyalArtˉ� Acted up gate,off slow 518ù12Sar« 7f ft:22© :45 1:09ª 1:22« 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨« 59 74/  105   88 1 8 8¨« 8¨§‚ 4«� 3¨‚ RosarioJoel¨¨° 29.25 Violence‚TitletownFive¨Orb© Off very slow,6w 1/4 8

18ï13Pay 4f ft :49 B 2/27   11ï13Pay 4f ft :49¨ B 8/17   06ï13Pay 3f ft :37¨ B 5/12   22î13Pay 4f ft :49 B 3/7   ×16î13Pay 4f ft :49¨ B 1/4   11î13Pay 3f ft :37 B 7/15   ×24ÿ12GP 3f ft :35ª B 1/20   19ý12Bel 4f ft :49ª B 10/22   05ý12Bel 4f ft :48© B 7/22   22ü12Bel 4f ft :49© B 37/57   ×15ü12Bel 4f ft :46« B 1/35   06ü12Bel 4f ft :48« B 11/51   

■ Dam Lady Liberty never placed in stakes company but managed to crack $200,000 in earnings. She traces back in tail female to Shenanigans, dam of Ruffian and Icecapade.

■ Sire Malibu Moon’s short career ended with a five-furlong maiden win and retirement to Maryland as a $3,000 stallion. Success since then has brought him to Kentucky, with incremental fee raises to the current $70,000.

■ Family 8-c has claimed four Belmonts, including Editor’s Note in 1996. Pine Bluff’s 1992 Preakness and Fusaichi Pegasus’ score in the 2000 Derby are other recent victories.

Excited to see him in the Feb. 23 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth (gr. II), which will be his stakes debut for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. Love the way McGaughey gives his runners time to develop and doesn’t succumb to temp-tation to rush them along. Even if this horse doesn’t make the Derby, he could be a major player in the second two Triple Crown events or even in the sum-mer stakes such as the Travers (gr. I) at Saratoga. He races well from off the pace and has a pedigree laced with speed and classic-distance runners. One thing is for sure: McGaughey is the perfect person to let him develop to his full potential.

This colt from the Shug McGaughey barn has developed a strong legion of fans, even though he’s never run in a stakes after five career starts, and his speed figures are still on the low side. In his last start he won an allowance test going 11⁄8 miles, but his time was a full second slower than Cerro in the earlier division. What is important is that he has

made a lot of improvement since last summer and fall and has won two in a row, including a victory over eventual Withers (gr. III) winner Revolutionary. He needs to keep improving, and if he does, he could be the full package come Derby Day.

Orb (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: B

February 24, 2010 Dosage: 11-12-15-0-2 • DI=3.21 • CD=0.75

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Malibu Moon, b, 1997

A.P. Indy, 1989Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Weekend Surprise, 1980

SecretariatLassie Dear

Macoumba, 1992Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Maximova, 1980Green DancerBaracala

Lady Liberty, b, 1999

Unbridled, 1987Fappiano, 1977

Mr. ProspectorKillaloe

Gana Facil, 1981Le FabuleuxCharedi

Mesabi Maiden, 1993Cox's Ridge, 1974

Best TurnOur Martha

Steel Maiden, 1983DamascusLaughter

inbreeding: 5SX5d Bold Ruler; 3sX4D Mr. Prospector.

5steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

lesl

ie mA

RTin

/Cog

liAne

se P

HoTo

s

Pedigree information provided by

orb wins race 5 on Jan. 26, 2013, at gulfstream Park

Page 29: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

29 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

OveranalyzeB C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 380,000AWD: 6.67  SSI: 13.77Own: Repole Stable

Sire: Dixie Union 1997  SPI: 1.7Dam: Unacloud 1997 (Unaccounted For 1991)Brdr: Diamond A Racing Corp. (KY)Trnr: Pletcher Todd A

Life 5 3 - 0 - 1 $ 344,381 104 Fast (108) 5 3 - 0 - 1 $ 344,381 1042012 5 3 - 0 - 1 $ 344,381 104 Wet (107) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

0 0 - 0 - 0 $0 Turf (105) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment24ý12Aqu® 1„ft:48 1:12©1:37©1:50 2¨¨¬ Remsen-G2 ¨©©93 102/  101  104 7 2¨ 2¨ 2¨ 2� 1± DominguezRA¨¨ˉ £ *1.75e Overanalyze±NormandyInvasionƒDelhomme¨Ëƒ Btwn foe from 1/8,game1028ü12CD¨§ 1m ft:22«:46¨ 1:12¨1:37ª2¨¨¬ Iroquois-G3 ¨¨Ë94 91/  89   89 6 3� 7©ƒ 6ª� 4¬� 3ˉ LeparouxJulienR¨©ª £ *1.80 Uncaptured¬�Positively©�Overanalyze¨ƒ Lost position 7/16 pl1030û12Bel° 6f ft:22«:46© :58ª 1:11©2¨¨® Futurity-G2 ¨©¨85 96/  95   96 4 6 7¬ƒ 6©ƒ 4© 1ª‚ VelazquezJR¨¨ˉ £ 5.80 Overanalyzeª‚CarriedInterestƒWeekendHideaway© Bump btwn st, 5w top 703û12Sar° 7f ft:22©:45¨ 1:09©1:22ª2¨¨® Hopeful-G2 ¨¨®87 99/  82   89 6 2 2¨� 2² 4¬� 4® VelazquezJR¨©§ £ 5.50 ShanghaiBobbyªƒFortifyƒBernIdentity©� Used btw foe 5/16-3/16 809ù12Sarª 5f ft:22¨:45ª :57© 2¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨® 95/  97  101 3 2 1¨ 1¨� 1© 1¨‚ VelazquezJR¨¨° £ *0.60 Overanalyze¨‚Nevada¬RoyalArt¬ƒ 2p,vigorous hand ride 5

17ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:00© B 8/43   10ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:01« B 11/26   03ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:02¨ B 15/24   27î13Pmm 4f ft :47« B 3/44   20î13Pmm 4f ft :51ª B 44/45   13î13Pmm 3f ft :36« B 4/15   18ý12CD 4f ft :50 B 30/51   11ý12CD 4f ft :49 B 21/59   22ü12Bel TT 4f ft :49 B 24/76   14ü12Bel TT 4f ft :48© B 16/70   24û12Bel TT 4f ft :49 B 11/35   ×17û12Sar TT 4f ft :48ª B 1/50   

■ Overanalyze’s 2004 Meadowlake half sister Meadow Breeze earned more than $300,000, about half of that figure coming from her Matron Stakes (gr. I) win.

■ Granddam Cloud’s Ambre is inbred 2x2 to half brothers Mr. Prospector and Yukon—giving her a Rasmussen Factor to Gold Digger

■ Overanalyze will try to become Family 22-d’s first classic victor.

No doubt this horse is a class act; now he must transfer the 2-year-old form that saw him win the Belmont Futurity (gr. II) and get third in the Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) en route to a Nov. 24 victory in the Remsen Stakes (gr. II). His worst finish was fourth in the Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. II) straight off a maiden win first time out, which isn’t bad. Notched the Remsen victory with grit and gumption, but since then has been overshadowed by the more recent performances of his stablemates. May be a level below some like Verazzano and Violence in terms of talent, or may just be a little behind. Has been working steadily at Palm Meadows.

He became so buried in the Pletcher pack of Derby horses, he was able to wrangle 33-1 odds in the first Future Wager, despite having won the Rem-sen Stakes and Futurity Stakes (both gr. II) last year. In the 11⁄8-mile Remsen, he showed a lot of heart by refusing to let Normandy Invasion get by him, while also battling with Delhomme on his

inside. Prior to that, his only two victories came at five and six furlongs. He just needs to put two big efforts back to back. If he returns with a good performance in the Gotham (gr. III), those 33-1 odds are going to look awfully appealing.

Overanalyze (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A+

April 30, 2010 Dosage: 5-1-6-0-0 • DI=3.00 • CD=0.92

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 10 Points Ranking: 6/48

Dixie Union, dkb/br, 1997

Dixieland Band, 1980Northern Dancer, 1961

NearcticNatalma

Mississippi Mud, 1973Delta JudgeSand Buggy

She's Tops, 1989Capote, 1984

Seattle SlewToo Bald

She's a Talent, 1983Mr. ProspectorPaintbrush

Unacloud, gr/ro, 1997

Unaccounted For, 1991Private Account, 1976

DamascusNumbered Account

Mrs. Jenney, 1986The MinstrelMrs. Penny

Cloud's Ambre, 1990Two Punch, 1983

Mr. ProspectorHeavenly Cause

Arctic Cloud, 1984YukonPervation

inbreeding: 3SX5DX5D Northern Dancer; 4sX4D Mr. Prospector; 5SX5DX5D Gold Digger.

8steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

AdAm

Cog

liAne

se/n

YRA

Pedigree information provided by

overanalyze wins the Futurity stakes (gr. ii)

Page 30: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

30 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

OxbowB C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 250,000AWD: 7.66  SSI: 8.06Own: Bluegrass Hall Llc

Sire: Awesome Again 1994  SPI: 2.7Dam: Tizamazing 2002 (Cee's Tizzy 1987)Brdr: Colts Neck Stables, Llc (KY)Trnr: Lukas D Wayne

Life 6 2 - 0 - 1 $ 217,500 94 Fast (109) 6 2 - 0 - 1 $ 217,500 942013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $ 120,000 94 Wet (110) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 5 1 - 0 - 1 $97,500 90 Turf (105) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment19î13FG¨§ 1®§ ft:24© :48© 1:13¨ 1:43¨ 3 ¨¨Ë LeComte-G3 ¨©¨ 84 92/  94   94 4 1¨ 1¨� 1² 1ª 1¨¨� CourtJK¨¨Ë £ 4.60 Oxbow¨¨�GoldenSoul¨�FearTheKitten� Drew off,steady urging 915ÿ12Bhp° Ì1ˆ ft:22« :46 1:10« 1:43© 2 ¨¨Ë CshClFut-G1 ¨¨® 103 102/  73   8711 4ƒ 4ƒ 3© 4« 4°  NakataniCS¨©¨ £ 60.80 Violence¨‚FuryKapcori©�Den'sLegacy¬‚ 4wd,3wd,weakened1125ý12CDˉ 7f ft:22ª :45« 1:10¨ 1:22« 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë 94 94/  88   9010 7 1¨  1¨� 1¬ 1«ƒ RoccoJSJr¨¨ˉ £ *1.70 Oxbow«ƒLookingCool©‚SaintX.ƒ Off rail, kept to task1131ü12CD® 7f ft:22ª :46¨ 1:11© 1:24¨ 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨« 99 102/  73   85 7 9 1�  1�  2ª 3ˉ  ThompsonTJ¨¨ˉ £ 16.80 Gulfport®‚HipFourSixtynineƒOxbow® Angled to rail,gave in1118ü12Kee« Ì7f ft:23 :46© 1:10ª 1:23 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨§ 90 91/  69   73 5 3 1² 2�  4Ë 4¨¨� CourtJK¨¨ˉ £ 11.50 WinningCause¨ƒMarchman«‚Asunder¬� Vied inside, weakened 903ù12Sar¬ 5� ft:21ª :44« :56© 1:02« 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt /   2 6 Q Q Q Q AlvaradoJunior¨¨° 22.40 Jocosity®�MidnightTaboo«ƒCentralBanker«‚ Pulled up, vanned off 7

13ï13OP 5f gd 1:02ª B 2/6   04ï13OP 5f ft 1:01© B 3/13   27î13OP 4f ft :49ª B 2/9   16î13OP 4f wf :50¨ B 5/9   09î13OP 5f ft 1:03« B 21/38   01î13OP 4f ft :51 B 10/46   11ÿ12OP 4f ft :49© B 7/25   05ÿ12CD 4f my :48© B 2/4   15ý12CD 5f ft 1:01© B 9/23   08ý12CD 5f ft 1:01© B 2/19   26ü12CD 4f ft :48 B 2/60   11ü12CD 5f ft 1:02© B 11/25   

■ Oxbow’s dam, Tizamazing, was a $1 million Keeneland September year-ling. It didn’t hurt that her older full siblings were Horse of the Year Tiznow, grade II winners Budroyale and Tizdubai, and stakes winner Tizbud.

■ Oxbow’s close relative Paynter (by Awesome Again out of a full sister to Tizamazing) was a favorite on the 2012 Kentucky Derby trail.

■ Back in 1903 Africander won the Belmont Stakes to add Family 26 to the Triple Crown history books.

Ran off with the Lecomte (gr. III) at Fair Grounds on Jan. 19 in easy fashion, cruising wire-to-wire for an 11½-length victory margin, but I liked Super Ninety Nine’s Southwest (gr. III) by similar daylight way more, and although you can never count out D. Wayne Lukas, I’m having a hard time picturing “the coach” taking a classic with this one unless he’s able to rate. Both wins so far came on the front end; he was beaten by Violence, Fury Kapcori, and Den’s Legacy when finishing fourth in the CashCall Futurity (gr. I) but maybe he didn’t like the synthetic track. I’m not really feeling him, but we’ll see what he does in the Feb. 23 Risen Star (gr. II).

He appears to be as brilliant a 3-year-old as D. Wayne Lukas has had in years following his 11½-length romp in the Lecomte Stakes (gr. III). Two races back he broke his maiden by nearly five lengths going seven furlongs at Churchill Downs. He’s only won two of his six career starts, but his two worst finishes were fourths on a synthetic sur-

face. By Awesome Again, out of a full sister to Tiznow and Budroyale and to the dam of Paynter, he should only get better as the distances increase. Main thing we want to see from him now is the ability to win from off the pace.

Oxbow (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A++

March 26, 2010 Dosage: 6-0-8-0-0 • DI=2.50 • CD=0.86

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 11 Points Ranking: 3/48

Awesome Again, b, 1994

Deputy Minister, 1979Vice Regent, 1967

Northern DancerVictoria Regina

Mint Copy, 1970Bunty's FlightShakney

Primal Force, 1987Blushing Groom, 1974

Red GodRunaway Bride

Prime Prospect, 1978Mr. ProspectorSquare Generation

Tizamazing, dkb/br, 2002

Cee's Tizzy, 1987Relaunch, 1976

In RealityFoggy Note

Tizly, 1981LyphardTizna

Cee's Song, 1986Seattle Song, 1981

Seattle SlewIncantation

Lonely Dancer, 1975Nice DancerSleep Lonely

inbreeding: 4SX5DX5D Northern Dancer.

7steve haskin’s

raTing

Prove Me Wrong

claire novak’s

analysis

Alex

Ande

R BA

RkoF

F/Ho

dges

PHo

TogR

APHY

Pedigree information provided by

oxbow leads the pack to win the 69th running of the $200,000 grade iii lecomte stakes at Fair grounds

Page 31: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

31 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Palace MaliceB C 2010 KEEAPR 2012 $ 200,000AWD: 6.50  SSI: 5.07Own: Dogwood Stable

Sire: Curlin 2004  SPI: 1.6Dam: Palace Rumor 2003 (Royal Anthem 1995)Brdr: W. S. Farish (KY)Trnr: Pletcher Todd A

Life 3 1 - 2 - 0 $71,135 102 Fast (110) 2 1 - 1 - 0 $62,000 1022013 1 0 - 1 - 0 $9,135 101 Wet (108?) 1 0 - 1 - 0 $9,135 1012012 2 1 - 1 - 0 $62,000 102 Turf (108?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPD PP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment19î13GP¨ 7f sy :22ª :45ª 1:09ª 1:22© 3 ¨¨« OC75k/n1x-N ¨¨ˉ 95 99/  99  101 6 6 3¨ 2© 2ª 2©‚ CastellanoJJ¨¨ˉ £ *0.80 MajesticHussar©‚PalaceMaliceˉCityOfWeston� 5wd trn, clear second804ù12Sar® 6� ft :21« :44ª 1:09© 1:16© 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨® 89 99/  88   93 7 2 3¨� 1² 1ª 1ª� CastellanoJJ¨¨° £ *0.35 PalaceMaliceª�Apex¨Hightail©ƒ 3w bid 3/8, kept busy705ø12BelË 5f ft :22 :44ª :56ª 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬ 91/  103  102 4 4 4© 3¨ 2¨ 2± CastellanoJJ¨¨ˉ £ 2.20 CarriedInterest�PalaceMalice˃Horsepower©ƒ 3p 5/16,lite bump 1/48

×17ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:00¨ B 1/43   10ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:01 B 4/26   03ï13Pmm 4f ft :48 B 6/28   13î13Pmm 5f ft 1:01© B 12/23   06î13Pmm 5f ft 1:00 B 2/23   30ÿ12Pmm 5f ft 1:01ª B 16/24   24ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :48¨ B 9/87   17ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :49© B 12/27   10ÿ12Pmm 3f ft :39« B 13/13   27ù12Sar 4f ft :48« B 30/73   ×21ù12Sar 4f ft :47 B 1/28   29ø12Sar TT 5f ft 1:02¨ B 5/15   

■ Palace Malice’s $200,000 price tag at the 2012 Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training beat the auction’s $120,000 me-dian by 67% and was well above the $165,322 average.

■ Audubon Oaks stakes winner Palace Rumor produced two winners from two foals prior to Palace Malice.

■ Kentucky Derby record holder and 1973 Triple Crown champion Secretariat hails from the 2-s female family, as does 1976 Preakness win-ner Elocutionist.

Trainer Todd Pletcher speaks highly of this Curlin runner, who exits a second-place finish by 2¼ lengths to Majestic Hussar in a Jan. 19 allowance sprinting seven furlongs on a sloppy track. The connections really liked their colt last sum-mer when he broke his maiden at Sarato-ga; he developed a shin issue and was off from that August race until the last time out, more than five months. “He has terrific action, a very efficient stride, and gives every indication two turns is what he’s looking for,” Pletcher said. Palace Malice campaigns for Dogwood Stable and will start in the Feb. 23 Risen Star (gr. II) for his first try around two turns.

With all the big-name, accomplished Pletcher horses, he could be the dark horse. But first he has to stretch out to two turns in the Risen Star (gr. II), and that is not going to be an easy spot by any means. He broke his maiden impressive-ly sprinting at Saratoga, defeating even-tual Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint winner Hightail. He returned after a 5½-month

layoff and finished a strong second to the swift Majestic Hussar going seven fur-longs in 1:222⁄5. Like the way he leveled off late and was running hard to the wire. By Curlin, out of a Royal Anthem mare, he should keep improving as he stretches out.

Palace Malice (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: C

May 2, 2010 Dosage: 4-5-11-0-0 • DI=2.64 • CD=0.65

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Curlin, ch, 2004

Smart Strike, 1992Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Classy 'n Smart, 1981SmartenNo Class

Sherriff's Deputy, 1994Deputy Minister, 1979

Vice RegentMint Copy

Barbarika, 1985Bates MotelWar Exchange

Palace Rumor, b, 2003

Royal Anthem, 1995Theatrical, 1982

NureyevTree of Knowledge

In Neon, 1982Ack AckShamara

Whisperifyoudare, 1997Red Ransom, 1987

RobertoArabia

Stellar Affair, 1990SkywalkerFawn and Hahn

inbreeding: 5SX5D Northern Dancer.

7steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

AdAm

Cog

liAne

se/n

YRA

Pedigree information provided by

Palace malice wins race 7 at saratoga on Aug. 4, 2012

Page 32: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

32 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Proud StrikeB C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 240,000AWD: 8.50  SSI: 2.65Own: Mccarty Mike

Sire: Smart Strike 1992  SPI: 3.0Dam: Colonella 1999 (Pleasant Colony 1978)Brdr: Edward P. Evans (VA)Trnr: Asmussen Steven M

Life 3 1 - 1 - 1 $36,180 98 Fast (111) 3 1 - 1 - 1 $36,180 982013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $23,400 98 Wet (111) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 2 0 - 1 - 1 $12,780 89 Turf (113) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment12î13FG¬ š1ˆ ft:23© :48¨ 1:13« 1:46 3 ¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨¨® 96 107/  86   98 10 5¬� 5«� 3� 1©� 1®� HernandezBJJr¨©§ £ *0.90 ProudStrike®�PerfectTitle¨DocAlmon¬ 3w turns,drew away1024ý12CDË 1ˆ ft:23« :48ª 1:13¨ 1:44© 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨« 81 85/  92   89 7 3©� 5©ƒ 4ª 2ª� 2ª‚ HernandezBJJr¨¨ˉ £ 14.60 Bradesterª‚ProudStrikeªƒBoundlessHeartªƒ 3 wide 1/4 pl1128ü12CD¨¨ 7f ft:23¨ :47 1:11© 1:23« 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¨ 88 86/  77   76 9 2 6ª� 7¬� 4¨«� 3¨° RosarioJoel¨¨ˉ £ 9.20 TitletownFive°Bradester¨§ProudStrike¨ƒ 3 wide, nothing left12

18ï13FG 4f ft :50« B 39/62   11ï13FG 6f ft 1:14 B 1/1   04ï13FG 5f ft 1:00ª B 6/34   28î13FG 5f ft 1:03 B 18/23   21î13FG 4f ft :52¨ B 63/69   06î13FG 5f ft 1:01« B 8/39   24ÿ12FG 4f ft :49 B 13/66   17ÿ12FG 5f ft 1:01 B 3/23   10ÿ12FG 5f ft 1:01ª B 9/17   17ý12CD 5f ft 1:02© B 24/51   06ý12CD 5f ft 1:02 B 11/43   26ü12CD 4f ft :49« B 21/60   

■ Proud Strike’s full brother Pleasant Strike is a grade III winner and two other full brothers are stakes-placed.

■ Proud Strike brought a final bid of $240,000 as a Keeneland September select yearling.

■ The most recent Family 17-b winner of an American classic was Danzig Connection in the 1986 Belmont Stakes.

Here’s a current racing trend: Bet anything ridden by comebacking Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens, then walk to the windows to cash your ticket. This impressive local maiden winner fits the bill in the Feb. 23 Risen Star (gr. II), when Stevens will have the mount for trainer Steve Asmus-sen. Son of Smart Strike went three wide on the turns en route to victory going 11⁄16 miles last out Jan. 12, closing from fifth to draw off by 7½ lengths. He showed steady improvement from third in his debut to second next out (both races at Churchill Downs), and appears to be headed in the right direction for a stakes win, especially with Stevens in the saddle.

He’s entered in the Risen Star (gr. II), so we’ll know a lot more about him after that race. He was very impressive breaking his maiden at 11⁄16 miles at Fair Grounds, having to go four-wide into the first turn after breaking from the 10 post, rallying three-wide around the far turn, and rac-ing a bit greenly in the stretch, ducking in toward the rail. Once he got to the rail, he

ran perfectly straight, displaying a smooth, efficient stride, and kept widening his margin, gliding past the wire 7½ lengths in front. The first five generations of his female family reads like a Who’s Who of blue hen producers and racing champions.

Proud Strike (VA)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: A+

April 8, 2010 Dosage: 9-18-21-0-2 • DI=3.00 • CD=0.64

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Smart Strike, b, 1992

Mr. Prospector, 1970Raise a Native, 1961

Native DancerRaise You

Gold Digger, 1962NashuaSequence

Classy 'n Smart, 1981Smarten, 1976

CyaneSmartaire

No Class, 1974NodoubleClassy Quillo

Colonella, b, 1999

Pleasant Colony, 1978His Majesty, 1968

RibotFlower Bowl

Sun Colony, 1968Sunrise FlightColonia

Minstrella, 1984The Minstrel, 1974

Northern DancerFleur

Flight Dancer, 1968Misty FlightCourbette

inbreeding: 4SX5d Native Dancer.

6steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

lee T

HomA

s

Pedigree information provided by

smart strike, the sire of Proud strike

Page 33: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

33 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

RevolutionaryDKBBR C 2010 OBSMAR 2012 $ 235,000AWD: 8.25  SSI: 8.20Own: Winstar Farm Llc

Sire: War Pass 2005  SPI: 2.6Dam: Runup The Colors 1994 (A.p. Indy 1989)Brdr: W. S. Farish (KY)Trnr: Pletcher Todd A

Life 5 2 - 1 - 2 $ 188,500 103 Fast (112) 4 1 - 1 - 2 $ 148,300 982013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $ 120,000 96 Wet (110?) 1 1 - 0 - 0 $40,200 1032012 4 1 - 1 - 2 $68,500 103 Turf (107?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment02ï13Aqu° �1ˆft :24¨:48 1:12© 1:44¨ 3 ¨¨¬ Withers-G3 ¨¨ˉ78 88/  102   96 3 6ªƒ 8«ƒ 7ªƒ 4© 1‚ CastellanoJJ¨¨Ë £ *0.75 Revolutionary‚Escapefromreality¨ƒSieteDeOros¨‚ Traffic,split late, up828ÿ12Aqu© �1m gd:23«:47©1:11ª 1:36© 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨ˉ94 108/  95  103 7 3© 3ª 2� 1ª� 1ˉ� DominguezRA¨©§ £ *1.05 Revolutionaryˉ�Transparent¨§‚Inmyfathersimage� Bid 1/4, drew away724ý12Aqu© 1m ft :23¨:47 1:12¨ 1:38ª 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨ª80 82/  83   81 1 6«ƒ 4« 3« 3« 3«‚ VelazquezJR¨©§ £ *0.30 Orb©FreedomChild©‚Revolutionary² Inside trip,asked 5/16728ü12Bel« 6f ft :22«:45ª:57© 1:09ª 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬91 102/  93   98 8 7 3¨ 2¨ 2¨ 2©‚ VelazquezJR¨©§ £ *0.35 LittleDistorted©‚Revolutionaryˉ�MainManMikeª� 3 wide, second best803û12SarË 5� ft :21«:44ª:57© 1:04 2 ¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨¨ª70 89/  96   91 3 7 7¨« 7¨« 4Ë 3¨‚ VelazquezJR¨©§ £ *1.40 AlwaysInATiz�ClawbackƒRevolutionary©‚ Clobbered brk,checked7

20î13Bel TT 4f ft :48 B 14/84   22ÿ12Bel TT 4f ft :48ª B 12/27   15ÿ12Bel TT 4f ft :48 B 6/88   18ý12Bel TT 4f ft :48« B 26/92   11ý12Bel TT 4f gd :49 B 42/138   22ü12Bel TT 4f ft :47ª B 6/76   ×14ü12Bel TT 5f ft 1:00¨ B 1/18   06ü12Bel TT 5f ft 1:00¨ B 6/35   24û12Sar TT 4f ft :50ª B 48/57   ×27ù12Sar 5f ft :59 Hg 1/25   19ù12Sar 5f ft :59¨ Hg 4/33   12ù12Sar TT 4f ft :49 Bg 15/37   

■ Dam Runup the Colors won the 1997 Alabama Stakes (gr. I) and was twice grade I-placed the following year.

■ $235,000 sale price as hip 114 was the highest War Pass sold at the OBS March sale of 2-year-olds in training.

■ Four Derby winners in the past 20 years have descended from the 1-x female family of La Troienne: Sea Hero (1993), Go for Gin (1994), Smarty Jones (2004), and Super Saver (2010).

Green but game with a late Withers (gr. III) run, he had nowhere to go early and bravely split horses late. Connections wished he had gotten away from the gate bet-ter; he tends to dwell and still seems to be figuring it all out. Pletcher left this colt in New York over the winter, which usually indicates second-string; the question is why. If he just needed time to mature, fair enough but could also be because he’s not as good as the Florida-based “A” team. Started three times before breaking his maiden, then did so by 8½ lengths going a mile at Aqueduct on Dec. 28. Strong effort when asked tough questions last time; we’ll need to see something more.

He probably won’t show up until the Wood Memorial (gr. I). He has a good foundation at 2 and 3, and in his last two starts he showed he can de-molish his opponents and overcome a horrendous trip and win on sheer grit and determination. There was no way he should have won the Withers (gr. III) after being trapped in traffic

almost every step of the way. The way he accelerated through a small opening and surged between horses to get up in the final strides showed what he’s made of. Sire still a question mark, but his female family is very strong.

Revolutionary (KY)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: A++

February 20, 2010 Dosage: 10-8-12-1-1 • DI=3.00 • CD=0.78

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 10 Points Ranking: 13 (tie)/48

War Pass, dkb/br, 2005

Cherokee Run, 1990Runaway Groom, 1979

Blushing GroomYonnie Girl

Cherokee Dame, 1980Silver SaberDame Francesca

Vue, 1989Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Harbor Flag, 1978Hoist the FlagBayou Blue

Runup the Colors, dkb/br, 1994

A.P. Indy, 1989Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Weekend Surprise, 1980

SecretariatLassie Dear

Up the Flagpole, 1978Hoist the Flag, 1968

Tom RolfeWavy Navy

The Garden Club, 1966HerbagerFashion Verdict

inbreeding: 4sX3d Hoist the Flag; 5sX5D Bold Ruler.

9steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

AdAm

Cog

liAne

se/n

YRA

Pedigree information provided by

Revolutionary wins the Withers stakes (gr. iii)

Page 34: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

34 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Shakin It UpDKBBR C 2010 $AWD: 6.50  SSI: 7.94Own: Cardoza Dennis A And Pegram Michael E

Sire: Midnight Lute 2003  SPI: 1.6Dam: Silver Bullet Moon 2005 (Vindication 2000)Brdr: Michael E. Pegram (KY)Trnr: Baffert Bob

Life 4 2 - 1 - 1 $ 139,600 96 Fast (112) 4 2 - 1 - 1 $ 139,600 962013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $90,000 92 Wet (111?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 3 1 - 1 - 1 $49,600 96 Turf (113?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment17ï13SA® 7fft:22« :45ª 1:10 1:22© 3 ¨¨¬ SnVicnte-G2 ¨¨® 84 89/  96   92 2 1 5©ƒ 3¨� 3¨ 1¨ FloresDR¨¨ˉ £b 2.20 ShakinItUp¨TreasuryBillƒCaballoDelCieloƒ Waited,bid btwn,game622ý12Bhp¨ Ì7fft:22ª :46¨ 1:10¨ 1:22« 2 ¨¨Ë HolPrevu-G3 ¨¨Ë 80 80/  111   95 2 3 5ª� 5« 5ª 3ƒ GarciaMartin¨¨Ë £b 2.00 ReallyMrGreely�SuperNinetyNine‚ShakinItUp¨‚ Came out str,3wd wire527ü12SA© 6fft:21© :44¨ :56© 1:09© 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨ˉ 80 86/  103   94 5 1 5® 4®� 3« 1«� FloresDR¨©§ £b 1.80 ShakinItUp«�CaballoDelCielo¨�Manando«‚ 3wd into lane,rallied507ü12SA¨ 7fft:23 :46¨ 1:11¨ 1:24¨ 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë 77 86/  105   96 7 5 7® 6«� 3¨� 2¨‚ FloresDR¨©§ £ 17.10 SuperNinetyNine¨‚ShakinItUp¨Quietasacat‚ 3wd into str, rallied7

11ï13SA 5f ft :59¨ H 2/67   05ï13SA 5f ft 1:00 H 2/34   30î13SA 4f ft :49¨ H 25/53   23î13SA 4f ft :49© H 14/20   29ÿ12SA 5f ft 1:00ª H 25/103   23ÿ12SA 6f ft 1:12¨ H 3/21   17ÿ12SA 5f ft 1:00 H 12/90   17ý12SA 4f ft :48© H 8/38   11ý12SA 4f ft :48© H 6/32   22ü12SA 4f ft :47ª H 6/43   02ü12SA 4f ft :48© H 8/27   26û12SA 4f ft :48 H 5/24   

■ Sire Midnight Lute’s first foals are 3-year-olds of 2013. His only other stakes winner to date is Midnight Ballet—also a member of Family 1-c.

■ Broodmare sire Vindication went 4-for-4 as a champion juvenile but did not race beyond his 2-year-old campaign.

■ Both 1996 Derby winner Grindstone and Shakin It Up are members of Family 1-c who descend in tail-male from Fappiano.

Another from the deep string of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Have to love the way he stalked and pounced in the San Vicente (gr. II) last time out, finishing up seven furlongs in a sharp 1:22.48 for a solid one-length win. Following the race, Baffert remarked that he hadn’t even had the colt super cranked up going in. If that’s not cranked up, I’d like to see what is. The San Vicente isn’t worth points for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), so this Midnight Lute run-ner will need to go somewhere he can find those in time. Baffert, as always, is juggling speedsters left and right. Maybe a trip to Arkansas is in the cards?

Had a dream trip winning the San Vicente (gr. II) but was able to split horses and get the job done in sharp time. And there is no reason why he won’t continue to stretch out, with granddam Silverbulletday and top-class Rokeby Stable blood in his tail-female family that includes Belmont and Travers winner Quadrangle and

the dam of Hall of Famer Arts and Letters. He hasn’t been out of the money in four starts and consistently comes home fast. Top colt in the making.

Shakin It Up (KY)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: B

March 19, 2010 Dosage: 2-1-4-0-1 • DI=1.67 • CD=0.38

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Midnight Lute, dkb/br, 2003

Real Quiet, 1995Quiet American, 1986

FappianoDemure

Really Blue, 1983Believe ItMeadow Blue

Candytuft, 1996Dehere, 1991

Deputy MinisterSister Dot

Bolt From the Blue, 1980

Blue TimesBerkut

Silver Bullet Moon, dkb/br, 2005

Vindication, 2000Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Strawberry Reason, 1992

Strawberry RoadPretty Reason

Silverbulletday, 1996Silver Deputy, 1985

Deputy MinisterSilver Valley

Rokeby Rose, 1977Tom RolfeRokeby Venus

inbreeding: 5SX5d Mr. Prospector; 4SX4D Deputy Minister.

7steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

Beno

iT &

Asso

CiAT

es

Pedigree information provided by

Really mr greely (white cap) pulls away from super ninety nine (blue cap) and shakin it up (red and yellow cap) in the Hollywood Prevue stakes (gr. iii)

Page 35: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

35 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Shanghai BobbyDKBBR C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 105,000AWD: 6.70  SSI: 59.32Own: Starlight Racing Magnier Mrs John Tabor

Sire: Harlan's Holiday 1999  SPI: 1.8Dam: Steelin' 2004 (Orientate 1998)Brdr: Stonehaven Steadings (KY)Trnr: Pletcher Todd A

Life 6 5 - 1 - 0 $1,767,000 103 Fast (111) 6 5 - 1 - 0 $1,767,000 1032013 1 0 - 1 - 0 $80,000 103 Wet (111) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 5 5 - 0 - 0 $1,687,000 103 Turf (109) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPPST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment26î13GP¨§ 1ˆft:23¨:46ª1:10ª1:41«3¨¨® HolyBull-G3 ¨©¨ 98 106/  97  103 1 1� 1� 1� 2¨ 2© NapravnikAnnaR¨©© £b *1.00 Itsmyluckyday©ShanghaiBobby¨¨�ClearlyNow� Led, vied 1/4,2nd best1003ý12SAˉ 1ˆft:22¨:45©1:10¨1:44©2¨¨® BCJuvnle-G1 ¨©§102 107/  74   92 4 2¨ 2� 1¨ 1² 1 NapravnikAnnaR¨©© b *1.30 ShanghaiBobby²He'sHadEnough©‚CapoBastone¨ƒ 2-3w,clr,met bid,drvng 906ü12Belˉ 1m ft:23©:47©1:11¨1:35©2¨¨Ë Champagn-G1 ¨©§ 80 96/  107  103 2 2¨ 2� 1� 1ª 1¬ NapravnikAnnaR¨©© £b *1.65 ShanghaiBobby¬Goldencents¨Fortify¨‚ 2p, drift out lane 603û12Sar° 7f ft:22©:45¨1:09©1:22ª2¨¨® Hopeful-G2 ¨©¨ 84 98/  97   99 8 6 4ª 3� 1ª� 1ªƒ NapravnikAnnaR¨©§ £b 2.15e ShanghaiBobbyªƒFortifyƒBernIdentity©� Bid 3w 3/8,strong drve 827ö12Belˉ 5� ft:21«:44ª:56ª 1:02«2¨¨« TrackBarro85k ¨¨° 99 108/  90  103 2 3 1² 1¨ 1¨ 1¨ NapravnikAnnaR¨©§ £b *0.50 ShanghaiBobby¨HandsomeJack¨©‚NiceGoing¨‚ Bump start,dueled ins 619ô12Aquª 4� ft:22ª:45ª :51« 2¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬ 87/  102   98 4 3 3©�  2� 1« NapravnikAnnaR¨¨ˉ £b *1.10 ShanghaiBobby«JuJuEyeballs«DoYouSmellSmoke®� 4w 5/16, briskly urged 6

17ï13Pmm 4f ft :49ª B 42/74   20î13Pmm 5f ft 1:00« B 5/13   13î13Pmm 5f ft 1:01© B 12/23   06î13Pmm 5f ft 1:00 B 2/23   30ÿ12Pmm 5f ft 1:01ª B 16/24   24ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :49« B 53/87   17ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :52 B 25/27   27ü12Bel TT 4f ft :49 B 15/79   21ü12Bel TT 4f ft :47© B 3/110   30û12Bel TT 4f ft :50 B 69/110   24û12Bel TT 4f ft :49© B 16/35   27ù12Sar 5f ft 1:00« B 10/25   

■ Stakes-winning dam Steelin’ was sold for $155,000 at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale in 2009 while carrying Shanghai Bobby.

■ Whirlaway’s 1941 Triple Crown gave Family 8-h a prominent spot in history. Other classic winners include Bubbling Over in the 1926 Derby; dual Preakness/Belmont winner Damascus (1967); and Conquistador Cielo in the 1982 Belmont.

If he had rolled like a world-beater in the Holy Bull (gr. III) he would be all the rage, but losing by two lengths to Itsmyluckyday earned the 2-year-old champ his doubters. Still, he likely wasn’t cranked up for his season debut, and there should be no heads hung in the Starlight Stables camp after the colt earned his best Beyer Speed Figure (100) while finish-ing in track-record time. Hard to knock a horse who has five wins and a second from six starts, but it’s also a stretch to see him getting 10 furlongs. He’s immensely talented but needs to change tactics and sit off the leaders to close strongly if he’s going to succeed in classic competition.

Last year’s undefeated champ and winner of the Three Chimneys Hopeful (gr. II), Foxwoods Cham-pagne (gr. I), and Grey Goose Breed-ers’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I) isn’t getting the kind of respect a horse with his credentials should be getting. His un-beaten streak was ended in the Holy Bull (gr. III), but he still broke the

track record in defeat. His broodmare sire, Orientate, was a sprint champ and many believe 1¼ miles might be beyond his scope. But his sire, Harlan’s Holiday, has gotten distance horses and he looks to be a smart, classy colt, so we should keep an open mind until he shows he has distance limitations.

Shanghai Bobby (KY)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: D

February 27, 2010 Dosage: 5-2-5-0-0 • DI=3.80 • CD=1.00

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 24 Points Ranking: 1/48

Harlan's Holiday, b, 1999

Harlan, 1989Storm Cat, 1983

Storm BirdTerlingua

Country Romance, 1976

HaloSweet Romance

Christmas in Aiken, 1992

Affirmed, 1975Exclusive NativeWon't Tell You

Dowager, 1980Honest PleasurePrincessnesian

Steelin', dkb/br, 2004

Orientate, 1998Mt. Livermore, 1981

Blushing GroomFlama Ardiente

Dream Team, 1985Cox's RidgeLikely Double

Steel Band, 1997Carson City, 1987

Mr. ProspectorBlushing Promise

Wedding Band, 1987Mighty AppealingRing of Steel

inbreeding: 5SX5D Raise a Native.

9steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

Beno

iT &

Asso

CiAT

es

Pedigree information provided by

shanghai Bobby wins the grey goose Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. i)

Page 36: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

36 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Siete De OrosB G 2010 FTMOCT 2011 $2,000AWD: 7.00  SSI: 4.90Own: Preciado Ramon

Sire: A. P. Warrior 2003  SPI: 0.8Dam: Crafty Sarah 2001 (Crafty Friend 1993)Brdr: Glenn E Brok (PA)Trnr: Preciado Ramon

Life 6 2 - 1 - 2 $ 138,950 94 Fast (101) 5 2 - 1 - 1 $ 130,700 942013 2 0 - 1 - 1 $60,000 94 Wet (101) 1 0 - 0 - 1 $8,250 932012 4 2 - 0 - 1 $78,950 93 Turf (101) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment02ï13Aqu° �1ˆ ft :24¨:48 1:12©1:44¨3¨¨¬ Withers-G3 ¨¨®88 95/  90   94 6 1¨ 1² 1² 1¨ 3© RemedioMaria¨¨ˉ £b 9.50 Revolutionary‚Escapefromreality¨ƒSieteDeOros¨‚ 2w to lead,yield 1/16p 805î13Aquˉ �1®§ft :24 :47©1:12 1:40ª3¨¨Ë Jerome-G2 ¨¨°87 93/  92   93 1 4©� 3© 1² 1² 2² RemedioMaria¨¨® £b 41.50 Vyjack²SieteDeOrosªAmerigoVespucci� Ins,came out,bump 1/16 808ÿ12Prxˉ 7f my:23 :45«1:10«1:23«2¨¨« ‘PaNursery75k ¨¨¬84 97/  91   93 3 7 8«‚ 7ªƒ 5Ë� 3Ë‚ ArroyoAngelS¨©§ £ 9.10 OfficerAlex¨ResJudicata¬‚SieteDeOros¨ Wide, no threat 803ý12Prx¬ 1m ft :24 :48«1:14©1:41ª2¨¨© Alw 65608n1x ¨¨Ë88 89/  90   89 5 6ª 6ªƒ 5ª‚ 3© 1� ArroyoAngelS¨¨« £ 6.70 SieteDeOros�PitchNRoll¨�Seventeenohsix«ƒ Wide, erratic, up late 813ü12PrxË 6f ft :22¨:45ª:58« 1:12 2¨§® Md 40000 ¨¨©80 88/  89   83 7 5 8®‚ 6Ë‚ 4« 1©‚ ArroyoAngelS¨¨° £ *3.60 SieteDeOros©‚EnglishManor�LeftyCloserª‚ Came in, ridden out1122û12Prx© 7f ft :23¨:46©1:12 1:25©2¨§° Md Sp Wt ¨§°84 89/  64   69 2 6 3©� 3© 5® 5¨¨ FerrerJC¨¨° £ 5.40 HardToName«�GrayNotBayª‚ForwardMomentum¨ƒ Inside, tired12

16ï13Prx 5f ft 1:01« B 5/16   26î13Prx 5f ft 1:03© B 5/14   29ÿ12Prx 5f ft 1:01 B 2/19   19ÿ12Prx 5f ft 1:02 Bg 4/9   01ÿ12Prx 5f ft 1:01 B 3/23   ×24ý12Prx 5f ft 1:01 B 1/16   14ý12Prx 5f ft 1:00ª B 1/3   23ü12Prx 5f ft 1:01 B 2/20   15û12Prx 5f ft 1:02 B 5/25   08û12Prx 5f ft 1:01 B 10/37   01û12Prx 5f ft 1:03 Bg 14/31   25ù12Prx 4f ft :49 B 8/30   

■ Sire A. P. Warrior finished well back in the pack in the 2006 Ken-tucky Derby. He never won longer than 8½ furlongs but was three times graded-placed at nine furlongs.

■ Black Gold (1924) and Monarchos (2001) are prominent Derby winners from Family 4-r. The family also has five Preakness winners, four of them in the 1800s.

Tough contender has far outrun his $2,000 purchase price with two game efforts in the Jerome (gr. II) and Withers (gr. III). Since breaking his maiden he hasn’t been off the board, but questions about his quality are called into play when a horse like Officer Alex, who beat him when he was third in the Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes, runs last in the Southwest Stakes (gr. II). He appears to be a useful sort and may fall into that Den’s Legacy category of always showing up but not quite getting the win in these bigger races. Not sure I see him moving forward enough to put the pieces together, but he’s a fighter and it would be a cool story if he did.

He burst on the scene from Parx Racing by finishing a game second, beaten a head by Vyjack, in the Jerome Stakes (gr. II) at 41-1, stretching out from seven furlongs and with blink-ers added. Prior to that, he had been a well-beaten third in the Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes against state-breds. He broke his maiden for a $40,000 claim-

ing tag at Parx and hasn’t looked back. He was still a generous 9-1 in the recent Withers (gr. III) but finished third, beaten two lengths, after battling on the lead most of the way. His next start will tell which direction he’s going.

Siete de Oros (PA)Bay Gelding TrueNicks Rating: F

February 17, 2010 Dosage: 4-6-12-0-0 • DI=2.67 • CD=0.64

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 2 Points Ranking: 33/48

A. P. Warrior, dkb/br, 2003

A.P. Indy, 1989Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Weekend Surprise, 1980

SecretariatLassie Dear

Warrior Queen, 1997Quiet American, 1986

FappianoDemure

Call Me Fleet, 1993AfleetOcean's Answer

Crafty Sarah, ch, 2001

Crafty Friend, 1993Crafty Prospector, 1979

Mr. ProspectorReal Crafty Lady

Companionship, 1978Princely NativeLifelong Friend

Shine On Sarah, 1988Secreto, 1981

Northern DancerBetty's Secret

Hytania, 1971BuckpasserHillbrook

inbreeding: 4sX5d Secretariat; 5sX4d Buckpasser; 5SX5SX4D Mr. Prospector.

3steve haskin’s

raTing

Prove Me Wrong

claire novak’s

analysis

AdAm

Cog

liAne

se/n

YRA

Pedigree information provided by

siete de oros places second behind vyjack in the Jerome stakes (gr. ii)

Page 37: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

37 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Super Ninety NineCH C 2010 OBSJUN 2012 $ 260,000AWD: 7.83  SSI: 12.42Own: Tanma Corporation

Sire: Pulpit 1994  SPI: 2.4Dam: Exogenetic 2001 (Unbridled's Song 1993)Brdr: Northwest Farms Llc (KY)Trnr: Baffert Bob

Life 5 3 - 1 - 0 $ 266,480 103 Fast (113) 4 2 - 1 - 0 $86,480 1032013 2 2 - 0 - 0 $ 214,800 103 Wet (113) 1 1 - 0 - 0 $ 180,000 1012012 3 1 - 1 - 0 $51,680 98 Turf (110) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/EODDSTop Finishers Comment18ï13OP° 1ˆsy:23¨:47©1:12¨1:44«3¨¨Ë Southwst-G3 ¨©©96 104/  93  101 6 1¨� 1¨� 1¨� 1ˉ 1¨¨‚ BejaranoR¨¨® £b *1.00 SuperNinetyNine¨¨‚FearTheKitten©‚Heaven'sRunway©‚ Let out notch,rddn out1031î13SAË 1mft :22«:46©1:10 1:35 3¨¨¬ OC80k/n1x-N ¨¨°94 109/  94  103 4 2¨� 2� 1² 1ª� 1ª‚ BejaranoR¨¨ˉ £b *1.50 SuperNinetyNineª‚CodeWest©‚AppealingTale¨ Bid,led,clear,driving 628ÿ12SAˉ 6f ft :21ª:44¨:56 1:08ª2¨¨Ë Alw 58250n1x ¨¨Ë90 96/  83   85 4 6 4ª 3ª� 4® 4ˉ  GarciaMartin¨¨ˉ £b *0.80 DistinctivPassion©�Disarmª‚MicoMargarita©‚ Brushed start,wkened 622ý12Bhp¨ Ì7f ft :22ª:46¨1:10¨1:22«2¨¨Ë HolPrevu-G3 ¨¨Ë84 82/  109   96 5 2 3© 4ª 4© 2± BejaranoR¨¨Ë £b *0.80 ReallyMrGreely�SuperNinetyNine‚ShakinItUp¨‚ Willingly btwn wire 507ü12SA¨ 7f ft :23 :46¨1:11¨1:24¨2¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨®90 94/  99   98 5 6 2� 2� 1� 1¨‚ GarciaMartin¨©§ £b 4.20 SuperNinetyNine¨‚ShakinItUp¨Quietasacat‚ Dueled to str,led,held 7

12ï13SA 4f ft :47ª H 3/34   26î13SA 6f wf 1:11ª H 2/8   ×18î13SA 5f ft :59¨ H 1/28   ×07î13SA 5f ft :59 H 1/53   22ÿ12SA 5f ft :59 H 3/92   16ÿ12SA 5f ft :59 H 4/88   10ÿ12SA 4f ft :48¨ H 15/47   18ý12SA 4f ft :47ª H 3/35   13ý12SA 5f ft 1:01 H 3/33   08ý12SA 4f ft :47© H 2/36   27ü12SA 5f ft :59© H 2/36   21ü12SA 6f ft 1:12« H 6/21   

■ Twice Horse of the Year Curlin’s third dam, War Exchange, is also the fourth dam of Super Ninety Nine.

■ Sire Pulpit finished fourth in the 1997 Kentucky Derby, his final race.

■ Curlin’s 2007 Preakness triumph is the only prior classic win for Family 19-c.

His dominance of what were formerly well-regarded 3-year-olds in the Southwest (gr. III) makes you wonder how good he is or how bad they are. Love his low-headed loping style, the same easygoing way of champions like Royal Delta and A.P. Indy. He dazzled in the slop, but the fact remains that when Baffert sends a horse to Oak-lawn, it moves up multiple lengths in class. You have to wonder if Super Ninety Nine is 2013’s Castaway, who won a division of the Southwest then did nothing— or is he like Secret Circle, who won the other divi-sion and went on to take the Rebel (gr. II) before finishing second to his own stable-mate in the Arkansas Derby (gr. I) ?

Pretty soon, Oaklawn horsemen are going to sign a petition to ban Bob Baf-fert from running horses in 3-year-old stakes. Once again Baffert singlehand-edly dashed the Derby hopes of local trainers by demolishing Oaklawn’s best by 11¼ lengths in the Southwest Stakes (gr. III). The son of Pulpit coasted to a wire-to-wire victory in the slop and was

never even remotely threatened. This followed a 3¼-length score in allowance company at Santa Anita. Last year he was second, beaten a half-length, in the Hol-lywood Prevue Stakes (gr. III). Big question with him is how far he wants to go.

