Dream Maker impresses in latest work
Dream Maker did nothing to quash his connections' dream of making the Kentucky Derby during a half-mile timed workout Saturday morning at Fair Grounds.
Marcus HershFeb 25, 2019
Dream Maker did nothing to quash his connections' dream of making the Kentucky Derby during a half-mile timed workout Saturday morning at Fair Grounds.
It was on a rainy Jan. 26, at Gulfstream Park, that the racing world got to see Hidden Scroll earn a 104 Beyer Speed Figure in winning his career debut by 14 lengths. The victory immediately stamped Hidden Scroll as one of the early favorites for the 145th Kentucky Derby.
Anothertwistafate, the Northern California-based colt with three runaway wins on the synthetic surface at Golden Gate Fields, will race on a dirt surface next out in a one-shot attempt to earn a berth in the Kentucky Derby trainer Blaine Wright said Thursday.
Road to the 2019 Kentucky Derby: Southwest Stakes analysis
Just a few minutes after Galilean won the California Cup Derby on Monday here at Santa Anita, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer saw Jeff Lifson, the former TVG personality who for years has worked as the executive vice president for West Point Thoroughbreds, and they congratulated one another on the victory with a colt West Point had purchased at auction 10 months ago and placed with Hollendorfer.
Galilean is out to become the fifth Kentucky Derby winner born in California, joining Morvich (1922), Swaps (1955), Decidedly (1962), and California Chrome (2014).
Country House, second in the Risen Star on Saturday, and Galilean, who romped in the California Cup Derby on Monday and is now headed for open stakes racing, are the two newcomers to this week's Derby Watch top 20.
Trainer Larry Jones suspected Super Steed would be double-digit odds for the Grade 3, $500,000 Southwest Stakes on Monday at Oaklawn, but he was not prepared for what he saw on the infield tote board walking up for the race with his staff.
In a surprising development, trainer Bob Baffert on Tuesday said there is a very good chance his top two Kentucky Derby prospects, Game Winner and Improbable, could make their 3-year-old debuts against one another in the Grade 2, $500,000 San Felipe Stakes on March 9 at Santa Anita.
WAR OF WILL is now 3 for 3 on dirt, and there is no one at Fair Grounds this season who can get close to him. He followed up his Lecomte victory with an equally emphatic win here, with similar trips in both. He had outside draws, settled just off the pace, advanced when needed, and never was in danger through the lane. This race was the first worth 50 points to the winner, making it essentially a Win and You’re In for the Derby.