NEW ORLEANS – Both Pants On Fire, the upset winner of the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on Saturday, and Mucho Macho Man, who finished a close third despite losing his right front shoe at the start of the race, were reported in good condition Sunday morning by their trainers.
Pants On Fire and stablemate Nacho Business, who finished eighth, were on a van early Sunday morning, bound for the Palm Meadows training center in Florida.
NEW ORLEANS - Jockey Anna Napravnik put herself in position to become the first female rider to win the Kentucky Derby by guiding Pants On Fire to a mild upset victory on Saturday at Fair Grounds in the Grade 2, $1 million Louisiana Derby, a race in which favored Mucho Macho Man finished third after losing a front shoe leaving the gate.
FLORENCE, Ky. – Animal Kingdom passed all 10 of his rivals before finally getting the best of a stubborn last one when stamping his Kentucky Derby ticket Saturday by winning the 40th running of the Grade 3, $500,000 Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes, the annual showcase event at Turfway Park.
Animal Kingdom launched a sweeping move on the final turn, then overtook Decisive Moment in the stretch en route to an about 2 1/2-length victory in the Grade 3, $500,000 Vinery Spiral on Saturday at Turfway Park.
Decisive Moment held second, while Twinspired was third in the mile and an eighth race that went in 1:52.32.
King Congie will be scratched as the second morning-line choice from Saturday’s Vinery Racing Spiral Stakes at Turfway Park after incurring a strained hind leg during a routine gallop Friday morning at the Florence, Ky., track.
Jeff Lifson, regional representative for the colt’s owner, West Point Thoroughbreds, made the announcement Friday evening. King Congie was the 4-1 second choice in an original field of 12 3-year-olds in the Grade 3, $500,000 Vinery Spiral, the annual showcase event at Turfway. There is no also-eligibles list for the Spiral, so only as many as 11 will run.
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Astrology is running a little late for a very important date, but he can make up significant ground Sunday, when he starts his 3-year-old season in the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Park Derby.
