4/18 (KEE): Lexington (GII); Giant's Causeway
 

8th (5:04) Giant's Causeway S.

5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Mrs Petoski Felix J E 118 LA
2 Kosmo's Buddy Coa E M 121 LA
3 Ride Em Cowgirl Prado E S 118 L
4 Marina Ballerina Douglas R R 118 L
5 Diamondrella (GB) Maragh R 121 LA
6 Bahama Mama (IRE) Desormeaux K J 118 L
7 Lady Chace Mena M 118 LA
8 Classify Bridgmohan S X 121 LA
9 Just for Keeps Leparoux J R 118 LA
10 Coy Cat Albarado R J 121 LA
11 Genuine Devotion (IRE) Garcia Alan 118 LA
12 Jazzy (ARG) Velazquez J R 118 LA
AE Taletobetold Lanerie C J 118 LA
AE Megadeed Hernandez B J Jr 118 LA



9th (5:40) Coolmore Lexington S. (G2)

1 1/16 Miles (All Weather Track) | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Jeranimo Blanc B 117 L
2 Omniscient Albarado R J 117 LA
3 Pitched Perfectly Garcia Alan 117 LA
4 Brave Victory Velazquez J R 117 LA
5 His Greatness Douglas R R 117 LA
6 Masala Coa E M 117 Blk-On LA
7 Conservative Desormeaux K J 117 L
8 Square Eddie Prado E S 123 LA
9 El Crespo Castellano J J 123 L
10 Parade Clown Leparoux J R 117 Blk-Off LA
11 Advice Gomez G K 117 Blk-Off LA
12 Hull Mena M 117 LA

Really good card on Saturday.

Mrs. Petoski in the Giant's Causeway, isn't that John Perotta's filly?

One of these gets into the Derby, and I'm talking Kentucky Derby.

yes

we met Mr. Petoski.

Nice fellow. Although he tried to eat Steve's microphone. :D

I :{>: Oskie!

Hull.

God, they must really want to get His Greatness into the Derby, huh?

Can someone explain how the Giant's Causeway is a race for fillies and mares? Maybe it's me, but... WTF?

I've been asking that for years... noone knows.:confused:

The race was once named the Stravinsky.

In fact - a very nice Holy Bull mare named Confessional once won the Stravinsky stakes during Keeneland's Spring meet and the A. P. Indy stakes during Keeneland's fall meet.






Naming a 5.5 furlong sprint on turf for fillies and mares after A. P. Indy might be one of the all-time great worst named stake races.

As someone noted above, the used to be the Stravinsky, when he stood at Coolmore. Keeneland often names races for the stallions of the farm sponsoring the stakes race that day. Saturday's Lexington Stakes is sponsored by Coolmore, the home of Giant's Causeway. (That being said, I agree that matching GC with a 5.5F turf sprint for fillies and mares is a bad match.) If you look at the overnights for Saturday, all of the races are named for Coolmore stallions : Grand Slam, Tale of the Cat, Johanessburg, etc.

You bring back bad memories, of one of the most expensive take-downs I ever encountered, when Confessional was DQ'd (unjustifiably, IMO) from a 2YO maiden race at Saratoga.

For the reason discussed above, I'd bet it was run on the undercard of the Breeders' Futurity when Lane's End sponsored that race.

From a Brisnet article, Hull will not run:
One horse entered in the Lexington who will not be running is HULL (Holy Bull). Dissatisfied with drawing post position 12, owner Barry Irwin released a statement after entries were taken saying Hull would be scratched from the Lexington in favor of the April 25 Derby Trial S. (G3) at Churchill Downs.

the return of genuine devotion..chucks old horse..:tro:

The Derby Trial is probably a better spot for the horse, anyway.

I want to beat Square Eddie here, but It's pretty puzzling who can do it.
Leaning towards the Assmussen colt, but is Albarado kryptonite right now, or what?

I like Mike so I'm not going to say anything, but really..

He could run big here, but the Derby would be ugly..three in a month:wf

And I really like the horse too, and want him to do well...but it seems like they're going to run him into the ground trying to get him to the Derby.

Would rather see him get a little break and come back to a track he likes this summer and rack up some wins there....since he's still eligible for some conditions.

And it's a turf sprint. Forgive me if I'm wrong but I don't recall Giant's Causeway being a sprinter at any time in his career.

I know it's a marketing thing but WTF.

Would Square Eddie be racing now if the Derby was in July? Didn't he break his leg two months ago?