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In This Issue: Well Defined Wins Big Drama Colonel Liam, Domestic Spending Dead Heat in Turf Classic Tribhuvan Returns in Style to Take G2 Fort Marcy Gulfstream Park Charts Tampa Bay Charts Track Results & Entries Florida Stallion Progeny List Florida Breeders’ List Wire to Wire Business Place Featured Advertisers Florida Department of Agriculture Medina Spirit Becomes Seventh FTBOA Journeyman Stud Florida-bred Kentucky Derby Winner Ocala Breeders’ Feed & Supply Ocala Stud Gives Hall of Trainer Bob Baffert His Record Seventh Kentucky Winner Pete Smith Equine Hospital BY BROCK SHERIDAN See DERBY SPIRIT on page 3 COADY PHOTO Seminole Feed
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Continued from COVER BY BROCK SHERIDAN_ Florida-bred Medina Spirit broke from post eight and in the span of 2:01.02 became the sev- enth Kentucky Derby pre- sented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) winner bred in the Sunshine State and a record seventh win- ner of the Run for the Roses for Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Baffert passed trainer Ben “Plain Ben” Jones who saddled six Kentucky Derby winners between 1938-1952. Medina Spirit is also the second Florida- Gail Rice/TAYLOR OTIZ PHOTO bred Derby winner for Baffert, who won his first blanket of Medina Spirit roses with Florida-native Silver Charm was raised on in 1997. Medina Spirit was bred in Ocala, Fla., by Gail Rice, who sold him as a year- ling at the Ocala Breeders’ Sales 2019 Winter Mixed Sale for $1,000 through the consignment of Francis and Barbara Vanlangendonck’s Summerfield Sales located in Williston, Fla. He was purchased by Christy Whitman of Ocala, who later sold him at the 2020 OBS
See DERBY SPIRIT on page 5 Florida-breds Make Florida Racing Did you know Florida-bred thoroughbreds won 31.5% of races run at the recent Gulfstream Park Championship Meet?
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Back to Top Page 5 Derby Spirit page 3 Continued from anced, great hip on him, great top line on him and nobody was July Sale of Two Year Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age looking at him. Nobody—because of his white page. I didn’t even for $35,000 to current owner Amr Zedan’s Zedan Racing Stables know who Protonico was so I had to look him up. I was actually after the colt had worked three furlongs in :33 flat at the under DERBY SPIRIT tack session. See on page 7 Medina Spirit is from the first crop of the sire Protonico out of Mongolian Changa, by the Florida-bred sire Brilliant Speed. Medina Spirit is the first foal out of Mongolian Changa, who won a maiden special weight at Presque Isle Downs in 2016 with earn- ings of $25,970 and she was bred to Rivers Run Deep in 2020. Mongolian Changra, who currently resides at Taylor Made Farm in Kentucky where she was recently bred to Not This Time accord- ing to Rice, who no longer owns the mare. “When I bought [Mongolian Changa], I didn’t think she would produce marketable foals but I thought she would produce run- ners,” Rice said. “It hurt to get rid of [Medina Spirit and the mare] because I liked them both so much. But I had to pair down my horses. I’m just a small breeder. I lost money on him. I had to pay the stud fee. I had to pay the vet. I had to pay the commission. I did well at the sale because of others, but I thought because Medina Spirit was so good looking surely somebody would pay $10,000 for him.” Christy Whitman put in the only bid on Medina Spirit at the Winter Mixed Sale and she said she chose him on looks alone when she spotted him in the walking area in the back of OBS just before Medina Spirit entered the ring. “I was the only person who bid on this horse,” Whitman said of the 2019 purchase. “When I buy horses I sit in the back room and see every horse that goes by and I pick them out. I just don’t have the kind of money to buy the big dollar horses. “This colt came up and he’s really good looking. Very well bal- Bob Baffert and Amr Zendan/COADY PHOTO