Super Ninety Nine (KY)Chestnut Colt TrueNicks Rating: B

April 10, 2010 Dosage: 8-9-11-0-0 • DI=4.09 • CD=0.89

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 10 Points Ranking: 10/48

Pulpit, b, 1994

A.P. Indy, 1989Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Weekend Surprise, 1980

SecretariatLassie Dear

Preach, 1989Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Narrate, 1980Honest PleasureState

Exogenetic, dkb/br, 2001

Unbridled's Song, 1993Unbridled, 1987

FappianoGana Facil

Trolley Song, 1983CaroLucky Spell

Tangled Up in Blue, 1989

Phone Trick, 1982Clever TrickOver the Phone

Count On Kathy, 1978Dancing CountWar Exchange

inbreeding: 3sX5D Mr. Prospector.

7steve haskin’s

raTing

Most Likely to Succeed

claire novak’s

analysis

Beno

iT &

Asso

CiAT

es

Pedigree information provided by

Really mr greely, right, pulls away from super ninety nine, third from left, shakin it up, second from left, and Heir kitty, left, to win the Hollywood Prevue stakes (gr. iii)

Page 38: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

38 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Titletown FiveDKBBR C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 250,000AWD: 7.00  SSI: 2.80Own: Davis William Hornung Paul And Martin Ed

Sire: Tiznow 1997  SPI: 2.1Dam: D' Wildcat Speed 2000 (Forest Wildcat 1991)Brdr: Stonestreet Thoroughbred Holdings Llc (KY)Trnr: Lukas D Wayne

Life 4 1 - 1 - 1 $55,730 103 Fast (111) 3 1 - 1 - 1 $51,730 1032012 4 1 - 1 - 1 $55,730 103 Wet (110) 1 0 - 0 - 0 $4,000 87

0 0 - 0 - 0 $0 Turf (111) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPD PP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment28ü12CD¨¨ 7f ft :23¨ :47 1:11© 1:23« 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨° 95 97/  104  103 6 1 1¨ 1© 1¨§ 1° CourtJK¨¨ˉ £ *1.30 TitletownFive°Bradester¨§ProudStrike¨ƒ 3 path, ridden out1218ù12Sar« 7f ft :22© :45 1:09ª 1:22« 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨« 87 94/  87   89 5 2 1¨� 1¨ 1¨ 2‚ MaraghRajiv¨¨° 5.70 Violence‚TitletownFive¨Orb© Drifted out,bmpd wire 827ø12Sar« 5f sy :21« :45ª :58© 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨© 96/  82   87 5 2 2¨� 3© 4ª 4ª‚ RosarioJoel¨¨ˉ 2.90 ParkCity¨StageStreet©CoachA.J.‚ Contested 3w,weakened 729ö12CD« 4� ft :22ª :45© :51ª 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨« 97/  88   94 9 3 3¨  2¨ 3©ƒ GoncalvesLeandroR¨¨ˉ 2.50 MaybeSo¨�Gulfport¨‚TitletownFive© Bid 4 wide, flattened12

×15ï13OP 5f ft 1:01© B 1/20   09ï13OP 4f ft :48¨ B 2/61   03ï13OP 3f ft :37¨ B 5/10   23ü12CD 4f ft :48© B 2/44   15ü12CD 5f ft 1:02© B 8/33   07ü12CD 4f ft :50 B 14/61   ×27û12CD 5f sy :59« B 1/10   19û12CD 5f ft 1:01« B 7/34   11û12CD 4f ft :48© B 7/42   12ù12Sar TT 4f ft :50 B 26/37   04ù12Sar TT 4f ft :49ª B 12/30   22ø12Sar TT 3f ft :37¨ Bg 4/9   

■ D’ Wildcat Speed, dam of Titletown Five, won seven grade I events in Puerto Rico before becoming a grade II winner in the U.S.

■ Sire Tiznow did not contest the 2000 classics but did win the grade I Super Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic—both over 10 furlongs—at 3.

■ Lookin At Lucky’s 2010 Preakness victory is Family 9-f’s most recent classic success story. A generation earlier the family won four Bel-monts in a 12-year span: Bold Forbes (1976), Coastal (1979), Crème Fraiche (1985), and Bet Twice (1987).

Lukas will have to put this one on the accelerated track after not racing since Oct. 28. The colt was sidelined with a bone chip and while we know he’s talented, he has some catching up to do. He earns a spot on the reserve list because of one factor: the company he kept as a juvenile. Second to Violence by a neck isn’t bad, and he also beat Proud Strike, who was 19 lengths back in third, while racing to a nine-length victory in the seven-furlong maiden spe-cial weight he won before going to the sidelines. Has been working steadily at Oaklawn and could appear in the March 16 Rebel Stakes (gr. II). Part-owned by Green Bay Packers legend Paul Hornung.

If Wayne Lukas can get this colt to the Derby with a pair of good solid two-turn starts under his belt, he could make some noise on Derby Day. His seven-furlong maiden victory at Churchill Downs last October was nothing short of brilliant, as he won by nine lengths, earning a 98 Beyer, and the runner-up has come back to win

his next two starts and the third-place finisher recently won by 7½ lengths. He’s been out since then after suffering a chip in his knee but is back in serious training and should be on schedule for a March return.

Titletown Five (KY)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: B+

March 4, 2010 Dosage: 2-0-4-0-0 • DI=2.00 • CD=0.67

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Tiznow, b, 1997

Cee's Tizzy, 1987Relaunch, 1976

In RealityFoggy Note

Tizly, 1981LyphardTizna

Cee's Song, 1986Seattle Song, 1981

Seattle SlewIncantation

Lonely Dancer, 1975Nice DancerSleep Lonely

D' Wildcat Speed, ch, 2000

Forest Wildcat, 1991Storm Cat, 1983

Storm BirdTerlingua

Victoria Beauty, 1972Bold NativeAbifaith

Velvet Panther, 1991Pentaquod, 1977

London CompanyEnamor

Blue Eyed Cat, 1984Great AboveAnother Cat

inbreeding: 5SX5SX5D Northern Dancer.

6steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

Reed

PAlm

eR P

HoTo

gRAP

HY/C

HuRC

Hill

doW

ns

Pedigree information provided by

Titletown Five wins a maiden special weight at Churchill downs on oct. 28, 2012

Page 39: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

39 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Tiz The TruthB C 2010 $AWD: 8.00  SSI: 3.41Own: Mercedes Stables Llc

Sire: Tiznow 1997  SPI: 2.1Dam: Truly Blessed 1997 (French Deputy 1992)Brdr: Mercedes Stables, Llc (KY)Trnr: Baffert Bob

Life 3 1 - 1 - 0 $45,150 92 Fast (112) 3 1 - 1 - 0 $45,150 922013 2 1 - 1 - 0 $44,800 92 Wet (111) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $02012 1 0 - 0 - 0 $ 350 76 Turf (111) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPD PP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment02ï13SA¨ 1m ft:24¨ :48¨ 1:12« 1:36¨ 3 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë 71 73/  108   91 4 1© 1¨� 1¨� 1¬ 1®ƒ StevensGL¨©¨ £b *0.50 TizTheTruth®ƒMisdeed‚SpiritedTouch©‚ Speed,clear,ridden out 513î13SA« 7f ft:22ª :45ª 1:10¨ 1:22« 3 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬ 86 93/  92   92 2 1 6ªƒ 4ƒ 2² 2² StevensGL¨©¨ £b 5.50 Demonic²TizTheTruth�DelMarSunsetª Rail bid,led,game try 815ÿ12Bhpˉ Ì 6f ft:21ª :44ª :57¨ 1:10« 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨© 90 91/  76   76 9 3 4ª� 5® 6ˉ� 8ˉ GarciaMartin¨©§ £b *2.10 HearTheGhostª‚Battled�LetEmShine� 3wd into lane,wkened 11

17ï13SA 4f ft :48© H 16/44   28î13SA 5f wf :59ª H 4/20   22î13SA 4f ft :47© H 4/29   05î13SA 5f ft :59ª H 5/103   ×31ÿ12SA 4f ft :46 H 1/63   ×09ÿ12SA 4f ft :46 H 1/115   02ÿ12SA 5f my 1:00« H 4/5   ×26ý12SA 4f ft :47© H 1/53   20ý12SA 4f ft :47 H 2/47   12ý12SA 6f ft 1:13© Hg 4/18   05ý12SA 5f ft 1:00© H 12/58   30ü12SA 4f ft :48¨ H 5/19   

■ Grade II-winning half brother Notional was on the 2007 Triple Crown Trail before being injured after a second-place finish in the Florida Derby (gr. I).

■ Tiz the Truth is one of an impressive line-up of Triple Crown hopefuls in Bob Baffert’s barn—and one he seems to hold in high esteem.

■ In addition to 1977 Triple Crown winner (and Tiz the Truth ancestor) Seattle Slew, Family 13-c contributed Derby winners Jet Pilot (1947) and Ferdinand (1986) and Preakness champion Blue Man (1952).

Yet another Bob Baffert maiden winner, this one with an impressive 7½-length wire-to-wire victory going a mile at Santa Anita Feb. 2 in his third attempt. He’s also another one Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens picked up the mount on, and pretty much everything Stevens rides these days is live. A half brother to grade II winner Notional, who took the 2007 Risen Star Stakes (gr. III) and ran second to Scat Daddy in that year’s Florida Derby (gr. I). We’ll look for him to take the next step up in company and play with the big boys in stakes competition; he seems to be mov-ing in the right direction at the right time.

This son of Tiznow could get not only Bob Baffert to the Derby with a live chance, but also comeback kid Gary Ste-vens, who has returned to riding this year. He finished a gutsy second in a seven-fur-long maiden, then was stretched out to a mile, where he wired his field, drawing off to a 7½-length victory and coming home his final two eighths in :113⁄5 and :114⁄5. In

fact, he earned a higher Beyer than Flashback in the Robert B. Lewis (gr. II) later on the card. He has a fluid, efficient way of moving. He needs to run big against winners next out, likely in a stakes race, and then we’ll know what we’re dealing with.

Tiz the Truth (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: B

May 7, 2010 Dosage: 4-0-8-0-0 • DI=2.00 • CD=0.67

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Tiznow, b, 1997

Cee's Tizzy, 1987Relaunch, 1976

In RealityFoggy Note

Tizly, 1981LyphardTizna

Cee's Song, 1986Seattle Song, 1981

Seattle SlewIncantation

Lonely Dancer, 1975Nice DancerSleep Lonely

Truly Blessed, ch, 1997

French Deputy, 1992Deputy Minister, 1979

Vice RegentMint Copy

Mitterand, 1981Hold Your PeaceLaredo Lass

Love Bunny, 1978Exclusive Native, 1965

Raise a NativeExclusive

Lady Tramp, 1965SensitivoLa Morlaye

inbreeding: 5SX5SX5D Northern Dancer.

7steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

Beno

iT &

Asso

CiAT

es

Pedigree information provided by

Tiz The Truth wins a maiden special weight on Feb. 2, 2013, at santa Anita Park

Page 40: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

40 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

Treasury BillCH C 2010 FTKJUL 2011 $ 230,000AWD: 6.50  SSI: 5.49Own: West Gary And Mary

Sire: Lemon Drop Kid 1996  SPI: 2.0Dam: Wow Me Free 2004 (Menifee 1996)Brdr: Edward A. Seltzer & Beverly Anderson (KY)Trnr: Ellis Ronald W

Life 3 1 - 1 - 1 $69,000 91 Fast (110) 2 0 - 1 - 1 $35,400 912013 2 1 - 1 - 0 $63,600 91 Wet (110) 1 1 - 0 - 0 $33,600 892012 1 0 - 0 - 1 $5,400 87 Turf (109) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment17ï13SA® 7f ft :22« :45ª 1:10 1:22© 3 ¨¨¬ SnVicnte-G2 ¨¨Ë 75 84/  100   91 6 3 6®‚ 6« 5¨� 2¨ TalamoJoseph¨¨ˉ £ 4.40 ShakinItUp¨TreasuryBillƒCaballoDelCieloƒ 4wd into str,willingly627î13SA® 6�wf :21« :44« 1:10¨ 1:16ª 3 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨Ë 74 83/  99   89 4 5 6¨¨ 6®� 3ª� 1¨‚ TalamoJoseph¨©¨ £ 2.10 TreasuryBill¨‚PureLoyaltyªƒIntoclassymischief� Off bit slow,4wd lane609ý12Bhp© Ì6�ft :23¨ :47 1:11¨ 1:17ª 2 ¨¨§ Md Sp Wt ¨¨© 74 76/  104   87 3 6 6¬ 5« 4©� 3ª‚ TalamoJoseph¨©§ 15.00 WarAcademy¨ƒDenzel¨�TreasuryBill«‚ Off bit slow,best rest6

13ï13Bhp 4f ft :49¨ H 10/20   07ï13Bhp 4f ft :49 H 14/27   21î13Bhp 6f ft 1:16© Hg 5/5   14î13Bhp 5f ft 1:02¨ H 16/20   08î13Bhp 5f ft 1:02© H 18/23   02î13Bhp 4f ft :49 H 17/37   17ÿ12Bhp 4f ft :49« H 15/30   27ý12Bhp 5f ft 1:02© H 22/30   20ý12Bhp 4f ft :49© H 10/14   05ý12Bhp 4f ft :50¨ Hg 56/69   29ü12Bhp 4f ft :51¨ Hg 32/34   23ü12Bhp 7f ft 1:30© H 2/2   

■ Wow Me Free, dam of Treasury Bill, scored a grade III win in the 2008 Next Move Handicap at Aqueduct.

■ At $230,000, Treasury Bill was the third-most expensive yearling at Fasig-Tipton’s July sale in 2011. Lemon Drop Kid was represented twice in the top seven hips.

■ The sole Family 7 representative in American classic history was Man o’ War’s son American Flag, who annexed the 1925 Belmont Stakes.

You have to love this colt’s strong closing effort to Shakin It Up in the San Vi-cente (gr. II). That type of run is exactly what you want to see off a maiden-breaking score with just one other start under the girth. He was four wide into the stretch under jockey Joe Talamo and it looked like he would have poised more danger to the winner with added ground. A son of Lemon Drop Kid out of a Menifee mare can run all day; this colt should get bet-ter going longer. Look for him next time out in the 3-year-old series at Oaklawn for trainer Ron Ellis. He was a $230,000 Fasig-Tipton summer yearling purchase in 2011, seems worth every penny.

We said going into the San Vicente (gr. II), if this colt can finish second or third and be closing, the sky’s the limit. He did and it is. With his stamina-laden pedigree, there is no way he should have been able to sprint with those horses in the San Vicente. And we love the way he threw in a :22 second quarter to reach contention and still came home in :121⁄5

after going 6-wide. Ellis only put him in here because he had to work him anyway to start preparing for the Rebel (gr. II) and Arkansas Derby (gr. I), so might as well run instead and get a good work in him. Very excited about this colt.

Treasury Bill (KY)Chestnut Colt TrueNicks Rating: B+

February 2, 2010 Dosage: 7-2-13-4-0 • DI=1.48 • CD=0.46

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Lemon Drop Kid, b, 1996

Kingmambo, 1990Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Miesque, 1984NureyevPasadoble

Charming Lassie, 1987Seattle Slew, 1974

Bold ReasoningMy Charmer

Lassie Dear, 1974BuckpasserGay Missile

Wow Me Free, ch, 2004

Menifee, 1996Harlan, 1989

Storm CatCountry Romance

Anne Campbell, 1973Never BendRepercussion

Double Wow, 1992With Approval, 1986

CaroPassing Mood

Triple Wow, 1983CoastalIva Reputation

inbreeding: 4sX5d Buckpasser.

7steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

Beno

iT &

Asso

CiAT

es

Pedigree information provided by

Treasury Bill wins a maiden special weight on Jan. 27, 2013, at santa Anita Park

Page 41: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

41 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

UncapturedDKBBR C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 290,000AWD: 6.58  SSI: 11.80Own: Oxley John C

Sire: Lion Heart 2001  SPI: 1.5Dam: Captivating 2002 (Arch 1995)Brdr: William D. Graham (ONT-C)Trnr: Casse Mark

Life 7 6 - 0 - 0 $ 510,837 106 Fast (111) 7 6 - 0 - 0 $ 510,837 1062012 7 6 - 0 - 0 $ 510,837 106 Wet (110) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

0 0 - 0 - 0 $0 106 Turf (110) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDSTop Finishers Comment24ý12CD¨¨ 1ˆft:24¨ :49 1:13« 1:44« 2 ¨¨Ë KyJC-G2 ¨¨°84 88/  96   93 4 2¨ 2� 1² 2² 1‚ MenaM¨©© £ *1.80 Uncaptured‚FracDaddy¨‚DeweySquareƒ Stiff drive,unyielding1328ü12CD¨§ 1m ft:22« :46¨ 1:12¨ 1:37ª 2 ¨¨¬ Iroquois-G3 ¨©§96 95/  101   99 8 7ª 5©‚ 3¨� 1©� 1¬� MenaM¨©§ £ 4.70 Uncaptured¬�Positively©�Overanalyze¨ƒ Steadied 7/16 pl1007ü12WOˉ Ì1ˆft:24© :48« 1:12ª 1:43« 2 ¨¨¬ Grey-G3 ¨¨«73 84/  91   88 2 3© 4© 4© 4¨ 5«‚ HusbandsP¨©© £ *0.40 RiverSevenƒTesseron‚IndianoJonesƒ Shuffled back,checked 609û12WOª Ì7f ft:22ª :45¨ 1:09ª 1:22© 2 ¨¨ª Swynford150k ¨¨Ë86 91/  99   95 3 2 3¨ 3¨� 1¨ 1ª‚ HusbandsP¨©© £ *0.20 Uncapturedª‚FiveIron¨�DanTheTinManª� 7w top str,handily 428ø12WOª Ì6f ft:23 :46¨ :58 1:10¨ 2 ¨¨¬ ’Vandal150k ¨¨°85 90/  98   93 1 2 2� 1� 1¨� 1¨ HusbandsP¨©© £ *0.25 Uncaptured¨RiverSevenË�DynamicSkyË� Clr top str,drvg 530ö12WOˉ Ì5� ft:21¨ :44¨ :56© 1:03 2 ¨¨Ë ’Clarendon150k ¨©¨89 102/  96  106 6 2 3«� 3¬ 1² 1¬� HusbandsP¨¨° £ *1.30 Uncaptured¬�Jocosityª�RiverSeven© Swept by furlong out 713õ12WO¨ Ì4� ft:21« :45© :51« 2 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨¬ 96/  86   91 5 2 3© 3¨� 1± HusbandsP¨¨¬ £ 1.65 Uncaptured±Ray'sAway«‚RipRoarinRitchieª Bmp'd,rallied,just up 7

×13ï13Otc 3f ft :35ª B 1/7   ×14ý12CD 5f ft :59© B 1/43   20ü12CD 5f ft 1:01« B 6/53   30û12WO 5f ft 1:01« B 22/74   23û12WO 5f ft 1:02¨ B 37/80   02û12WO 5f ft 1:03¨ B 32/44   24ù12WO 5f ft 1:01ª B 15/41   17ù12WO 5f ft 1:01« B 8/31   20ø12WO 5f ft 1:00« B 6/40   ×20ö12WO 5f ft 1:00¨ B 1/17   13ö12WO 5f ft 1:01© B 7/37   06ö12WO 5f ft 1:00ª B 6/44   

■ Gold Star Deputy, a half brother to Uncaptured’s dam Captivating, set a new world record for 10½ furlongs.

■ Uncaptured sold for $290,000 at the Keeneland September sale—well above sire Lion Heart’s North American average of $37,765 in 2011.

■ Family 3-g has yet to capture a spot in American classic annals; Uncaptured could rewrite history in 2013.

I keep wanting to dismiss him but the bottom line is he’s done nothing wrong except take some extra time to get going after prevailing in a roughly-run edition of the Kentucky Jockey Club (gr. II). Go back and watch that race, in which he battles back determinedly on the rail despite close pressure from Frac Daddy. Incredible bravery and seasoning for a juvenile. There’s plenty to like from back-to-back victories on dirt in the Iroquois (gr. III), in which eventual Remsen (gr. II) winner Over-analyze was third, and the Kentucky Jockey Club. Now let’s just see trainer Mark Casse get him back to the races.

He would be much higher on most people’s lists had he not suffered a couple of minor setbacks that have delayed his training. He’s just now getting back in the swing of things in Ocala, and is for-tunate he has built such a strong 2-year-old foundation, winning six of his seven starts, including victories in the Iroquois Stakes (gr. III) and Kentucky Jockey

Club Stakes (gr. II). In the Iroquois he crushed Futurity (gr. II) winner and even-tual Remsen (gr. II) winner Overanalyze, and in the Kentucky Jockey Club he showed a lot of heart digging in to hold off Frac Daddy following a long campaign.

Uncaptured (ONT)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: A

March 19, 2010 Dosage: 1-3-8-0-0 • DI=2.00 • CD=0.42

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 10 Points Ranking: 7/48

Lion Heart, ch, 2001

Tale of the Cat, 1994Storm Cat, 1983

Storm BirdTerlingua

Yarn, 1987Mr. ProspectorNarrate

Satin Sunrise, 1990Mr. Leader, 1966

Hail to ReasonJolie Deja

Logic, 1979NaskraBactu Reason

Captivating, b, 2002

Arch, 1995Kris S., 1977

RobertoSharp Queen

Aurora, 1988DanzigAlthea

Andrea Ruckus, 1986Bold Ruckus, 1976

BoldnesianRaise a Ruckus

Do's Melody, 1974Right CombinationVictory Songster

inbreeding: 5SX5D Northern Dancer; 5SX5d Raise a Native; 4SX5D Hail to Reason.

7steve haskin’s

raTing

The Reserves

claire novak’s

analysis

Reed

PAlm

eR/C

HuRC

Hill

doW

ns

Pedigree information provided by

uncaptured wins the 31st running of the iroquois stakes (gr. iii) on oct. 28, 2012

Page 42: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

42 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

VerrazanoB C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 250,000AWD: 7.25  SSI: 0.0Own: Let's Go Stable

Sire: More Than Ready 1997  SPI: 1.6Dam: Enchanted Rock 2004 (Giant's Causeway 1997)Brdr: Emory A. Hamilton (KY)Trnr: Pletcher Todd A

Life 2 2 - 0 - 0 $51,300 104 Fast (109) 2 2 - 0 - 0 $51,300 1042013 2 2 - 0 - 0 $51,300 104 Wet (109) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

0 0 - 0 - 0 $0 Turf (109) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPD PP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment02ï13GP¬ 1m ft :22« :45© 1:09« 1:34« 3 ¨¨¬ OC75k/n1x-N ¨©¨ 98 104/  101  104 3 2� 2� 1¨ 1Ë� 1¨Ë‚ VelazquezJR¨¨ˉ £ *0.20 Verrazano¨Ë‚EtonBlue‚Gunderman¨¬ Drew off, handily 501î13GP© 6� ft :22¨ :45 1:09« 1:16© 3 ¨¨© Md Sp Wt ¨¨° 93 102/   91   97 9 3 3¨ 2¨ 1¨� 1®ƒ VelazquezJR¨©© £ 1.90 Verrazano®ƒAcclaim¬CoinBrokerª� 3wd bid, drew clear 11

17ï13Pmm 4f ft :48 B 6/74   27î13Pmm 4f ft :48« B 14/44   20î13Pmm 5f ft 1:00« B 5/13   13î13Pmm 4f ft :49© B 25/46   27ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :48 Bg 5/20   19ÿ12Pmm 5f ft 1:00¨ B 2/8   13ÿ12Pmm 4f ft :47« Bg 3/26   ×04ÿ12Pmm 5f ft 1:02¨ B 1/6   27ý12Pmm 4f ft :49ª B 10/21   ×20ý12Pmm 4f ft :47© B 1/24   14ý12Pmm 3f ft :38© B 6/8   24õ12Sar TT 3f ft :38¨ B 17/46   

■ Half brother El Padrino also chased the Triple Crown trail for Let’s Go Stable and trainer Todd Pletcher. He won the Risen Star Stakes (gr. II) as his major 2012 Derby prep.

■ More Than Ready, Verrazano’s sire, came in a close fourth in the 2000 Derby. He went on to win the grade I King’s Bishop Stakes, a race regularly heralded as a sire-making contest.

■ Verrazano is vying to become Family 13-d’s first winner of an American classic race.

Half brother to El Padrino blew us away with impressive back-to-back wins, recently a 16 ¼-length romp in a Gulfstream allowance Feb. 2. The brilliant 1:34.80 mile earned him the highest Beyer of any 3-year-old this year. His female side will help him get the Derby distance, Cool-more’s buy-in boosts confidence, and he’s been working with Shanghai Bobby on even terms. But whom did he really beat so far? He’s a buzz horse but needs to step up in class and get some points on the Road to the Roses. Will have to overcome the “Apollo Curse” that unraced 2-year-olds don’t win the Derby (Apollo was the only one to do so in 1882). Hope he lasts.

