Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes

[brockguy]

NO. Draw FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
1 14 47- Agente Parmigiano 180 3 9-3 G A Butler 0 Shane Kelly 85 72 90
ch c Captain Rio — Kama´s Wheel (Magic Ring (IRE))

2 11 4-1 Akhenaten 13 3 9-3 M R Channon 68 Tony Culhane 94 68 104
b c High Chaparral (IRE) — Lady Adnil (IRE) (Stravinsky (USA))

3 5 1- Close Alliance 160 3 9-3 J H M Gosden 0 Jimmy Fortune 90 90 96
b c Gone West (USA) — Shoogle (USA) (A.P. Indy (USA))

4 3 47- Deposer 153 3 9-3 J R Best 0 Steve Drowne 101 95 109
b c Kheleyf (USA) — Bezant (IRE) (Zamindar (USA))

5 12 1- Haashed 114 3 9-3 M Johnston 76 Jamie Spencer 88 101 100
ch c Mr Greeley (USA) — Guerre Et Paix (USA) (Soviet Star (USA))

6 1 -07 Keeptheboatafloat 13 b 3 9-3 K R Burke 0 Darren Williams 92 90 101
b g Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) — The Perfect Life (IRE) (Try My Best (USA))

7 7 15- Mafaaz 165 b 1 3 9-3 J H M Gosden 0 R Hills 99 69 97
ch c Medicean — Complimentary Pass (Danehill (USA))

8 2 1-1 Markyg 21 3 9-3 K R Burke 0 Fergus Sweeney 92 70 105
b/br c Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) — Spring Pitch (USA) (Storm Cat (USA))

9 13 13- Mastery 152 3 9-3 M Johnston 76 Joe Fanning 97 100 109
b c Sulamani (IRE) — Moyesii (USA) (Diesis)

10 6 17- Shampagne 144 3 9-3 P F I Cole 0 Martin Dwyer 103 110 111
b c Orpen (USA) — Arndilly (Robellino (USA))

11 10 49- Sohcahtoa 165 3 9-3 R Hannon 55 Ryan Moore 97 105 107
b c Val Royal (FR) — Stroke Of Six (IRE) (Woodborough (USA))

12 8 1-1 Spring Of Fame 13 3 9-3 M A Magnusson 100 Chris Catlin 89 90 100
b c Grand Slam (USA) — Bloomy (USA) (Polish Numbers (USA))

13 9 36- Talking Hands 158 3 9-3 S Kirk 50 George Baker 97 94 101
b g Mujahid (USA) — With Distinction (Zafonic (USA))


This, I have to say is a terrible field - just one group placing between the lot of them. Only 2 of them rated over 100. Unless one of them has developed an engine over the winter, they wont be troubling the judge in Louisville. Im disappointed O'Brien or Bolger didnt send anything over.

If you were to fancy anything, Close Alliance and Mafaaz would be the two for me!

[my miss storm cat]

I like Haashed and Mastery.

Don't know how either will do here but...

[SniperSB23]

Can't wait for Dunkirk to get 2nd in the Florida Derby and be shut out of the Derby field for one of these cows.

[Scurlogue Champ]

I hope Agente Parmigiano wins and runs, just because of his name.

[Bobby Fischer]

at a glance, Close Alliance has a pedigree that wouldn't be horrible for 9 or 10 on the dirt =
b c Gone West (USA) — Shoogle (USA) (A.P. Indy (USA))

good footnotes too for a win in his only race = "Pushed along briefly early, in touch, headway 2f out, soon every chance, led entering final furlong, ran on well, in command near finish"

EDIT - he actually looked good on video too. http://www.attheraces.com/search.asp...lliance&type=H

Is this race open to American shippers?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

at a glance, Close Alliance has a pedigree that wouldn't be horrible for 9 or 10 on the dirt =
b c Gone West (USA) — Shoogle (USA) (A.P. Indy (USA))

good footnotes too for a win in his only race = "Pushed along briefly early, in touch, headway 2f out, soon every chance, led entering final furlong, ran on well, in command near finish"

EDIT - he actually looked good on video too. http://www.attheraces.com/search.asp...lliance&type=H

Is this race open to American shippers?

Dream Empress?

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Can't wait for Dunkirk to get 2nd in the Florida Derby and be shut out of the Derby field for one of these cows.

Well said. It's nauseating that one of those pigs might keep out a deserving horse. I mean, if Dunkirk loses the Fla Derby by a whisker he won't belong in the Derby over the winner of a meaningless Polytrack race on a Wednesday.

NT

[Kasept]

Thoro-Graph offering up the sheets on the Kempton horses as part of their introduction of UK figs...

http://www.thorograph.com/ROTW/20090...45.kempton.pdf

Based on the speed nums, there's actually a couple in this bizarre thing that look like they could be OK horses. 10 of the 14 are making their first start of the year in this...

[my miss storm cat]

Wow, so much love on this thread!

Originally Posted by Kasept

Thoro-Graph offering up the sheets on the Kempton horses . 10 of the 14 are making their first start of the year in this...

To be fair though the flat season is basically March to November.

edit - Hey Brock, wheres Hanagan? Thought he'd have the Spring of Fame mount.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Can't wait for Dunkirk to get 2nd in the Florida Derby and be shut out of the Derby field for one of these cows.

No sympathy whatsoever. No, I'm not looking forward to one of these getting to the gate in the Derby, but if Dunkirk doesn't make it on earnings, it's not these guy's fault. If Dunkirk's connections want to qualify, either win the Florida Derby, or run him back in the five weeks between it and the Ky Derby. Simple as that.

[SniperSB23]

Even more nauseating is that the winner of this race gets $100,000 for just running in the Kentucky Derby. So they could throw the horse with his leg falling off into the starting gate and have him run 10 feet before pulling up and they'll collect $100,000 just for showing up.

[Scurlogue Champ]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Even more nauseating is that the winner of this race gets $100,000 for just running in the Kentucky Derby. So they could throw the horse with his leg falling off into the starting gate and have him run 10 feet before pulling up and they'll collect $100,000 just for showing up.

I think that money helps with the entry fees for the race, etc...