WOW PERFORMANCE: Pletcher always thought Charge It ossessed abundant talent, which is why he sent him into the Grade 1 Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill 'n' Dale Farms at Xalapa for only his third career start. aboard Life Is Good, who also is set to make his next start in the Whitney. “There was only one outcome that was OK, and that was for him to win.” Flavien Prat replaced suspended Irad Ortiz Jr. “You never take anything for granted,” Pletcher said.
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For that reason, Todd Pletcher was extremely gratified to see Life Is Good, in his first start since he faded to fourth at Meydan Race Course, on his toes during the post parade and full of fire when he dispatched Grade 1 winner Speaker's Corner by five lengths in the John A.
HUGE RELIEF: Trainers never know how their horses are going to react after they journey halfway around the world for the Dubai World Cup. “He never quite grabbed the bit around the turn.” “We were expecting a big effort ,” jockey Florent Geroux said of the Stephen Foster. The Brad Cox trainee was competing for the first time since he ran a distant ninth in the $20 million Saudi Cup on Feb. 6 Whitney at Saratoga Race Course.įALLING SHORT: Mandaloun, elevated to victory in last year’s Kentucky Derby following Medina Spirit’s disqualification, turned in his second consecutive disappointing performance when he finished fourth in the Stephen Foster. Said Mott: “There were some nice horses in the field and I thought he did things rather easily.” Olympiad’s next target: the Aug. “I think as he’s gotten older, he’s gotten faster in each start,” said jockey Junior Alvarado. The reversal of fortune against his rival points to how far Olympiad has come. 4 at Aqueduct, when he finished fourth to Americanrevolution. The 4-year-old son of crack sprinter Speightstown last lost on Dec.
He rattled off his fifth consecutive victory when he repelled late-running Americanrevolution by 2 ¼ lengths in the Stephen Foster.
STREAKING: Olympiad has come to hand in a big way for Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott.
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