First Look: Barnes, 3 Ky. Derby preps are part of 16 key stakes
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Eclipse Sportswire – edited composite
The long-awaited return of short-priced Kentucky Derby 2025 futures
choice Barnes is expected to highlight a stacked weekend of graded stakes and
points preps at three tracks across the country.
Barnes, the 2-for-2 Bob Baffert-trained colt who is the 9-1 second choice at Caesars Sportsbook Nevada, was listed as probable by the Santa Anita
racing office Sunday to come back from eight weeks off. With entries being taken Monday, he is likely to be a
heavy favorite trying two turns for the first time in Saturday’s Grade 2 San
Felipe Stakes, a 1 1/16-mile points prep for the Derby.
The Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream Park and the Gotham
(G3) at Aqueduct also are worth 50 Derby points to each winner. Those should be
enough to get to the 20-horse gate May 3 at Churchill Downs.
The Santa Anita Handicap (G1) will be the feature Saturday in
California. The Gotham is one of the three graded stakes carded in New York. The
day will be dominated by eight added-money races in Florida.
Saturday
Fountain of Youth (G2), Gulfstream Park, 1 1/16 miles,
3-year-olds, Kentucky Derby 50-25-15-10-5 points race
Burnham Square comes back to the scene of his Feb. 1 Holy
Bull (G3) triumph and carries hopes for a third consecutive win, all since
trainer Ian Wilkes added blinkers. Four-time Fountain of Youth-winning trainer
Todd Pletcher entered 2-for-2 Thames River and Swale victor Gate to Wire, both
of whom are trying two turns for the first time. Sovereignty has had nearly
four months off since he broke his maiden with a five-length win in the Street
Sense (G3) at Churchill Downs. There have been 14 Fountain of Youth graduates
who won the Kentucky Derby, including Mage in 2023.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Gate To Wire Munnings |
6.34 | Entered | ||
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| 2 |
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Sovereignty Into Mischief |
6.80 | Entered | ||
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| 3 |
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Burnham Square Liam’s Map |
6.67 | Entered | ||
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| 4 |
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McKellen McKinzie |
5.07 | Entered | ||
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| 5 |
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Solid Left West Coast |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 6 |
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River Thames Maclean’s Music |
6.47 | Entered | ||
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| 7 |
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Neoequos Neolithic |
6.06 | Entered | ||
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| 8 |
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Keep It Easy Hard Spun |
6.34 | Entered | ||
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Davona Dale (G2), Gulfstream Park, 1 mile, 3-year-old
fillies, Kentucky Oaks 50-25-15-10-5 points race
It took her four tries to break her maiden, but La Cara has
made up for lost races since. She got the Oaks prep calendar started with a
three-quarter-length score in the Pocahontas (G3) in September at Churchill
Downs. Trainer Mark Casse gave Tracy Farmer’s homebred daughter of Street Sense
a three-month break after a distant fifth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile
Fillies. She came back with a 6 1/4-length tour de force only 16 days ago in
the Suncoast at Tampa Bay Downs.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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The Queens M G Thousand Words |
6.55 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 2 |
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Frida City of Light |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 3 |
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My Denysse Neolithic |
5.84 | Entered | ||
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| 4 |
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La Cara Street Sense |
6.60 | Entered | ||
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| 5 |
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Madeline’s Promise Promises Fulfilled |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 6 |
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Ballerina d’Oro Medaglia d’Oro |
6.34 | Entered | ||
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| 7 |
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Quinn’s Promise Promises Fulfilled |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Gulfstream Park Mile (G2), Gulfstream Park, 1 mile, 4-year-olds
and up
Mindframe kept impressive company as a 3-year-old, finishing
a close second to Dornoch in both the Belmont Stakes and the Haskell (G1). Then
he went on a seven-month break. The Constitution colt who is 4: 2-2-0 for
Pletcher and owners Mike Repole and Vinnie Viola jumps back into the mix
against older horses like Grade 3-winning 4-year-old Encino. The Godolphin
homebred colt by Nyquist returned last month from his own nine-month layoff to get
his fourth win in a row for trainer Brad Cox.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Mindframe Constitution |
7.34 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 2 |
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Awesome Train Awesome Slew |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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| 3 |
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Encino Nyquist |
6.81 |
1st, FG AOC (01/16/2025-R5) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
1st, FG AOC (01/16/2025-R5) |
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| 4 |
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Shaq Diesel Khozan |
3.79 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 5 |
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Counterspy Gun Runner |
4.59 | Entered | ||
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| 6 |
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Lure Him In Khozan |
5.09 | Entered | ||
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| 7 |
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Steal Sunshine Constitution |
6.67 | Entered | ||
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| 8 |
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Lightning Tones Tonalist |
3.79 | Entered | ||
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| 9 |
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Secret Chat Union Rags |
5.12 | Entered | ||
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Mac Diarmida (G2), Gulfstream Park, 1 3/8 miles, turf,
4-year-olds and up
Dashman and Cash Equity set themselves up for Saturday’s finale
on the 14-race card by finishing one-two in the 1 1/2-mile W.L. McKnight (G3) last
month on the Pegasus World Cup undercard. Dashman, a 4-year-old Oscar
Performance colt trained by Brian Lynch, will start from the widest post in the
12-horse field just as he did in the McKnight. Cash Equity made up more than
nine lengths to miss by just a nose that day. Instead of post 11, the
7-year-old gelding trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. drew better, getting the 5 hole
for the Mac Diarmida.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Anglophile English Channel |
6.21 | Entered | ||
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| 2 |
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Prevent Neolithic |
5.59 |
7th, Sunshine Turf S. |
Entered | |
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7th, Sunshine Turf S. |
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| 3 |
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Capture the Flag Quality Road |
6.05 |
2nd, GP AOC (02/05/2025-R8) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