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Continued from page 5 trying to find something for one of my breeze riders, Jose Gallego, that was cheap. I opened him up at $1,000 and I was the only one to bid on him. “So I took him to the farm and [Gallego] took care of him and he was always a beautiful mover, really good, really professional. “Because of his purchase price and his light pedigree page, we couldn’t get him in any of the earlier 2-year-old sales at OBS,” Whitman continued. “So that’s how he wound up in the Open sale and because of the pandemic, that was even pushed back to July. But he worked a wonderful three-eighths and had a really good video and a $35,000 price on a $1,000 yearling is a pretty good turn around. We were happy and it was great that he went to Bob [Baffert], although I didn’t know he went to Baffert until after his first start at Los Alamitos. He keeps surprising people, even Baffert.” Zedan spoke of how he acquired Medina Spirit in at the OBS July Sale during a fluke series of events from Ocala to his home in Saudi Arabia. “Mr. Aboughazale, who is a dear friend…owns Protonico,” Zedan said. “We were done shopping per se during the [2020 OBS July Sale] and [Aboughazale calls me] and says there’s this horse by Protonico and would [I] want to check him out? So I checked him out and I liked him.” Zedan then called bloodstock agent Gary Young for his opinion and he suggested they consult Baffert. Baffert gave his okay and they decided to pursue the purchase.” “I was back home [in Saudi Arabia]. So Gary called me and
Florida-bred Medina Spirit and John Velazquez (left)/WENDY WOODY / EQUISPORT PHOTO See DERBY SPIRIT on page 9
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Back to Top Page 9 Derby Spirit page 7 Continued from says, do you want us to go for this horse? I said, well, Bob said yes, you say yes, let’s do it,” Zedan continued. “I told Gary to call me in an hour when he goes in the ring. I miscalcu- lated and I was going to go in the shower.” Young called back a few minutes later as Zedan was stepping in the shower and Medina was stepping into the auction ring. Luckily, Young was able to contact Zedan. As the bidding process continued, Zendan said to Young, “yes let’s do this. And the rest is history. We just bought him and here we are.” Baffert then sent Medina Spirit to his train- ing division at Los Alamitos and months later, Baffert’s Los Alamitos assistant Mike Marlow informed him that Medina Spirit may have some talent. “He worked really well at the sale—he worked really fast,” Baffert said. “And then he worked fast when we got him to Los Alamitos Florida-bred Medina Spirit/COADY PHOTO [and] started training him. My assistant at Los Alamitos really Throughout the stretch, it appeared as Medina Spirit would sur- doesn’t pay attention to [how much money we spent] for him. So render at any moment, but he continued with tenacity as when he tells me he could be a good one, they tip you off.” Velazquez was hard at work in the saddle. Medina Spirit broke his maiden by three lengths in his first try The four raced as a tandem until Medina Spirit finally put them at Los Alamitos on Dec. 11 and Baffert then placed him on his away inside the final 50 yards and won by a half-length ahead of team of potential Kentucky Derby horses. Mandaloun in second with Hot Rod Charlie another half-length In his next race, Medina Spirit faced Baffert’s then highly tout- back in third. Essential Quality was another neck slower in fourth. ed Derby horse, Life is Good, in the Grade 3 Sham on Jan. 2 at Medina Spirit paid $26.20 to win with post time odds of 12-1. Santa Anita. Life is Good began to draw away from the field down “I liked this little horse. I know he’s all heart,” Velazquez said. the stretch, but Medina Spirit continued to courageously chase “Strategy was very simple—break out of there and try to put him Life is Good and reduced the margin to two-and-three-quarter in the lead. If somebody wanted to go faster, let him have it. I lengths at the finish, producing a 99 Beyer Speed Figure. knew we were quick. And the more I looked at the race, the more In his next start, Medina Spirit won the Grade 3 Robert Lewis I studied the race, I knew he was faster than the rest of the horses. at Santa Anita on Jan. 30 in a gutsy performance in which he bat- I knew he was going to be a fighter. I rode him twice before, and tled with Roman Centurian and Hot Rod Charlie for the entire he fought for second for every step of the way. length of the stretch, eventually winning by a neck. He then faced “I think I got more tired than he did. He was fighting. He was Life is Good again, but was a less enthusiastic second to that one fighting for every bit of everything I asked him to do. who won by eight lengths. Life is Good suffered a minor injury “I was so proud of him, because we got to the sixteenth pole during training in the following weeks which made Medina Spirit and he keep putting the ears down and keep fighting. I think I was the favorite and lone Baffert starter in the Grade 1 Santa Anita more tired than him because I kept riding much harder than he was Derby on April 3. He finished second again in the Santa Anita [running]. Derby, this time four-and-a-half lengths behind Rock Your World. Baffet said he watched the stretch run in exhausting awe. In the Kentucky Derby, Medina Spirit broke on top from post “I think I was more tired than he was riding the last sixteenth eight and went right to the front under jockey John Velazquez, of a mile,” Baffert said. “I couldn’t believe what was happening in who guided the almost black colt through strategic quarter-mile front of my eyes. I thought he had a good chance, and then he was fractions of :23.09, :46.70, with fellow Florida-bred Soup and still there at the quarter pole. Well, he’s still there. Eighth pole, Sandwich in pursuit in second and a length-and-a-half ahead of he’s still there. Sixteenth pole, he’s really, really still there. You Mandaloun in third. Helium was just to his outside in fourth and could tell he was just laying it down. Johnny was riding hard and two lengths clear of Hot Rod Charlie and Essential Quality for those other horses—he was just relentless. He was not going to let most of the run down the backstretch. them—he came back. He didn’t seem like he was really that tired. Medina Spirit’s lead began to shorten as Mandaloun turned up “I hadn’t been that excited in a long time. I’m telling you, it the heat to his right while Essential Quality began his assault was so exciting. I don’t know how you contain yourself in those while five-wide. Soup and Sandwich began to fall back while Hot last 50 yards.” Rod Charlie found a clear, ground-saving trip on the rail to make Medina Spirit has now won half of his six starts with three sec- his move into contention. onds and earnings of $2,175,200. Coming out of the far turn after six furlongs in a pedestrian He left the starting gate with odds of 12-1 and paid $26.20 to 1:11.21, Medina Spirit was joined by the undefeated race favorite win, $12 to place and $7.60 to show. Essential Quality on the far outside while Louisiana Derby-winner “With Bob, it’s an art. It’s gut. It’s like Michelangelo, Pablo Hot Rod Charlie and Mandaloun joined the fray between hoses Picasso, it just comes out,” Zedan said. “It comes naturally. And and as those four locked up for the final quarter-mile. See DERBY SPIRIT on page 11
