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BIG BROWN
- "KENTUCKY DERBY" & "PREAKNESS STAKES". -

 

07.06

"BELMONT STAKES" G1 $1.000.000 2400m 3g. dirt

1. DA'TARA / A.Garcia (2:29.65) 39.0
(Tiznow-Torchera/Pirate's Bounty) N.Zito
2. DENIS OF CORK / R.Albarado 5d
3. ANAK NAKAL / J.Leparoux m.t.
3. READY'S ECHO / J.velasquez m.t.
5. Macho Again 6. Tale of Ekati 7. Guadalcanal
8. Icabad Crane 9. Big Brown

Da'Tara start-cilj. Big Brown je držao tempo na drugoj, pa potom trećoj poziciji. Na ulasku u krivinu pre ciljnog pravca, Kent Desormeaux je tražio od svog grla da krene, ali očigledno nije "imao trku u rukama". Na ulasku u pravac, Big Brown je pulovan. Prvi nalazi službenog veterinara su negativni. Trener Nick Zito je opet napravio iznenađenje, kao kada je Birdstone u poslednjih 200 metara "uhvatio" pretendenta za triplu krunu, Smarty Jones-a.

 

"I had no horse. He was empty. He didn't have anything left." (Kent Desormeaux)

 

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17.05

"PREAKNESS STAKES" G1 $1.000.000 1900m 3g. dirt

1. BIG BROWN / K.Desormeaux (1:54.80) 1.2
(Boundary-Mien/Nureyev)
2. MACHO AGAIN / J.Leparoux
3. ICABAD CRANE / J.Rose
4. RACECAR RHAPSODY / R.Albarado
5. Stevil 6. Kentucky Bear 7. Hey Byrn 8. Giant Moon
9. Tres Borrachos 10. Yankee Bravo 11. Gayego 12. Riley Tucker nije startovao: Behindatthebar

Big Brown je četvrti neporaženi pobednik Preakness Stakes: Majestic Prince(1969), Seattle Slew(1977) Smarty Jones(2004).

 

"It was almost like the Kentucky Derby. He just set sail." (Kent Desormeaux, jahač)

 

"He just keeps on getting better. He just keeps showing everyone he's special." (Richard Dutrow Jr., trener)

 

03.05 CHURCHILL DOWNS

"KENTUCKY DERBY" G1 $2.000.000 2000m

1. BIG BROWN 126 / K.Desormeaux (2:01.82) 3.4
(Boundary-Mien/Nureyev)
2. EIGHT BELLES 121 / G.Saez
3. DENIS OF CORK 126 / C.Borel
4. TALE OF EKATI 126 / E.Coa
5. Recapturetheglory 6. Colonel John 7. Anak Nakal 8. Pyro 9. Cowboy Cal 10. Z Fortune 11. Smooth Air
12. Visionaire 13. Court Vision 14. Z Humor 15. Cool Coal Man 16. Bob Black Jack 17. Gayego 18. Big Truck
19. Adriano 20. Monba

Big Brown je sedmi neporaženi pobednik derbija. Pre njega do trofeja neporaženi su stigli: Barbaro (2006), Smarty Jones (2004), Seattle Slew (1977), Majestic Prince (1969), Morvich (1922) i Regret (1915).

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Tale of Ekati - Big Brown - Eight Belles - Recapturetheglory - Colonel John - Bob Black Jack
- ulazak u ciljni pravac -

 

19.04

KEENELAND

"LEXINGTON STAKES" G2 $325.000 1.700m YouTube video

1. BEHINDATTHEBAR 117 / D.Flores (1:42.14) 6.8
(Forest Wildcat-Rhiana/Runaway Groom) Todd Pletcher
2. SAMBA ROOSTER 117 / G.Gomez
3. RILEY TUCKER 117 / J.Velasquez
4. RACECAR RHAPSODY 117 / R.Albarado
5. Big Glen 6. Tomcito 7. Salute the Sarge 8. Atoned 9. St. Joe
10. Red Sandy 11. Felon

