Recapturetheglory |
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| Barbara D. Livingston | |
2008 Prep Recap
| Date | Trk | Race | Chart | Distance | Time | BSF | Video |
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| 4/5 | HAW | Illinois Derby (G2) | Chart | 1 1/8 m | 1:49.01 | 102 |  |
| 5/3 | CD | Kentucky Derby (G1) | Chart | 1 1/4 m | 2:01 | 92 | |
Analysis (by Jim Kachulis)
Strengths: He ran the race of his life in capturing the Illinois Derby, but he was aided by a great rail, an outstanding ride, and even fractions. His greatest strengths may be that he ran an excellent race over the Churchill Downs surface as a juvenile and that he has shown more than one style of running. Recent breezes at Louisville are steady also.
Weaknesses: He has only the one graded stakes attempt to his name, and it is most unlikely he will be able to set or press a similar pace as was the case at Hawthorne. When forced to rate, which seems inevitable in this year’s Derby, it is doubtful that he can equal or surpass that Illinois Derby Beyer Speed Figure of 102.
Strategy: Recapturetheglory may have to deal with much swifter internal fractions on Derby Day, and that might put him at a huge disadvantage. As a result, the rider must avoid moving too early and yet, if he finds himself too far off the pacesetting brigade, he will be taking his horse out of his preferred running style.
Value: Even though he is one of the few horses in the field to crack the 100 Beyer mark, a lot of bettors will downplay Recapturetheglory’s last score because of the rail advantage he enjoyed throughout. As a result, he will be a healthy price once again. On the plus side, his experience over the Churchill surface is one of the more underrated factors in handicapping the Derby, something that cannot be underestimated. He is, therefore, worth minor use at the bottom of your exotic plans.
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Owners: R. Lamarque & L. Roussel III |
Pedigree Profile (by Lauren Stich)
Sire Line: Cherokee Run was a champion sprinter who finished a game second to Prairie Bayou in the 1993 Preakness. A champion freshman sire because of the precocious speed he brings to a pedigree, his runners sometimes stretch out to nine furlongs. Runaway Groom was a Canadian champion at 3 and also won the Travers Stakes. His offspring include Wekiva Springs, Down the Aisle, The Groom is Red, and Najran. Blushing Groom was a five-time Group 1 winner on grass who was also third in the Epsom Derby. His runners were best on turf (such as Nashwan, Rainbow Quest, Rahy, Blushing John, and Arazi), but he also sired U.S. champion Sky Beauty.
Female Family: Cold Awakening won just 2 of 17 starts but placed in the Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies and is a half-sister to a Fort Marcy Handicap winner, Chilly Rooster, and a multiple stakes winner, Rotsaluck. The colt’s second dam, Chilly Chick, is a half-sister to Exuberant, and his third dam, Out in the Cold, is a half-sister to stakes winner and sire It’s Freezing.
Pedigree Pattern: This is a pedigree that is top-heavy with speed influences (Cherokee Run, Dehere, Raise a Native, Beau Purple) and is unlikely to be effective at 1 1/4 miles. Strictly a pace factor.