There is no telling the extent of this colt’s brilliance and raw talent. His two career starts, both this year, have been other worldly. After breaking his maiden by 7¾ lengths, earning a 93 Beyer, he absolutely destroyed an allowance field going a mile by 16¼ jaw-dropping lengths in 1:344⁄5, earning a 105 Beyer. We know he has electrifying speed and

can carry it, but when you run like this so early in your career, the question is, where do you go from here? He will have only four career starts before the Derby and has that crazy Apollo curse to deal with, not having run as a 2-year-old.

Verrazano (KY)Bay Colt TrueNicks Rating: C

January 27, 2010 Dosage: 9-0-17-0-0 • DI=2.06 • CD=0.69

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

More Than Ready, dkb/br, 1997

Southern Halo, 1983Halo, 1969

Hail to ReasonCosmah

Northern Sea, 1974Northern DancerSea Saga

Woodman's Girl, 1990Woodman, 1983

Mr. ProspectorPlaymate

Becky Be Good, 1981NaskraGood Landing

Enchanted Rock, ch, 2004

Giant's Causeway, 1997

Storm Cat, 1983Storm BirdTerlingua

Mariah's Storm, 1991RahyImmense

Chic Shirine, 1984Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Too Chic, 1979Blushing GroomRemedia

inbreeding: 4sX5D Northern Dancer; 4SX3d Mr. Prospector.

8steve haskin’s

raTing

Most Likely to Succeed

claire novak’s

analysis

CouR

TneY

Hee

neY/

Cogl

iAne

se P

HoTo

s

Pedigree information provided by

verrazano wins race 5 at gulfstream Park on Feb. 2, 2013

Page 43: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

43 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

ViolenceDKBBR C 2010 KEESEP 2011 $ 600,000AWD: 7.83  SSI: 36.19Own: Black Rock Thoroughbreds Llp

Sire: Medaglia D'oro 1999  SPI: 2.4Dam: Violent Beauty 2003 (Gone West 1984)Brdr: Dell Ridge Farm, Llc (KY)Trnr: Pletcher Todd A

Life 3 3 - 0 - 0 $ 543,000 98 Fast (112) 3 3 - 0 - 0 $ 543,000 982012 3 3 - 0 - 0 $ 543,000 98 Wet (113) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

0 0 - 0 - 0 $0 Turf (112) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment15ÿ12Bhp° Ì1ˆ ft:22« :46 1:10« 1:43© 2 ¨¨Ë CshClFut-G1 ¨©¨ 101 101/  92   98 6 5©‚ 5¨ƒ 4©� 2² 1¨‚ CastellanoJJ¨©¨ £ *1.20 Violence¨‚FuryKapcori©�Den'sLegacy¬‚ Bid, led,clear late1104ý12Aquˉ 1m ft:22« :45© 1:09© 1:35¨ 2 ¨¨¬ Nashua-G2 ¨¨° 91 105/  86   96 3 4© 4© 3‚ 1� 1© CastellanoJJ¨¨Ë £ 2.90 Violence©VegasNoShowªReallySharpª� 4w, came in thrice 718ù12Sar« 7f ft:22© :45 1:09ª 1:22« 2 ¨¨¨ Md Sp Wt ¨¨« 83 92/  89   89 4 6 3© 2¨ 2¨ 1‚ VelazquezJR¨¨° £ *0.80 Violence‚TitletownFive¨Orb© Hesitatd brk,bmpd wire 8

×17ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:00¨ B 1/43   10ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:01 B 4/26   03ï13Pmm 5f ft 1:02¨ B 15/24   27î13Pmm 4f ft :48 B 5/44   20î13Pmm 4f ft :50« B 41/45   09ÿ12Bel TT 4f sy :50 B 3/4   01ÿ12Bel TT 4f ft :48« B 11/66   18ý12Bel TT 4f ft :48 B 4/92   ×27ü12Bel TT 5f ft 1:00ª B 1/21   22ü12Bel TT 5f ft 1:00 B 3/30   14ü12Bel TT 4f ft :48© B 14/70   24û12Bel TT 5f ft 1:03¨ B 19/23   

■ Violence’s $600,000 final bid was the second-highest price in the third session of Keeneland’s September yearling sale in 2011.

■ Sire Medaglia d’Oro won from six to 10 furlongs; dam Violent Beauty’s sole win came at six furlongs.

■ Summing won the 1981 Belmont Stakes for Family 1-g.

Proven winner of CashCall Futurity (gr. I) needs to carry that class over to 3-year-old form, and we’ll get a chance to see him do so in the Feb. 23 Besilu Stables Fountain of Youth Stakes (gr. II), his first start of 2013. He did everything asked of him as a juvenile, traveling well to California after winning the Nashua Stakes (gr. II) at Aqueduct, and ran with maturity in the CashCall when stalking the pace then tidily putting away pacesetter Fury Kapcori. If he keeps up what he was doing last year, he’ll be a serious contender.

He’s made the most of his three starts and appears to be the consummate pro with no obvious flaws. His progression has been perfect, starting with a game maiden score going seven furlongs, fol-lowed by a sold two-length victory in the Nashua Stakes (gr. II), covering the mile in a sharp 1:351⁄5. Traveling cross-country to meet the best juveniles in California over

Hollywood’s Cushion Track, he cruised to a comfortable victory in the 11⁄16-mile CashCall Futurity (gr. I). What makes the son of Medaglia d’Oro so appealing is that he does what he has to in order to win and always leaves something in the tank.

Violence (KY)Dark Bay or Brown Colt TrueNicks Rating: A

March 21, 2010 Dosage: 6-3-9-2-0 • DI=2.08 • CD=0.65

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 10 Points Ranking: 4/48

Medaglia d'Oro, dkb/br, 1999

El Prado, 1989Sadler's Wells, 1981

Northern DancerFairy Bridge

Lady Capulet, 1974Sir IvorCap and Bells

Cappucino Bay, 1989Bailjumper, 1974

DamascusCourt Circuit

Dubbed In, 1973Silent ScreenSociety Singer

Violent Beauty, dkb/br, 2003

Gone West, 1984Mr. Prospector, 1970

Raise a NativeGold Digger

Secrettame, 1978SecretariatTamerett

Storming Beauty, 1998Storm Cat, 1983

Storm BirdTerlingua

Sky Beauty, 1990Blushing GroomMaplejinsky

inbreeding: 4SX5D Northern Dancer.

9steve haskin’s

raTing

Most Likely to Succeed

claire novak’s

analysis

Jess

iCA

HAns

en/n

YRA

Pedigree information provided by

violence wins the nashua stakes (gr. ii)

Page 44: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

44 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWWhat the experts say.. .

facts & notes...

#5044 Brisnet.com Lifetime PP's

VyjackB G 2010 FTMMAY 2012 $ 100,000AWD: 7.27  SSI: 14.98Own: Pick Six Racing

Sire: Into Mischief 2005  SPI: 5.4Dam: Life Happened 2001 (Stravinsky 1996)Brdr: Machmer Hall (KY)Trnr: Rodriguez Rudy R

Life 3 3 - 0 - 0 $ 202,200 100 Fast (109) 2 2 - 0 - 0 $ 157,200 932013 1 1 - 0 - 0 $ 120,000 93 Wet (105?) 1 1 - 0 - 0 $45,000 1002012 2 2 - 0 - 0 $82,200 100 Turf (110?) 0 0 - 0 - 0 $0

DATE TRK DIST FRACTIONS RR RACETYPE CR E1 E2/ LP SPDPP ST 1C 2C Str FIN JOCKEY M/E ODDS Top Finishers Comment05î13Aquˉ �1®§ ft :24 :47© 1:12 1:40ª 3 ¨¨Ë Jerome-G2 ¨¨° 91 93/  93   93 2 2� 1¨ 2² 2² 1 VelasquezCornelio¨¨° £ *1.15 Vyjack²SieteDeOrosªAmerigoVespucci� Carried out,bump 1/16 809ÿ12Aquª 7f sy:22« :46¨ 1:11 1:24¨ 2 ¨¨¬ TrskWd75k ¨©¨ 92 102/  95  100 3 4 3© 2¨� 1« 1¬ƒ VelasquezCornelio¨©§ £ *0.55 Vyjack¬ƒAlwaysInATizËBlackHornetª«ƒ Off inside, rallied 410ý12Aqu« 6� ft :22« :45ª 1:09 1:15© 2 ¨¨ª Md Sp Wt ¨¨® 87 89/  98   93 5 4 2� 2² 1² 1¨ƒ VelasquezCornelio¨©§ £ 17.80 Vyjack¨ƒClawback±Retreiveªƒ Vie btwn turn,edge clr10

14ï13Aqu IM 5f ft 1:01 B 1/3   07ï13Aqu IM 5f ft 1:00ª B 1/2   ×27î13Aqu IM 5f ft 1:03 B 1/7   19î13Aqu IM 4f ft :51 B 17/25   26ÿ12Aqu IM 4f ft :51© B 44/50   25ý12Aqu 5f ft 1:03¨ B 8/15   28ü12Aqu 5f ft 1:04 Bg 19/30   22ü12Aqu 5f ft 1:05 Bg 16/17   15ü12Aqu 5f ft 1:03 B 2/4   07ü12Aqu 5f ft 1:02ª Bg 6/11   22û12Aqu 4f ft :49¨ B 4/21   30ö12Fai 3f ft :37ª B 10/19   

■ Dam Life Happened also produced Prime Cut, who placed in the Coolmore Lexington Stakes (gr. III) and Peter Pan Stakes (gr. II) in 2011 and is racing again in 2013 after being off the track last year.

■ Vyjack’s $45,000 sale price as a Fasig-Tipton July yearling was Into Mischief’s lowest final bid: The 2013 sophomore sire’s sale average was $78,333.

■ Vyjack belongs to the same Family 1-n as fellow 2013 Triple Crown hopefuls Delhomme and Carving.

This powerful colt refused to be bested in the Jerome (gr. II) and ran a fight-ing race from start to finish. While his strong way of moving is visually im-pressive, he’ll have to learn to settle better if he’s going to succeed going long. Jockey Cornelio Velasquez finally gave up trying to take him back when it be-came clear he would only wear himself out in the struggle. After pulling his way to the lead and dispatching Mudflats, he had to contend with Siete de Oros and dug down gamely with something left. March 2 Gotham (gr. III) to April 6 Wood Memorial (gr. I) is his path; needs points on Road to Kentucky Derby.

Not many knocks against him, as he is undefeated in three starts, although all at Aqueduct. The son of Into Mischief began his career with a sharp maiden score over 6½ furlongs. He then won an over-night stakes at seven furlongs in the slop before scoring a gutsy head victory over a stubborn Siete de Oros in the Jerome (gr. II) going a mile and 70 yards over the

inner track. He’s been flying under the radar but hopes to make people take notice in the Gotham (gr. III). This is the first legitimate Derby contender for trainer Rudy Rodriguez, former jockey, assistant, and exercise rider for the late Bobby Frankel.

Vyjack (KY)Bay Gelding TrueNicks Rating: C+

February 11, 2010 Dosage: 6-0-6-2-0 • DI=1.80 • CD=0.71

Road to the Kentucky Derby Points: 0 Points Ranking: unranked

Into Mischief, b, 2005

Harlan's Holiday, 1999Harlan, 1989

Storm CatCountry Romance

Christmas in Aiken, 1992

AffirmedDowager

Leslie's Lady, 1996Tricky Creek, 1986

Clever TrickBattle Creek Girl

Crystal Lady, 1990Stop the MusicOne Last Bird

Life Happened, ch, 2001

Stravinsky, 1996Nureyev, 1977

Northern DancerSpecial

Fire the Groom, 1987Blushing GroomProspector's Fire

Round It Off, 1990Apalachee, 1971

Round TableMoccasin

Capp It Off, 1982Double ZeusTurn Capp

6steve haskin’s

raTing

Best of the Rest

claire novak’s

analysis

AdAm

Cog

liAne

se/n

YRA

Pedigree information provided by

vyjack (left) wins the Jerome stakes (gr. ii)

Page 45: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

45 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

A CERTAIN SATURDAY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, Feb. 26 Any Given Saturday—Wires Crossed, Caller I. D. $1,200 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A++ 2.11

ABRAHAM (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 08 Distorted Humor—Tabarin, El Prado (IRE) $34,020 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 9.0 f. A++ 2.00

ADMIRAL KITTEN (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 24 Kitten's Joy—Reachinforthestars, Grand Slam $57,000 (—) 2 - 2 - 0 - 0  SW 8.5 f. A++ 106 1.15

AFONSO DE SOUSA (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 26 Henrythenavigator—Mien, Nureyev $25,375 ($9,342) 4 - 1 - 0 - 2  G3SPl 6.0 f. C 1.11

AIR SQUADRON (KY): Chestnut Colt, May 04 Curlin—Air France, French Deputy $12,400 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 2  Pl B+ 3.57

AIRFOIL (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 25 Bernardini—Wind Flow, Indian Charlie — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B+ 2.38

ALEANDER (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 26 Smart Strike—California Sunset, Deputy Minister $11,450 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl B 2.26

ALLOCATE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, Apr. 02 After Market—Copano Bay, Seattle Slew $165 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 2.67

ALMOST ENGLISH (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, May 23 Tapit—Carol D, High Yield $42,400 (—) 4 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 7.0 f. A+ 3.00

ALWAYS CURIOUS (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 02 Big Brown—D'Enough, D'Accord — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr D 2.69

ALWAYS IN A TIZ (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 15 Tiznow—Calendar Girl, Elusive Quality $87,000 ($9,000) 4 - 1 - 1 - 1  SPl 5.5 f. A 2.20

AMARISH (KY): Bay Gelding, May 04 Scat Daddy—Issues, Awesome Again $91,200 (—) 4 - 2 - 0 - 0  SW 5.5 f. C 111 2.43

AMERIGO VESPUCCI (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 23 Henrythenavigator—Senza Paura, Fly Till Dawn $114,460 ($30,000) 6 - 2 - 2 - 1  G2SPl 7.0 f. F 104 1.00

APPEALING TALE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 18 Tale of the Cat—Appealing Bride, Unbridled's Song $48,660 (—) 4 - 1 - 0 - 2  Wnr 8.0 f. A 4.71

ARCHER HILL (NY): Bay Colt, Feb. 08 Big Brown—La Femme Galante, Grand Slam $41,572 ($2,572) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. B+ 2.20

AVARE (KY): Bay Ridgling, Apr. 20 Johannesburg—V Sign, Robellino $79,650 (—) 5 - 2 - 0 - 0  SW 8.0 f. A+ 106 1.67

AVIE'S QUALITY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 02 Elusive Quality—Fly for Avie, Lord Avie $143,700 ($2,000) 5 - 2 - 1 - 1  SW 8.5 f. C 2.33

BACK OFF BUDDY (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 27 Tale of the Cat—Dixie Dos, Dixieland Band $2,650 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 4.14

BALANCE OF POWER (KY): Chestnut Gelding, Apr. 21 Silver Train—Woodman's Dancer, Woodman $10,438 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.2 f. B+ 2.14

BALANCE THE BOOKS (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 06 Lemon Drop Kid—Kreisleriana, Seeking the Gold $326,000 ($309,000) 4 - 2 - 1 - 1  G1SPl 8.5 f. A 118 1.50

BAMBAZONKI (FL): Bay Colt, Apr. 06 Hard Spun—Clafoutis, Unbridled's Song $78,820 (—) 4 - 2 - 2 - 0  SPl 8.5 f. A 2.50

BATTLED (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 16 Master Command—Grinch, Salt Lake $10,120 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl F 2.60

BEHOLDER (KY): Bay Filly, May 09 Henny Hughes—Leslie's Lady, Tricky Creek $1,245,000 ($1,170,000) 6 - 3 - 2 - 0  G1SW 8.5 f. A++ 123 1.40

BELVIN (FL): Bay Colt, May 14 Empire Maker—Midway Squall, Storm Bird $42,850 ($250) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 6.5 f. A 3.00

BENCH PRESS (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 09 Brother Derek—Try a Gator Girl, Copelan $13,440 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 2  Pl A++ 2.43

BERN IDENTITY (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 17 Bernstein—Maddalena, Good and Tough $628,000 ($452,000) 7 - 3 - 2 - 1  G2SW 8.0 f. A++ 115 2.11

BEST OF BIRDSTONE (AR): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 24 Birdstone—Half a Storm, Storm and a Half $59,904 (—) 5 - 1 - 0 - 1  SW 6.0 f. A+ 106 8.33

BEST PLAY (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 25 Speightstown—Colonial Play, Pleasant Colony $24,163 ($12,859) 2 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl B 1.86

BETHEL (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 08 Pulpit—Cunning, Lord At War (ARG) $19,620 (—) 4 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. A++ 2.38

BETWEENHEREANDCOOL (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 25Unbridled's Song—Charming N Lovable, Horse Chestnut (SAF)

$600 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr D 3.00

BIG LUTE (MD): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 21 Midnight Lute—V V S Flawless, Deputy Minister $33,000 ($1,200) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. A+ 3.00

BOLD CHALLENGER (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Feb. 10 Exchange Rate—Best Mom, Chester House $32,318 (—) 3 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. A++ 3.00

BOLD DANCE (VA): Gray or Roan Colt, Feb. 17 Pulpit—Quiet Dance, Quiet American $36,810 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. A 3.00

BOUNDLESS HEART (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 13 Elusive Quality—Sacre Coeur, Saint Ballado $7,920 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl A 1.93

BRADESTER (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 25 Lion Heart—Grandestofall, Grand Slam $66,100 (—) 3 - 2 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. D 2.20

BRASS PEAR (NY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 25 E Dubai—Perfect Pear, Pine Bluff $346 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr D 3.33

BRED TO BOSS (PA): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 30 Street Boss—Pecan Bayou, Gone West $534 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr D 4.71

BROKERED (KY): Chestnut Colt, May 02 Eddington—Gottah Penny, Stravinsky $18,840 (—) 3 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. D 2.58

BROWN ALMIGHTY (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 22 Big Brown—Gone Goodbye, Gone for Real $119,700 ($31,200) 7 - 2 - 2 - 0  G3SPl 8.0 f. B+ 108 2.20

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Page 46: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

46 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

BYE BYE BERNIE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 26 Bernstein—Eternal Grace, Gilded Time $63,265 (—) 6 - 1 - 2 - 1  SPl 7.0 f. A++ 1.67

CAN'T CATCH ME NOW (NY): Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, Feb. 27 Harlington—Can't Bluff Me, Pine Bluff $20,230 (—) 7 - 0 - 0 - 2  Pl A++ 3.67

CAPO BASTONE (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 25 Street Boss—Fight to Love, Fit to Fight $314,100 ($246,000) 5 - 2 - 0 - 2  G1SPl 8.5 f. D 119 4.33

CARRIED INTEREST (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 22 Henny Hughes—Missamerica Bertie, Quiet American $82,000 ($40,000) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  G2SPl 5.0 f. A 109 4.33

CARSON'S CROWN (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 23 Harlan's Holiday—Delicatessa, Dare and Go $62,460 ($30,000) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  G3SPl 5.0 f. A++ 107 1.55

CARVING (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 15 Any Given Saturday—In Seconds, Giant's Causeway $171,900 ($57,000) 6 - 3 - 0 - 0  SW 8.5 f. D 108 1.48

CAVIAR DREAMS (CA): Bay Gelding, Mar. 09 Pleasantly Perfect—Snobby Princess, Premiership $15,456 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 2  Pl B 2.75

CELEBRATOR (ON): Bay Colt, Mar. 23 Elusive Quality—Pinafores Pride, Saint Ballado $1,680 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 2.38

CELESTIAL CRUISER (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 02 Medaglia d'Oro—Catumbella, Diesis (GB) — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B+ 1.00

CERRO (IRE) (IRE): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 15 Mr. Greeley—Ballette (IRE), Giant's Causeway $46,125 ($1,500) 5 - 2 - 0 - 1  Wnr 9.0 f. A 1.73

CERVARO (KY): Chestnut Ridgling, Mar. 02 Lemon Drop Kid—Corona Lake, Storm Cat $3,710 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr B+ 1.50

CHAMPION BOY (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 23 Big Brown—My Amandari, El Prado (IRE) $12,000 ($6,000) 2 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl D 1.74

CHANNEL ISLE (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 12 English Channel—Dandanna (IRE), Linamix (FR) $100,650 ($15,000) 8 - 2 - 1 - 1  Wnr 9.0 f. D 1.59

CHARISMATIC PULPIT (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 18 Pulpit—Karis Makaw, Charismatic $12,000 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl A++ 3.31

CHARMING KITTEN (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 20 Kitten's Joy—Iteration, Wild Again $152,000 ($21,000) 5 - 2 - 1 - 1  G2SPl 8.5 f. A++ 112 1.59

CHINA PRINCE (CA): Bay Gelding, Mar. 07 Peppered Cat—China Princess, Corslew $39,488 (—) 4 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. A 2.00

CIRCLE UNBROKEN (FL): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 22 Broken Vow—Baldomera, Doneraile Court $116,534 ($68,034) 4 - 2 - 1 - 0  G3SW 6.0 f. C+ 111 2.33

CLAWBACK (FL): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 17 Put It Back—Cloudrunner, Dixieland Band $110,600 (—) 4 - 2 - 2 - 0  SW 6.0 f. A++ 3.00

CLEARLY NOW (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 09 Horse Greeley—Bend, Arch $124,598 ($40,000) 4 - 2 - 0 - 2  G3SPl 6.0 f. A 2.33

COASTAL BREEZE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Jan. 17 Empire Maker—Dive, Storm Cat $15,020 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl C 3.31

CODE WEST (VA): Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling, Apr. 12 Lemon Drop Kid—Charitabledonation, Saint Ballado $66,000 (—) 5 - 1 - 2 - 2  Wnr 8.5 f. A+ 1.34

COIN BROKER (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 15 Tapit—Pay On Demand, Red Ransom $3,780 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl A++ 2.29

COLBURN (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 18 Heatseeker (IRE)—Go Ask Daisy, Mutakddim $8,780 (—) 4 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr C 1.67

CONSURGO (KY): Bay Colt, May 29 Flatter—Foxcroft Sister, Lord Gaylord — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr C+ 3.62

CORINTHIAN ORDER (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 18 Corinthian—On Kris's Wings, Kris S. — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr D 1.82

COUNTY LINEMAN (ON): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 18 Silent Name (JPN)—Phone Dancer, Caller I. D. $40,336 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 7.0 f. D 2.11

CROP REPORT (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 31 Medaglia d'Oro—Amarillo, Crafty Prospector $7,224 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. A 2.25

CUMBERLAND CHIEF (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 09 Quiet American—No Knocks, A.P. Indy $1,930 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A++ 2.67

CURLY TOP (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 07 Curlin—Top Notch Lady, Sultry Song $51,600 (—) 3 - 1 - 2 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. D 3.50

DEAD EASY (LA): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 06 Eddington—Stormy Playmate, Sky Classic $20,430 (—) 4 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl A 2.04

DECLAN'S WARRIOR (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 05 Majestic Warrior—Comanche Star, Saint Ballado $49,935 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 5.5 f. D 2.11

DECLASSIFY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 23 Orientate—Mir Cat, Tale of the Cat — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A 2.11

DEL MAR SUNSET (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 01 Candy Ride (ARG)—Nymphette, Devil's Bag $17,920 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl A+ 1.40

DELHOMME (PA): Bay Colt, Mar. 04 Dixie Union—Art Show, Out of Place $84,800 ($25,000) 3 - 1 - 1 - 1  G2SPl 8.0 f. A 114 1.80

DEMONIC (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 14 Bernardini—Sincerely, Meadowlake $33,600 (—) 1 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 7.0 f. F 4.50

DEN'S LEGACY (FL): Bay Colt, Jan. 28 Medaglia d'Oro—Sunshine Song, War Chant $321,350 ($225,000) 10 - 2 - 5 - 1  G1SPl 8.0 f. A++ 114 1.57

DEPARTING (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 01 War Front—Leave, Pulpit $48,000 (—) 2 - 2 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.3 f. A+ 2.71

DEWEY SQUARE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 19 Bernardini—Somethinaboutbetty, Forestry $71,498 ($16,298) 4 - 2 - 0 - 1  G2SPl 8.5 f. B+ 114 3.00

DICE FLAVOR (KY): Chestnut Colt, May 13 Scat Daddy—Afleet Summer, Afleet $160,500 ($120,000) 5 - 2 - 0 - 2  G3SW 9.0 f. C 2.33

DIPSY DREW (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 06 Pleasantly Perfect—Seeking Adel, Seeking the Gold $43,750 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. B+ 2.47

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Page 47: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

47 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

DIRTY SWAGG (KY): Bay Ridgling, May 07 Street Hero—Diversa, Tabasco Cat $58,400 ($2,000) 8 - 1 - 0 - 1  SPl 8.0 f. C 105 2.00

DISTILLER (MD): Bay Colt, Mar. 17 Corinthian—Moonshine Run, Go for Gin $7,200 (—) 1 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl A 1.67

DISTINCTIV PASSION (FL): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 21 With Distinction—Dance Forthe Green, West by West $120,600 (—) 5 - 3 - 0 - 1  SW 6.0 f. A 2.11

