Coach Ron Moquett and owner Ted Bowman from Triton full books gained in the 1 million US for one length on January 25th in the Oaklawn Park.
The surprise has now set its promising Colt to the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve.
“I'm so excited,” said an emotional Bowman in the circle of the winner. “My wife and me, we are a petite operation. She makes all the books (we) have a few partners who have never been to horse racing. It was just something special to be here (in the Oaklawn Park) where I Track with my mother and my father.
Speed King's victory, which paid his supporters $ 30.60 for profit, was set up when he took over his usual place in the tour, while the three top betting selection options made the rear available on the death board. After the Speed King Bruchs from: November 24th ,: 47.82 and 1: 12.23, sent Speed King Pace-Prompter American who approached the quarter rod at Jockey Rafael Bejarano. Speed King turned alone and opened an insurmountable lead and remained in the route of the task to complete the 1 1/16 miles in 1: 45.86.
Behind Speed King in second place stumbled Sandman, who at the beginning stumbled difficult and brought out a brave rally in the track to grab the place. Tiztastic was third and the favorite patch of Adams took fourth place. Gaming of class 1, which became second in the Fanduel Breeders' Cup Juvenile von Taa, raced continuously on the back of the pack and never threatened to reach eighth place.
The five best finisher received qualification points for the Kentucky Derby on May 3 on a scale of 20-10-6-4-2. The victory moves to second place on the way to the derby ranking with a total of 25 on the way to the derby ranking. The only flaw in the Colt's three-race career was caught on the wire on December 13 by carbon math in the Remington Springboard Mile Stakes. Coal fight came back to win the Smarty Jones Stakes on January 4th in Oaklawn.
“Obviously we think of huge things, we hope,” said Bowman. “We beat great horses today.”
