After chasing some of the 3-year-old division's standouts in his two prior starts, Pneumatic found a spot to get the spotlight to himself on Saturday. The colt coasted to a 2 1/4-length victory in the $150,000 Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth Park, earning a spot in the Kentucky Derby should his connections desire.
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DEL MAR, Calif. – Not since prior to the Santa Anita Derby had Mike Smith been able to get on Honor A. P. for a workout, something both he and trainer John Shirreffs believe is paramount to Honor A. P.’s development and progress.
The interruption was caused first by Smith’s travel in late June and early July to major races out of town, and once the Southern California circuit moved to Del Mar, jockeys were not allowed to work horses in the morning, a change of policy from Santa Anita, where horses were brought to the paddock pre-work when a jockey was employed.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Both Irad Ortiz Jr. and his brother Jose Ortiz will not be heading to Churchill Downs for Kentucky Derby week, according to their agents, electing to stay at Saratoga through the conclusion of the meet on Sept. 7.
Jose Ortiz did not have a Kentucky Derby mount, while Irad Ortiz Jr. has ridden Derby probable Dr Post in two of his three most recent starts.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Dr Post worked five furlongs in 1:01.34 on Friday morning over Saratoga’s main track, after which trainer Todd Pletcher stopped just short of committing him to the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs.
“I thought he worked great – steady breeze, strong gallop-out – the kind of work we’ve come to expect from him,” Pletcher said. “Right now, he’s training like a horse you’d have to strongly consider for the Derby.”
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Jockeys who intend to ride in the Kentucky Derby on Sept. 5 at Churchill Downs in Louisville will be required to be on the grounds by Aug. 31, according to a document distributed by Churchill.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. wanted to make sure he found someone competitive enough in his barn to work with his Kentucky Derby-bound Ny Traffic after the renovation break here Thursday. And he found the perfect mate in the older Grade 1 winner Math Wizard.
The road to the 2020 Kentucky Derby officially began with the Grade 3 Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs on Sept. 14, 2019, the first race awarding qualifying points toward a spot in the 20-horse starting gate. Almost exactly 11 months later, prep season finishes up with the $150,000 Pegasus Stakes on Saturday at Monmouth Park. The race is three weeks out from the Kentucky Derby, postponed to Sept. 5 by the coronavirus pandemic.
Top jockeys and their agents often face difficult decisions when two horses the jockey has been riding end up pointing to the same race, which takes on added significance when it’s a race with the profile of the Kentucky Derby.
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Churchill Downs has placed new restrictions on attendance for the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby as coronavirus positives surge in the state, limiting total attendance to approximately 24,000 people and closing the infield, the company announced on Wednesday.