Coach McCarthy is still very confident that journalism will enter the preciscation

Journalism may be in the record books as a seventh favorite in a row in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, but that doesn't mean that coach Michael McCarthy has lost confidence in his 3-year-old Colt in class 1.

“I have not lost any trust in him,” said McCarthy about Curlin's son. “When he worked on the Sunday before the derby, I thought it would require an incredible effort to beat it if the racetrack was that [that day]. Mother nature had other ideas. But I still think that his efforts were very, very good. “

The Kentucky Derby grabbed Santa Anita Derby -Sieger -Journalism -Strip of four victories in a row, three in graded missions. The runner-up on a sloppy route in the course of the roses, which ended 1 1/2 length behind the victorious sovereignty, was certainly good enough to install journalism as an 8-5 Morning-line favorite in an issue of $ 2 million of the Preakness Stakes on the Pimlico racetrack, which without the Kentucky gains of Kentucky Derby strives. These chances of winning could easily reduce at 7:01 a.m. and after the postal period for the second jewel in the triple crown.

“He was caught at the start of the Kentucky Derby. I wanted to be five lengths from the tour at one point, and I would say that we were closer to 10. He seemed to be good at half a mile, but if I weren't for a muddy track or a immaculate journey, I would not after a Muddy track after the Mudy conclusion. Journalism galloped on a saturated surface.” Only, we could have these first 100 meters again. “

McCarthy, who fed a victory in the Preakness of 2021, was not disappointed that the connections of sovereignty skip the prevalance to run in Belmont Stay in Belmont Stakes on June 7.

When asked whether the checkness is different without the winner of the Kentucky Derby, McCarthy said: “I think the occasional fan, but it is still a triple crown race and it has a lot of influence. It would be nice to achieve a rematch at some point.”

For this purpose, McCarthy said that he would consider running in the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course if journalism fulfills expectations of preakness.

“When he reports a good report on himself on Saturday [we’ll consider it]”, Said McCarthy about the 1 1/4 mile-last stage of the Triple Crown.” He had three races in seven weeks as a 2-year-old and that didn't seem to bother him. Three races in five weeks are a little different, but he is a hardy horse. He seems a lot of constitution and one and a quarter, mile and three sixth, mile and a quarter does not seem to be such. Back. “