Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf winner Mendelssohn made a winning return to the races Friday night at Dundalk Racecourse in Ireland, capturing the listed Patton Stakes over his stablemate Threeandfourpence by about three-quarters of a length in his 3-year-old debut.
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ARCADIA, Calif. – Justify can support the hype surrounding his brilliant debut if he wins his first start around two turns Sunday at Santa Anita.
A win in the allowance race with a $75,000 claiming option at a mile would vault Justify into the spring preps for the Kentucky Derby.
“We’ll see what he does around two turns,” trainer Bob Baffert said. “There are a lot of unanswered questions.”
Fri, 03/09/2018 - 14:31
Santa Anita | Race 6 | Post Time 2:30 p.m. (PT) | Go to the TimeformUS PPs
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There might be a richer race at Santa Anita on Saturday, and there might be better races to come in the 3-year-old ranks this spring as Kentucky Derby Day nears, but it’s hard to argue that the Grade 2, $400,000 San Felipe Stakes is not the race of the day and the biggest Derby prep run to date, owing to the presence of the colt who has become the leader of the division, and the one who was atop the leaderboard heading into the Breeders’ Cup.
OLDSMAR, Fla. – Todd Pletcher can self-deprecate with the best of them. Ask him to talk about how he has won the Tampa Bay Derby five times, and he quickly downplays his domination.
“I think I’ve been second in it more times than I’ve won it,” he said.
It’s true. On eight occasions, from 2000 to 2016, Pletcher has been represented by the Tampa Bay Derby runner-up, a historical footnote that underscores his familiarity with the annual signature race at Tampa Bay Downs.
The road to the Kentucky Derby for Bolt d’Oro has had a couple of detours, but on Saturday at Santa Anita he is scheduled to finally make his first start at age 3 in the San Felipe Stakes, and in a little more than 100 seconds, it will become evident if he’s still cruising in the fast lane.
ARCADIA, Calif. – Instilled Regard, fourth in the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds on Feb. 17, may stay in California for his next start.
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer said Wednesday that Instilled Regard is a candidate for the $1 million Santa Anita Derby on April 7, but the trainer has not ruled out the $1 million Louisiana Derby on March 24 at Fair Grounds.
“We’re not carved in stone yet,” Hollendorfer said.