12.04

KEENELAND

"BLUE GRASS" G1 $750.000 1800m YouTube video

1. MONBA 123 / E.Prado (1:49.71) 9.8
(Maria's Mon-Hamba/Easy Goer) Todd Pletcher
2. COWBOY CAL 123 / J.Velasquez
3. KENTUCKY BEAR 123 / H.Theriot
4. STEVIL 123 / R.Bejarano
5. Visionaire 6. Miner's Claim 7. Halo Najib
8. Medjool 9. Cool Coal Man 10. Pyro 11. Big Truck 12. Stone Bird

frakcije: :24.96 :49.01 1:13.17 1:37.27 1:49.71

Edgar Prado:
"He grabbed the bridle right away and I was very happy with that. He was most of the time controlled and he wanted to go a little early, but I was a very lucky passenger most of the way until I started working on it at the head of the stretch. He was doing everything so easy, I pushed him a little bit past the eighth pole and he responded very well. Cowboy Cal was a very strong rival and he was fighting real hard but my horse was determined to win the race."

 

Todd Pletcher:

"I was hoping for a dead heat, they were both running so well. It was nice to see them both show up and run the way they're capable of. Monba… won an allowance race at Churchill and trained there most of last summer and the fall, so we knew he liked the surface. We were just hoping to get enough graded earnings to get in the Derby. That's why we were here so we'll see how they come out of it, but that's what we were hoping for."

 

OAKLAWN PARK

"ARKANSAS DERBY" G2 $1M 1800m YouTube video

1. GAYEGO 122 / M.Smith (1:49.63) 3.2
(Gilded Time-Devil's Lake/Lost Code) Paulo Lobo
2. Z FORTUNE 122 / R.Albarado
3. TRES BORRACHOS 118 / T.Baze
4. INDIAN SUN 118 / R.Migliore
5. My Pal Charlie 6. Isabull 7. Golden Yank
8. Blackberry Road 9. King's Silver Son
10. Jazz in the Park 11. Ablaze With Spirit
12. Liberty Bull 13. Shekinah

frakcije: :22.71 :46.61 1:11.09 1:36.95 1:49.63

GULFSTREAM PARK

"HOLY BULL" G3 $150.000 1900m YouTube video

1. HEY BYRN 118 / C.Lopez (1:58.14) 2.0
(Put It Back-Restraining Order/Skip Trial) Edward Plesa Jr
2. DREAM MAESTRO 118 / M.Cruz
3. FAMOUS PATRIOT 118 / E.Castro
4. WEB GEM 118 / J.Bravo
5. Chief Bear 6. Nathan Ridge 7. Bipolar Express

frakcije: :25.37 :50.38 1:14.99 1:38.93 1:58.14

05.04

AQUEDUCT

"WOOD MEMORIAL" G1 $750.000 1.800m YouTube video

1. TALE OF EKATI / E.Prado (1:52.35) 9.5
(Tale of the Cat-Silence Beauty/Sunday Silence) Barclay Tagg
2. WAR PASS / C.Velasquez
3. COURT VISION / G.Gomez
4. GIANT MOON / J.Chavez
5. Anak Nakal 6. Spurrier 7. Roman Emperor
8. Texas Wildcatter 9. Inner Light
nije startovao: First Commandement

frakcije:22.46 :46.07 1:11.50 1:38.42 1:52.35

SANTA ANITA

"SANTA ANITA DERBY" G1 $750.000 1.800m YouTube video

1. COLONEL JOHN / C.Nakatani (1:48.16) 3.6
(Tiznow-Sweet Damsel/Turkoman) Eoin Harty
2. BOB BLACK JACK / R.Migliore
3. COAST GUARD / J.Talamo
4. YANKEE BRAVO / A.Solis
5. El Gato Malo 6. On the Virg 7. Shore Do
8. Meetingwithdestiny 9. Polonius 10. Rosso Corsa 11. Signature Move

frakcije: :23.33 :47.57 1:11.64 1:35.50 1:48.16

HAWTHORNE

"ILLINOIS DERBY" G2 $500.000 1.800m YouTube video

1. RECAPTURETHEGLORY / E.Baird (1:49.01) 9.6
(Cherokee Run-Cold Awakening/Dehere) Louie Russel III
2. GOLDEN SPIKES / T.Thornton
3. Z HUMOR / R.Douglas
4. ATONED / J.Bravo
5. Denis of Cork 6. Instill 7. Real Appeal

frakcije: :24.17 :48.64 1:12.84 1:36.89 1:49.01

29.03

NAD AL SHEBA (DUBAI)

