Overanalyze second Grade 1 winner for broodmare Unacloud
A driving victory by Overanalyze in the Arkansas Derby further bolstered the broodmare resume of his dam, Unacloud, who became a multiple Grade 1 producer with the win.
Joe NevillsApr 14, 2013
A driving victory by Overanalyze in the Arkansas Derby further bolstered the broodmare resume of his dam, Unacloud, who became a multiple Grade 1 producer with the win.
The fog that still shrouded much of the racetrack shortly after sunrise Sunday morning at Payson Park proved to be more of an issue for onlookers than it did for Florida Derby winner Orb, who breezed an easy half-mile in the first of his three scheduled workouts prior to the Kentucky Derby.
Java's War and Palace Malice, the first two finishers in Saturday's Blue Grass Stakes, are expected to run back in the May 4 Kentucky Derby.
Overanalyze gave trainer Todd Pletcher a third major contender for the Kentucky Derby after he cruised to a 4 1/4-length win in the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby on Saturday. Overanalyze joins Verrazano (Wood Memorial) and Revolutionary (Louisiana Derby) as the winners of 100-point Kentucky Derby qualifying races. Pletcher also trains Palace Malice, runner-up in the Blue Grass Stakes on Saturday.
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Java’s War overcame an awful start before gathering himself and streaking down the stretch for a dramatic neck victory Saturday in the 89th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland.
As WinStar Farm selects a jockey for its Kentucky Derby contender Revolutionary, the outfit has taken the novel approach of asking fans to share their opinions. The Versailles, Ky., racing and breeding operation is allowing members of its StableMates online club to vote for their favorite jockey candidate in a poll on WinStar’s website.
Code West, sixth in the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on March 30, is a candidate for the $200,000 Coolmore Lexington Stakes at Keeneland on April 20, trainer Bob Baffert said Friday.
There isn’t a rider alive who wouldn’t give blood to be in the spot enjoyed by John Velazquez, Joel Rosario, or Javier Castellano, although if history proves they made the wrong choice, no one will ever let them forget.
On Sunday, Verrazano, the undefeated winner of the April 6 Wood Memorial, will ship to Churchill Downs as the possible morning-line favorite for America’s most prestigious horse race.
Of the 14 horses in the main body of the field for the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland, five will run for their breeders solely or in partnership. Two entrants in the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park are homebreds.