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BY BROCK SHERIDAN ______Owned and Trained by Kathleen O’Connell, Well Defined won for the sec- ond time in three starts and earned his first stakes victory since winning the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs while on the Kentucky Derby trail in 2019. The $75,000 Big Drama was for Florida-bred 3-year-old and older when went seven furlongs and the race also offered a $25,000 win bonus for Florida Sire Stakes eligible starters, of which Well Defined also earned. Breaking from post two in the five- horse field, jockey Emisael Jaramilo sent Well Defined to the lead as he clipped on quarter-mile fractions of :22.53, :44.69 and 1:09.00. R Mercendes Boy chased in second from about a half-length farther back but was never able to label much of a threat as Well Defined drew clear to win Florida-bred Well Defined in The Big Drama/LAUREN KING PHOTO by four-and-a-half lengths in a time of 1:22.30. three third with earnings of $661,027. He was a top Florida-bred 2-year-old As the even money favorite, Well Well Definied exited a second-place having won the $400,000 FTBOA Florida Defined paid $4.20 to win. effort to Tune in a $30,000 starter Sire Stakes In Reality by seven-and-a-half Well Defined is by With Distinction out allowance going a mile at Gulfstream on lengths at Gulfstream in 2013 before fin- of Fru Fru, by Medaglia d’Oro and he was April 3 after winning a $16,000 starter ishing out of the money the Grade 1 bred by Stonehedge LLC. He now has a allowance going seven furlongs there on Breeders’ Cup Juvenile won by Game record of seven wins, two seconds and March 12. Winner at Churchill. Derby Spirit
Continued from page 9 1966: 113-5-5-7…Essential Quality and Hot Rod Charlie were the you don’t find that in people a lot, especially those who excel. You 53rd and 54th millionaires to start in the Kentucky Derby and just can’t be by coincidence a seven time Derby winner. You can’t Essential Quality was the 18th millionaire post time favorite. The win two Triple Crowns. It just doesn’t happen.” record for millionaire starters in the Derby now stands at 57-4-6- However, this year, Baffert admitted that Medina Spirit was the 5… Medina Spirit was the ninth winner from 91 horses who have one who enlightened everyone. started from post 8 in the Kentucky Derby. The last was Mine That “This Derby is the only Derby I came here thinking, I just don’t Bird in 2009… Medina Spirit was the 12th dark bay or brown win- know if we got the goods,” Baffert said after the race. “We know ner of the Kentucky Derby… Medina Spirit and 2012 Kentucky he’s solid, he’s good, and he’s tough. But everything’s going to Derby winner I’ll Have Another both sold for $35,000 as 2-year- have to go really well to get it done. olds at OBS… Going back to 1960, Medina Spirit breaks the “But when the gates come open, the whole scenario changes. record as the least expensive Derby winner to sell at public auction And we had the horse. [Medina Spirit] showed me today, hey, Bob, with his $1,000 price tag at the 2019 OBS Winter Mixed Sale. He I’m a lot better than you think I am. And he’s a hell of a lot better breaks the record held by Cannero II, who sold for $1,200 and the than I thought he was. And he’s a really good horse.” 1969 Keeneland September Yearling Sale… This was the third More Medina Spirit Notes: Kentucky Derby victory for jockey John Velazquez. He had won Medina Spirit joins Needles (1956), Carry Back (1961), previously Animal Kingdom (2011) and Always Dreaming Foolish Pleasure (1975), Affirmed (1978), Unbridled (1990) and (2020). Eddie Arcaro and Bill Hartack lead all rider with five Silver Charm (1997) as Florida-bred Kentucky Derby winners. Derby wins each… Medina Spirit is the 10th Kentucky Derby That is more than any other country, province or state outside of winner whose name starts with the letter “M”. The others are Kentucky (112 winners). California (4), Virginia (4), Tennessee Mine That Bird (2009), Monarchos (2001), Majestic Prince (3), Canada (2), England (2), New Jersey (2), Pennsylvania (2) (1969), Morovich (1922), Meridian (1911), Montrose Mamuel and Texas (2) follow… Florida-breds records in the Derby since (1899), gelding MacBeth II (1888) and (1887).