"UAE DERBY" G2 $2.000.000 1.800m YouTube video

1. HONOUR DEVIL 59 / J.Murtagh (1:48.60) 2.9
(Honour and Glory-Diamond Fitz/Fitzcarraldo) Martin de Kock
2. ROYAL VINTAGE 59 / K.Shea 41/4d
3. COCOA BEACH 57 / K.Shea 33/4d
4. LIGHT GREEN 57 / M.Kinane 1/4d
5. Strike the Deal 6. My Indy 7. Ukrainian
8. Idle Kenshin 9. Massive Drama 10. Numaany

 

GULFSTREAM PARK

"FLORIDA DERBY" G1 $1.000.000 1.800m YouTube video

1. BIG BROWN 122 / K.Desormeaux (1:48.16) 5.0
(Boundary-Mien/Nureyev) Richard Dutrow
2. SMOOTH AIR 122 / M.Cruz
3. TOMCITO 122 / J.Chavez
4. Hey Byrn 5. Cool Gator 6. Majestic Warrior
7. Nistle's Crunch 8. Face the Cat 9. Da' Tara
10. Fierce Wind 11. Elysium Fields 12. B B Frank

frakcije: :22.76 :45.83 1:10.08 1:35.18 1:48.16

15.03

TAMPA BAY DOWNS

"TAMPA BAY DERBY" G3 $300.000 1.700m YouTube video

1. BIG TRUCK 116 / E.Coa (1:44.25) 8.2
(Hook and Ladder/Just a Ginny/Go for Gin) Barclay Tagg
2. ATONED 116 / J.Velasquez
3. DYNAMIC WAYNE 116 / P.Morales
4. Make Me Zach 5. Cigar Man
6. Gentleman James 7. War Pass

frakcije: :23.73 :47.44 1:11.50 1:37.62 1:44.25

OAKLAWN PARK

"REBEL STAKES" G2
$300.000 1.700m

1. SIERRA SUNSET 119/C.Emigh(1:43.88) 5.2
(Bertrando-Toot Sweet/Pirate's Bounty) Jeff Bonde
2. KING'S SILVER SON 115 / S.Bridgmohan
3. ISABULL 115 / T.Doocy
4. Golden Yank 5. Z Fortune 6. He's Eze 7. Anak Nakal 8. Stone Bird 9. Sacred Journey

frakcije: :22.97 :46.58 1:11.61 1:37.41 1:43.88

SANTA ANITA

"SAN FELIPE STAKES " G2 $200.000 1.700m YouTube video

1. GEORGIE BOY 117 / M.Baze (1:42.35) 2.4
(Tribal Rule-Ippodamia/Peterhof) Kathy Walsh
2. GAYEGO 115 / M.Smith
3. BOB BLACK JACK 117 / D.Flores
4. Indian Sun 5. Chop House George 6. High Stakes Silver 7. Southwest 8. Shediak (FR) 8. Go for Cover

frakcije: :24.24 :48.75 1:13.02 1:36.58 1:42.35

 

08.03 FAIR GROUNDS

"LOUISIANA DERBY" G2 $600.000 1.700m YouTube video

1. PYRO 122 / S.Bridgmohan (1:44.44) 1.8
(Pulpit-Wild Vision/Wild Again) S.Assmusen
2. MY PAL CHARLIE 122 / J.Leparoux
3. YANKEE BRAVO 122 / A.Solis
4. Blackberry Road 5. Stevil 6. Tale of Ekati 7. Majestic Warrior 8. J Be K 9. Unbridled Vicar

frakcije: :24.10 :48.07 1:13.86 1:38.07 1:44.44

Pyro je osim dobre forme potvrdio i odličnu koncentraciju. Poput prethodnog starta u "Risen Star Stakes" i ovde je do pobede došao kroz veliku gužvu na stazi. U poslednjih 200m Bridgmohan je pronašao prolaz i lako iza sebe za nekoliko dužina ostavio rivale. Pulpitov sin definitivno ima "baruta" za distancu klasika.

