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USA Triple Crown 2007
Jo� jedna sezona je pred nama. Svi �ele, mnogi se nadaju, mo�da �e samo jedan uspeti.
Mission Impossible?
winter book download here
I put od hiljadu milja zapo�inje prvim korakom...
:: pripremne trke u 2007 / prep races
USA photos courtesy of: Dianne, Sue, Audrey & Alysse - thanks!
Gourmet Corner
Oscar's 2007 green sheets
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Travers (doc 348 KB) :: (pdf 599 KB)
Kentucky Derby (doc 659 KB) :: (pdf 430 KB)
Preakness Stakes (doc 564 KB) :: (pdf 210 KB)
Belmont Stakes (doc 393 KB) :: (pdf 299 KB)
by Richard Lurie
richard.lurie@cox.net
"Belmont Stakes" $1.000.000 2.400m 3g. G1 / dirt
1.RAGS TO RICHES / J.Velasquez (2:28.75) 5.3
(A.P.Indy-Better Than Honour/Deputy Minister)
2. CURLIN / R.Albarado
3. TIAGO / M.Smith
4. HARD SPUN / G.Gomez
5. C.P.WEST / E.Prado
6. IAMAWILDANDCRAZYGUY / M.Guidry
7. SLEW'S TIZZY / R.Bejarano
pobeda 5.3 / dubl po redu 12.6 / triling 65.7 / hk po redu 121.2
Rags to Riches
- "Belmont Stakes 2007" -
Ciqular Quay je van igre za Belmont, ali je sada C.P.West novo ime. Trener Zito je posle otkaza Street Sense, najavio da sada ima razloga nadati se plasmanu. C.P.West je sasvim solidno istr�ao Preakness zauzev�i �etvrto mesto.
Todd Pletcher se odlu�io da u "Belmont Stakes" upi�e Rags to Riches, pobednicu "Kentucky Oaks". Ona �e biti prva omica koja �e posle Silverbulletday(1999) tr�ati najzahtevniju trku triple krune. Kako �e njen regularni jaha� Garrett Gomez biti u sedlu Hard Spun, gotovo sigurno da �e za jaha�a biti postavljen prvi pick Pletcher-a, John Velasquez Jr.
"She's getting five weeks and we think the five pounds will help her. She has the breeding for this distance and it won't have the 20 horses you see in the Derby."
(Todd Pletcher, trener, Rags to Riches)
Darley Stud kupio Street Sense i Hard Spun. Nijedan od ova dva �drepca ne�e tr�ati posle trogoda�ke sezone.
Tiago
- trening, Belmont Park -
Street Sense ne�e tr�ati "Belmont Stakes", odlu�eno nakon poslednjeg treninga u �etvrtak na Churchill Downs. Verovatno slede�i start bi�e "Travers Stakes".
Hard Spun - promena jaha�a. Mario Pino, verovatno zbog lo�e taktike u Preakness-u, dobija zamenu: Garrett Gomez.