DIVINE AMBITION (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 04 Divine Park—Window Woman, Skip Away $21,600 ($4,000) 3 - 1 - 0 - 1  SPl 6.0 f. C 4.00

DOC CEBU (KY): Bay Colt, May 10 Hard Spun—Berga, Jade Hunter $2,100 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A+ 2.25

DOHERTY (KY): Bay Gelding, Feb. 15 Giant's Causeway—Highclere Memory, Cryptoclearance $33,600 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. A++ 1.57

DORSETT (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 13 Artie Schiller—Dontgetinmyway, Machiavellian $7,800 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl B+ 2.00

DOWNTOWN (ON): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 02 Street Sense—Penny Perfect, Alydeed — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr C+ 1.33

DREAMING OF JULIA (KY): Bay Filly, Mar. 03 A.P. Indy—Dream Rush, Wild Rush $537,000 ($438,000) 4 - 3 - 0 - 1  G1SW 8.0 f. A++ 119 3.42

DRY SUMMER (KY): Chestnut Ridgling, Mar. 13 Any Given Saturday—Greenstreet, Street Cry (IRE) $133,680 ($6,000) 7 - 3 - 0 - 0  SW 8.3 f. A+ 108 3.00

DUKE OF THE CITY (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 27 Bernardini—Meadow Breeze, Meadowlake $37,370 (—) 4 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. F 4.00

DYKER BEACH (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 28 Curlin—Favorite Feather, Capote $16,258 (—) 4 - 0 - 2 - 0  Pl C 3.00

DYNAMIC SKY (ON): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 10 Sky Mesa—Murani, Distorted Humor $288,115 ($120,000) 6 - 2 - 2 - 1  G1SPl 7.0 f. A++ 117 2.50

DYNAMIC STRIKE (PA): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 18 Smart Strike—Dynamic Deputy, Deputy Minister $90,600 (—) 4 - 3 - 0 - 0  SW 8.0 f. B 2.80

EARNED INDULGENCE (TN): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Jun. 06 Mecke—Lady Francine, Quiet American — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A++ 4.71

EDGE OF REALITY (PA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 05 Lawyer Ron—Our Nancy Lee, Touch Gold $39,915 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. A++ 2.20

EL DURO (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Feb. 12 Tapit—Feline Story, Tale of the Cat $54,785 (—) 4 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.5 f. A+ 3.00

ELMUTAHID (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Jan. 22 Street Cry (IRE)—Alwajeeha, Dixieland Band $50,154 (—) 5 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 9.0 f. A+ 3.50

ELNAAWI (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 15 Street Sense—Pilfer, Deputy Minister $45,200 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. A 1.67

EMPIRE STAR (PA): Bay Colt, Feb. 19 Empire Maker—Star Number, Polish Numbers — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A+ 3.00

EQUUS PRIME (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 15 Dynaformer—Catchascatchcan (GB), Pursuit of Love (GB) $517 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 1.37

ESCAPEFROMREALITY (NY): Bay Gelding, Feb. 06 Read the Footnotes—Queen of the City, Medaglia d'Oro $82,000 ($40,000) 3 - 1 - 2 - 0  G3SPl 5.5 f. NR 1.22

ETON BLUE (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 29 Giant's Causeway—Bird Town, Cape Town $38,970 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. C 1.50

EXCHANGE PARTNERS (MD): Gray or Roan Colt, Jan. 31 Exchange Rate—Holiday Ball, Black Tie Affair (IRE) $31,950 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 1  Wnr 8.3 f. A 2.60

FALLING SKY (PA): Bay Colt, Apr. 17 Lion Heart—Sea Dragoness, Sea Hero $164,800 ($120,000) 4 - 3 - 0 - 0  G3SW 8.5 f. A++ 1.40

FAR ROCKAWAY (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 06 Macho Uno—Rock Goddess, Dynaformer $250 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 1.46

FEAR THE KITTEN (IL): Bay Colt, Mar. 01 Kitten's Joy—Dynarhythm, Dynaformer $122,870 ($84,890) 5 - 2 - 1 - 1  G3SPl 8.5 f. A++ 1.11

FEVERNTHEFUNKHOUSE (KY): Chestnut Colt, Jan. 27 Henny Hughes—Wicked Wish, Gold Case $56,200 (—) 4 - 1 - 2 - 1  Wnr 6.0 f. D 3.00

FIDDLER BLUE (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 05 Bluegrass Cat—Slewveau, Slew o' Gold $27,700 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.5 f. F 2.64

FIRE FLIGHT (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 13 Awesome Again—Tizso, Cee's Tizzy $200 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A++ 2.50

FLASHBACK (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 12 Tapit—Rhumb Line, Mr. Greeley $147,000 ($120,000) 2 - 2 - 0 - 0  G2SW 8.5 f. A++ 2.73

FLASHY GRAY (KY): Gray or Roan Filly, Apr. 21 Flashy Bull—Pleasure Cat, Cat's Career $66,100 (—) 3 - 2 - 1 - 0  Wnr 7.0 f. A 8.33

FLYING BIRD (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 22 Street Boss—Caged Glory, Honour and Glory $60,334 (—) 6 - 2 - 0 - 1  Wnr 8.5 f. A 2.33

FOOTBRIDGE (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 02Street Cry (IRE)—Thousand Islands (GB), Dubai Millennium (GB)

$29,120 (—) 3 - 0 - 2 - 1  Pl D 3.80

FOR GREATER GLORY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 11 Afleet Alex—Lady's Touch, Touch Gold $58,400 (—) 4 - 1 - 2 - 1  Wnr 8.5 f. F 2.50

FORCE MULTIPLIER (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 07 Johannesburg—In Escrow, Vindication $4,314 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl C 3.00

FORDUBAI (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 08 E Dubai—Unaffordable, Unbridled $27,600 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. C 3.92

FOREVER THING (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 10 Tapit—Liberty Flag, Kingmambo — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B 1.96

FORGOTTEN RULES (IRE) (IRE): Bay Colt, Mar. 09 Nayef—Utterly Heaven (IRE), Danehill — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A++ 2.08

FORTIFY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 16 Distorted Humor—Kotuku (GB), A.P. Indy $273,000 ($225,000) 5 - 1 - 1 - 1  G1SPl 6.5 f. B+ 116 2.60

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Page 48: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

48 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

FORTY TALES (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 16 Tale of the Cat—Forty Love, Forty Niner $95,400 ($30,000) 3 - 2 - 1 - 0  G2SPl 6.0 f. A+ 3.40

FRAC DADDY (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Mar. 05 Scat Daddy—Skipper's Mate, Skip Away $88,116 ($40,596) 4 - 1 - 2 - 0  G2SPl 8.5 f. NR 118 2.33

FREEDOM CHILD (KY): Chestnut Ridgling, May 18 Malibu Moon—Bandstand, Deputy Minister $17,872 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl B+ 4.09

FURY KAPCORI (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 16 Tiznow—Gin Running, Go for Gin $221,000 ($140,000) 5 - 2 - 2 - 0  G1SPl 8.0 f. A++ 118 1.18

GAMEKEEPER (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 01 Divine Park—Cinnamon Charlie, Indian Charlie $1,170 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 3.00

GIANT'S TIME (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 13 Giant's Causeway—Westerly Breeze, Gone West $176 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr C 1.62

GLOWING EMBER (NY): Bay Colt, Jan. 17 Bernstein—Fanfire, Elusive Quality $40,400 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. D 1.18

GOLDEN LAD (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 24 Medaglia d'Oro—Broadway Gold, Seeking the Gold — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A 1.77

GOLDEN SOUL (KY): Chestnut Colt, May 14 Perfect Soul (IRE)—Hollywood Gold, Mr. Prospector $73,400 ($40,000) 3 - 1 - 2 - 0  G3SPl 8.5 f. C 1.92

GOLDENCENTS (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 07 Into Mischief—Golden Works, Banker's Gold $782,000 ($740,000) 4 - 3 - 1 - 0  G1SPl 8.5 f. A++ 116 1.67

GOMBEY DANCER (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 30 Dixie Union—New Hope Seven, Carson City $41,200 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. A 4.78

GORGUI (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 09 Bellamy Road—In Excelcis Deo, Forty Niner $4,200 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl C 1.53

GOVENOR CHARLIE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 23 Midnight Lute—Silverbulletway, Storm Cat $44,800 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. C 1.67

GRAY METEOR (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Feb. 10 Unbridled's Song—Iridescence, Mt. Livermore — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A++ 2.73

GROUND TRANSPORT (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 25 Big Brown—Extry, Broad Brush $31,200 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.3 f. C 3.00

GUNDERMAN (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 03 Birdstone—Shesanoactor, Noactor $70,031 (—) 7 - 1 - 3 - 1  Wnr 8.5 f. C 3.80

GUSAR (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 10 Lemon Drop Kid—Rougeole, Red Ransom — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A+ 1.45

HAPPYISOUTBACK (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 09 Thunder Gulch—Kroemer's Legacy, Anees $18,200 (—) 5 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.3 f. A++ 4.14

HARD TO NAME (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 20 Hard Spun—Affluenza, Giant's Causeway $100,200 (—) 6 - 2 - 2 - 0  Wnr 7.0 f. A++ 1.78

HARDROCK ELEVEN (FL): Gray or Roan Gelding, Jan. 23 Rock Hard Ten—Stark Beauty, Unbridled's Song $48,115 (—) 6 - 1 - 2 - 0  SPl 7.5 f. A++ 2.67

HARRYTHENAVIGATOR (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 24 Henrythenavigator—Confidentially, Saratoga Six $8,400 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl D 1.07

HEAR THE GHOST (KY): Chestnut Gelding, Feb. 04 Ghostzapper—Rehear, Coronado's Quest $42,400 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  SPl 6.0 f. A+ 3.00

HEAT PRESS (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 12 Malibu Moon—Princess Birdeye, Indian Charlie $39,040 (—) 5 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.5 f. B+ 3.40

HEAVEN'S RUNWAY (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 09 Run Away and Hide—Heavens Passport, Awesome Again $147,748 ($41,198) 8 - 2 - 1 - 2  G3SPl 6.5 f. A 104 5.00

HE'S HAD ENOUGH (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 22 Tapit—Amelia, Dixieland Band $472,000 ($430,000) 6 - 1 - 1 - 1  G1SPl 6.5 f. C+ 123 3.00

HE'S SO FINE (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 14 Purge—World Event, Quiet American $80,724 ($47,000) 7 - 1 - 2 - 0  G2SPl 5.0 f. B+ 106 3.44

HIGH FIVE AGAIN (FL): Bay Colt, Jan. 28 Awesome of Course—Precious Feather, Gone West $2,400 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A++ 1.59

HONORABLE DILLON (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 24 Tapit—Shy Greeting (ARG), Shy Tom $155,570 ($90,000) 4 - 2 - 1 - 1  G2SW 7.0 f. A++ 3.00

HONORABLE GUEST (ON): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 21 Old Forester—Whoda Guest, Kinshasa $220,529 (—) 7 - 2 - 4 - 0  SW 7.0 f. A 4.60

ILLUSION CONFUSION (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 17 Mineshaft—Classy Charm, Silver Charm — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B+ 3.33

I'M BOUNDTOSCORE (IN): Bay Colt, Feb. 15 Even the Score—Unaltered, Pulpit $226,325 ($154,305) 6 - 3 - 1 - 1  G2SW 8.0 f. A++ 4.14

IMPERIAL CONCORDE (IRE) (IRE): Bay Colt, Jan. 28 High Chaparral (IRE)—Irish Style (IRE), Mujadil $12,716 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 7.0 f. A++ 1.10

IMPERIAL FORTUNE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 19 Empire Maker—House of Fortune, Free House — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr NR 3.44

INCOGNITO (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Feb. 10 A.P. Indy—Octave, Unbridled's Song $21,510 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl A++ 3.00

INDY'S ILLUSION (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 09 A.P. Indy—Miss Illusion, Mr. Prospector $85,345 ($7,500) 5 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. A 3.17

INO THEPATH (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, Apr. 23 Bluegrass Cat—Last Vice, Vice Regent $117 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 1.93

INSPIRED HERO (KY): Bay Ridgling, Apr. 06 Street Cry (IRE)—Squall Linda, Summer Squall — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B 3.57

INTEGRITY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 18 Hard Spun—Generosity, Unbridled's Song $25,200 (—) 1 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. A 3.00

INTREPID CITIZEN (KY): Bay Colt, Jan. 24 Proud Citizen—Aqua, Giant's Causeway $26,830 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 1  Wnr 8.5 f. D 1.86

IRSAAL (VA): Gray or Roan Colt, Feb. 10 More Than Ready—Quiet Now, Tiznow $52,010 ($7,000) 6 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. B 2.11

Page 49: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

49 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

ITSMYLUCKYDAY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 18 Lawyer Ron—Viva La Slew, Doneraile Court $425,600 ($250,000) 9 - 5 - 1 - 1  G3SW 8.5 f. C 112 3.00

IVE STRUCK A NERVE (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 13 Yankee Gentleman—Ranaway, Cryptoclearance $65,790 ($8,000) 8 - 1 - 1 - 2  SPl 6.0 f. D 3.67

J K'S MISCHIEF (KY): Bay Filly, Jan. 28 Into Mischief—Texas Punch, Two Punch $6,720 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl A 5.67

JACK MILTON (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 30 War Front—Preserver, Forty Niner $33,900 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. A++ 2.73

JAGGER M (ON): Bay Colt, Mar. 03 Harlan's Holiday—Nithi, Wolf Power (SAF) $24,021 (—) 3 - 0 - 2 - 0  Pl A 1.18

JAMES JINGLE (NY): Bay Colt, Feb. 23 Harlan's Holiday—Unbridled Grace, Unbridled Jet $68,460 ($1,332) 8 - 1 - 1 - 2  SPl 8.0 f. A+ 100 3.57

JAVA'S WAR (KY): Bay Colt, May 04 War Pass—Java (GB), Rainbow Quest $152,091 ($41,772) 5 - 2 - 0 - 1  G1SPl 8.0 f. A++ 114 1.40

JOELITO (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 07 Rock Hard Ten—Miss Greenley, Mr. Greeley $14,600 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl A+ 2.20

JOSHUA'S COMPRISE (FL): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 13 Comprise—Princess Alert, Katowice $134,238 ($20,000) 16 - 1 - 3 - 3  SPl 8.0 f. B 2.60

JUST WIN BABY (FL): Dark Bay or Brown Ridgling, Jan. 21 The Daddy—The Shulamite, Event of the Year $250 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A+ 2.43

KAMCHATKA (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 28 Tale of the Cat—Saratoga Drive, Siphon (BRZ) $49,703 (—) 8 - 1 - 0 - 1  SPl 5.5 f. D 2.43

KID TWIST (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 02 Malibu Moon—Never Gone, Gone West $2,758 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr D 3.67

KINGS GIANT (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 25 Giant's Causeway—Myhrr, Mr. Prospector $15,480 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 2  Pl C+ 1.88

KNOW MORE (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 14 Lion Heart—Seattle Qui, Seattle Slew $210,250 ($210,000) 6 - 1 - 2 - 0  G1SPl 6.5 f. A++ 115 2.50

KOCHEES (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 03 Lion Heart—Costume Girl, Maria's Mon $37,080 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.5 f. A++ 1.18

LEAVING TRAX (PA): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 10 Circular Quay—Copelan's Joy, Copelan $10,563 (—) 5 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl NR 5.00

LEDOKOL (ON): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 21 Purge—Quick to Boot, Storm Boot $22,120 (—) 8 - 0 - 2 - 2  Pl A 1.91

LEMON DROP DREAM (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 22 Lemon Drop Kid—Dreamlike, Storm Cat $16,620 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 2  Pl B+ 1.22

LEXIS HERO (FL): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 14 Andromeda's Hero—Lexi's Luck, Gold Case $15,423 (—) 6 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl D 3.50

LIBERAL SPIN (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 29 Kitten's Joy—Exceedexpectations, Tale of the Cat $2,578 (—) 4 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A+ 1.29

LIGHTNING STONE (NY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 16 Stonesider—Thunderella, Thunder Gulch $51,420 (—) 6 - 2 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. A++ 1.80

LINES OF BATTLE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 20 War Front—Black Speck, Arch $76,204 ($12,771) 5 - 2 - 1 - 0  G3SPl 7.0 f. A+ 1.95

LITTLE DISTORTED (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 22 Distorted Humor—Asbeautifulasyou (IRE), A.P. Indy $51,235 (—) 3 - 1 - 0 - 1  SPl 6.0 f. B+ 3.25

LITTLE JERRY (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 03 Candy Ride (ARG)—Missannalouise, Storm Creek $39,000 ($12,000) 3 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. A+ 1.50

LONG RIVER (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 09 A.P. Indy—Round Pond, Awesome Again $66,472 ($11,332) 5 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.3 f. A++ 3.00

LOOKING COOL (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 01 Candy Ride (ARG)—Coolwind, Forest Wildcat $38,036 (—) 6 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. A+ 1.67

LUCKYSTRYKES ME (MI): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 03 Diamond Strike—Julie's Lady, Malinowski — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A 3.80

MAC THE MAN (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 18 El Corredor—Marchmont, Mountain Cat $114,840 (—) 7 - 4 - 1 - 0  SW 8.0 f. A++ 100 2.20

MAJESTIC HUSSAR (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 01 Majestic Warrior—Distorted Blaze, Distorted Humor $85,235 ($2,000) 4 - 2 - 1 - 0  Wnr 7.0 f. D 3.00

MAJOR AFFAIR (FL): Gray or Roan Gelding, Mar. 01 Officer—Arctic Affair, Black Tie Affair (IRE) $6,310 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A+ 3.00

MAKE THE NEWS (IRE) (IRE): Bay Colt, Apr. 18 Montjeu (IRE)—Market Slide, Gulch — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A+ 1.10

MALEEH (VA): Bay Colt, Mar. 13 Indian Charlie—Gold Mover, Gold Fever $36,000 (—) 1 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. A 4.33

MALIBU HIGH (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 17 Malibu Moon—Hi Beautiful, Snow Ridge $62,980 ($4,000) 3 - 2 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. A 3.00

MALIBU MASTER (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 24 Malibu Moon—Brush of Fortune, Broad Brush — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr C 3.24

MANANDO (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 11 Bluegrass Cat—Mesmerizing Lady, Unbridled's Song $58,440 ($12,000) 6 - 1 - 0 - 4  G3SPl 8.5 f. D 4.09

MASARU (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Jan. 23 Tiznow—Letgomyecho, Menifee $3,360 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr B+ 3.00

MASTER APPEAL (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 13 Successful Appeal—Mrs. Greeley, Mr. Greeley — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B+ 4.00

MENTOR CANE (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 17 Mizzen Mast—Vixana, Gone West $15,720 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl A++ 1.74

MERIT MAN (FL): Bay Colt, Mar. 14 With Distinction—Precise Strike, Precise End $299,500 ($7,500) 5 - 3 - 1 - 0  SW 6.0 f. C 112 2.00

MICROMANAGE (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 09 Medaglia d'Oro—Catnip, Flying Paster $61,000 ($13,000) 3 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 7.0 f. A+ 1.22

Page 50: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

50 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

MIDAS DANCER (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 12More Than Ready—Bolshoi Ballerina, Theatri-cal (IRE)

$60,800 (—) 7 - 1 - 3 - 2  SPl 8.0 f. D 1.93

MIDNIGHT TABOO (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 06 Langfuhr—Hot Red, Thunder Gulch $16,000 (—) 1 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl B 3.00

MIDNITE POPPA (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 01 Unbridled's Song—Island Sand, Tabasco Cat $31,000 ($6,000) 4 - 1 - 0 - 2  Wnr 8.2 f. C 3.00

MINEWORKS (KY): Bay Colt, Jan. 29 Mineshaft—Woodland Shadow, Woodman $96 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 3.00

MISDEED (KY): Bay Colt, May 08 Rock Hard Ten—Miss Dahlia, Strawberry Road (AUS) $21,920 (—) 5 - 0 - 2 - 0  Pl A++ 1.11

MOM'S SONG (KY): Chestnut Ridgling, Jan. 28 Unbridled's Song—Lemon Drop Mom, Lemon Drop Kid $10,030 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl C+ 2.33

MOON BACK MORE (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 31 Fusaichi Pegasus—Girls Pearls, Talk Is Money $35,200 (—) 5 - 0 - 3 - 0  Pl C+ 4.20

MORO TAP (VA): Gray or Roan Colt, Mar. 01 Tapit—Ghost Dancing, Silver Ghost $8,040 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl B 3.00

MOUNTAIN EAGLE (KY): Bay Gelding, Apr. 12 Birdstone—Gulch Legacy, Gulch $29,875 (—) 3 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. C 3.50

MR BLACKTHORN (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 14 Majestic Warrior—Upwardly Mobile, Awesome Again $8,012 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl D 3.00

MR PALMER (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 25 Pulpit—In Truth, Quiet American $59,331 (—) 6 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.3 f. A 3.62

MUDFLATS (KY): Gray or Roan Gelding, Mar. 21 Tapit—Sunny Morning, Tale of the Cat $52,234 ($4,334) 5 - 1 - 0 - 1  Wnr 7.0 f. A+ 3.44

MY NAME IS MICHAEL (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Jan. 30 Macho Uno—Graciously Soft, Vindication $92,574 ($20,000) 5 - 1 - 1 - 2  G3SPl 6.0 f. A 3.00

MYLUTE (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Feb. 26 Midnight Lute—Stage Stop, Valid Expectations $213,695 ($104,365) 7 - 2 - 2 - 2  G3SPl 8.3 f. C+ 106 2.00

MYTHICAL WINGS (KY): Chestnut Colt, Jan. 22 Fusaichi Pegasus—Stylish Indy, A.P. Indy $350 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr D 3.42

MYWAYORTHECAUSEWAY (CA): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 05 Red Giant—Masterful Lass, Mizzen Mast $6,450 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl A+ 1.00

NEVADA (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 23 Tapit—Ominous Cat, Storm Cat $40,330 (—) 6 - 1 - 2 - 1  Wnr 6.5 f. A+ 3.00

NIGHT WARDEN (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 15 First Defence—Euphonize, Seattle Slew $10,620 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. C 3.36

NOBLE LAUREATE (CA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 23 Shakespeare—Go On Baby, With Approval — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr C+ 1.91

NOBLE TUNE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Jan. 20 Unbridled's Song—Serena's Cat, Storm Cat $321,000 ($270,000) 3 - 2 - 1 - 0  G1SPl 8.5 f. C 119 3.62

NORMANDY INVASION (KY): Bay Colt, May 02 Tapit—Boston Lady, Boston Harbor $92,240 ($50,000) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  G2SPl 8.0 f. A++ 118 3.80

NORTHERN LION (FL): Bay Colt, Mar. 12 Lion Heart—Obligation North, Valley Crossing $39,991 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.5 f. A 1.67

NORUMBEGA (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Mar. 23 Tiznow—Meghan's Joy, A.P. Indy $51,425 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 9.0 f. A++ 2.69

NOW AND THEN (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 05 Tiznow—Holiday Runner, Meadowlake $36,000 (—) 1 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. B 3.67

OFFICER ALEX (PA): Bay Colt, Mar. 17 Officer—Ms. C D Player, Boca Rio $74,172 ($1,200) 5 - 2 - 0 - 0  SW 7.0 f. B 3.80

OFFLEE FAST (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 27 Offlee Wild—Etch, Pioneering $34,645 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 9.0 f. A 3.00

OISTIN'S TOWN (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 31 Speightstown—Tweedside, Thunder Gulch $8,400 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl A+ 2.27

OMEGA STAR (CA): Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, Jan. 23 Candy Ride (ARG)—Pride of Pegasus, Fusaichi Pegasus $103,000 (—) 3 - 1 - 2 - 0  SPl 6.5 f. B+ 2.00

ONLINEPOKER (KY): Gray or Roan Gelding, Feb. 09 Macho Uno—Changing Seasons, Katowice $33,164 (—) 4 - 1 - 2 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. A+ 2.33

ONLY IN AMERICA (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 09 Tiznow—Well Dressed, Notebook $5,300 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl C 1.50

ORB (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 24 Malibu Moon—Lady Liberty, Unbridled $81,050 (—) 5 - 2 - 0 - 1  Wnr 9.0 f. B 3.21

ORDER OF MAGNITUDE (KY): Bay Colt, Jan. 20 Henrythenavigator—Jewel Princess, Key to the Mint $718 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 1.00

ORE PASS (CA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 19 War Pass—Wisconsin Lady, Stephen Got Even $68,070 (—) 3 - 2 - 0 - 0  SW 7.0 f. A++ 4.14

OVERANALYZE (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 30 Dixie Union—Unacloud, Unaccounted For $344,381 ($296,381) 5 - 3 - 0 - 1  G2SW 9.0 f. A+ 120 3.00

OXBOW (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 26 Awesome Again—Tizamazing, Cee's Tizzy $217,500 ($180,000) 6 - 2 - 0 - 1  G3SW 8.3 f. A++ 102 2.50

