Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for Feb. 10, 2021
Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for Feb. 10, 2021
Jay PrivmanFeb 10, 2021
Kentucky Derby: Who's hot, who's not for Feb. 10, 2021
Nine new names are in the lineup for Pool 3 of the 2021 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which opens at noon Eastern on Friday for the customary three-day run.
Highly regarded 3-year-olds Jackie's Warrior and Midnight Bourbon on Monday at Fair Grounds had their final workouts for stakes engagements this weekend. Both colts are trained by Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen but are on divergent paths.
Who can make it in the Sunshine State? The Candy Man can. Candy Man Rocket is now 2 for 2 since heading south for the winter, following up a maiden sprint win at Gulfstream with this victory in his first start around two turns, first start against winners, and first start at Tampa Bay Downs.
After lengthy consideration as to whether to give Fire At Will a shot on the Kentucky Derby trail, trainer Mike Maker has decided to switch the winner of the 2020 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf off the grass and run him in the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park.
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott said he is inclined to keep Candy Man Rocket and Nova Rags separated as they proceed down the Kentucky Derby trail after the colts finished one-two Saturday in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis at Tampa Bay Downs.
Risk Taking is now 2 for 2 since adding blinkers and getting to go long on dirt, scoring a resounding victory here over a suspect field while showing he wants every part of the distances he’ll be asked to negotiate in coming months.
Essential Quality, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner and champion 2-year-old male of 2020, heads 326 3-year-olds announced Thursday as nominations to this year's Triple Crown, a list that includes Breeders' Cup winners Vequist and Fire At Will, too.
Whether or not Todd Pletcher, who has dominated the 3-year-old preps at Tampa Bay Downs over the years, can once again exert his dominance is what horseplayers will be eager to see Saturday when the Grade 3, $200,000 Sam Davis is run Saturday in Oldsmar, Fla., for the 41st time.
Like most other trainers based on the Atlantic Coast at this time of year, Dale Romans ships the occasional runner across the Florida peninsula to Tampa Bay Downs, mostly for stakes. Predictably, the results have been a mixed bag.