Bill Mott undoubtedly had some huge seasons as a coach in 50 years. In the three years he was honored with an Eclipse Award as an outstanding trainer, his horses earned 11.7 million US dollars (1995), $ 11.7 million (1996) and $ 10.7 million (2011). But none of these routes came close to the personal brand, which he used in 2022 at $ 16,848,340 (fifth in North America), thanks to the not simple part of the top-class victories of people like Cody's wish Present Elite power Present War like goddess And Casa Creed .
With these four legitimate superstars in 2023 – and all this weekend with critical events that are part of the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival – one could argue that the Mott barn has never been stacked. The nine victories of 1 class 1, which Mott achieved in 2022 – with seven different horses – was his largest since 2011 and only took the twelve he had in 1995 when the unconventional cigar alone took eight into account.
Mott already has two points in class 1 this year, with many of the largest goals that are supposed to be on the calendar later, and more than 6.4 million dollars of North American income as well as about 1 million US dollars with a win from Elite Power and a second of Casa Creed in Sprint Stakes on the Opulent Saudi Cup card.
Elite Power wins the 2023 Riyadh Dirt Sprint at King Abdulaziz Racetrack
The only era mott was able to compare his current run with a two -year stretch of 11 to 12 years when he was often able to look down the row of scale to see it Royal Delta Present Flat Present Ron the Greek Present Honor and serve And Drosselmeyer Everyone stare back.
“I was very lucky to keep Cody's wish and elite in training and to be very ecstatic to keep a mare like war like goddess,” said Mott. “Each of them could have retired for study purposes or the Broodmare band. I am very grateful this year because I didn't have a lot of 3-year-olds to take the gap when they retired.”
The 3-year missions are practically the only ones this weekend in which Mott will not be prominent. His barn is represented in seven graded missions, including four of the events of the first class.
Friday
Mott's Stakes Action begins with You are pretty In the 500,000 US dollars, only one game (G1T) for lawn women. The 5-year-old mare of Performance Was second in the race behind last year Royal fame But in front of the two Chad Brown runners in this issue. The last time Wakanaka was on the Churchill Downs Distaffe Turf Mile (G2T) at the Kentucky Derby Day.
“She fell back a little and closed well,” said Mott. “She has to be a little closer.”
Next, the ultra-consistent lawn marathon will be War like goddessThe third time won Keeneland'S 1/2-mile-level stakes (G3T), shortens for the $ 600,000 in Fresh York Stakes (G1T) at 1 1/4 miles.
War like a goddess in front of the devastated missions in Keeland
“She is more of a mile and three proven [-eighths] And one and a half miles, I assume: “Mott said.
The two miles $ 250,000 Belmont Gold Cup (G2T) has the remarkable Channel maker His 53rd start. The 9-year-old English Channel Wallach was sixth last month in which one was O '(G1).
“The last time he was hit half a long length for the second money in a class 1, so it wasn't a bad race,” said Mott. “If he is far away, we naturally call it a day, but as long as he is enthusiastic about his training and does it well, we don't see anything about the situation that demands us not go forward as long as he is doing well.”
The Friday final is the 200,000 US dollar Intercontinental Stakes (G3T), a lawn sprint in which mottel is saddled Poppy a 4-year stuff of League who also trained.
“She is a very consistent, comical stut foal,” said Mott. “She just always appears. She makes a good effort and she is always competitive in such a race. You know it is your distance and surface.”
Saturday
The winner Elite Power of the Breeder 'Cup Sprint (G1) could be the biggest favorite in the Belmont Day program, which in the morning lines in the 250,000 US dollar True North Stakes (G2) 4-5. Juddmonte is a 5-year-old Curlin Horse is the consensus -top -dirt sprinter of the world, the only question mark is how it recovered from a long journey to the Middle East.
“He seems to be as good as he went to Saudi,” said Mott.
The 400,000 dollars -Jaipur Stakes (G1T) are one of the few lawn sprints in class 1 calendar and therefore always attract the best of the division. Casa Creed tries to become the first three -time winner of the race.
“He came from Saudi and seems to do it and he was in this race last year,” said Mott.
“He jumped to work aggressively,” said Mott. “He may have went a little quickly, but it only shows that he was careful to do it. I mean, the work was visually good and didn't look like it. It didn't look like he went so quickly, but he covers a lot of soil.”
Cody's wish wins the Churchill Downs
The depth of Mots barn is not just about sending him speedy horses. Mott is not the same with superstars aged 5 to 9 when it comes to keeping horses at the elite level every year.
“It goes through cycles, I think,” said Mott. “I was very lucky to have at least a few good horses in the barn in the barn every year. They go on the list and it seems as if we were lucky every year, but this year we are certainly well represented in various places.
“It just makes it to go to work in the morning.”