PALACE MALICE (KY): Bay Colt, May 02 Curlin—Palace Rumor, Royal Anthem $71,135 (—) 3 - 1 - 2 - 0  Wnr 6.5 f. C 2.64

PALM ISLAND (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 29 E Dubai—Papalma, Dixieland Band $250 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A++ 3.00

PARK CITY (FL): Bay Colt, Feb. 28 Harlan's Holiday—Light Show, Pleasant Colony $81,800 (—) 2 - 2 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.5 f. C+ 2.47

PATAKY KID (OK): Bay Colt, Feb. 14 Rockport Harbor—Prom Princess, Gold Case $139,464 ($110,714) 6 - 2 - 0 - 1  G3SW 8.0 f. B 112 3.67

PERFECT SET (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 04 Pleasantly Perfect—Independent Grace, A.P. Indy $7,070 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl C 2.64

Page 51: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

51 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

PERFECT TITLE (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 26 Perfect Soul (IRE)—Title Seeker, Monarchos $40,490 (—) 4 - 1 - 1 - 2  Wnr 8.5 f. B+ 1.53

PERILOUS TIMES (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Jan. 19 Tapit—Shadow of Storm, Storm Cat — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A+ 3.00

PERSUASIVE PAUL (FL): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 25 Olmodavor—Witch of the Air, Lure $48,850 (—) 5 - 1 - 0 - 2  Wnr 8.0 f. C 2.06

PLENTY ELUSIVE (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 08 Elusive Quality—Plenty of Light, Colony Light $6,238 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl A 4.50

PORTMONARCH (IRE) (IRE): Bay Colt, Jan. 29 Galileo (IRE)—Egyptian Queen, Storm Cat $1,312 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl B+ 1.22

POWER BROKER (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 15 Pulpit—Shop Again, Wild Again $242,600 ($210,000) 5 - 1 - 1 - 1  G1SW 8.5 f. A++ 121 3.67

POWERFUL (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 03 A.P. Indy—Malka, Deputy Minister — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A++ 3.20

PRADO CAT (KY): Bay Colt, May 02 Kitten's Joy—Vineyard Vines, Rahy $35,802 (—) 5 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 9.0 f. A 1.20

PRINCE TELEMACHUS (KY): Chestnut Colt, May 28 Unbridled's Song—Pacific Spell, Langfuhr $5,510 (—) 4 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr C 2.73

PRINCESS OF SYLMAR (PA): Chestnut Filly, Mar. 27 Majestic Warrior—Storm Dixie, Catienus $188,220 (—) 5 - 4 - 0 - 0  SW 8.5 f. A++ 3.00

PRIVATE ACCESS (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Feb. 26 Unbridled's Song—Secret Status, A.P. Indy — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B+ 3.00

PROFOUND (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 02 Street Cry (IRE)—Hollywood Wildcat, Kris S. $420 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 2.43

PROTOCOL (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 29 Proud Citizen—Magic Pearl, Stormy Atlantic — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr C 2.11

PROUD STRIKE (VA): Bay Colt, Apr. 08 Smart Strike—Colonella, Pleasant Colony $36,180 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.5 f. A+ 3.00

PURE LOYALTY (FL): Bay Colt, Apr. 08 Simon Pure—Bourbon Night, Arch $31,920 (—) 4 - 0 - 2 - 1  Pl A+ 1.40

PURPLE EGG (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, May 03 Lion Heart—Luminous Prize, Prized $110,400 (—) 3 - 3 - 0 - 0  SW 6.0 f. B+ 102 1.40

PYRITE MOUNTAIN (ON): Bay Colt, Apr. 08 Silent Name (JPN)—Gold Lined, Numerous $88,904 (—) 2 - 1 - 1 - 0  SW 8.5 f. A+ 2.27

PYTHON (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 16 Empire Maker—Escena, Strawberry Road (AUS) $250 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A++ 3.00

QUALIFY (MD): Bay Colt, Apr. 10 Medaglia d'Oro—Open Flirt, A.P. Indy — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A+ 2.06

QUINZIEME MONARQUE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 23 Rock Hard Ten—Quintela (GB), Giant's Causeway $71,550 ($20,000) 5 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. B 1.44

QUIROS (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 18 Street Cry (IRE)—Quendom (ARG), Interprete (ARG) $840 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr C 4.00

REALLY SHARP (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 24Sharp Humor—Reigning Dynasty, Thunder Gulch

$65,624 ($20,429) 6 - 1 - 0 - 1  G2SPl 7.0 f. C+ 111 4.00

REBEL SPY (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 03 Curlin—Private Status, Alydar — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr D 2.33

RED WINGS (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 11 English Channel—Heavenly Ransom, Red Ransom $51,729 (—) 8 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. A++ 2.20

RES JUDICATA (PA): Chestnut Colt, Jan. 30 Smarty Jones—Mohonour, Honour and Glory $86,220 (—) 4 - 2 - 1 - 0  SW 6.5 f. A++ 5.00

RESOLUTE RESPONSE (IRE) (IRE): Bay Colt, Apr. 05 Dansili (GB)—Lady Luck (IRE), Kris (GB) — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A 1.55

REVOLUTIONARY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 20 War Pass—Runup the Colors, A.P. Indy $188,500 ($120,000) 5 - 2 - 1 - 2  G3SW 8.5 f. A++ 3.00

RIVER ROCKS (FL): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 12 Western Pride—Flip the Stone, Birdstone $19,970 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. C 5.00

ROSSMOYNE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 01 Flatter—Saint Savior, Yankee Victor $28,610 (—) 4 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. A++ 3.33

ROYAL ART (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 21 Afleet Alex—Prall Street, Cherokee Run $26,302 (—) 6 - 0 - 0 - 4  Pl D 1.22

RUBLE (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Mar. 25 Exchange Rate—Silent Street, Street Cry (IRE) $18,567 (—) 3 - 0 - 2 - 0  Pl A 3.00

RYDILLUC (KY): Bay Colt, Jan. 21 Medaglia d'Oro—Swift and Classy, Clever Trick $68,490 (—) 3 - 2 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. B+ 2.27

SAINT PRADO (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 01 Kitten's Joy—Sweet Kassidy, Saint Ballado $45,300 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 1  SPl 7.0 f. A++ 1.40

SAINT VIGEUR (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 30 Smart Strike—Sweet Way, Giant's Causeway $62,780 ($4,500) 4 - 1 - 2 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. D 2.26

SATICOY (CA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 06 Bertrando—Demo Memo, Memo (CHI) $33,600 (—) 1 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. C 5.00

SATURDAYATBERNIES (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 10 Bernstein—Unbridled Rhapsody, Songandaprayer $23,634 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 5.5 f. D 1.40

SAYLER'S CREEK (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 21 Bernstein—Postulant, Pulpit $37,935 (—) 4 - 1 - 0 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. C 1.57

SEEKING AN EMPIRE (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 05 Empire Maker—Girl of Gold, Seeking the Gold $16,380 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 2  Pl A++ 3.29

SEGOVIA (ON): Bay Colt, Mar. 01 Unbridled's Song—Tap to Music, Pleasant Tap — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr D 2.40

SHAKIN IT UP (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 19 Midnight Lute—Silver Bullet Moon, Vindication $139,600 ($102,000) 4 - 2 - 1 - 1  G2SW 7.0 f. B 111 1.67

Page 52: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

52 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

SHALER (KY): Gray or Roan Ridgling, Apr. 23 Mineshaft—Positive Energy, Rubiano $29,820 (—) 3 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.3 f. A++ 2.76

SHANGHAI BOBBY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 27 Harlan's Holiday—Steelin', Orientate $1,767,000 ($1,680,000) 6 - 5 - 1 - 0  G1SW 8.5 f. D 126 3.80

SHENANDOAH (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 12 Dixie Union—Radiant Avie, Lord Avie — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A 3.80

SIETE DE OROS (PA): Bay Gelding, Feb. 17 A. P. Warrior—Crafty Sarah, Crafty Friend $138,950 ($60,000) 6 - 2 - 1 - 2  G2SPl 8.0 f. F 2.67

SILENT ADMIRER (ON): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 11 Silent Name (JPN)—Mad 'bout You, Skip Trial $30,429 (—) 1 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. D 2.11

SILVER DAY (FL): Chestnut Gelding, May 01 Silver Train—Boxing Day, Out of Place $29,150 (—) 6 - 1 - 0 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. B+ 2.64

SILVER TONGUED (OH): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 28 Flatter—Whitelacenpromises, More Than Ready $49,078 ($1,771) 5 - 1 - 0 - 0  SW 8.5 f. A++ 3.33

SIR FIRE FOOT (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 12 More Than Ready—Curriculum, Danzig — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B 3.00

SIR PULPIT (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 08 Pulpit—Traci's Wild, Langfuhr $19,350 (—) 4 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 5.5 f. A+ 3.00

SIR SEARSUCKER (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 06 Shakespeare—Clochard, Devil's Bag — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A++ 1.59

SKY CAPTAIN (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 09 Sky Mesa—Anchors Away, Smarty Jones $47,250 (—) 4 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. A 3.00

SKY COMMANDER (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 14 Sky Mesa—Mighty Mags, Wild Again $57,842 (—) 7 - 1 - 1 - 1  SPl 8.5 f. A++ 3.50

SONG TO YOU (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 21 Unbridled's Song—Lexington Girl, Storm Cat $4,290 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl C 3.33

SPEAK LOGISTICS (FL): Bay Colt, Jan. 25 High Cotton—Miss Sabrina, Summer Squall $215,200 ($12,500) 5 - 2 - 0 - 0  SW 8.5 f. A++ 3.00

SPIRIT OF DIXIE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 08 Dixie Union—Listen to My Song, Unbridled's Song — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B+ 4.00

SPRING VENTURE (KY): Chestnut Filly, May 14 Spring At Last—Zahwah, Rahy $316,821 ($282,909) 5 - 3 - 0 - 0  G2SW 8.5 f. A++ 2.00

SR. QUISQUEYANO (FL): Bay Colt, Mar. 07 Exclusive Quality—Royal Navy, Polish Navy $169,600 (—) 8 - 3 - 4 - 0  SW 8.0 f. A++ 111 2.33

STANDUP PADDLE (PA): Bay Colt, Apr. 18 Afleet Alex—Sweep Up, Skip Away $15,480 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl NR 2.33

STEEL DUST DANCER (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 08 Unbridled's Song—Rubywood, Woodman — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A+ 2.43

STORM POWER (KY): Bay Colt, Jan. 10 Tiz Wonderful—Stormy B, Cherokee Run $8,400 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl NR 3.00

STORMDRIVER (LA): Bay Colt, Mar. 20 Discreet Cat—Prom Date, Take Me Out $43,997 (—) 6 - 1 - 2 - 1  SPl 5.0 f. A++ 101 2.20

STREET BATTLE (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 17 Street Boss—J J's Kitty, Storm Cat $5,121 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 7.3 f. C 3.00

STREET SPICE (KY): Bay Colt, Jan. 25 Street Sense—Allspice, Coronado's Quest $37,681 (—) 4 - 2 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.5 f. D 1.57

SUGAR BUSINESS (MN): Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, Mar. 21 Stormy Business—Sugar Hills Miss, Mt. Livermore $56,587 (—) 3 - 2 - 0 - 1  SW 6.0 f. D 3.00

SUMMER EXCLUSIVE (FL): Bay Colt, Apr. 06 Exclusive Quality—Summer Dream, Wild Rush — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr C+ 3.00

SUPER NINETY NINE (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 10 Pulpit—Exogenetic, Unbridled's Song $266,480 ($200,000) 5 - 3 - 1 - 0  G3SW 8.5 f. B 111 4.09

SUPREME COMMANDER (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 02 Street Cry (IRE)—Perfect Sting, Red Ransom — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A 2.67

SYNDICATED (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 12 Midnight Lute—Letithappencaptain, Captain Bodgit $11,330 (—) 4 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl B 4.33

TAKEN BY THE STORM (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 09 Stormy Atlantic—Paint Brush, Broad Brush $47,285 (—) 5 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 9.0 f. D 4.00

TAPULOUS (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 28 Tapit—Indian Halo, Halo $2,520 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr D 2.78

TARAN TARAN (NY): Bay Colt, Apr. 27 Broken Vow—Gold Muff, Touch Gold — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A++ 1.83

TENANGO (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, Mar. 25 Lion Heart—Ochi Chernye, Mr. Greeley $48,560 (—) 7 - 1 - 2 - 3  SPl 6.0 f. D 2.20

TENKILLER KID (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 29 Notional—Miss Wellspring, Afternoon Deelites — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A 1.40

TESSERON (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 23 Tapit—Cute Cognac, Hennessy $83,023 ($49,017) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  G3SPl 8.3 f. A++ 112 3.00

TEXAS BLING (TX): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 21 Too Much Bling—Anythingmore, Country Pine $240,683 ($1,200) 12 - 2 - 2 - 1  SW 8.0 f. A++ 107 1.12

THE CANDIDATE (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 03 Bernardini—Fortyniner Fever, Forty Niner $12,420 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl B 2.76

THE MAN HIMSELF (KY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 14 Distorted Humor—Words of War, Lord At War (ARG) — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A 3.00

THIRD CHOICE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 04 Bandini—Final Flag, Northern Flagship $25,815 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.3 f. A+ 1.26

THUNDER'S ROLLIN' (PA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 19 Stormy Atlantic—Knock Off, Fit to Fight $350 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A 2.60

TITAN DUNE (PA): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 20 Indygo Shiner—Princess Goober, Lion Hearted — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr B+ 2.67

Page 53: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

53 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

TITLE CONTENDER (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 12 Pulpit—Winter Garden, Roy $47,400 (—) 5 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. B+ 3.57

TITLETOWN FIVE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 04 Tiznow—D' Wildcat Speed, Forest Wildcat $55,730 (—) 4 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 7.0 f. B+ 2.00

TIZ A MINISTER (CA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 08 Ministers Wild Cat—Tiz a Mistress, Cee's Tizzy $246,780 (—) 9 - 2 - 4 - 1  SW 8.0 f. A++ 1.86

TIZ FITTING (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 19 Tiz Wonderful—Past Due, Devil His Due $35,720 (—) 8 - 1 - 3 - 1  Wnr 8.0 f. NR 3.00

TIZ NOW MY CHOICE (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 24 Tiznow—Behaving, Rubiano $2,500 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr B 2.14

TIZ THE TRUTH (KY): Bay Colt, May 07 Tiznow—Truly Blessed, French Deputy $45,150 (—) 3 - 1 - 1 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. B 2.00

TO THE STARS (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 28 Street Sense—Fly to the Stars, Giant's Causeway $13,820 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl C 1.93

TORCHRUNNER (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Gelding, Mar. 10 Orientate—Dootsie, Dixieland Band $21,660 (—) 1 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 5.5 f. A++ 1.91

TORTOLA (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 02 Pleasantly Perfect—Precipice, Gulch $250 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr B+ 3.57

TOWN EXTENSION (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 30 Speightstown—Extend, Unbridled's Song $8,652 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl A 3.89

TRACK ROCKER (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 13 Rock Hard Ten—Feather It Jonesy, Silver Deputy $25,953 ($1,771) 4 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.3 f. D 2.00

TRADE RUMOR (KY): Bay Gelding, Mar. 09 Broken Vow—Valkyries' Ride, Dixieland Band $18,425 (—) 5 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl A++ 2.05

TRANSPARENT (FL): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 07 Bernardini—Habiboo, Unbridled's Song $68,250 (—) 6 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 8.3 f. B 3.67

TREASURY BILL (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 02 Lemon Drop Kid—Wow Me Free, Menifee $69,000 ($30,000) 3 - 1 - 1 - 1  G2SPl 6.5 f. B+ 1.48

TREE OF LIFE (KY): Bay Gelding, Mar. 07 Lion Heart—Professora, Gulch $112,550 ($3,000) 5 - 2 - 0 - 1  SW 6.5 f. D 3.00

TRINNI HEART (PA): Bay Colt, Apr. 25 Lion Heart—Probing, Brocco $8,160 (—) 4 - 0 - 0 - 2  Pl D 2.11

TRIPLE CROSS (FL): Gray or Roan Gelding, Feb. 21 Werblin—Scoot On By, Catienus $135,326 ($1,198) 7 - 3 - 2 - 1  SPl 6.5 f. C 105 5.00

TRUMPETER SWAN (KY): Bay Colt, Feb. 10 Midnight Lute—School for Scandal, Is It True $730 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr D 3.00

TULIRA CASTLE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 13 War Pass—Tulira, General Assembly $68,500 (—) 5 - 2 - 2 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. D 4.71

TWIN ENGINE (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 27 Mr. Greeley—Fly the Colors, Giant's Causeway $37,200 (—) 4 - 1 - 1 - 1  Wnr 6.5 f. A 2.75

TWINING HEARTS (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 14 Big Brown—Twining Star, Twining $840 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A++ 2.67

UNBRIDLED GIANT (KY): Bay Gelding, Mar. 21 Giant's Causeway—Unbridled Danz, Unbridled's Song $500 (—) 2 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr B+ 1.88

UNCAPTURED (ON): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 19 Lion Heart—Captivating, Arch $510,837 ($176,513) 7 - 6 - 0 - 0  G2SW 8.5 f. A 120 2.00

UNLIMITED BUDGET (FL): Bay Filly, Mar. 12 Street Sense—Unlimited Pleasure, Valid Appeal $190,200 ($150,000) 2 - 2 - 0 - 0  G2SW 9.0 f. A 117 3.00

UPTOWN ANTHEM (FL): Chestnut Gelding, Mar. 12 Gottcha Gold—Strike the Harp, Sea Wall $79,920 (—) 7 - 1 - 0 - 5  SPl 8.5 f. C 3.80

VALID (VA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 19 Medaglia d'Oro—Grand Prayer, Grand Slam $23,242 ($1,334) 3 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. A++ 1.91

VALUE TRAP (FL): Chestnut Colt, May 05 Value Plus—Beach of Bali, Holy Mountain $19,700 (—) 1 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. B 5.67

VEGAS NO SHOW (KY): Bay Colt, May 06 Hard Spun—The Hess Express, Lord Carson $122,250 ($49,000) 8 - 2 - 1 - 1  G2SPl 8.3 f. A+ 115 2.69

VERRAZANO (KY): Bay Colt, Jan. 27 More Than Ready—Enchanted Rock, Giant's Causeway $51,300 (—) 2 - 2 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. C 2.06

VIOLENCE (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 21 Medaglia d'Oro—Violent Beauty, Gone West $543,000 ($495,000) 3 - 3 - 0 - 0  G1SW 8.5 f. A 123 2.08

VOLATILE MARKETS (NY): Gray or Roan Colt, Apr. 26 Rockport Harbor—Christavilla, Pancho Villa $11,400 (—) 1 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl D 6.00

VYJACK (KY): Bay Gelding, Feb. 11 Into Mischief—Life Happened, Stravinsky $202,200 ($120,000) 3 - 3 - 0 - 0  G2SW 8.3 f. C+ 110 1.80

WABBAJACK (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 06 Midnight Lute—Fast and Early, Carson City $13,020 (—) 3 - 0 - 1 - 1  Pl D 5.29

WAR ACADEMY (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 12 Giant's Causeway—Cabbage Key, A.P. Indy $36,000 ($9,000) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.5 f. D 1.71

WAR DANCER (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, May 07 War Front—Deed I Do, Alydeed $10,080 (—) 2 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl A++ 1.82

WAR SHAMAN (KY): Bay Gelding, May 23 Kela—Marlee's Rain Bow, Geiger Counter $1,500 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr A++ 3.00

WAR TIDE (KY): Bay Colt, Mar. 09 War Pass—Sail Cloth, Mizzen Mast — 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr NR 3.00

WAY BEST (CA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 06 Best Minister—Way of Life, Gulch $250 (—) 1 - 0 - 0 - 0  Rnr D 3.00

WEEKEND HIDEAWAY (NY): Chestnut Colt, Mar. 18 Speightstown—Apocalyptical, Wiseman's Ferry $207,500 ($24,500) 6 - 3 - 1 - 1  G2SPl 7.0 f. B 110 4.00

WEEWINNIN (CA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 26 Comic Strip—Honoree Lady, Roman Dancer $131,900 (—) 4 - 2 - 0 - 0  SW 7.0 f. B 1.29

Page 54: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

54 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEW All 2013 Contenders

* See page 3 for a glossary of terms and a description of the statistics on this page.

Name (Location bred): color, sex, date of birth Sire-Dam, Broodmare Sire

Earnings (Graded Earnings) Race Record

Best Perf.

Long WD

True-Nicks*

Exp. Free Hcp Wt*

Dosage Index*

WEST HILLS GIANT (NY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 11 Frost Giant—Outtawesthills, Take Me Out $199,653 ($1,500) 5 - 2 - 0 - 1  SW 8.5 f. A+ 1.40

WHISKEY BRAVO (FL): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 28 Fusaichi Pegasus—Lovely Dream, Freud $15,600 (—) 2 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 6.0 f. B+ 3.31

WHISKEY ROMEO (KY): Bay Colt, May 06 Forestry—Yoursmineours, Belong to Me $147,000 (—) 3 - 3 - 0 - 0  SW 7.0 f. A+ 110 3.44

WHITFIELD (LA): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Mar. 15 Private Vow—Seda Fina, Known Fact $791 (—) 3 - 0 - 0 - 1  Pl A 3.67

WILD BILLUM (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Apr. 18 Tiz Wonderful—Wildwife, Wild Gale $24,514 (—) 4 - 1 - 0 - 0  Wnr 8.0 f. NR 3.00

WILDCAT MOON (FL): Chestnut Colt, May 08 D'wildcat—Moonshine Girl, Shadeed $86,370 (—) 9 - 2 - 5 - 1  SPl 6.0 f. A++ 1.67

WILL TAKE CHARGE (KY): Chestnut Colt, Apr. 13 Unbridled's Song—Take Charge Lady, Dehere $185,371 ($2,971) 6 - 2 - 1 - 0  SW 8.0 f. A++ 103 3.33

WINNING CAUSE (KY): Chestnut Colt, Feb. 19 Giant's Causeway—Raffishing Look, Kingmambo $50,140 (—) 5 - 1 - 1 - 0  SPl 7.0 f. A++ 1.16

WON'TUALWAYSWONDER (KY): Dark Bay or Brown Colt, Feb. 12 Midnight Lute—Bountempo, Cape Town — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr D 2.20

ZAIKOV (KY): Gray or Roan Colt, Mar. 21 Distorted Humor—Wait a While, Maria's Mon — 0 - 0 - 0 - 0  Unr A 2.67

ZEE BROS (KY): Bay Colt, Apr. 02 Brother Derek—Nyanza, Montbrook $11,200 (—) 1 - 0 - 1 - 0  Pl C 3.00

ZEEWAT (PA): Bay Colt, Mar. 27 Harlan's Holiday—Delizia, Distant View $181,700 ($4,000) 7 - 4 - 0 - 1  SW 8.5 f. A 110 1.80