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Back to Top Page 13 Colonel Liam, Domestic Spending Dead Heat in Turf Classic BY CHUCHILL DOWNS PRESS OFFICE ____ LOUISVILLE, KY—It turned out to be too close to call at the wire. Robert and Lawana Low’s favored Colonel Liam and Klaravich Stables’ Domestic Spending (GB) hit the finish line together to dead heat for the victory with Smooth Like Strait another neck back in the 35th running of the $1 million Old Forester Bourbon Turf Classic (Grade 1) for 4- year-olds and older. Smooth Like Strait led the field of nine through fractions of :24.40 and :49.17 as Colonel Liam tracked in third under Irad Ortiz Jr. and Domestic Spending with Flavien Prat aboard raced near the back of the pack. Colonel Liam cut the corner turning for home, moved to the outside of Smooth Like Strait and eventually forged to the lead at the eighth pole. While Colonel Liam was taking over, Domestic Colonel Liam (Inside) Domestic Sprending (inside)/COGLIANESE PHOTO Spending was working his way through traffic. Gamine returned $2.40, $2.20 and $2.10. Sconsin, ridden by Prat moved Domestic Spending to the outside of Colonel Liam Irad Ortiz Jr., returned $4.80 and $3.40 with Estilo Talentoso pay- and was closing fast, drawing even at the finish line and complet- ing $3.60 to show under Javier Castellano. ing the mile and an eighth on a firm Matt Winn Turf Course in Defending champion Bell’s the One finished fourth and was 1:47.99. followed in order by Hibiscus Punch and Unique Factor. Chad Brown trains Domestic Spending and Todd Pletcher con- ditions Colonel Liam. It is the third consecutive victory in the race for Klaravich and Brown having won with Horse of the Year Due Jour Proves Best In American Turf Bricks and Mortar in 2018 and Digital Age (Ire) last year. Pletcher Natalie Baffert and Debbie Lanni’s Du Jour surged to the front won the race in 2006 with English Channel. at the sixteenth pole en route to a length-and-a-half victory in the Colonel Liam returned $2.80, $3.40 and $2.80 with Domestic 30th running of the $500,000 American Turf presented by Derby Spending paying $5.20, $5.40 and $3.80. Smooth Like Strait, rid- City Gaming (G2) for 3-year-olds. den by Umberto Rispoli, paid $4.20 to show. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Flavien Prat, Du Jour It was another length-and-a-half back to Count Again who was covered the mile-and-a-sixteenth on a firm Matt Winn Turf Course followed in order by defending champion Digital Age (Ire), Ivar in 1:42.49. It is the second victory in the race for Baffert who won (Brz), Cross Border, Masteroffoxhounds and Ride a Comet. in 2003 with Senor Swinger. Excellent Timing set the pace while Winfromwithin tracked in third with Du Jour right behind him. Coming off the far turn head- Gamine Becomes a Millionaire With ing into the