The street to the Kentucky Derby will continue on April 5 and the Santa Anita Derby (G1), Wood Memorial Stakes (G2) and VAE Derby (G2) – Before the weekday, a stopover on April 8 for the shifted blue grass parts (G1) Keeneland.
Originally planned for Saturday, the Blue Grass and the complete programs were pushed back in Keeland for three days in the first two days, since the rain awaited in Kentucky in Kentucky from April 2 to April 6th was expected. The state is located under a flood station and leads governor Andy Beshear to explain a state of emergency in front of the first storm wave.
Those with enduring memories will remember that the blue grass was once a middle of the week. Before 1989, when Keeneland moved three weeks before the Kentucky Derby, the roses occurred nine days before the run.
The Blue Grass has been managed four weeks before the derby since 2015, often with more than 30,000 fans present, although this number is much lower this year with the novel date and offers less availability for the participants on weekdays.
If the employers of Lexington experience a rash for employees who get ill on Tuesday, or if professors from the University of Kentucky do not attend the students, they should know the reason why: Keeland is open on a usual dim day. After several days in which he had glued together in the storms, Kentuckians in Keeland could participate in the number of visitors as much as those who drive on Tuesday to drive on Tuesday. Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in Recent Orleans.
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The Blue Gras -Blamen should also enable the Kentucky Derby (G1) to be prepared in a swift track. This scenario seemed impossible only days ago when the race was pulled for Saturday. Droughty conditions are expected in Lexington on Tuesday and on the novel day of the Ashland Stakes (G1), April 7th.
None of the seven blue grass homes were tested on a damp surface. This eliminates some assumptions for horse players. A quick track also eliminates the excuse for the saturated trail for participants who drive on May 3rd Kentucky Derby.
The Blue Grass Stakes contain three horses that are classified in the derby: Burnham Square Present Opportunities McPatrick And River Thames – Although all three are in the lower half, she occupies the seventh, ninth and 10th place.
Two more in the field are available winners of the graded operations: Owen Almighty who captured the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) on March 8th in his recent time, and East Avenue Winner of breeding funds (G1) last year in Keeland. The East Avenue races with turn signals added his equipment after two back halves, one of which came after a restless start.
The Santa Anita Derby also attracted a trio from derby-wearing horses: secondary journalism third -party Citizen Bull and sixth rank Barnes . It is a high-quality race in which the current favorite for the Kentucky Derby in journalism, the reigning 2-year-old man of the last year in Citizen Bull and an earlier Kentucky Derby Future Wager Favorit in Barnes, whose stocks have been fell a little since his defeat against journalism in San Felipe Stakes (G2).
The Santa Anita Derby only has five participants, which means that fewer qualification points from Kentucky Derby can be won than originally planned. If the field remains intact with five horses, 75% of the planned points are awarded. While the Blue Grass and the wood spread points on a scale of 100-50-25-15-10 on its five best finisher, points of the Santa Anita Derby are allocated on a reduced 75-37.5-111.25-7.5 base.
A scratch of the Santa Anita Derby, which would reduce the field to four, would drop the available points by 50%.
Qualification points are used by a means of promoting the derby by Churchill Downs As a preference system when the race goes beyond its capacity field size of 20 horses. In each of the last two Kentucky Derby Runnings, a threshold of around 40 points was necessary to get admission.
Citizen Bull (60 points) and journalism (47.5) appear in the derby, but Barnes (18.75) and the remaining two participants, the promising Maiden winner Baeza and his John Shirffs-trained stable clinic, the Jungfrau Westwood have zero per piece. The latter is not triple crown nominated and looks like filler in a tiny field of Santa Anita Derby.
In order to exceed the 40-point estimated limit that could vary this year, depending on how many horses are picked up in overseas and withdrawal from the list of potential starter, Barnes needs a top two-finish, and Baeza needs a victory. You would probably need the scales in the upper 30s in advance of defects to secure a starting place in the goal for the first stage of the triple crown.
Of course, next to Kentucky Derby points in the blue grass and in the Santa Anita Derby is at stake. The Colts, which are successful in these first class races, become more valuable as abbey views.
A gelding of Liams card Burnham Square would not experience stallion spust if he triumphs in the blue grass.
The Burnham Square wins the Holy Bull Stakes in the Gulfstream Park
Hall of Fame coach Bob Baffert, who trained Citizen Bull and Barnes, also has another 3-year-old in action on Saturday: The twice recorded records Rodriguez The favorite in the Wood Memorial Aqueduct racing route. With a field of 12, the wood will be the deepest home preparation in the coming days.
Other competitors are Withers Stakes winners Captain Cook The plates rated twice Hill Road And Grande – A winner of one of his two starts. All three were part of the derby theater this year, and Grande is the only one that is currently included in 12th place.
The approximately 1 3/16 miles VAE derby of the Dubai World Cup (G1) on Saturday on the Meydan RaceCourse are longer than the three US preparations. An American sender, Gotham Stakes (G3) fipper Flood zone stretches outside to drive beyond a mile for the first time, against an international cast that is led by Japan Shin foreverSecond in the Saudi derby of February 22 (G3).
This year Churchill Downs moved the VAE derby from the main street to the Derby Points series to the Europa-Middle East Points series. The two best finishers of the VAE derby, who also want to run in the figure of the figure Kentucky race to qualify the points.