Page 55: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

55 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWYear Winner Sire Margin Time Track Odds Rnrs2012 I’ll Have Another, ch. c. Flower Alley 11⁄2 2:01.83 Fast 15.30 202011 Animal Kingdom, ch. c. Leroidesanimaux (BRZ) 23⁄4 2:02.04 Fast 20.90 192010 Super Saver, b. c. Maria’s Mon 21⁄2 2:04.45 Sloppy 8.00 202009 Mine That Bird, b. g. Birdstone 63⁄4 2:02.66 Sloppy 50.60 192008 Big Brown, b. c. Boundary 43⁄4 2:01.82 Fast *2.40 202007 Street Sense, dkb/br. c. Street Cry 21⁄4 2:02.17 Fast *4.90 202006 Barbaro, dkb/br. c. Dynaformer 61⁄2 2:01.36 Fast 6.10 202005 Giacomo, gr/ro. c. Holy Bull 1⁄2 2:02.75 Fast 50.30 202004 Smarty Jones, ch. c. Elusive Quality 23⁄4 2:04.06 Sloppy *4.10 182003 Funny Cide, ch. g. Distorted Humor 13⁄4 2:01.19 Fast 12.80 162002 War Emblem, dkb/br. c. Our Emblem 4 2:01.13 Fast 20.50 182001 Monarchos, gr/ro. c. Maria’s Mon 43⁄4 1:59.97 Fast 10.50 172000 Fusaichi Pegasus, b. c. Mr. Prospector 11⁄2 2:01.12 Fast *2.30 191999 Charismatic, ch. c. Summer Squall nk 2:03.29 Fast 31.30 191998 Real Quiet, b. c. Quiet American 1⁄2 2:02.38 Fast 8.40 151997 Silver Charm, gr/ro. c. Silver Buck hd 2:02.44 Fast 4.00 131996 Grindstone, dkb/br. c. Unbridled ns 2:01.06 Fast 5.90 191995 Thunder Gulch, ch. c. Gulch 21⁄4 2:01.27 Fast 24.50 191994 Go for Gin, b. c. Cormorant 2 2:03.72 Sloppy 9.10 141993 Sea Hero, b. c. Polish Navy 21⁄2 2:02.42 Fast 12.90 191992 Lil E. Tee, b. c. At the Threshold 1 2:03.04 Fast 16.80 181991 Strike the Gold, ch. c. Alydar 13⁄4 2:03.08 Fast 4.80 161990 Unbridled, b. c. Fappiano 31⁄2 2:02 Good 10.80 151989 Sunday Silence, dkb/br. c. Halo 21⁄2 2:05 Muddy 3.10 151988 Winning Colors, ro. f. Caro (Ire) nk 2:021⁄5 Fast 3.40 171987 Alysheba, b. c. Alydar 3⁄4 2:032⁄5 Fast 8.40 171986 Ferdinand, ch. c. Nijinsky II 21⁄4 2:024⁄5 Fast 17.70 161985 Spend a Buck, b. c. Buckaroo 51⁄4 2:001⁄5 Fast 4.10 131984 Swale, dkb/br. c. Seattle Slew 31⁄4 2:022⁄5 Fast 3.40 201983 Sunny’s Halo, ch. c. Halo 2 2:021⁄5 Fast 2.50 201982 Gato Del Sol, gr. c. Cougar (Chile) 21⁄2 2:022⁄5 Fast 21.20 191981 Pleasant Colony, dkb/br. c. His Majesty 3⁄4 2:02 Fast 3.50 211980 Genuine Risk, ch. f. Exclusive Native 1 2:02 Fast 13.30 131979 Spectacular Bid, gr. c. Bold Bidder 23⁄4 2:022⁄5 Fast *0.60 101978 Affirmed, ch. c. Exclusive Native 11⁄2 2:011⁄5 Fast 1.80 111977 seattle slew, dkb/br. c. Bold Reasoning 13⁄4 2:021⁄5 Fast *0.50 151976 Bold Forbes, dkb/br. c. Irish Castle 1 2:013⁄5 Fast 3.00 91975 Foolish Pleasure, b. c. What a Pleasure 13⁄4 2:02 Fast *1.90 151974 Cannonade, b. c. Bold Bidder 21⁄4 2:04 Fast *1.50 231973 secretariat, ch. c. Bold Ruler 21⁄2 1:592⁄5 Fast *1.50 131972 Riva Ridge, b. c. First Landing 31⁄4 2:014⁄5 Fast *1.50 141971 Canonero II, b. c. Pretendre 31⁄4 2:031⁄5 Fast 8.70 201970 Dust Commander, ch. c. Bold Commander 5 2:032⁄5 Good 15.30 171969 Majestic Prince, ch. c. Raise a Native nk 2:014⁄5 Fast *1.40 81968 #Forward Pass, b c. On-and-On nk 2:021⁄5 Fast 3.60 161967 Proud Clarion, b. c. Hail to Reason 1 2:003⁄5 Fast 30.10 141966 Kauai King, dkb/br. c. Native Dancer 1⁄2 2:02 Fast *2.40 151965 Lucky Debonair, b. c. Vertex nk 2:011⁄5 Fast 4.30 111964 Northern Dancer, b. c. Nearctic nk 2:00 Fast 3.40 121963 Chateaugay, ch. c. Swaps 11⁄4 2:014⁄5 Fast 9.40 91962 Decidedly, gr. c. Determine 21⁄4 2:002⁄5 Fast 8.70 151961 Carry Back, br. c. Saggy 3⁄4 2:04 Good *2.50 151960 Venetian Way, ch. c. Royal Coinage 31⁄2 2:022⁄5 Good 6.30 131959 Tomy Lee, b. c. Tudor Minstrel ns 2:021⁄5 Fast 3.70 171958 Tim Tam, dk. b. c. Tom Fool 1⁄2 2:05 Muddy 2.10 141957 Iron Liege, b. c. Bull Lea ns 2:021⁄5 Fast 8.40 91956 Needles, b. c. Ponder 3⁄4 2:032⁄5 Fast *1.60 171955 Swaps, ch. c. Khaled 11⁄2 2:014⁄5 Fast 2.80 101954 Determine, gr. c. Alibhai 11⁄2 2:03 Fast 4.30 171953 Dark Star, br. c. Royal Gem II hd 2:02 Fast 24.90 111952 Hill Gail, dk. b. c. Bull Lea 2 2:013⁄5 Fast *1.10 161951 Count Turf, b. c. Count Fleet 4 2:023⁄5 Fast 14.60 201950 Middleground, ch. c. Bold Venture 11⁄4 2:013⁄5 Fast 7.90 141949 Ponder, dk. b. c. Pensive 3 2:041⁄5 Fast 16.00 141948 Citation, b. c. Bull Lea 31⁄2 2:052⁄5 Sloppy *0.40 61947 Jet Pilot, ch. c. Blenheim II hd 2:064⁄5 Slow 5.40 131946 Assault, ch. c. Bold Venture 8 2:063⁄5 Slow 8.20 171945 Hoop, Jr., b. c. Sir Gallahad III 6 2:07 Muddy 3.70 161944 Pensive, ch. c. Hyperion 41⁄2 2:041⁄5 Good 7.10 161943 Count Fleet, br. c. Reigh Count 3 2:04 Fast *0.40 101942 Shut Out, ch. c. Equipoise 21⁄2 2:042⁄5 Fast *1.90 15

Year Winner Sire Margin Time Track Odds Rnrs1941 Whirlaway, ch. c. Blenheim II 8 2:012⁄5 Fast *2.90 111940 Gallahadion, b. c. Sir Gallahad III 11⁄2 2:05 Fast 35.20 81939 Johnstown, b. c. Jamestown 8 2:032⁄5 Fast *0.60 81938 Lawrin, br. c. Insco 1 2:044⁄5 Fast 8.60 101937 War Admiral, br. c Man o’ War 13⁄4 2:031⁄5 Fast *1.60 201936 Bold Venture, ch. c. St. Germans hd 2:033⁄5 Fast 20.50 141935 omaha, ch. c. Gallant Fox 11⁄2 2:05 Good 4.00 181934 Cavalcade, br. c. Lancegaye 21⁄2 2:04 Fast *1.50 131933 Brokers Tip, br. c. Black Toney ns 2:064⁄5 Good 8.93 131932 Burgoo King, ch. c. Bubbling Over 5 2:051⁄5 Fast 5.62 201931 Twenty Grand, b. c. St. Germans 4 2:014⁄5 Fast *0.88 121930 gallant Fox, b. c. Sir Gallahad III 2 2:073⁄5 Good *1.19 151929 Clyde Van Dusen, ch. g. Man o’ War 2 2:104⁄5 Muddy 3.00 211928 Reigh Count, ch. c. Sunreigh 3 2:102⁄5 Heavy *2.06 221927 Whiskery, b. c. Whisk Broom II hd 2:06 Slow *2.40 151926 Bubbling Over, ch. c. North Star III 5 2:034⁄5 Fast *1.90 131925 Flying Ebony, blk. c. The Finn 11⁄2 2:073⁄5 Sloppy 3.15 201924 Black Gold, blk. c. Black Toney 1⁄2 2:051⁄5 Fast *1.75 191923 Zev, br. c. The Finn 11⁄2 2:052⁄5 Fast 19.20 211922 Morvich, br. c. Runnymede 11⁄2 2:043⁄5 Fast *1.20 101921 Behave Yourself, b. c. Marathon hd 2:041⁄5 Fast 8.65 121920 Paul Jones, br. g. Sea King hd 2:09 Slow 16.20 171919 sir Barton, ch. c. Star Shoot 5 2:094⁄5 Heavy 2.60 121918 Exterminator, ch. g. McGee 1 2:104⁄5 Muddy 29.60 81917 Omar Khayyam, ch c. Marco 2 2:043⁄5 Fast 12.80 151916 George Smith, blk. c. Out of Reach nk 2:04 Fast 4.15 91915 Regret, ch. f. Broomstick 2 2:052⁄5 Fast *2.65 161914 Old Rosebud, b. g. Uncle 8 2:032⁄5 Fast *0.85 71913 Donerail, b. c. McGee 1⁄2 2:044⁄5 Fast 91.45 81912 Worth, br. c. Knight of the Thistle nk 2:092⁄5 Muddy *0.80 81911 Meridian, b. c. Broomstick 3⁄4 2:05 Fast 2.90 71910 Donau, b. c. Woolsthorpe 1⁄2 2:062⁄5 Fast *1.65 71909 Wintergreen, b. c. Dick Welles 4 2:081⁄5 Slow *1.96 101908 Stone Street, b. c. Longstreet 1 2:151⁄5 Heavy 23.72 81907 Pink Star, b. c. Pink Coat 2 2:123⁄5 Heavy 15.00 61906 Sir Huon, b. c. Falsetto 2 2:084⁄5 Fast *1.10 61905 Agile, b.c. Sir Dixon 3 2:103⁄4 Heavy *0.33 31904 Elwood, b. c. Free Knight 1⁄2 2:081⁄2 Fast 15.00 51903 Judge Himes, b. c. Esher 3⁄4 2:09 Fast 10.00 61902 Alan-a-Dale, ch. c. Halma ns 2:083⁄4 Fast 3-2 41901 His Eminence, b. c. Falsetto 2 2:073⁄4 Fast 3-1 51900 Lieut. Gibson, b. c. G. W. Johnson 4 2:061⁄4 Fast *7-10 71899 Manuel, b. c. Bob Miles 2 2:12 Fast *11-20 51898 Plaudit, br. c. Himyar nk 2:09 Good 3-1 41897 Typhoon II, ch. c. Top Gallant hd 2:121⁄2 Heavy 3-1 61896 Ben Brush, b. c. Bramble ns 2:073⁄4 Good *1-2 81895 Halma, blk. c. Hanover 3 2:371⁄2 Fast *1-3 41894 Chant, b. c. Falsetto 2 2:41 Fast *1-2 51893 Lookout, ch. c. Troubadour 5 2:391⁄4 Fast *7-10 61892 Azra, b. c. Reform ns 2:411⁄2 Heavy *3-2 31891 Kingman, b. c. Glengarry 1 2:521⁄4 Good *1-2 41890 Riley, b. c. Longfellow 2 2:45 Heavy 4-1 61889 Spokane, ch. c. Hyder Ali ns 2:341⁄2 Fast 6-1 81888 Macbeth II, b. g. Macduff 1 2:381⁄4 Fast 6-1 71887 Montrose, b. c. Duke of Montrose 2 2:391⁄4 Fast 10-1 71886 Ben Ali, br. c. Virgil 1⁄2 2:361⁄2 Fast *1.72-1 101885 Joe Cotton, ch. c. King Alfonso nk 2:371⁄4 Good *1-1 101884 Buchanan, ch. c. Buckden 2 2:401⁄4 Good 3-1 91883 Leonatus, b. c. Longfellow 3 2:43 Heavy *1.96-1 71882 Apollo, ch. g. Lever 1⁄2 2:401⁄2 Good 10-1 141881 Hindoo, b. c. Virgil 4 2:40 Fast *1-3 61880 Fonso, ch. c. King Alfonso 1 2:371⁄2 Fast 7-1 51879 Lord Murphy, b. c. Pat Malloy 1 2:37 Fast *11-10 91878 Day Star, ch. c. Star Davis 2 2:371⁄4 Good 3-1 91877 Baden Baden, ch. c. Australian 2 2:38 Fast 8-1 111876 Vagrant, br. g. Virgil 2 2:381⁄4 Fast *9-5 111875 Aristides, ch. c. Leamington 1 2:373⁄4 Fast *2-1 15* Favorites. # Dancer’s Image disqualified from first. Triple Crown winners in bold face. Odds from 1875-1902 reflect bookmaking odds or auction pools. From the first running won by Aristides in 1875 through Halma’s victory in the 21st running in 1895, the distance for the Kentucky Derby was 11⁄2 miles. Ben Brush won the first Derby run at 11⁄4 miles in 1896.

History of the Kentucky Derby

Page 56: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

56 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWYear Winner Sire Margin Time Track

Odds to $1 Rnrs

2012 I’ll Have Another, ch. c. Flower Alley nk 1:55.94 Fast 3.20 112011 Shackleford, ch. c. Forestry 1⁄2 1:56.47 Fast 12.60 142010 Lookin At Lucky, b. c. Smart Strike 13⁄4 1:55.47 Fast 2.40 122009 Rachel Alexandra, b. f. Medaglia d’Oro 1 1:55.08 Fast *1.80 132008 Big Brown, b. c. Boundary 51⁄4 1:54.80 Fast *0.20 122007 Curlin, ch. c. Smart Strike hd 1:53.46 Fast 3.40 92006 Bernardini, b. c. A.P. Indy 51⁄4 1:54.65 Fast 12.90 92005 Afleet Alex, b. c. Northern Afleet 43⁄4 1:55.04 Fast *3.30 142004 Smarty Jones, ch. c. Elusive Quality 111⁄2 1:55.59 Fast *.70 102003 Funny Cide, ch. g. Distorted Humor 93⁄4 1:55.61 Good *1.90 102002 War Emblem, dkb/br. c. Our Emblem 3⁄4 1:56.36 Fast *2.80 132001 Point Given, ch. c. Thunder Gulch 21⁄4 1:55.51 Fast *2.30 112000 Red Bullet, ch. c. Unbridled 33⁄4 1:56.04 Good 6.20 81999 Charismatic, ch. c. Summer Squall 11⁄2 1:55.32 Fast 8.40 131998 Real Quiet, b. c. Quiet American 21⁄4 1:543⁄5 Fast 2.50 101997 Silver Charm, gr/ro. c. Silver Buck hd 1:544⁄5 Fast 3.10 101996 Louis Quatorze, b. c. Sovereign Dancer 31⁄4 1:532⁄5 Fast 8.50 121995 Timber Country, ch. c. Woodman 1⁄2 1:542⁄5 Fast *1.90 111994 Tabasco Cat, ch. c. Storm Cat 3⁄4 1:562⁄5 Fast 3.60 101993 Prairie Bayou, ch. g. Little Missouri 1⁄2 1:563⁄5 Fast *2.20 121992 Pine Bluff, b. c. Danzig 3⁄4 1:553⁄5 Good *3.50 141991 Hansel, b. c. Woodman 7 1:54 Fast 9.10 81990 Summer Squall, b. c. Storm Bird 21⁄4 1:533⁄5 Fast 2.40 91989 Sunday Silence, dkb/br. c. Halo ns 1:534⁄5 Fast 2.10 81988 Risen Star, dkb/br. c. Secretariat 11⁄4 1:561⁄5 Good 6.80 91987 Alysheba, b. c. Alydar 1⁄2 1:554⁄5 Fast *2.00 91986 Snow Chief, dkb/br. c. Reflected Glory 4 1:544⁄5 Fast 2.60 71985 Tank’s Prospect, b. c. Mr. Prospector hd 1:532⁄5 Fast 4.70 111984 Gate Dancer, b. c. Sovereign Dancer 11⁄2 1:533⁄5 Fast 4.80 101983 Deputed Testamony, b. c. Traffic Cop 23⁄4 1:552⁄5 Sloppy 14.50 121982 Aloma’s Ruler, dkb/br. c. Iron Ruler 1⁄2 1:552⁄5 Fast 6.90 71981 Pleasant Colony, dkb/br. c. His Majesty 1 1:543⁄5 Fast *1.50 131980 Codex, ch. c. Arts and Letters 43⁄4 1:541⁄5 Fast 2.70 81979 Spectacular Bid, gr. c. Bold Bidder 31⁄2 1:541⁄5 Good *0.10 51978 Affirmed, ch. c. Exclusive Native nk 1:542⁄5 Fast *0.50 71977 seattle slew, dkb/br. c. Bold Reasoning 11⁄2 1:542⁄5 Fast *0.40 91976 Elocutionist, b. c. Gallant Romeo 31⁄2 1:55 Fast 10.10 61975 Master Derby, ch. c. Dust Commander 1 1:562⁄5 Fast 23.40 101974 Little Current, ch. c. Sea-Bird 7 1:543⁄5 Good 13.10 131973 secretariat, ch. c. Bold Ruler 21⁄2 1:542⁄5 Fast *0.30 61972 Bee Bee Bee, dkb/br. c Better Bee 11⁄4 1:553⁄5 Sloppy 18.70 71971 Canonero II, b. c. Pretendre 11⁄2 1:54 Fast *3.40 111970 Personality, b. c. Hail to Reason nk 1:561⁄5 Fast 4.50 141969 Majestic Prince, ch. c. Raise a Native hd 1:553⁄5 Fast *0.60 81968 Forward Pass, b. c. On-and-On 6 1:564⁄5 Fast *1.10 101967 Damascus, b. c. Sword Dancer 21⁄4 1:551⁄5 Fast *1.80 101966 Kauai King, dkb/br. c. Native Dancer 13⁄4 1:552⁄5 Fast *1.00 91965 Tom Rolfe, b. c. Ribot nk 1:561⁄5 Fast 3.60 91964 Northern Dancer, b. c. Nearctic 21⁄4 1:564⁄5 Fast 2.10 61963 Candy Spots, ch. c. Nigromante 31⁄2 1:561⁄5 Fast *1.50 81962 Greek Money, ch. c. Greek Song ns 1:561⁄5 Fast 10.90 111961 Carry Back, br. c. Saggy 3⁄4 1:573⁄5 Fast *1.00 91960 Bally Ache, b. c. Ballydam 4 1:573⁄5 Fast 1.70 61959 Royal Orbit, ch. c. Royal Charger 4 1:57 Fast 6.60 111958 Tim Tam, dk. b. c. Tom Fool 11⁄2 1:571⁄5 Fast *1.10 121957 Bold Ruler, dk. b. c. Nasrullah 2 1:561⁄5 Fast 1.40 71956 Fabius, br. c. Citation 3⁄4 1:582⁄5 Fast 2.50 91955 Nashua, b. c. Nasrullah 1 1:543⁄5 Fast *0.30 81954 Hasty Road, dk. b. c. Roman nk 1:572⁄5 Fast 5.00 111953 Native Dancer, gr. c. Polynesian nk 1:574⁄5 Fast *0.20 71952 Blue Man, b. c. Blue Swords 31⁄2 1:572⁄5 Fast *1.60 101951 Bold, b. c. By Jimminy 7 1:562⁄5 Fast 4.10 81950 Hill Prince, b. c. Princequillo 5 1:591⁄5 Slow *0.70 61949 Capot, br. c. Menow hd 1:56 Fast 2.50 91948 Citation, b. c. Bull Lea 51⁄2 2:022⁄5 Heavy *0.10 41947 Faultless, br. c. Bull Lea 11⁄4 1:59 Fast 4.20 111946 Assault, ch. c. Bold Venture nk 2:012⁄5 Fast *1.40 101945 Polynesian, br. c. Unbreakable 21⁄2 1:584⁄5 Fast 12.00 91944 Pensive, ch. c. Hyperion 3⁄4 1:591⁄5 Fast *1.65 71943 Count Fleet, br. c. Reigh Count 8 1:572⁄5 Good *0.15 41942 Alsab, b. c. Good Goods 1 1:57 Fast *2.05 10

Year Winner Sire Margin Time TrackOdds to $1 Rnrs

1941 Whirlaway, ch. c. Blenheim II 51⁄2 1:584⁄5 Good *1.15 81940 Bimelech, b. c. Black Toney 3 1:583⁄5 Fast *0.90 91939 Challedon, b. c. Challenger II 11⁄4 1:594⁄5 Muddy 6.20 61938 Dauber, ch. c. Pennant 7 1:594⁄5 Sloppy *1.50 91937 War Admiral, br. c. Man o’ War hd 1:582⁄5 Good *0.35 81936 Bold Venture, ch. c. St. Germans ns 1:59 Fast *1.85 111935 omaha, ch. c. Gallant Fox 6 1:582⁄5 Fast *0.95 81934 High Quest, b. c. Sir Gallahad III ns 1:581⁄5 Fast *0.45 71933 Head Play, ch. c. My Play 4 2:02 Slow *1.80 101932 Burgoo King, b. c. Bubbling Over hd 1:594⁄5 Fast 3.25 91931 Mate, ch. c. Prince Pal 11⁄2 1:59 Fast 4.10 71930 gallant Fox, b. c. Sir Gallahad III 3⁄4 2:003⁄5 Fast *1.00 111929 Dr. Freeland, ch. c. Light Brigade 1 2:013⁄5 Fast *3.85 111928 Victorian, b. c. Whisk Broom II ns 2:001⁄5 Fast 9.35 181927 Bostonian, blk. c. Broomstick 1⁄2 2:013⁄5 Good 3.00 121926 Display, b. c. Fair Play hd 1:594⁄5 Fast 19.35 131925 Conventry, blk. c. Negofol 4 1:59 Fast 21.80 121924 Nellie Morse, b. f. Luke McLuke 11⁄2 1:571⁄5 Sloppy 12.10 151923 Vigil, ch. c. Jim Gaffney 11⁄4 1:533⁄5 Fast 4.50 131922 Pillory, ch. c. Olambala hd 1:513⁄5 Fast 11.15 121921 Broomspun, b. c. Broomstick 3⁄4 1:541⁄5 Slow *1.00 141920 Man o’ War, ch. c. Fair Play 11⁄2 1:513⁄5 Fast *0.80 91919 sir Barton, ch. c. Star Shoot 4 1:53 Fast *1.40 121918 War Cloud, b. c. Polymelus 3⁄4 1:533⁄5 Good *0.90 101918 Jack Hare, Jr., b. c. Marathon 2 1:532⁄5 Good *1.70 61917 Kalitan, b. c. Rey Hindoo 2 1:542⁄5 Slow 9.60 141916 Damrosch, br. c. Rock Sand 11⁄2 1:544⁄5 Fast 6.45 91915 Rhine Maiden, b. f. Watercress 11⁄2 1:58 Muddy 5.95 61914 Holiday, b. g. Broomstick 3⁄4 1:534⁄5 Fast 4.25 61913 Buskin, b. g. Hamburg nk 1:532⁄5 Fast *1.40 81912 Colonel Holloway, br. c. Ethelbert 5 1:563⁄5 Slow *2-1 71911 Watervale, b. c. Watercress 1 1:51 Fast *6-5 71910 Layminster, ch. g. Matchless 1⁄2 1:403⁄5 Fast 8-1 121909 Effendi, br. c. Previous 1 1:394⁄5 Fast 20-1 101908 Royal Tourist, b. c. Sandringham 4 1:462⁄5 Fast *2-1 41907 Don Enrique, b. g. Hastings 1 1:452⁄5 Slow 15-1 71906 Whimsical, ch. f. Orlando 4 1:45 Fast *8-5 101905 Cairngorm, b. c. Star Ruby hd 1:454⁄5 Fast *9-5 101904 Bryn Mawr, br. c. Atheling 1 1:441⁄5 Fast *3-2 101903 Flocarline, ch. f. St. Florian 1⁄2 1:444⁄5 Fast 8-1 61902 Old England, b. c. Goldfinch ns 1:454⁄5 Heavy *9-5 71901 The Parader, b. c. Longstreet 2 1:471⁄5 Heavy *20-9 51900 Hindus, b. c. Volante hd 1:482⁄5 Fast 15-1 101899 Half Time, ch. c. Hanover 1 1:47 Fast *1-1 31898 Sly Fox, ch. c. Silver Fox 2 1:493⁄4 Fast 12-5 41897 Paul Kauvar, b. c. Pirate of Penzance 11⁄2 1:511⁄4 Sloppy 6-1 71896 Margrave, ch. c. St. Blaise 1 1:51 Fast *5-4 41895 Belmar, gr. c. Belvidere 1 1:501⁄2 Fast 3-1 71894 Assignee, ch. c. Spendthrift 3 1:471⁄4 Fast 4-1 141890 Montague, ch. h., 5 Mortemer 3 2:363⁄4 Fast *5-4 41889 Buddhist, b. c. Hindoo 8 2:171⁄2 Fast *5.75-5 21888 Refund, ch. c. Sensation 3 2:49 Heavy 22.75-5 41887 Dunboyne, b. c. Uncas 1 2:391⁄2 Fast 4-1 41886 The Bard, b. c. Longfellow 3 2:45 Good 26.40-5 51885 Tecumseh, b. c. Attila 2 2:49 Heavy *7.75-5 41884 Knight of Ellerslie, ch. c. Eolus 2 2:391⁄2 Fast *8.45-5 21883 Jacobus, b. c. The Ill-Used 4 2:421⁄2 Good *6.00-5 21882 Vanguard, b. c. Virgil nk 2:441⁄2 Good *6.05-5 31881 Saunterer, ch. c. Leamington 1⁄2 2:401⁄2 Good *2-1 61880 Grenada, b. c. King Alfonso 3⁄4 2:401⁄2 Good *7-10 51879 Harold, ch. c. Leamington 1 2:401⁄2 Fast *1-6 61878 Duke of Magenta, b. c. Lexington 2 2:413⁄4 Good *2-5 31877 Cloverbrook, ch. c. Vauxhall 2 2:451⁄2 Good — 41876 Shirley, b. g. Lexington 4 2:443⁄4 Good *2-1 81875 Tom Ochiltree, b. c. Lexington 2 2:431⁄2 Slow — 91874 Culpepper, b. c. Revolver 3⁄4 2:561⁄2 Muddy 8-1 51873 Survivor, b. c. Vandal 10 2:43 Slow 11-1 7*Favorites. Triple Crown winners in bold face. Odds from 1873-1912 reflect bookmaking odds or auction pools. Prior to 1889 the Preakness was run at 11⁄2 miles. In 1889 the distance was 11⁄4 miles; 1894-1900,1908, 11⁄16 miles; 1901 to 1907, 1 mile 70 yds.; 1900-01, 1 mile; and 1911-1924, 11⁄8 miles. In 1890 the Preakness was open to runners age 3 and up. 1918 the Preakness was run in two divisions. The Preakness has not always been held in Maryland. In 1890 the Preakness took place at Morris Park in New York and from 1894 to 1908, it was run at Gravesend track in Brooklyn, New York.

