PAGE 8B - SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2012 Sports DAILY NEWS, BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY cruises to an easy victory HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — Smith took Bodemeister right to joined such legendary names as Bodemeister pulled away for a the front. A number of horses were Smarty Jones, Lawyer Ron and 1 convincing 9 ⁄2-length victory in within a few lengths as they made Demons Begone as horses who the Grade 1 $1 million Arkansas the final turn, including Secret have swept Oaklawn’s 3-year-old Derby before a crowd of 63,804 Circle. But Bodemeister found stakes series. on Saturday at a warm and windy another gear, leaving a deflated “Secret Circle ran a great race Oaklawn Park. field in the dust. He covered the too,” Baffert said. “He’s shipped 1 3 Bodemeister broke wide com- 1 ⁄8 miles in 1.48 ⁄4 to claim the in there three times and ran hard ing out of the gate, but quickly $600,000 purse. each time. That’s pretty impres- took the lead and never relin- “It was extremely impressive,” sive.” quished it in the 76th running of Smith said.” You could see it as The winner paid $6.80, $4.60 the race, which is a major prep for well as I could feel it. I had been and $3.60. Secret Circle, ridden the Kentucky Derby in May. The watching him work, watching him by Rafael Bejarano paid $4 and finish was a spectacular outcome run. I had seen his last two works $3. Sabercat, trained by Steve for trainer , who and I was very impressed. I’m just Asmussen who had five winners named the winner after his son, going to enjoy this right now. I on Saturday’s card, ran third, pay- Bode. Baffert also trains Secret don’t even know if I’m going to ing $4.80, with Corey Nakatani Circle, who finished a distant sec- get to ride this horse back, because aboard. The $2 exacta paid ond in the field of 11 3-year olds. I was really just kind of filling in. $21.40 and the dollar trifecta paid “The key to this horse is keep- I’m just going to enjoy it and we’ll $119.60. ing him quiet in the post parade,” see. We all know how much things Jon Court, aboard Optimizer, Baffert said. “He got really hot in can change this time of year was looking to become the first his last race. It’s exciting to see a before the Derby.” David Quinn/AP jockey to win the Arkansas Derby young horse develop like this. I Bodemeister most likely need- Bodemeister and jockey Mike Smith (center) lead the field into the stretch on the way to winning the three straight times, but his horse told both riders that I didn’t care ed to win the Arkansas to qualify Arkansas Derby on Saturday at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. was never really a factor and fin- what they did as long as they ran for the Kentucky Derby, due to his on Saturday, Bodemeister looks to “Oaklawn is a very kind surface Secret Circle was looking to ished ninth. one-two. I let them each run their low amount of graded stakes win- be among the favorites at and the horses have been coming pull off a rare triple at Oaklawn. “A little rough leaving the gate, but my horse settled and got posi- own race. Bodemeister really ran nings. The colt had just three Churchill Downs. back great. Bodemeister should be The stablemate of Bodemeister huge. It’s a great feeling to run career starts all in California, “We’ll see what this took out of tion,” Court said. “In the late one-two in a million dollar race.” before flying in to Hot Springs on them and then we’ll start talking in great shape. He ran hard and won the on Feb. going, I didn’t have as much horse Hall of Fame Jockey Mike Tuesday. After the impressive win (Kentucky) Derby,” Baffert said. fast. We know distance won’t be a 20 and the on March as I hoped and couldn’t make up problem.” 17. Secret Circle would have much ground.” From Page 1B Hansen not allowed to race with royal blue tail Desormeaux said. “You’re like, ‘Oh God, I’m going was washed out. to be stuck here forever.’ ” Maker, who appeared agitated before the race in Instead, Dullahan found a small opening and took the paddock with Dr. Hansen, said the kerfuffle with advantage of it. the tail was “probably minor” in the outcome of the “The hairy moments were around the final turn,” race. Desormeaux said. “It was tight. I mean, he had to “It wasn’t something that you wanted Ð to keep suck himself up to get in-between one of the pock- going in there and aggravating the horse,” Maker ets.” said. “That’s what happened. You want to kind of It was an impressive move by Desormeaux. just let him get out and do his job and leave him “Now we’re going to go to Dale Romans’ home- alone. But that’s just me.” town and win the Kentucky Derby,” Crawford said. Dr. Hansen only spoke about the horse’s perfor- Hansen’s eventful day started well before he mance and left the track. He didn’t return calls or entered the paddock after his owner, Dr. Kendall text messages from The Associated Press. Hansen, had the second half of the colt’s tail dyed a Active chief state steward Barbara Borden said royal blue Ð the same color featured prominently at Dr. Hansen met with them about a “rumor” of a blue the University of Kentucky. tail, but if the horse wasn’t sporting a blue tail in the Dr. Hansen met with the racing stewards a little paddock then there would be no rules violation. over two hours before the race and the tail’s coloring “No harm, no foul,” she said.

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