2022 Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Messier
2022 Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Messier
Nicole RussoApr 06, 2022
2022 Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Messier
The durable racehorse Majestic Harbor, a Grade 1 winner who made 42 starts, died of a suspected cardiac event Tuesday at Harris Farms, where he has been standing at stud, according to his co-owner, Lori Hebel-Osborne, who raced Majestic Harbor as part of a partnership.
Hall of Fame racemare and blue hen Serena's Song turns 30 this week. The mare, who resides at Denali Stud in Paris, Ky., was foaled on April 4, 1992.
War Front, the flagship sire for Claiborne Farm, and his sons succeeded on several fronts last Saturday. War Front is the sire of a pair stakes winners this year, including Sumter, who won the Singletary Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita.
Just one-quarter of the way into 2022, there is plenty of road still to cover in the race for this year's leading sire title. But at this early stage, the path runs through Quality Road. By virtue of an international performer and several American classic contenders, Quality Road leads his Lane's End Farm stablemate Tonalist on the overall earnings list.
2022 Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: Secret Oath
Giant's Causeway's final crop of three, remarkably, all are winners, including leading Kentucky Derby candidate Classic Causeway, who preps in Saturday's Florida Derby. But standing in the way of Giant's Causeway as he takes his final tilt at the title of American classic sire could be his own imposing son. Young sire Not This Time has four legitimate hopes for the Derby starting gate.
John Ed Anthony has been racing horses at Oaklawn Park for more than a half-century. In a season in which he has already scored a milestone victory and picked up multiple stakes scores, he looks to hit another high note this Saturday as Bubble Rock, a homebred for his Shortleaf Stable, looks to punch her Kentucky Oaks ticket in the Grade 2 Fantasy Stakes.
There are two Grade 1 prep races for the Kentucky Derby on Saturday: the Florida Derby and the Arkansas Derby. Classic Causeway is expected to start in Florida, but the colt has ties to the Arkansas-bred program close up in his pedigree.
Japanese horses enjoyed breakthough victories on the Breeders' Cup and the Saudi Cup cards, won five races (one in a dead heat) on the rich Dubai World Cup program Saturday night at Meydan. Four of the Dubai winners are from the direct male line of Sunday Silence.