Curlin izjedna�io rekord staze koji dr�i Secretariat
Robby Albarado (Curlin)
" I thought I had a different horse the first quarter of mile. He started a 2-year-old and finished a 5-year-old. "
Calvin Borel (Street Sense)
" I thought I was home free. He came and got me. No excuses. "
PREAKNESS STAKES AUDIO BROADCAST LIVE :: WBAL :: audio zapis prenosa trke, intervjue i analize mo�ete poslu�ati/preuzeti na ovom linku
cool link www.gocurlin.com
"Preakness Stakes" $1.000.000 1.900m 3g. G1 / dirt
1. Curlin / R.Albarado (1:53.46) 4.4
(Smart Strike-Sheriffs Deputy/Deputy Minister)
2. Street Sense / C.Borel
3. Hard Spun / M.Pino
4. C.P.West / E.Prado
5. Circular Quay / J.Velasquez
6. King of the Roxy / G.Gomez
7. Mint Slwelep / A.Garcia
8. Xchanger / R.Dominguez
9. Flying First Class / M.Guidry
pobeda 4.4 / dubl po redu 11.6 / triling 25.0 / hk po redu 340.3
Curlin vs Street Sense
- obra�un u poslednjim metrima -
Kao �to se i pretpostavljalo, Flying First Class i Xchanger su u otvorili trku u prvih 400m i to sa 22.4. Hard Spun je uz barijeru bio na tri du�ine iza vode�eg dvojca. Curlin je dosta nervozno menjao pravac, dok je Street Sense ostao na �ak 11 du�ina iza vode�eg. U kontra-pravcu, Hard Spun napada i prelazi u vo�stvo, dok ga prati C.P.West; Flying First Class i Xchanger popu�taju. Curlin se pribli�ava, a Street Sense sna�no grabi napred. Ulaskom u ciljni pravac Street Sense preuzima �elo, a potom i Curlin prelazi Hard Spun koji nema baruta za dalji obra�un. Street Sense pove�ava prednost i �ini se da nastavlja pohod ka triploj kruni. Curlin, koji je u izlasku u pravac ponovo oti�ao malo u stranu, kre�e �ini se ne dovoljno sna�no; potom jo� jednom isto tako. I kada se na 100m do cilja �inilo da je Street Sense vi�en kao pobednik, Curlin kre�e, ovoga puta mo�no. Iz skoka u skok je sve bli�i vode�em. U cilj ulaze gotovo poravnati, Curlin za nju�ku ispred. Mora se ipak re�i da je Curlin bio u naletu i da je Street Sense svakim metrom bio sve dalje od pobede. Hard Spun ulazi kao tre�i, a raduje odli�no tr�anje �etvrtoplasiranog C.P.West.
Curlin je izjedna�io rekord staze (nezvani�ni ) koji dr�i Secretariat iz 1973. Tada je mereno u formatu petih delova sekunde: 1:53 2/5. Priseti�emo se da "Big Red" dr�i i "Kentucky Derby" I "Belmont Stakes" rekorde. Najave da je Curlin "brz kao �avo" sada imaju pokri�e. Fantasti�no brzo otvaranje trke za koje su zaslu�ni Flying First Class i Xchanger, potom diktiranje o�torg tempa od strane Hard Spun, do furioznog fini�a koji su priredili Street Sense i potom Curlin, doveli do rekorda.
:: download video (wmv 6.1 MB)
:: download odds, beyer & comments by Jay Privman & Mike Watchmaker (pdf 46 KB)
:: download past performances (pdf 272 KB)
Bernardini posle pobede u Preakness Stakes 2006
dosada�nji �ampioni dvogoda�ke generacije koji su dobili i derbi
1940 Count Fleet *
1947 Citation *
1955 Needles
1971 Riva Ridge
1972 Secretariat *
1974 Foolish Pleasure
1976 Seattle Slew *
1977 Affirmed *
1978 Spectacular Bid
2006 Street Sense
* osvaja�i triple krune
Churchill Downs, 5.maj
Kentucky Derby $2.000.000 2.000m 3g. G1 / dirt
1. Street Sense / C.Borel (2:02.17) 5.9
(Street Cry-Bedazzle/Dixieland Band)
2. Hard Spun / M.Pino 21/4d
3. Curlin / R.Albarado 53/4d
4. Imawildandcrazyguy / M.Guidry 1/2d
5.
Sedgefield 6. Circular Quay 7. Tiago 8. Any Given Saturday 9. Sam P.
10. Nobiz Like Shobiz 11. Dominican 12. Zanjero 13. Great Hunter 14. Liquidity
15. Bwana Bull 16. Storm in May 17. Teuflesberg 18. Scat Daddy 19. Stormello
20. Cowtown Cat
frakcije:
:22.96 / :46.26 / 1:11.13 / 1:37.04 / 2:02.17
pobeda 5.9 / dubl po redu 50.9 / triling 220.0 / hk po redu 14,523.2
" I wanted to save ground. It was a smooth trip. I knew I had them where I wanted. He has a tremendous turn of foot. He does whatever you want him to. " (Calvin Borel)
Hard Spun vs Street Sense
- "Run for the Roses 2007" -
Kona�no je jedan "BC Juvenile" pobednik dobio derbi. Tako�e, posledni �ampion dvogoda�ke generacije koji je dobio trku ru�a bio je Spectacular Bid 1979. Prvi �ans na kladionici je ipak opravdao poverenje i u poslednjih 200 metara re�io trku. Pomenimo da se Breeders' Cup 2006 tr�ao tako�e na Churchill Downs. Nijedno grlo koje je ranije pobedilo na Churchill Downs, do sada nije dobilo derbi.
