Life Is Good emerged from a fast work at Santa Anita on Saturday morning with an apparent hind-end injury and is off the Triple Crown trail, his trainer, Bob Baffert, said Saturday afternoon.
Life Is Good emerged from a fast work at Santa Anita on Saturday morning with an apparent hind-end injury and will at the least not run in the Santa Anita Derby on April 3, his trainer, Bob Baffert, said early Saturday afternoon.
At least 10 3-year-olds are confirmed for the Florida Derby next Saturday, with Greatest Honour sure to be a heavy favorite in the annual Gulfstream Park signature event.
Mandaloun improved sharply winning the Risen Star, the addition of blinkers making a noticeable difference in the way he finished off the race compared to his prior start in the Lecomte, when he suffered his lone loss. He'll try to repeat the quality of his Risen Star effort and move forward as one of the top contenders for the May 1 Kentucky Derby six weeks hence when he heads a field of eight in the Grade 2, $1 million Louisiana Derby on Saturday at Fair Grounds.
The Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby next month at Oaklawn Park has picked up a trio of new probables in Super Stock, Caddo River, and Keepmeinmind.
For just the third time at the championship meet, which began Dec. 2, ontrack spectators will be permitted when the Florida Derby is run March 27. Tickets are on sale through the track website on a limited basis, just as they were for the Jan. 23 Pegasus and Feb. 27 Fountain of Youth.
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Joel Rosario and his agent, Ron Anderson, are trying to sift through the opportunities presented and try and land on the right horse come Kentucky Derby Day. This Saturday, Rosario will ride Hot Rod Charlie in the Grade 2, $1 million Louisiana Derby.
Spring is in the air, and the Baffert 3-year-olds are blooming. The six-time Derby-winning trainer has made Oaklawn his home away from home for Derby preps over the years, and he won the Rebel for the record eighth time – all since 2010 – when Concert Tour followed in the immediate footsteps of last year’s winner, Nadal.