 

" He's such a nice horse to ride. It was merely push button. He waited for the hole to open up and when I pointed him to it he just went about his business. Pretty professional. " (Shaun Bridgmohan)

 

"GOTHAM STAKES " G3 $250.000 1.700m YouTube video

1. VISIONAIRE 116 / M.Lezcano (1:44.60) 5.5
(Grand Slam-Scarlet Tango/French Deputy) M.Matz
2. TEXAS WILDCATTER 116 / N.Arroyo Jr
3. LARRY'S REVENGE 116 / J.Bravo
4. Roman Emperor 5. Ling Ling Qi 6. Holidaze 7. Southern Terminus 8. Saratoga Russell 9. Giant Moon

frakcije: :23.78 :46.37 1:11.40 1:37.71 1:44.60

Po neverovatno gustoj magli i teškoj stazi, Visionaire je praktično u poslednjem metru trke "uhvatio" do tada vodećeg Texas Wildcatter-a. Trku je od starta vodio Saratoga Rusell, ali je u poslednjih 600m ostao bez daha. Preostali favorit Giant Moon je čitavu trku bio van igre. Visionaire je u prethodnom startu bio treći u trci "Risen Star Stakes" koju je u "last-first" finišu dobio Pyro.

 

" I guess I was in mid-pack down the backstretch.My plan was just to make one move and come with a strong finish. I felt I had a lot of horse coming off the turn. I think he showed how good a horse he was today. He handled everything. " (Mike Lezcano)

 

01.03 SANTA ANITA

"SHAM STAKES " G3 $200.000 1.800m YouTube video

1. COLONEL JOHN 118 / G.Gomez (1:50.15) 2.5
(Tiznow-Sweet Damsel/Turkoman)
2. El Gato Malo 120 / D.Flores
3. Victory Pete 116 / J.Talamo
4. Reflect Times (JPN) 5. Success Fee

frakcije: :24.97 :50.04 1:14.35 1:38.27 1:50.15

Poput svog oca koji je oba BC Classic-a dobio u tesnom duelu, Colonel John je u samom finišu uspeo da za vrat sačuva prednost koju je dostizao El Gato Malo. Kako se i predviđalo trku je odlučila borba prva dva favorita. Za razliku od pobednika današnje trke koji je dobro pozicioniran pratio vodećeg Victory Pete, El Gato Malo je imao velikih problema.U sporoj trci, blokiran uz barijeru, David Flores je mogao samo da čeka da se ulaskom u ciljni pravac otvori prolaz. Ispostavilo se da je to ipak bilo prekasno da se sustigne srčani Colonel John. Ovo je i prvi poraz za "Nevaljalog Mačka". Po svemu viđenom, taktika i rasplet u finišu nisu dali prostora da El Gato Malo danas pokaže maksimum. Sledeći start Colonel John i El Gato Malo će najverovatnije imati 5.aprila kada se na istoj stazi trči "Santa Anita Derby". Od ovakva dva borca očekujemo ništa manje uzbudljivu predstavu.

" I just wanted him to have the smoothest trip possible and have him come home. He really did. I heard David's horse coming and I floated out to him. This colt kept running and he even galloped out real good. The other horse never got to him. " (Garrett Gomez, jahač, Colonel John)

 

" He's got the ability. I'm sure he can get the distance. It's just a matter of not getting in his way. "
(Eoin Harty, trener, Colonel John)

 

24.02 GULFSTREAM PARK

Daily double: trener Nick Zito i vlasnik Robert La Penta dobili su back-back dve najzapaženije trke dana.