History of the Preakness Stakes

Page 57: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

57 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWYear Winner Sire Margin Time Track

Odds to $1 Rnrs

2012 Union Rags, b. c. Dixie Union nk 2:30.42 Fast 2.75 112011 Ruler On Ice, ch. g. Roman Ruler 3⁄4 2:30.88 Sloppy 24.75 122010 Drosselmeyer, ch. c. Distorted Humor 13⁄4 2:31.57 Fast 13.00 122009 Summer Bird, ch. c. Birdstone 23⁄4 2:27.54 Fast 11.90 102008 Da’ Tara, dkb/br. c. Tiznow 51⁄4 2:29.65 Fast 38.50 92007 Rags to Riches, ch. f. A.P. Indy hd 2:28.74 Fast 4.30 72006 Jazil, b. c. Seeking the Gold 11⁄4 2:27.86 Fast 6.20 122005 Afleet Alex, b. c. Northern Afleet 7 2:28.75 Fast *1.15 112004 Birdstone, b. c. Grindstone 1 2:27.50 Fast 36.00 92003 Empire Maker, dkb/br. c. Unbridled 13⁄4 2:28.26 Sloppy 2.00 62002 Sarava, dkb/br. c. Wild Again 1⁄2 2:29.71 Fast 70.25 112001 Point Given, ch. c. Thunder Gulch 121⁄4 2:26.56 Fast *1.35 92000 Commendable, ch. c. Gone West 11⁄2 2:31.19 Fast 18.80 111999 Lemon Drop Kid, b. c. Kingmambo hd 2:27.88 Fast 29.75 121998 Victory Gallop, b. c. Cryptoclearance ns 2:29.16 Fast 4.50 111997 Touch Gold, b. c. Deputy Minister 3⁄4 2:284⁄5 Fast 2.65 71996 Editor’s Note, ch. c. Forty Niner 1 2:284⁄5 Fast 5.80 141995 Thunder Gulch, ch. c. Gulch 2 2:32 Fast *1.50 111994 Tabasco Cat, ch. c. Storm Cat 2 2:264⁄5 Fast 3.40 61993 Colonial Affair, b. c. Pleasant Colony 21⁄4 2:294⁄5 Good 13.90 131992 A.P. Indy, dkb/br. c. Seattle Slew 3⁄4 2:26 Good *1.10 111991 Hansel, b. c. Woodman hd 2:28 Fast 4.10 111990 Go and Go, ch. c. Be My Guest 81⁄4 2:271⁄5 Good 7.50 91989 Easy Goer, ch. c. Alydar 8 2:26 Fast 1.60 101988 Risen Star, dkb/br. c. Secretariat 143⁄4 2:262⁄5 Fast *2.10 61987 Bet Twice, b. c. Sportin’ Life 14 2:281⁄5 Fast 8.00 91986 Danzig Connection, b. c. Danzig 11⁄4 2:294⁄5 Sloppy 8.00 101985 Creme Fraiche, b. g. Rich Cream 1⁄2 2:27 Muddy 2.50 111984 Swale, dkb/br. c. Seattle Slew 4 2:271⁄5 Fast *1.50 111983 Caveat, dkb/br. c. Cannonade 31⁄2 2:274⁄5 Fast 2.60 151982 Conquistador Cielo, b. c. Mr. Prospector 14 2:281⁄5 Sloppy 4.10 111981 Summing, b. c. Verbatim nk 2:29 Fast 7.90 111980 Temperence Hill, b. c. Stop the Music 2 2:294⁄5 Muddy 53.40 101979 Coastal, ch. c. Majestic Prince 31⁄4 2:283⁄5 Fast 4.40 81978 Affirmed, ch. c. Exclusive Native hd 2:264⁄5 Fast *0.60 51977 seattle slew, dkb/br. c. Bold Reasoning 4 2:293⁄5 Muddy *0.40 81976 Bold Forbes, dkb/br. c Irish Castle nk 2:29 Fast *0.90 101975 Avatar, ch. c. Graustark nk 2:281⁄5 Fast 13.20 91974 Little Current, ch. c. Sea-Bird 7 2:291⁄5 Fast *1.50 91973 secretariat, ch. c. Bold Ruler 31 2:24 Fast *0.10 51972 Riva Ridge, b. c. First Landing 7 2:28 Fast *1.60 101971 Pass Catcher, b. c. All Hands 3⁄4 2:302⁄5 Fast 34.50 131970 High Echelon, ro. c. Native Charger 3⁄4 2:34 Sloppy 4.50 101969 Arts and Letters, ch. c. Ribot 51⁄2 2:284⁄5 Fast 1.70 61968 Stage Door Johnny, ch. c. Prince John 11⁄4 2:271⁄5 Fast 4.40 91967 Damascus, b. c. Sword Dancer 21⁄2 2:284⁄5 Fast *0.80 91966 Amberoid, dkb/br. c. Count Amber 21⁄2 2:293⁄5 Fast 5.50 111965 Hail to All, b. c. Hail to Reason nk 2:282⁄5 Fast 2.65 81964 Quadrangle, b. c. Cohoes 2 2:282⁄5 Fast 6.55 81963 Chateaugay, ch. c. Swaps 21⁄2 2:301⁄5 Good 4.50 71962 Jaipur, dk. b. c. Nasrullah ns 2:284⁄5 Fast *2.85 81961 Sherluck, dk. b. c. Correspondent 21⁄4 2:291⁄5 Fast 65.05 91960 Celtic Ash, ch. c. Sicambre 51⁄2 2:293⁄5 Fast 8.40 71959 Sword Dancer, ch. c. Sunglow 3⁄4 2:282⁄5 Sloppy *1.65 91958 Cavan, ch. c. Mossborough 6 2:301⁄5 Fast 4.90 81957 Gallant Man, b. c. Migoli 8 2:263⁄5 Fast 0.95 61956 Needles, b. c. Ponder nk 2:294⁄5 Fast *0.65 81955 Nashua, b. c. Nasrullah 9 2:29 Fast *0.15 81954 High Gun, br. c. Heliopolis nk 2:304⁄5 Fast 3.45 131953 Native Dancer, gr. c. Polynesian nk 2:283⁄5 Fast *0.45 61952 One Count, dk. br. c. Count Fleet 21⁄2 2:301⁄5 Fast 12.80 61951 Counterpoint, ch. c. Count Fleet 4 2:29 Fast 5.15 91950 Middleground, ch. c. Bold Venture 1 2:283⁄5 Fast 2.70 91949 Capot, br. c. Menow 1⁄2 2:301⁄5 Fast 5.60 81948 Citation, b. c. Bull Lea 8 2:281⁄5 Fast *0.20 81947 Phalanx, b. c. Pilate 5 2:292⁄5 Fast 2.30 91946 Assault, ch. c. Bold Venture 3 2:304⁄5 Fast 1.40 71945 Pavot, br. c. Case Ace 5 2:301⁄5 Fast 2.10 81944 Bounding Home, br. c. Espino 1⁄2 2:321⁄5 Fast 16.35 71943 Count Fleet, br. c. Reigh Count 25 2:281⁄5 Fast *0.05 31942 Shut Out, ch. c. Equipoise 2 2:291⁄5 Fast 3.50 71941 Whirlaway, ch. c. Blenheim II 21⁄2 2:31 Fast *0.25 41940 Bimelech, b. c. Black Toney 3⁄4 2:293⁄5 Fast *1.35 61939 Johnstown, b. c. Jamestown 5 2:293⁄5 Fast *1-8 6

Year Winner Sire Margin Time TrackOdds to $1 Rnrs

1938 Pasteurized, ch. c. Milkman nk 2:292⁄5 Fast 8-1 61937 War Admiral, br. c. Man o’ War 3 2:283⁄5 Fast *9-10 71936 Granville, b. c. Gallant Fox ns 2:30 Fast 16-5 101935 omaha, ch. c. Gallant Fox 11⁄2 2:303⁄5 Sloppy *7-10 51934 Peace Chance, b. c. Chance Shot 6 2:291⁄5 Fast 3-1 81933 Hurryoff, b. c. Haste 11⁄2 2:323⁄5 Fast 15-1 91932 Faireno, b. c. Chatterton 11⁄2 2:324⁄5 Fast 5-1 111931 Twenty Grand, b. c. St. Germans 10 2:293⁄5 Fast *4-5 31930 gallant Fox, b. c. Sir Gallahad III 3 2:313⁄5 Good 8-5 41929 Blue Larkspur, b. c. Black Servant 3⁄4 2:324⁄5 Sloppy *13-10 81928 Vito, b. c. Negofol 3 2:331⁄5 Fast 10-1 61927 Chance Shot, b. c. Fair Play 11⁄2 2:322⁄5 Fast *2-7 61926 Crusader, ch. c. Man o’ War 1 2:321⁄5 Sloppy *7-10 91925 American Flag, ch. c. Man o’ War 8 2:164⁄5 Fast *9-20 71924 Mad Play, ch. c. Fair Play 2 2:184⁄5 Good *2-1 111923 Zev, br. c. The Finn 11⁄2 2:19 Good *4-5 81922 Pillory, ch. c. Olambala 2 2:184⁄5 Fast 6-1 41921 Grey Lag, ch. c. Star Shoot 3 2:164⁄5 Fast 2-1 41920 Man o’ War, ch. c. Fair Play 20 2:141⁄5 Fast *1-25 21919 sir Barton, ch. c. Star Shoot 5 2:172⁄5 Fast *7-20 31918 Johren, b. c. Spearmint 2 2:202⁄5 Fast 11-5 41917 Hourless, br. c. Negofol 10 2:174⁄5 Good *1-4 31916 Friar Rock, ch. c. Rock Sand 3 2:22 Muddy 5-2 41915 The Finn, blk. c. Ogden 4 2:182⁄5 Fast 7-5 31914 Luke McLuke, b. c. Ultimus 8 2:20 Fast 9-5 31913 Prince Eugene, b. c. Hamburg 1⁄2 2:18 Fast 3-1 41910 Sweep, br. c. Ben Brush 6 2:22 Fast *1-10 21909 Joe Madden, ch. c. Yankee 8 2:213⁄5 Fast 11-5 51908 Colin, b. c. Commando hd // Sloppy *1-2 41907 Peter Pan, b. c. Commando 1 // Fast *7-10 51906 Burgomaster, br. c. Hamburg 4 2:20 Fast *2-5 61905 Tanya, ch. f. Meddler 1⁄2 2:08 Fast *11-5 71904 Delhi, br. c. Ben Brush 4 2:063⁄5 Fast *8-5 81903 Africander, b. c. Star Ruby 2 2:231⁄5 Fast *3-5 41902 Masterman, ch. c. Hastings 2 2:221⁄2 Fast 3-1 61901 Commando, b. c. Domino 2 2:21 Fast *7-10 31900 Ildrim, br. c. Kingston ns 2:211⁄2 Fast 3-1 71899 Jean Bereaud, b. c. His Highness hd 2:23 Fast *2-5 41898 Bowling Brook, b. c. Ayrshire 6 2:32 Heavy 7-2 41897 Scottish Chieftain, br. c. Inverness 1 2:231⁄4 Fast 9-5 61896 Hastings, br. c. Spendthrift hd 2:241⁄2 Fast 8-5 41895 Belmar, gr. c. Belvidere hd 2:111⁄2 Heavy 6-1 51894 Henry of Navarre, ch. c. Knight of Ellerslie 11⁄2 1:561⁄2 Fast 1-10 31893 Comanche, ch. c. Sir Modred hd 1:531⁄4 Fast 20-1 51892 Patron, b. c. Falsetto 6 2:17 Muddy 1-6 21891 Foxford, b. c. Stratford nk 2:083⁄4 Fast 8-1 61890 Burlington, blk. c. Powhattan 2 2:073⁄4 Fast 6-1 91889 Eric, b. c. Duke of Magenta 1⁄2 2:47 Good 7-5 31888 Sir Dixon, br. c. Billet 15 2:401⁄4 Fast *30-13 21887 Hanover, ch. c. Hindoo 15 2:431⁄2 Heavy *1-20 21886 Inspector B., b. c. Enquirer 1 2:41 Fast *6-5 51885 Tyrant, ch. c. Great Tom 3 2:43 Good *9-10 61884 Panique, ch. c. Alarm nk 2:42 Good *11-10 41883 George Kinney, b. c. Bonnie Scotland 3 2:421⁄2 Fast *1-12 41882 Forester, ch. c. The Ill-Used 5 2:43 Fast *1-5 31881 Saunterer, ch. c. Leamington nk 2:47 Heavy *5-2 61880 Grenada, br. c. King Alfonso nk 2:47 Good *2-5 41879 Spendthrift, ch. c. Australian 6 2:423⁄4 Slow *1-1 61878 Duke of Magenta, b. c. Leamington 2 2:431⁄2 Muddy *7-10 61877 Cloverbrook, ch. c. Vauxhall 1 2:46 Heavy 5-1 131876 Algerine, b. c. Abd-el-Kader 1⁄2 2:401⁄2 Fast 6-1 51875 Calvin, br. c. Tipperary 2 2:421⁄4 Fast *6-5 141874 Saxon, br. c. Beadsman nk 2:391⁄2 Fast 12-1 91873 Springbok, ch. c. Australian 3⁄4 3:013⁄4 Heavy 18-1 101872 Joe Daniels, ch. c. Australian 3⁄4 2:581⁄4 Good *1-1 91871 Harry Bassett, ch. c. Lexington 3 2:56 Fast *1-1 81870 Kingfisher, b. c. Lexington nk 2:591⁄2 Slow *5-4 71869 Fenian, ch. c. Mickey Free 6 3:041⁄4 Muddy *4-5 81868 General Duke, ch. c. Lexington 2 3:02 Heavy *1-2 61867 Ruthless, b. f. Eclipse 1⁄2 3:05 Slow *1-4 4

* Favorites. † Dead heat. Triple Crown winners in bold face. Odds from 1867-1939 reflect bookmaking odds or auction pools. Time not recorded in 1907 and 1908. Prior to 1874 the Belmont distance was 15⁄8 miles; 1890-1892, 1895, 1904-1905, 11⁄4 miles; 1893-1894, 11⁄8 miles; 1896-1903, 1906-1925, 13⁄8 miles. The Belmont was held at Jerome Park prior to 1890, at Morris Park from 1890-1905, and at Aqueduct, 1963-1967.

History of the Belmont Stakes

Page 58: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

58 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWTrack

Information

iN prE-AUToMoBiLE 1875 the entire United States was “horse country.” But the rolling hills and ample bluegrass of Kentucky certainly presented an ideal venue to raise and race horses, as evidenced by the nascent breeding industry in the Common-wealth’s countryside and four racetracks operating in the city of Louisville before the turn of the century.

Little did Col. M. Lewis Clark, grandson of Wil-liam Clark of Lewis & Clark fame, know that his new racetrack in the city’s South End with its inaugural Kentucky Derby would become a national landmark with a world-renowned sporting event that would one day eclipse the fame of the Epsom Derby after which it was fashioned.

But with Aristides’ victory over 14 other 3-year-olds in May 1875, born was a legendary racetrack and America’s longest continuously running sport-ing event. it just took a while for anyone outside of Louisville to take note. it was eight years before the track was officially named “Churchill Downs,” another 20 years before Twin Spires topped a new grandstand, 28 years before the racetrack became profitable, and 50 years before the Derby earned its “run for the roses” moniker.

Churchill Downs racetrack was organized as a Kentucky corporation in 1928 and officially became known as Churchill Downs inc. in 1942.

Col. Matt Winn — “Mr. Derby”Enter Matt Winn, who led a syndicate that took

the reins of the struggling facility in 1902 and eventu-ally brought the racetrack and its signature race to a level of international acclaim virtually unmatched by any other U.S. sporting event. Winn was an in-novator, promoter, and champion of the sport who is credited with making the Kentucky Derby what it is today.

During Winn’s tenure Churchill Downs racetrack hosted state fairs at the facility, locomotive colli-sions in the infield, and auto races on the racetrack. Even the first recorded flight in Kentucky is tied to Churchill Downs, when pilot Glenn Curtiss, founder of Curtiss-Wright Aviation, shipped a plane in by train, assembled it at the track and took off from the infield. Winn is also credited with bringing pari-mutuel machines to the racetrack in 1908, Derby radio broadcasts in 1925, and the military—Sherman tanks and all—to the infield’s “Camp Winn” in 1942. His efforts helped draw tens of thousands, including many celebrities, to Churchill Downs each first Saturday in May. Fit-tingly, Winn’s final Derby in 1949 was the first Kentucky Derby to be televised, extending the op-portunity to witness the “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports” to every family with a television set.

in retrospect, his efforts to imprint Churchill

Downs and the Kentucky Derby on the national con-sciousness gave the company something no other racetrack could have: an identity and event as big as the sport itself. in the four decades that followed, the Company continued to expand and modernize its facility to accommodate the throngs attending the Kentucky Derby and its sister race, the Kentucky oaks. in doing so, the company built upon its unique brand, which it would later leverage to become a leading provider of Thoroughbred racing across the nation.

Source: The 2011 Churchill Downs Inc. Media Guide

Churchill Downs Track Information

KEVI

N TH

OMPS

ON

churchill downs

Location Louisville, Ky.

Founded 1875

Property 147 acres

Parking spaces 4,000

Main Course 8 furlongs

Turf Course 7 furlongs

Attendance record163,628

(Kentucky Derby Day 1978)

Barns 47

Stalls 1,424

Record handle$18,259,971

(Breeders’ Cup 2006)

Gates United Puett

Photo Finish American Teletimer

Tote System United Tote

Page 59: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

59 Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWTrack

Information

HiSToriC piMLiCo rACE CoUrSE, home of the preakness Stakes, first opened its doors on oct. 25, 1870, making it the second-oldest race-track in the nation behind Saratoga, which de-buted in 1864 in upstate New York. Engineered by Gen. John Ellicott, pimlico has played host to rac-ing icons for over a century, where Baltimoreans have seen the likes of legendary horses such as Man o’ War, Sir Barton, Seabiscuit, War Admiral, Citation, Secretariat, and Cigar thunder down the stretch in thrilling and memorable competition.

Constructed on 70 acres west of the Jones Falls, after Maryland’s Governor at the time, oden Bowie, suggested during a 1868 dinner party in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., that he and his prominent racing friends have a race in two years for their horses that were yearlings at the time. The winner would have to host the losers for dinner. Both Saratoga and the American Jockey Club made bids for the event, but Gov. Bowie pledged to build a model racetrack in his home state if the race were to be run in Baltimore. Thus, pimlico was built. The Maryland Jockey Club purchased the land for $23,500 and built the race-track for $25,000.

“pimlico” was the name given the area by English settlers in Colonial times. The colonists hailed from an area near London, and harbored memories of a famous landmark “olde Ben pimlico’s Tavern.”

The racetrack soon became affectionately known as “old Hilltop,” after a small rise in the infield that became a favorite gathering place for trainers and race enthusiasts to view the contestants close-up and cheer on their favorites. The infield was always

a fashionable rendezvous, where in days gone by the four-in-hands, “spikes,” tandems, pairs, and singles were parked and lively guests congregated between the races for a champagne lunch. over 60,000 revel-ers crowd additional areas of the infield to celebrate preakness Day.

regrettably, though the famous moniker remains today, the notable infield “hill” was removed in April 1938 because it obscured a view of the backstretch

for movie and television cameras.Despite a brief hiatus from flat racing between

1889 and 1904—when the preakness and Dixie were run at other tracks, and “outlaw” race meets sprung up around Maryland—pimlico has conducted rac-ing each year since its revival in 1904. During this interim period, steeplechase enthusiasts kept racing alive.

racing at pimlico even survived a 1910 anti-gam-bling movement that swept the country, prohibiting the sport everywhere, except in Maryland and Ken-tucky. Col. Matt Winn of Churchill Downs is alleged to have credited pimlico’s Billy riggs as the savior of Eastern racing at this time. it was riggs’ use of the less-sinful “French pools,” or pari-mutuel machines, in 1913 as opposed to the controversial bookmak-ers and their blackboards, that preserved racing at pimlico during this turbulent time in racing. Later pimlico became the first racetrack in the country to utilize an electric starting gate.

During its rich history, the racetrack has enjoyed being the only track in the United States to be hon-ored by the adjournment of the U.S. House of rep-resentatives for the first and only time in history in 1877 to watch a race featuring parole, Ten Broeck and Tom ochiltree. The race became known as “The Great race,” and a reproduction of its finish is im-mortalized as a pimlico trademark, adorning the clubhouse as a signal to all entering that pimlico is a place where legends will endure forever.

Source: The 2011 Maryland Jockey Club Media Guide

CHAD

B. H

ARM

ON

Pimlico Track InformationPimlico

Location Baltimore, Md.

Founded 1870

Property 140 acres

Parking spaces 7,522

Main Course 8 furlongs

Turf Course 7 furlongs

Attendance record121,263

(Preakness Day 2007)

Betting windows 750

Stalls 500

Record handle$11,084,415

(Preakness ’05, instate total)

Gates United Starting Gate

Photo Finish American Teletimer

Tote System American Totalisator

Page 60: i.bloodhorse.comi.bloodhorse.com/downloads/special-reports/pdfs/tc2013---triple... · 2 tc 2013 Triple rown PREVIEW cents Contents Introduction .............................................................

Past Performances provided by

TC2013 Triple Crown

PREVIEWTrack

Information

60

iN 1902 A SYNDiCATE headed by August Bel-mont ii and former Secretary of the Navy William C. Whitney sought land on Long island to build the most elaborate track in America, one modeled after the great race courses of Europe. They found what they were looking for on the border of Queens Coun-ty and Nassau County. originally known as Foster’s Meadow, the 650 acres of land included a turreted Tudor-Gothic mansion owned by William de For-est Manice, which was to serve as the Turf and Field Club until 1956.

The grand opening of Belmont park on May 4, 1905, prompted the first of countless traffic jams in Long island history as more than 40,000 fans, in all manner of conveyance, tried to arrive by the first race post time of 3 p.m. Not all of them made it in time to see August Belmont ii’s Blandy, at 7-1, hold off 100-1 shot oliver Cromwell in the $1,500 Belmont inau-gural. Later, James r. Keen’s Sysonby, who would be ranked No. 30 on The Blood-Horse magazine’s top 100 horses of the 20th century, made his 3-year-old debut against the super filly Beldame, another of Belmont’s charges. in the stretch Sysonby got unex-pected competition from 20-1 race King, and the two hit the wire in a dead heat.

The most celebrated race at Belmont park is the Belmont Stakes, the final jewel of racing’s Triple Crown. Since 1919, when Sir Barton was the first to

sweep the Kentucky Derby, the preakness, and the Belmont, the “Test of the Champion” has crowned but 11 winners of racing’s most prestigious, and elu-sive, prize.

Belmont park holds a place in history in other areas as well. in 1910 Wilbur and orville Wright staged an international aerial competition at Bel-mont park that drew 150,000 spectators. in 1918 the track served as the New York City terminal for the first airmail service between New York and Wash-ington, D.C. Belmont park was the site of “War re-lief Day” in 1940 to benefit the American red Cross and in 1943 hosted “Back the Attack” Day, wherein fans had to buy war bonds to gain admission to the track. Total receipts that day were between $25 and $30 million.

Closed in 1963, the rebuilt Belmont park grand-stand reopened on May 20, 1968. over the next decade it rocked to the cheers of thousands as Sec-retariat (1973), Seattle Slew (1977) and Affirmed (1978) joined Sir Barton (1919), Gallant Fox (1930), omaha (1935), War Admiral (1937), Whirlaway (1941), Count Fleet (1943), Assault (1946), and Ci-tation (1948) as Triple Crown winners. History was made in 2007 when rags to riches defeated Curlin to become the first filly in 102 years and one of only three to win the race, and history was denied in 2008 when Da’ Tara ended Big Brown’s bid to sweep the

Kentucky Derby, preakness, and Belmont.

Source: The 2011 New York Racing Association Media Guide

CHAD

B. H

ARM

ON

Belmont Track Information

Belmont

Location Elmont, NY

Founded 1905

Property 445 acres

Parking spaces 18,500

Main Course 12 furlongs

Turf Course9.5 furlongs (inner course)

10.5 furlongs (Widener)

Attendance record120,139

(Belmont Stakes Day 2004)

Betting windows 1,000+

Barns 61

Stalls 2,200

Record handle$14,695,958

(Breeders’ Cup 2005)

Gates United Puett

Photo Finish American Teletimer

Tote System United Tote