Gotovo od starta poveo je Hard Spun koji je naro�ito u krivini pre ciljnog pravca poja�ao. Iza njega su bili pozicionirani Stormello, Teuflesberg i Cowtown Cat koji nisu imali nikakvih �ansi u zavr�nici i izgledalo je da ga niko ne�e susti�i. Po ulasku u pravac Street Sense se probija iz drugog reda i lako "hvata" vode�eg koji ne pru�a otpor. Hard Spun je ipak dovoljno odmakao da mu nadolaze�i Curlin ne ugrozi drugo mesto. Prva dva favorita me�u tri i Hard Spun sa kvotom 9; ove godine ipak nije bilo mesta za autsajdere. Imawildandcrazyguy je plasmanom na �etvrto mesto bio najbolje plasirani "longshot".
Tre�a poseta u istoriji derbija od
156,635 posetilaca uveli�ana je i prisustvom Kraljice Elizabete II.
Prince Philip & Queen Elizabeth II
- In the V.I.P. -
" We have a good horse, he took us every place we've been and he took us there every day " (Carl Nafzger)
Trener Carl Nafzger je ve� jednom dobio derbi - Unbridled 1990. Te godine je progla�en i za trenera godine jer je Unbridled i dobio "BC Classic" i poneo titulu "Horse of the Year".
" I am disappointed that the horses didn't run better. It isn't the end of the world if you don't win the Kentucky Derby. I'm not going to go home tonight and cry. That's just not the way." (Todd Pletcher)
Todd Pletcher i pored pet grla u start ma�ini i dalje bez pobede u derbiju. Do sada je ukupno imao 19 startova. Za utehu mu je ju�era�nja laka pobeda Rags to Riches u "Kentucky Oaks".
Churchill Downs 4.maj
"Kentucky Oaks" $500.000 1.800m G1
1. Rags to Riches / G.Gomez (1:49.99) 2.5
(A.P.Indy-Better Than Honour/Deputy Minister)
2. Octave / J.Velasquez
3. High Heels / J.Johnson
4. Dawn After Dawn / R.Albarado
"Alysheba Stakes" $100.000 1.700m G3
1.Wandering Boy 124 / C.Nakatani (1:43.45) 3.9
(Be Sure Now-Kay C Nan/Just Again)
2. Half Ours 118 / J.Velasquez
3. Sudent Council 120 / R.Albarado
4. Perfect Drift 118 / G.Gomez
Wandering Boy
" He hadn't raced in a long, long time, but it's easy to train this kind " (Nick Zito, trener, Wandering Boy)
YUMFECTA Yum! Brands, KyDerby sponzor objavio je da �e eventualni pobednik derbija dobiti bonus od $1M ukoliko margina u cilju bude 61/2 du�ina ili ve�a. Pro�le godine Barbaro je dobio derbi ovom predno��u u cilju. Bonus �e podjednako raspodeliti vlasnik, trener, jaha� i Barbaro Memorial Fund.
cena uspeha
Any Given Saturday
$1.100.000 2005 Keeneland September.
Bold Start
$50,000 Fasig-Tipton July sale yearling.
Bwana Bull
$75,000 Keeneland November sale weanling; $140,000 Keeneland September sale yearling.
Chelokee
$290,000 Keeneland September yearling.
Cobalt Blue
$100,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga August select sale yearling; $325,000 Fasig-Tipton Florida select sale 2-year-old.
Cowtown Cat
$135,000 Keeneland September sale. $1.500.000 Barretts March select sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Curlin
$57,000 Keeneland September sale yearling.
Dominican
$37,000 yearling at the 2005 Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, a $70,000 yearling at the same year's Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Eastern fall sale, and a $150,000 2-year-old at the 2006 Ocala Breeders' Sales Co. (OBS) March select sale.
Great Hunter
$30,000 Keeneland in September.
Hard Spun
$485,000 buy-back at Keeneland September sale.