stretch, Luis Saez sent Winfromwithin through an Derby City Distaff Victory See DERBY DAY UPDATES on page 14 Michael Lund Petersen’s champion sprinter Gamine went to the front and then repulsed a challenge from Sconsin to win the 35th running of the $500,000 Derby City Distaff presented by Kendall-Jackson Winery (G1) for fillies and mares by a length- and-a-half and give trainer Bob Baffert a record 220th Grade 1 victory. Ridden by John Velazquez, Gamine covered the seven furlongs on a fast main track in 1:21.50. It is the first victory in the race for Velazquez and third for Baffert who previously won with Midnight Lucky in 2014 and Pussycat Doll in 2006. Gamine led the field through fractions of :23.15 and :46.08 while running unopposed on the lead. On the far turn, Sconsin made a move to Gamine’s outside but never could push ahead of the 2020 Eclipse Award winner as champion female sprinter. A 4-year-old Kentucky-bred daughter of Into Mischief out of the Kafwain mare Peggy Jane, Gamine improved her record to seven wins in eighth starts and became a millionaire at $1,286,500 with Saturday’s $306,900 check. Gamine/COADY PHOTO
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Friday Charts Derby Day Click Here to View Entries for Gulfstream Park Updates !" #$ % $&' #( # # )$*+, %-./0 *1 !2! !3-020./.-4!.0'!# 2 5! 5) 6 #5 5 "( 5( (# # ) 5 )# Continued from page 13 # ( (# (# # ) * 1$ 76#0 8$9 #0 18$3.:-..# /-./;.< 3:08$ --.=-/* 1% / (7.0!3* #3 3.-00. 3:./'%)-0. /3 3.-00-. 3:./'%.37<30.030:-=7:-43 8$'$ 3 /> *+,(-..*&,9 /3.0* +9 7-0*1 9 37* 9 -7*+9 -?7*+$)33*1 +$ ?/33 *+1$ -/33 * 11 &$ @/33 *,11 $ A-.33 *1&B$ !"#$ % &' ! "## $% & ' (&) *+, "-# .#/ 0 )123 $ 4 5 ' 6**7 "-# 89 :;7& < / ;*;7 "# 89 = ,>3+ 5 ? >; "@# 8 6+7> $ 4 4 4 4 4 AB76 $"# ! "#$%& '( (()*( ((+,- (#) ) $ +$& $ " +$ $ , CD $ Due Jour/COADY PHOTO * E 5 * &$&1 ! , 5 *&$B1 " ! ,+ 5 * $* A" 5 * $& opening and surged to the front with 7$ % @' 8< :33 35-<)-.- 8< 0@.$ -. )- 8$ 20 8< )- /-.= %!'$ Du Jour following. At the eighth pole, Prat tipped Du !"# $ % $#&% ' ! ! (! # )*+ $,-. / )+ 0 0 1,/ 2- 2/ % 3 4" !4 Jour to the outside, collared ' 4' 5!5 ' !) ! !( 4! (!" " 0 4 ' ! ' 5!5 ' ! ' " (! Winfromwithin at the sixteenth pole )# 63 /7#8 /7#!1-2,-- .",-.9- : 12/ 7# ,,-;,.)$ .'6-/1) !1 1-,//- 12-.% and drew clear. $(,/- .!1 1-,//,- 12-.%$ 1-/,,1-,;,7,,:%$-16:1/-/ The victory was worth $282,100 1/2,;62,<17#%#$//,-/<,71 -6,.1<6 .1 ,2,7 -1-6,-.=,< 1-;%$ ,%# and increased Du Jour’s earnings to 5 1 .> )*?',--)@A8 .1-/ )A@8 6,/ )**8 1 6 )8 ,6 )*8 ,B6 )*8 <-6 )*# ( 11 )@@+# B.11)*@@# ,.11 )A# " C.11 )@+*A+# D ,-11 )@+# " C,;6,<11 $375,220 with a record of three wins in )A*@# five starts with a second and a third. It !"#$ % &' is the first stakes victory for Du Jour, a !" #$%&'()* + ,%)--. Kentucky-bred son of Temple City out /" 01%*2%%% 3 3 3 3 3 4 5%-&,. of the Bernardini mare Guiltless. 