Bloodhorse News editor Byron King presents his derby dozen with a review of the leading competitors for the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve on May 3.
The latest list of King reflects the results of Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby and looks at a recent addition to the Kentucky Derby Qualifying Race Series, Virginia Derby, March 15 at Colonial Downs.
Take a look at the Triple Crown page of America's best racing to stay up to date on stories and statistics on the way to the Kentucky Derby.
1. Sovereignty
The Street Sense Stakes and the Coolmore fountain of the winner of Youth Stakes have a mixture of speed and endurance in its family tree. As the son of the six-time general general variants of donor Farm in mischief, sovereignty is also from a mare of the behind schedule Bernardini, one of the best breeding markers in recent decades. The sovereignty is deeper into his family tree and sirows sirs like Empire Maker who is looking for gold, and Seattle has beaten further evidence that he bred for the classics.
2. Journalism
How quickly was his victory in the DK horse Horse San Felipe Stakes in Santa Anita Park on March 1st? He ran 1 1/16 miles in 1: 42.24, which earned him a 110-equibase speed number, the highest number of routes from a 3-year-old at ESF scale this year. Other speed and performance figures rated it similarly as a quick performance. If he can avoid regression, he will be arduous to beat in Santa Anita Derby on April 5 in his last preparation before the Kentucky Derby on April 3.
3. Citizen Bull
In order to offer another context how quickly journalism ran in San Felipe, Citizen Bull-The reigning 2-year-old man-one 107 ESF when on February 1st in Santa Anita in Santa Anita and a 106er in the fangesoelen des Fanduel Breeders' Cup Juvenile, which was presented by March 8 in Taa in Taa. The colt worked alone and was asked by his driver to spread past the wire – not outside the ordinary, as Hall of Fame coach Bob Baffert, sophisticated training from one of his horses wish.
4. Barnes
Signals are mixed from San Felipe. On the one hand, he directed a 107 ESF, good enough to win many races on the derby trail, and lost to a horse in journalism that is on the low list of all Kentucky Derby candidates on almost the low list of all kentucky. On the other hand, Barnes had everything in the lead and shortened his step over the last sixteenth miles. His second route, which is planned with 1 1/8 miles, should give us a barometer about the classic distance of 1 ¼ miles from Derby.
5. Coal battle
Some of these 3-year-olds are headrender when you brake. Coal fight is work -like. Half mile, which he entered in Oaklawn Park on March 5, is quite standard for him. He did not have as physically impressive as many of his dozen colleagues, he has achieved a 5-by-5-dirt record that was exceeded in Oaklawn by winning the rebel sticks on February 23. March 29th Arkansa's derby, the April 5th Toyota Blue Grass Stakes and the Kentucky Derby are options for his next race. We will see him suspicious in the Arkansas derby.
6. Burnham Square
After his fourth place in the youth fountain, coach Ian Wilkes indicated that the winner of the Holy Bull Stakes would drive next in Keeland in the blue grass. This is not a large surprise because Wilkes is based in Kentucky from spring to autumn. Remember that the Kentucky Derby winner from 1990 and 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense Senses for Carl Nafzger, for whom Wilkes was a trainingider and a trustworthy assistant, did her last pre-derby start in the blue grass.
7. Opportunities McPatrick
His comeback at Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on March 8 led to a second place, but of the seven competitors of the race this winner of two class 1 seems to be the most likely to be threatened in the Kentucky derby. The pace of the Tampa Bay Derby was a crawl that supported victorious Owen -all powerful, and the Kender McPatrick discovered this rival and the other four pounds per piece on a return. Blinker seemed to lend a hand him take him closer to the early leaders, where he had to get the breaks. Nevertheless, the Almighty Owen gushed away from him in the route, which led to the Chancer McPatrick immersed a few places into the dozen. (Due to his favorable journey and the feeling of coach Brian Lynch, the Almighty of Owen is not using removal restrictions.)
8. Sandman
While coal battle had his first post-rebel work on March 5, Sandman had recorded his first work since the race on March 11th and brought four Furlongs in: 49.40. Sandman is a stallion foal that managed an dynamic race plan this winter, and the Hall of Fame coach Mark Casse did not have to brake it regularly. Sandman had only a training session between his runner -up in the Southwest Stakes on January 25th and the rebel. This stallion foal has an upward trend over a distance of 1 1/8 miles in the Arkansas derby and later over 1 ¼ miles in the Kentucky derby.
9. River Thames
Although he was caught at the second place in the 1/1/16 military fountain of the youth of the youth behind schedule, River gave a favorable impression. He had a demanding journey for a Speed Horse and followed the later show finisher NeoEquos through a quick six-furgong split in 1: 10.68, and after led this rival in the early route and opened a lead, he lost the focus and tired. He has the right to improve from this race, his first two rotation experience, although the level of trust in him is lower than others in which he remains the 1 ¼ miles derby distance.
10. Tappan Street
After running second to Burnham Square on February 1 on February 1st, he was out of sight while he simply trained in Payson Park. But a training session on March 8, in which he saw the head and 5-year-old Saudi crown, a winner of the first class, and made him in the dozen Saudi Arabia crown. The driver of the Tappan Street had him under a firm hold and gave him the impression that he could have passed the Saudi crown if he had been asked. If you expect that the fitting in Holy Bull, who are beaten in his third career start, will be progressed.
11. Built
Trainer Wayne Catalano will try to win a second Louisiana derby when the race is contested on fair grounds on March 22nd. Already in 1997 he conquered the race with the crypto star, who later took fifth place after a follow-up victory in the Arkansas Derby in the Kentucky Derby. The top 3-year-old from Catalano this year is the third finisher of FASIG-TIPTON RISIES Star Stakes. With the size of the rising star winner, the designed, placed, placed twice, is one of the best local hopes.
12. Captain Cook
With the previous flood zone no. Even if the flood zone wins in Dubai, the long journey can bring to the Middle East and back the image of Kentucky Derby. Captain Cook is now rating the top horse with the current Recent York form and achieved a broad victory in February on February 1 at 1 1/8 miles. He has been two for coach Rick Dutrow and owner Stable Stable since he was bought by Agent Steve Newborn for $ 410,000 after a first sixth place in Churchill Downs.