Imawildandcrazyguy
$9,500 OBS January mixed sale buy-back as a yearling; $17,000 OBS August sale yearling; $27,000 OBS April sale buy-back as a 2-year-old.
Liquidity
$100,000 Keeneland November sale weanling; $170,000 Keeneland September sale yearling; $240,000 Barretts March sale 2-year-old.
Reporting for Duty
$60,000 Keeneland September sale yearling.
Sam P.
$200,000 Fasig-Tipton July sale yearling.
Scat Daddy
$250,000 Keeneland September sale yearling.
Sedgefield
$100,000 Keeneland November sale weanling; $150,000 Keeneland September sale buy-back as a yearling; $300,000 Keeneland April sale 2-year-old.
Starbase
$350,000 Keeneland September sale yearling.
Storm in May
$16,000 OBS April sale 2-year-old.
Teuflesberg
$37,000 buy-back 2005 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky July select yearling auction. $9,000 later that year at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October yearling sale.
Xchanger
$31,000 OBS October mixed sale weanling; $6,500 OBS August sale yearling; $40,000 Fasig-Tipton Midlantic May sale 2-year-old.
Zanjero
$700,000 Keeneland September sale yearling.
photo courtesy of Dianne Boothe & Sue Kawczynski
21.04
last prep races
"Federico Tesio" $125.000 1.800m , Pimlico
1. Xchanger 116 / R.Dominquez (1:49.98) 3.4 41/2d
(Exchange Rate-Saragoza/Crafty Prospector)
2. Pink Viper 120 / N.Santagata
3. Zephyr Cat 116 / R.Fogelslonger
4. Saratoga Lulaby 5. Etude 6. Belly Rub
Xchanger kona�no i do pobede ove godine. Iako je nominovan za sve tri trke triple krune, najverovatnije ga ne�emo videti u prve dve.
" I knew we were going pretty quick (23.63/46.55). My horse got strong. I had to commit and let him go. " (Ramon Dominguez)
"Lexington Stakes" $325.000 1.700m G2 , Keeneland
1. Slew's Tizzy 117 / R.Albarado (1:43.20) 41.5 31/2d
(Tiznow-Hepatica/Slewpy)
2. Starbase 117 / C.Lanerie
3. Forty Grams 117 / G.Gomez
4.
Trust Your Luck 5. Joe Got Even 6. Sacrifice Bunt 7. Soaring By
8. Boogiemanball 9. Belgravia
Poput svog oca, ni u njega nije verovala ve�ina kladilaca. Oni malobrojni obradovani su kvotom 41.5 u pobedi. Ali, zar Tiznow nije jedini dva puta dobio "BC Classic", oba puta kao autsajder. Razlog o�itog nepoverenja publike mo�e biti incident kada je James Graham ispao iz njegovog sedla tokom "Risen Star Stakes" i umalo izazvao te�ku nesre�u. Ovoga puta Albarado nije imao potrebe da se "vezuje", njegovo grlo je povelo od starta. Soaring By, Starbase i Forty Grams su ga te�ko pratili tek prvih 1000m. Ultra skupi Belgravia (pla�en $3M) je prokrvario i poslednji pro�ao kroz cilj. Slew's Tizzy je ovom lakom pobedom u prilici da startuje u derbiju. Jedini kome je uspelo da samo nedelju dana posle pobede u "Lexington Stakes" dobije i derbi bio je Charismatic. Me�utim, gotovo sigurno je da ne�e tr�ati derbi, sude�i po izjavi trenera: " The colt will not wheel back in the May 5 G1 Kentucky Derby. Our philosophy is that we don't run horses back in two weeks. "
" When I called on him on the turn for home and he shot wide, I just knew it was a matter of time," Albarado said. "I knew a horse was really going to have to be running to get him. I looked at the Jumbotron and I saw we were clear and we were just floating along nicely. " (Robby Albarado)
easy riders
Todd Pletcher je ve� odredio jaha�e svojih grla u derbiju. Njegov prvi d�okej John Velasquez �e biti u sedlu Cirqular Quay ("Louisiana Derby") koji �e imati �ak osam sedmica pauze pre starta na Churchill Downs. Garrett Gomez �e jahati Any Given Saturday ("Sam F.Davis Stakes"), dok �e Edgar Prado imati prilike da poka�e koliko jo� baruta ima Scat Daddy ("Fountain of Youth", "Florida Derby"). Mladi Fernando Jara je vi�en za Cowtown Cat ("Illinois Derby"), a Ramon Dominguez i Sam P najverovatnije "idu u kompletu".