6$7%* + 89&., / : #;<96= 3 / + 3+ 3> 5&&5 Du Jour returned $13.20, $7.40 and 3!? 0%21% / / / > 7&@A5B $5.40. Lucky Law (Ire) rallied for sec- C; )-D09&) / + / 9& ond under Florent Geroux to pay ! " # $%$#&"'(&" $13.60 and $8.80 while finishing ) *+, - ../0 *+"1 -" 2 .." +3 ! ! # # #? ength-and-a-quarter in front of *E ! "F( *#@ #* Winfromwithin who paid $5.20 to ?" 5 !' ?# show. ) G * 4 )#@ ! *? 4 )*#? ! " *? 4 )@#*) D ! Hidden Enemy (Ire) finished anoth- * 4 )#?) " 5 *?@ 4 )?AA# er half-length back in fourth and was 0# 6 $(% 7: "C,;612- " CC1/: 7: 1,6 ! 7 # ,- ,.61- 16-# 0/ 7: 761 H "C,;612-":-/,. $%# followed in order by Palazzi, Royal Prince, Chess’s Dream, Annex, Scarlett !"# $% &'&%()'* + * %,- &./01 , # # # #2.1 3/ 31'# * + $# $ +* $ 4 $ + Sky, Holy Vow, Next, Dyn O Mite, + 5 +%64 178%9 1:8% ../;.0,:%&11./1<.8 2/6.02<602.3.8/2/6./0=$</#2/;'& .('% Barrister Tom and Excellent Timing. > 2 0? ,775.//,(9 02/1 ,79 6.1 ,:9 26 ,(79 .6 ,!9 .@6 ,!9 </6 ,!9 .;66 ,!9 /./6 ,!9 /6 ,!9 </6 ,!% * 22 ,-!% @0 22 ,-:7% .0 22 ,A7-% $B0 22 ,-7% C./22 ,:(:% $B.;6#.<22 ,A!% Blowout Hangs on to Win !"#$ % &' !"## $%"# Longines Churchill & ' () *+ $ " " , -. $& /0123'4 "## %# Distaff Turf Mile 5 6 7 7 1 * $ " , - $ 8 ' 2 ! "## ,%# 9 : 335 * ; - $&8 )23 "## %"# Peter Brant’s Blowout (GB) built a " < =>?122 * - "& " @ 3 "## ;%## huge early lead and then held off a host "9 A B=2 2 617 * $ ; ; & - -8 2 2(= C "## #%# of challengers in deep stretch by a half- ' # ; ,& , D22 "## ,%# length to win the 36th running of the ,9A E 6=%1 24 (> *+ $ " , $. # F17G@ "## ""%$# "H : @2 2 * " ". " ; ;8 D ' "## $%$# $500,000 Longines Churchill Distaff A F I 512 $ " $ ,& # #E 3 23! "## ;%;# Turf Mile (G3) for fillies and mares. & E (2+1 *+ $ # # J12=2'E "## #%;# Trained by Chad Brown and ridden !"# $%#& &'%#& () !! $( #& &'* #& ('$+ by Flavien Prat, Blowout covered the +4D$ % A%( %A mile on a firm Matt Winn Turf Course (* % %( $ $ %7 in 1:36.30. It is the second win in the , E ( + ,%: # ( + race for Brown who had scored with ,-%!: $ # ( + ,7%, C Roca Rojo (Ire) in 2017. ( + ,-%7, $ #> (! + ,7:% % &*' 8F 21FD +11FD2/2 8F 6+11F% ./ +D /;2#/0.02% 1 8F $/G6/ '% See DERBY DAY UPDATES on page 15 Continued on next page Back to Top
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Saturday Charts Derby Day
!" # $ $ %& '()* &! +,% - +,% .'*-/( /* - # $ + -# $#0%1 # 2-*3 45-*64 ''(7%')&8 (.29.*(*.*/'72/':. Updates 4 **'(*:'4.(2').:2).'/'4(.(2'(); -(' 33 '8 < . )= &1'((&>5 ).(* &!85 2'* &85 .2 &?5 '2 &35 '@2 &35 :(2 &35 '722 &35 ('(2 &35 (2 &35 :(2 &3 %.. &!8 @) %.. &>36!6 ') %.. &3A6 B) %.. Continued from page 14 &833 C'(%.. &6! ! "#$% & '( ! "#$ %% &'(() * % * %+ )&&, *! -. /01 2( * * * *3 )4& ! -% (( ( * 5 %5% 6''7) 89()': ! ;< . ='(7 ( * * % >0 5!5 - 24)/' * + ?)2@ ! 5"% . @A * 5 * % % >7) B 5! -C C >7)7D 5 %5 % C '(7& =. 