 

"FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH" G2 $350.000 1800m YouTube video

1. COOL COAL MAN 118 / K.Desormeaux (1:51.85) 8.3
(Mineshaft-Coral Sea/Rubiano) N.Zito
2. ELYSIUM FIELDS 116 / E.Coa
3. COURT VISION 122 / G.Gomez
4. Z Humor 5. Golden Spikes 6. Halo Najib 7. Kentucky Bear 8. Anak Nakal
9. Adriano 10. Ready Set 11. Make 12. Point and Monba

frakcije: :25.78 :49.27 1:13.19 1:38.31 1:51.85

Neobično spora trka, iako su Golden Spikes i Make The Point diktirali tempo. Cool Coal i Elysium Fields su bili pozicionirani dve dužine iza vodećih sve do ulaska u krivinu pre ciljnog pravca. Make the Point nakratko napada i potom "tone" pozadi, dok prvo Elysium Fields pa potom i Cool Coal Man preuzimaju čelo. U poslednjih 100m Elysium Fields napada vodećeg i za kratko se činilo da ima šansi, ali Cool Coal Man ipak odbija napad. Favorit Court Vision je i ovoga puta imao problema sa prolazom, čak je pre ciljnog pravca zaostajao oko 15 dužina. Neobično za agresivnog jahača kakav je Garrett Gomez. Ipak, uspeo je da se domogne trećeg mesta.

 

"Allowance race" $60.000 1.609m

Očekivana pobeda dvogodačkog šampiona. War Pass je veoma lako i u svom maniru diktirao tempo. Njegov sledeći start je planiran za "Florida Derby" 29.marta.

 

16.02 TAMPA BAY DOWNS

"SAM F.DAVIS STAKES" $200.000 1700m YouTube video

1. FIERCE WIND 116 / C.Velasquez (1:44.13) 4.4
(Dixie Union-Post Parade/A.P.Indy) N.Zito
2. Big Truck 117 / E.Coa
3. Smooth Air 118 / M.Cruz
4. Dynamic Wayne 5. Z Humor 6. Wise Answer 7. Wonder Mon 8. Honey Honey Honey

frakcije: :23.84 :48.18 1:12.97 1:37.72 1:44.13

" I think he was waiting for the other horses. When the other horses tried to pass us, my horse responded. " (Cornelio Velasquez)

 

10.02 SANTA ANITA

"SAN VICENTE STAKES" G2 $150.000 1400m YouTube video

1. GEORGIE BOY 122 / R.Bejarano (1:20.01) 3.9
(Tribal Rule-Ippodamia/Peterhof) K.Walsh
2. INTO MISCHIEF 119 / V.Espinoza
3. MASSIVE DRAMA 119 / G.Gomez
4. Red Hot Flame

frakcije: :23.28 :45.27 1:08.21 1:20.01

09.02 FAIR GROUNDS

"RISEN STAR STAKES" G3 $300.000 1700m YouTube video

1. PYRO 116 / S.Bridgmohan (1:44.68) 1.9
(Pulpit-Wild Vision/Wild Again) S.Assmusen
2. Z FORTUNE 122 / G.Gomez
3. VISIONAIRE 118 /J.Lezcano
4. Unbridled Vicar 5. Blackberry Road 6. Rich Young Ruler 7. The Darp 8. Peteadoris
9. Bonanza 10. Signature Move 11. Prince Cortez

frakcije: :24.52 :49.50 1:14.62 1:38.75 1:44.68

U prethodna tri starta Pyro je jurio i nije uhvatio pobednika BC Juvenile. Ovoga puta War Pass nije bio među starterima. Bridgmohan je sve do ulaska u poslednju krivinu držao svoje grlo na žačelju trke. Neverovatno je kako je Pyro prvo uspeo da prođe neviđenu gužvu, a da potom prosto "pregazi" konkurenciju i ubedljivo dobije trku. Veoma, veoma snažan utisak i najava za top 5 favorita.

 

" I was just looking for some daylight. When I got it, he gave it to me. I never hit him; I just tapped him on his shoulder. " (Shaun Bridgmohan)

 

" He's a tremendous horse. How good is he? He's good enough to do what we just watched. He accelerated home. Guess his workmate [Curlin] did the job, huh? " (Steve Assmusen)

 

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frakcije: :22.78 :45.21 1:09.48 1:35.47 1:42.14

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