.jpg?itok=EzRMf8-n "Journalism ratings to win the headlines match over Barnes in San Felipe Stakes")
After Hall of Fame Trainer Bob Baffert won nine DK Horse San Felipe Stakes in Santa Anita Park in Santa Anita Park, three starters in the 1 1/16-mile fairy tumbling preparation race on the street to 2025 Kentucky Derby was unmistakable by the Woodford Reserve.
After a scratch, there were only two horses that looked impressive trio from Barnes, Rodriguez and Mellencamp against Bafferts. One of them was the journalism of coach Michael McCarthy. McCarthy was not afraid, he had confidence in his stallion foal, who had already hit three Baffert trainers in a previous Matchup in class 2 Los Alamitos Futurity on December 14th.
In San Felipe, journalism again delivered via Bafferts Trio. Under Jockey Umberto Rispoli, journalism maintained 2-5 favorite barns early, turned into a stalking position in the background and then carried in the second round and through the route to decide the victory. He raced 1 1/16 miles in 1: 42.24, which is covered by a final sixteenth miles in: 06.11, which led to a profit of 1 3/4 length. He paid 8.20 US dollars to win the second choice behind Barnes.
Rispoli said when he clarified journalism and asked him to run: “He stuck the beast mode.”
Jockey Juan Hernandez on board Barnes tried to break the spirits of those who followed him by opening himself in the second round, a tactic that worked against everyone except journalism. Barnes held second place, 9 1/2 lengths in front of Rodriguez in third place. Mellencamp and Glossy Cruisein completed the order of the departure.
Journalism collected 37.5 qualification points in Kentucky Derby to raise its total to 47.5. Churchill Downs uses qualification points as a preference system if the race goes beyond its maximum field size of 20 hp. In each of the past two years, 40 qualification points were required to secure a place in the derby area.
With only five horses that started in San Felipe, only 75% of the planned qualification points were awarded for the race. Those who have the second to fifth received points on a scale from 18.75-11.25-7.5-3.75.
Barnes, the previously unbeaten winner of the San Vicente Stakes of the 2 grade 2, and the Kentucky Derby Future Wager Favorit among the individual bets, which tired tardy in his first route. He set a steady pace of: 23.71 ,: 47.31 and 1: 11.10.
When journalism starts in a few months in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, he will be the second derby starter for McCarthy, who won the 2021 Preakness Stakes with Rombauer. Last year for McCarthy endlessly ran ninth place in the derby.
“It's always great to have a horse that can take places and he looks like he is taking himself and everyone else,” said McCarthy.
The owner spokesman Aron Wellman from Eclipse -Studden noted: “I said before the race, this was a battle. We have the war in the eye, the first Saturday in May. Hopefully we do not take for granted for granted, but to continue to see him on this upward train is very special.”
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