Posle preloma noge (sre�om ne fatalnog), Notional ("Risen Star Stakes") ne�e biti u prilici da opravda o�ekivanja koja je imao trener Doug O'Neill. Drugi najuposleniji trener ovogodi�nje triple krune �e imati jak tim koji �ine Corey Nakatani - Great Hunter ("Robert B.Lewis Stakes") i David Flores - Liquidity.
Calvin Borel ostaje redovan u sedlu Street Sense ("Tampa Bay Derby"), Robby Albarado ja�e ultra-brzog favorita Curlin-a ("Arkansas Derby"), dok Mike Smith samo dopunjava istu ekipu koja je sa Giacomo-m na�inila senzaciju pre dve godine, ovoga puta njihova uzdanica je fenomenalni Tiago ("Santa Anita Derby").
Barcay Tagg, �ije je otkri�e bio Funny Cide, ne menja dobitnu kombinaciju Cornelio Velasquez & Nobiz Like Shobiz ("Wood Memorial"). Stewart Elliot posle uspeha sa Smarty Jones-om, ponovo ja�e u derbiju. On je bio u sedlu i kada je Teuflesberg ("Southwest Stakes") dobio jedinu pripremnu trku. Mario Pino �e debitovati u drebiju. Grlo je Hard Spun ("Lane's End Stakes") koji je za mnoge neplanirano presko�io "Blue Grass" i pravo ide u derbi.
Rafael Bejarano �e najverovatnije biti u sedlu Dominican-a ("Blue Grass Stakes"), a Kent Desormeaux je i do sada bio redovan jaha� Stormello-a.
Ma kako zvu�alo neverovatno, ali nije gotovo dok nije gotovo. Poslednja velika pripremna trka na Keeneland Parku bila je te godine "last minute ticket" za kasnijeg pobednika prve dve trke triple krune. Favoriti Manifee i Cat Thief su bili u senci "otpisanog" grla koje je tr�alo �ak i "claiming" trke, a u sedlu mu je bio povratnik, na�alost sada pokojni Chris Antley. U pitanju je Charismatic, a godina 1999. "Belmont Stakes" je dobio Lemon Drop Kid, dok je Charismatic u�ao kao tre�i, uz prelom prednje leve noge. �ivot mu je spasio Antley, odmah sjahav�i kada je primetio i podigav�i mu nogu da otkloni optere�enje.
Redovni posetioci beogradskog hipodroma se sigurno se�aju ove pri�e. Po�ev od te godine, bili su u prilici da na ekranima kladionice prate najnovije vesti iz sveta. Rezultate i fotografije tek istr�anih trka u SAD prethodne no�i publika je imala pred sobom istog dana; bgturf ekipa nije �alila da odvoji malo od svog sna. Bila je to prete�a dana�njeg va�eg i na�eg sajta.
hot
"Blue Grass Stakes" $750.000 1.800m G1 , Keeneland
1. Dominican 123 / R.Bejarano (1:51.33) 9.0
(El Corredor-First Violin/Dixieland Band)
2. Street Sense 123 / C.Borel
3. Zanjero 123 / G.Gomez
4. Teuflesberg 123 / E.Prado
5. Great Hunter 6. Time Squared 7. Love Dubai
pobeda 9.0 / dubl po redu 27.3 / triling 112.9 / hk po redu 446.9
Poslednji "big guns" okr�aj pred derbi je zavr�en. Do o�ekivane dead-heat zavr�nice Street Sense vs Great Hunter nije do�lo. Great Hunter je u poslednjih 200m imao problema da pro�e tamo kuda nije mogao. Teuflesberg i pomalo Street Sense su mu se na�li na putu, ali krivica mo�e biti jedino na strani jaha�a; Corey Nakatani je imao o�ajnu poziciju u zavr�nici. Kada su u obra�un krenuli Street Sense i Great Hunter, prolaza za najbolje grlo Kalifornije nije bilo. Mo�an fini� najboljeg dvogoca pro�le godine je govorio da �emo biti svedoci jo� jedne njegove pobede. Ipak, Teuflesberg se nije predavao, a Zanjero je tada krenuo u lov na vrh plasmana. I tada, spolja, grupu susti�e Dominican. Street Sense mu pru�a otpor i u "klackalici" ulaze u cilj. Prva �etiri grla u�la su u marginu od jednog vrata.
