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Features March 30, 2017

Tales from the Crib: Gormley

Gormley hails from the historic Castleton property, a Bluegrass nursery famed for producing a torrent of top Thoroughbreds around the turn of the 20th century.
Then owned by British-born Wall Street maestro James R. Keene, Castleton stood the great Domino...

March 30, 2017

Knee fracture knocks El Areeb off Kentucky Derby trail

Multiple Grade 3 winner El Areeb has been forced to the sidelines after X-rays on Thursday revealed a knee fracture.
Trained by Cal Lynch, the gray colt worked four furlongs in :51.60 on Wednesday at Laurel Park. On Thursday his connections noticed heat...

Wagering March 30, 2017

Injury Takes El Areeb Out of Kentucky Derby; Wagering Suspended on Colt in Derby Future Wager 4

An injury has taken M M G Stables’ El Areeb out of consideration for a run in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (Grade I) and wagering on the colt has been suspended in Pool 4 of Churchill Downs Racetrack’s Kentucky Derby Future...

March 30, 2017

Farrell headlines Fair Grounds Oaks

A field of eight sophomore fillies has been entered in Saturday’s $400,000 Fair Grounds Oaks (G2), but Farrell is easily the one to watch in the 1 1/16-mile contest as she goes for her fourth straight victory.
Trained by Wayne Catalano, the dark...

March 30, 2017

Tequilita tries to keep win streak going in Gulfstream Park Oaks

Tequilita brings a three-race win streak into Saturday’s $250,000 Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) for trainer Michael Matz, and one of those wins came when the bay filly upset the Forward Gal Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park.
That earned the Union Rags...

March 29, 2017

Girvin tops nine-horse TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby

After bursting upon the scene with a two-length score in the Risen Star (G2), Girvin will look to make it two straight in the $1 million TwinSpires.com Louisiana Derby (G2) at Fair Grounds. The Joe Sharp-trained colt heads a field of nine in the Kentucky...

March 29, 2017

Fast and Accurate represents Maker’s best chance for Kentucky Derby

Fast and Accurate is Kentucky Derby-bound after posting a 24-1 upset in the March 25 Spiral (G3) at Turfway Park, earning 50 points for the victory. Owner Kendall Hansen has sold a minority interest and Fast and Accurate will be supplemented for a $200,000...

March 29, 2017

サンダースノーは直線での叩き合いを制し、エピカリスを下した。

translated by Kate Hunter
25日、メイダン競馬場で行われたUAEダービー(G2、ダート2000m)は、UAE馬のサンダースノー(3牡、ビン・スルール厩舎)が、日本から遠征してきたエピカリス(3牡、萩原厩舎)との叩き合いを制し、優勝。このレースの勝ち馬に付与されるケンタッキーダービー(5月6日、チャーチルダウンズ競馬場)の出走馬選定ポイント(100ポイント)を獲得した。 
1番人気に支持されたサンダースノーにとって、1600m以上の距離を走るのは今回が初めてだったが、好位をスムーズに追走。直線で外に逃げる場面があったものの、クリストフ・スミヨン騎手がすぐに立て直し、逃げたエピカリスをハナ差で捕らえた。
「4コーナーで外に行ってしまったし、残り200mではゲート跡に驚くようなところもあったが、最後は差し切ってくれました。彼は本当のチャンピオンです」と騎乗したスミヨン騎手。 
サイード・ビン・スルール調教師はUAEダービー8勝目で、自身の持つ最多記録をひとつ伸ばした。「初距離だったけど、自信がありました。残り200mでちょっと大変だったけど、この馬のことをよく知っているスミヨンがうまく立て直してくれましたね」と、ビン・スルール師。メイダン競馬場のダートには珍しい不良馬場だったこともあり、1:57.76の速い時計が出た。
今回の勝利でケンタッキーダービーの出走馬選定の100ポイントを獲得しているが、フランスG1のクリテリウム・アンテルナシオナル(芝1400m、サンクルー競馬場)も優勝しており、欧州各国のGⅠレースにも出走できる。ビン・スルール調教師は「米国のケンタッキーダービーに登録していますが、フランスダービー、アイルランドダービー、イギリスダービーも選択肢に入っています。シェイク・モハメドと相談し、決めることになるでしょう」と語っている。 
2着だったエピカリスも同ポイントを40ポイント獲得。「Japan...

March 29, 2017

Hence faces legitimacy questions after splendid Sunland Derby performance

Hence stamped his Kentucky Derby ticket romping by 3 ¾ lengths in the Sunland Derby (G3) but where he stands among peers is anybody’s guess. Does he rate as a rapidly-improving sophomore who will be able to hold his own against better competition...

Derby News March 28, 2017

Thunder Snow jumps to top of Derby Leaderboard as Japanese interest wanes

A shakeup in the potential foreign involvement in this year's Run for the Roses and the scoring of points by non-Triple Crown nominees highlighted this week's changes on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard.
Thunder Snow became the first three-year-old...

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