Kentucky Derby 2012: New York man gets $100K Derby bet
A 68-year-old man from New York has won the chance to place a $100,000 win bet on the Kentucky Derby on May 5 at Churchill Downs, Churchill announced on Thursday.
Matt HegartyApr 19, 2012
A 68-year-old man from New York has won the chance to place a $100,000 win bet on the Kentucky Derby on May 5 at Churchill Downs, Churchill announced on Thursday.
Rousing Sermon, third in the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on April 1, will start in the Kentucky Derby, trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said.
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On Thursday, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin got his first look at Alpha on the track since his runner-up finish in the Wood Memorial on April 7 and was satisfied with what he saw in the colt’s 1 1/8-mile gallop over Belmont Park’s main track.
Only two marginal possibilities to advance to the May 5 Derby are in the field of 11 3-year-olds set to run Saturday in the Grade 3, $200,000 Lexington at Keeneland, and it would be no surprise if the race winds up carrying zero effect two weeks hence.
I’ll Have Another, the winner of the Santa Anita Derby and one of the top California-based contenders for the Kentucky Derby, breezed six furlongs in 1:13.60 at Hollywood Park on Thursday.
Mining My Own, an $8,000 purchase at the 2008 Keeneland January sale, could become the first broodmare in history to produce two Kentucky Derby winners. She is the dam of 2009 winner Mine That Bird and Dullahan, one of this year's top contenders.
For trainer Michael Matz, preparing Union Rags for the Kentucky Derby has been all about keeping the horse fresh and making sure not to overtrain him. His preparation mirrors that of 2006 Derby winner Barbaro, right down to Matz’s leaning heavily on the advice of his assistant, Peter Brette, who was the exercise rider for Barbaro and is the exercise rider for Union Rags.
Secret Circle, a four-time stakes winner who was a well-beaten second to Bodemeister in the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park last weekend, will be given a rest in coming weeks and will not start in the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 5, trainer Bob Baffert said on Thursday.
Trainer Todd Pletcher has scheduled Gemologist’s first work since his victory in the Grade 1 Wood for Sunday morning at Palm Meadows but could be forced to call an audible and move the drill up at least one day with rain in the forecast.
Florida Derby winner Take Charge Indy worked five furlongs in 1:01.47 at a very quiet Palm Meadows training center shortly after dawn on Thursday morning.