Zandon is on schedule to make his 3-year-old debut later this month for Chad Brown. Jack Christopher – not so much. Zandon, beaten a nose by Mo Donegal in the Remsen on Dec. 4 at Aqueduct in just his second career start, will be shipped to Fair Grounds for the Risen Star on Feb. 19 at 1 1/8 miles.
Road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby: Southwest Stakes analysis
Newgrange remained unbeaten in three starts Saturday, when he forged past the leaders late for a 1 1/2-length win over Barber Road in the Grade 3, $750,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park.
Rattle N Roll, unraced since winning the Grade 1 Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland in early October, returned to the work tab early Saturday at Gulfstream Park when breezing three furlongs in company.
The mutuel field, the 24th or “all others” option, was the 9-5 favorite when the second of five pools in the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager closed Sunday at 6 p.m. Eastern following the customary three-day run.
Pace certainly made the race here, but it’s evident from this race that Call Me Midnight certainly can handle two turns against stakes-class company.
Chasing Time could soon be chasing after some qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby. The impressive allowance winner is being considered for a start in the Grade 3, $750,000 Southwest on Jan. 29 at Oaklawn Park, trainer Steve Asmussen said Tuesday
Trainer Brian Lynch is eyeing the Feb. 5 Holy Bull here for his Kentucky Derby hopeful Classic Causeway, who breezed five furlongs in 1:01.60 early Wednesday at the Palm Meadows training center. It was the third work for the Giant's Causeway colt since he was second as the 7-5 favorite behind Smile Happy in the Nov. 27 Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill.
Todd Pletcher trains five of the 23 separately listed wagering interests in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which runs this Friday-Sunday. It's a familiar position for a Hall of Fame trainer, whose 59 Derby starters is a record.
The mutuel field, the 24th or “all others” option, has been listed as the 7-5 morning-line favorite for the second of five pools in the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