Veoma spor tempo koji je diktirao Teuflesberg (prvih 400m preko 26") i taktiziranje prva dva favorita (Street Sense i Great Hunter) koji su se "dr�ali na oku", rezultovao je sprint zavr�nicom. Sigurno je da takav scenario ne�emo videti u derbiju sa punom start ma�inom (20 grla). Street Sense je ponovio da je odlu�an borac u zavr�nici. Great Hunter nije mogao bolje posle incidenta u zavr�nici, ali je i dalje u vrhu favorita. Pobednik Dominican je u poslednjoj trci izneo "srce na teren", ali to su u�inili i preostali plasirani. Ukoliko "ima �tofa", to mu ne�e smetati. Ipak ne treba smetnuti sa uma da mu o�igledno odgovara polytrack ve�ta�ka podloga, dok ga na Churchill Downs �eka pesak.
"Arkansas Derby" $1.000.000 1.800m G1, Oaklawn Park
1. Curlin 122 / R.Albarado (1:50.09) 1.8
(Smart Strike(CAN)-Sheriff's Deputy/Deputy Minister)
2. Storm in May 122 / J.Leyva
3. Deadly Dealer 118 / J.Velasquez
4. Delightful Kiss 118 / R.Baze
5. Going Ballistic 6. Flying First Class 7. Officer Rocket (GB) 8. Slew by Slew
9. Olympic Chief
pobeda 1.8 / dubl po redu 29.5 / triling 47.6 / hk po redu 198.6
Pripremnu trku koju su ranije dobili Smarty Jones 2004(KyDerby/1, Preakness/1, Belmont Stakes/2) i Afleet Alex 2005(KyDerby/3, Preakness/1, Belmont Stakes/1) dobio je favorit. To nije vest. Nije vest ni da je pobednik ostao nepora�en u tri starta, kao ni to da nije tr�ao kao dvogodac. Vest je da je Curlin "brz kao �avo". Lako ostvarena razlika u zavr�nici od 10 du�ina je impresivna. Rivali mu nisu u vrhu ovogodi�nje derbi generacije, ali lako�a tr�anja i vreme govore za sebe. Ponovio je put Smarty Jones-a koji je tako�e dobio Rebel Stakes i Arkansas Derby. I Curlin je odabrao "put kojim se re�e ide" do derbija. Sada je favorit sa kvotom 7-2. A tamo �e ga �ekati ono najbolje u trogoda�koj generaciji najja�e svetske divizije na pesku. Protiv sebe �e imati i tradiciju: poslednji derbi pobednik koji nije tr�ao kao dvogodac je Apollo iz davne 1882.
KENTUCKY DERBY FUTURE WAGER -- POOL 3 FINAL
# Wagering Interest Final Odds / ML Odds
1 Any Given Saturday 14-1 15-1
2 Belgravia 59-1 50-1
3 Birdbirdistheword SUSPENDED 50-1
4 Chelokee 26-1 15-1
5 Circular Quay 9-1 8-1
6 Cowtown Cat 20-1 15-1
7 Curlin 7-2 12-1
8 Deadly Dealer 91-1 50-1
9 Dominican 17-1 50-1
10 Great Hunter 15-1 10-1
11 Hard Spun 13-1 12-1
12 Liquidity 48-1 30-1
13 Nobiz Like Shobiz 10-1 6-1
14 Notional SUSPENDED 15-1
15 Officer Rocket 119-1 50-1
16 Reporting for Duty 181-1 50-1
17 Sam P. 55-1 30-1
18 Scat Daddy 11-1 8-1
19 Stormello 47-1 20-1
20 Street Sense 6-1 5-1
21 Teuflesberg 96-1 50-1
22 Tiago 14-1 15-1
23 Zanjero 37-1 30-1
24 ostali 25-1 20-1