Quite a prep
 

for the Epsom oaks for Dream Empress

http://www.drf.com/drfPDFChartRacesI...=20090315&RN=8

she may need to show a little more...:wf

They weren't really considering taking her overseas....were they?

Where exactly is her good race?

Hey he went all the way to Russia to get embarrassed with Racecar Rhapsody.

next stop is the Ashland if she's sound I would imagine.

whaddya mean?, Shes a gradeI Winner
 

I was amazed she finished in the top 5 in the BC.
The Alcibiades was a weird race where she took on mostly dirt horses, some of whom were dirt sprinters going 1 1/16th over the Keeneland track.

It's becoming clear that the Juvenile Fillies was a hell of a horse race last year.

NT

I don't think he went there. I think that shitbox was sold and then taken to Russia.

He's in Dubai now.

Give McPeak a little credit. He took Hard Buck all the way to Ascot for the King George and Queen Elizabeth and came back with the purse for second place.

chuck
 

chuck you obviously dont care for mcpeek with this post. what is the back story? i know most think he is a touch arrogant (but so is pletcher, baffert, and frankel), but he seems to be a solid top notch trainer. i figured u Ky trainers would stick together.

I'm a little foggy on this.....exactly how many races did Hard Buck run in after the King George?

I'm foggy too but don't i remember McPeek considering Dubai as a prep for the Ky Derby ?

He's definitely considering taking her to the Epsom Oaks. I would provide a link, but I can't track it down.

Found it.

Dream Empress returning

Though Dream Empress is listed as a separate betting interest in this weekend's one and only pool of the Kentucky Oaks Future Wager, trainer Ken McPeek advises against betting her.

"She won't be pointed to the Kentucky Oaks in any way, shape, or form," McPeek said this week.

Having shown a fondness for turf and synthetic surfaces, Dream Empress will be kept on those surfaces for the foreseeable future. She is scheduled to make her 3-year-old debut in Sunday's Grade 3, $150,000 Herecomesthebride Stakes at 1 1/8 miles on the turf. It will be her first start since finishing fourth in the Golden Rod run over the Churchill Downs dirt course last November.

Before that, Dream Empress finished second to Stardom Bound in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies over Santa Anita's Pro-Ride surface after winning the Grade 1 Alcibiades over Keeneland's Polytrack.

McPeek said the Herecomesthebride has been his target for Dream Empress all along. Dream Empress, who won a maiden race on turf at Saratoga last summer, has breezed six times since shipping to south Florida.

"It's a perfect first start back for her, and she's doing really well. We want to use it as a prep for the Ashland," McPeek said, referring to the Grade 1 race for 3-year-old fillies at Keeneland on April 4.

After the Ashland, McPeek has a truly ambitious goal: the Epsom Oaks later this year, "which is a little bit against the grain, but I've always been that way," McPeek said.

Among Dream Empress's competition Sunday will be Gozzip Girl, Oilgonewile, and Obsequious, the first three finishers from the Coconut Grove Stakes here on Feb. 15. Also entered were Bluegrass Princess, Fast Tigress, Guarda, and Candle Maker.

http://www.drf.com/news/article/102217.html

???

Wasn't that several years ago ? It did not happen but as I recall he had a 3 yr old that he was considering sending to Dubai for their big day of racing and then back to Ky for the Derby . Using Dubai as a derby prep .

****, you might be right. That sounds like a McPeek move.

It was quite a prep for a filly prepping for the Epsom Oaks wasn't it?

no question that she ran poorly and Im sure they were dissapointed. I played against her and it helped me with a nice exacta. However,as a partner in DT; we have had our share of ups and downs as well.

was just curious b/c i was sensing some bad blood that's all.

It was just what you would look for....:eek:

This was obviously an educational effort with Dream Empress.

McPeek surely doesn't want her peaking until June.