Seven Trumpets will be making his two-turn debut Monday in the Grade 3, $500,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn. Trainer Dale Romans said he Monday he also was considering sending Promises Fulfilled
Sporting Chance, last year's Grade 1 Hopeful winner at Saratoga, put in a sharp final work at Oaklawn Park on Monday for his 3-year-old debut. He is being pointed for the Grade 3, $500,000 Southwest on Feb. 19.
With a handful of hopefuls for the 2018 Kentucky Derby, trainer Dale Romans is doing his level best to cut through all the clutter and various options and make it back home to Louisville with one shot or more at the roses.
The versatile Flameaway - adept on turf, dirt, and synthetic - moved back to the main track and won for the third time on dirt, though this was his first main-track win over a fast track.
The mutuel field closed as a clear-cut favorite over the nearly inseparable duo of Good Magic and Bolt d’Oro after three days of betting into Pool 2 of the 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager. The pool opened Friday at noon Eastern and ran through 6 p.m. Sunday.
Flameaway and Catholic Boy, the top two finishers Saturday in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, both emerged in good order as their connections started looking farther down the trail to the 144th Kentucky Derby.
The mutuel field, the 24th or “all others” option, is the 2-1 favorite after the first of three days of wagering into Pool 2 of the 2018 Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Trainer Jonathan Thomas has worked diligently and purposefully for most of his 37 years to get to where he'll be Saturday when he sends out Catholic Boy in the Sam F. Davis: on the road to the Kentucky Derby.
Good Magic and Bolt d'Oro were locked in the closest battle of last month's Eclipse Awards, with a mere 18 votes separating them. Three months since they met for the only time at age 2, their rivalry, and their parallel preparation this spring, makes them among the most compelling of this year's prospects for the Kentucky Derby on May 5.
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