5! -# < 02) 7B) % % < 5+ )(E)2 ! -. C )E7 * % % 5 F '?G> ! H '# 6II0>E * % * )') B, ! Blowout/COADY PHOTO !" #$%" " #" &'( )" #$* " ++" # *" &&), 0 $ 8A ?8 AA Blowout, who had been caught at 6 D - 6 !3 the wire in her past three starts, raced 1 $ E 3 & F 6 % # &A!!6 $ out to a huge advantage early as she led 6 % # &3336 $ 0% 68 the field through fractions of :24.28, % # &8!& C0$ 6 % # &68 #;4.4 7 49 G);'.(#9(# 49 #9(. '( 'G(# ,* 49 G )'(74 :48.39 and 1:12.99. Blowout main- tained a daylight margin in the stretch, a margin that diminished as the wire ! " #"$%& ' (' !)' *+"(,-$ #./01 , *2( *2( 3.14/ 41&#' ! (+,$21& ' +) approached but never disappeared as ! ").5678"#+431 06 32.689 0 &" Blowout held on to record her first : 3 0; ,$-).//,<7= 03/1 ,7= 6.1 ,-= 36 ,= .6 ,= .>6 ,= ?/6 ," (33 graded stakes victory. ,-<@A" >0(33,A@-7" +.0(33 ,<-AA" B0(33 ,-A7" C./(33 ,77A" B*.56 .?(33 ,A-A" The victory was worth $306,900 !" and increased Blowout’s earnings to $718,600 with a record of four wins in ! "# $% & ' ' ! ( ) * + 12 starts with seven seconds and a ,-#. /% 0 & ' & (% # 12 3)# 45 ' + & 6 ' (%%4733 ' third. Blowout is a 5-year-old daughter of Dansili (GB) out of the Deep Impact 1- 89%$ + & %%8#)) * '' 9%: ) ; ! 6 , 7)% $9 (Jpn) mare Beauty Parlor (GB). (% 7# ; + + + <%=(1 &> Sent off as the favorite in the field !"#$ of six, Blowout returned $5.80, $3.60 %& '( )*+( ,- .,( )* ( ,/.0 <+ + D " <" " and $2.80. New York Girl (Ire), ridden $E'+ <" "- by John Velazquez, returned $6.20 and )' + " $3.60 and finished a head in front of , F + <$ ( ' ,A"$ + + ' + <$ ( ' ,7"<$ + ( + <$ ( ' ,$"7, C ' !! Zofelle (Ire) who paid $2.80 to show <$ ( ' ,@", ( *' * ': <$A ( ' ,<" under Irad Ortiz Jr. 6"0#&89 .0/(636+.8.089 "(").3"+./ ?.13 "21 89 *0.3/ Abscond finished another nose !!G .3/ # &" back in fourth and was followed in !" #$ %$& " $ ' ( %)*+, ( -' ! -' .), order by Got Stormy and She’s Got You !/* /,&! # " # #! " '0 0 1 " 1 0!"0! #$2!,3$4!,53$ ))*6')+(57%*.2 (GB). 8.,*,.,/)62/)9.3$&$ 1 . +: (0)**(;4 +.*, (<774 2), (=74 .2 (74 )2 (74 )>2 (74 9*2 (7$ '.. Flagstaff Prevails in Tight (<;77;<$ >+'..(??$ )+'.. (=57$ #@+'.. (<<;7?$ A)*'.. (;7$ #@)62)9'.. (555<$ !"#$ % &' Finish to Win !"#$ %& '(& Chuchill Downs #)" ( *+ $ # , %& '& -. / 0 1)2 3 % %4 * + #55 %& %'& Lane’s End Racing and Hronis (-6 "" 7 . 4 $828 59 %& '(& Racing’s Flagstaff re-emerged from the -4 , :8 3 ; 7 7 % % " $, %& 7<'& middle of a tight pack in the final yards -. 4 $ 22; 8 % % 7 7 + $ =0>> %& ('& to win the 86th running of the <-. 28 :8 ; 7 8# 2#9 %& '& $500,000 Churchill Downs presented !" #$" " $%& $'" #$ " " $ ( by Ford (G1) for 4-year-olds and older < "" 1 $= <$; $= by a head. B - " $= $ Trained by John Sadler and ridden 5# #'- " <$ ( C < ' (?$=7 " <5 ' by Luis Saez, Flagstaff covered the (;$7 " # ' <5 ' (=$( A " seven furlongs on a fast main track in <