2nd, GP AOC (02/05/2025-R8) |
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| 4 |
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Missed The Cut Quality Road |
6.57 | Entered | ||
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| 5 |
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Cash Equity Toronado |
6.14 | Entered | ||
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| 6 |
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Be Like Clint Point of Entry |
4.87 |
9th, GP SHP (01/24/2025-R10) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
9th, GP SHP (01/24/2025-R10) |
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| 7 |
|
Kalik Collected |
3.79 |
2nd, GP AOC (01/25/2025-R3) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
2nd, GP AOC (01/25/2025-R3) |
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| 8 |
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Sugoi Karakontie |
6.04 |
1st, John B. Connally Turf Cup S. |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
1st, John B. Connally Turf Cup S. |
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| 9 |
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Grand Sonata Medaglia d’Oro |
7.07 | Entered | ||
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| 10 |
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Parchment Party Constitution |
5.82 |
5th, TAM AOC (02/15/2025-R9) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
5th, TAM AOC (02/15/2025-R9) |
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| 11 |
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Cathkin Peak Alhebayeb |
5.92 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 12 |
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Dashman Oscar Performance |
6.73 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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Canadian Turf (G3), Gulfstream Park, 1 1/16 miles, turf,
4-year-olds and up
Major Dude did not have his way in the 1 1/8-mile Pegasus
World Cup Turf Invitational (G1) last month at Gulfstream. He was within
three-quarters of a length of the lead before he steadied at the sixteenth pole
and finished sixth. The 5-year-old millionaire trained by Pletcher won two
starts back in the 1 1/8-mile Fort Lauderdale (G2). He seeks his first
graded-stakes victory since the 2023 Penn Mile (G2).
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Irish Aces Mshawish |
6.17 | Entered | ||
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| 2 |
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Axthelm Into Mischief |
5.84 | Entered | ||
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| 3 |
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Fort Washington War Front |
6.55 | Entered | ||
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| 4 |
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Major Dude Bolt d’Oro |
6.85 | Entered | ||
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| 5 |
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Silent Heart Heart to Heart |
5.91 |
1st, GP AOC (01/31/2025-R9) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
1st, GP AOC (01/31/2025-R9) |
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| 6 |
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Paros Cairo Prince |
5.34 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 7 |
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Stanley House Army Mule |
0.00 |
5th, GP HCP (01/25/2025-R6) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
5th, GP HCP (01/25/2025-R6) |
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| 8 |
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Skyro Verrazano |
4.79 |
7th, GP AOC (01/25/2025-R3) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
7th, GP AOC (01/25/2025-R3) |
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| 9 |
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Omni King Oxbow |
0.00 |
9th, TP ALW (12/14/2024-R8) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
9th, TP ALW (12/14/2024-R8) |
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| 10 |
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Atone Into Mischief |
6.23 |
1st, GP AOC (01/25/2025-R3) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
1st, GP AOC (01/25/2025-R3) |
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The Very One (G3), Gulfstream Park, 1 3/8 miles, turf,
fillies and mares, 4-year-olds and up
Forever After All cuts back after a successful rally from
10th place to win the 1 1/2-mile La Prevoyante (G3) last month on Pegasus day.
That snapped the 6-year-old mare out of her bout with second-itis under the
care of trainer Brendan Walsh. In the last three months of 2024, she lost by a
nose in the 1 1/2-mile Dowager (G3) at Keeneland, a length in the 1 3/8-mile Red
Carpet (G3) at Del Mar and a neck in the 1 3/8-mile Via Borghese at Gulfstream.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Forever After All Connect |
6.64 | Entered | ||
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| 2 |
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Be My Sunshine Frosted |
5.87 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 3 |
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Queen Regent Roaring Lion |
5.84 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 4 |
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Immensitude Lawman |
5.94 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 5 |
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Beach Bomb Lancaster Bomber |
5.94 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 6 |
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Whatlovelookslike English Channel |
5.91 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 7 |
|
Youknownothing Candy Ride |
0.00 |
1st, GP AOC (01/10/2025-R7) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
1st, GP AOC (01/10/2025-R7) |
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| 8 |
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La Mehana Al Wukair |
6.49 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 9 |
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Blush Kingman |
6.12 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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Honey Fox (G3), Gulfstream Park, 1 mile, turf, fillies
and mares, 4-year-olds and up
In Our Time followed her first stakes victory Nov. 1 at
Gulfstream with a neck loss as the favorite in the Tropical Park Oaks before
she set the pace only to finish third in the Pegasus Filly & Mare Turf (G2).
Joseph brings her back in a field that includes two Christophe Clément-trained
contenders. See You Around beat In Our Time in the Tropical Park Oaks before
coming in second in the Endeavour (G3) on Feb. 1 at Tampa Bay Downs. That was
where two-time stakes winner Ozara made her 4-year-old debut a winning one last
month in a one-mile allowance race.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Tax Implications Mehmas |
6.67 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 2 |
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See You Around Siyouni |
6.48 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 3 |
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Cairo Consort Cairo Prince |
6.12 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 4 |
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Poolside With Slim Churchill |
6.67 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 5 |
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Sister Lou Ann Frosted |
5.67 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 6 |
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Ozara Lope de Vega |
5.94 |
1st, TAM AOC (01/03/2025-R5) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
1st, TAM AOC (01/03/2025-R5) |
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| 7 |
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Special Wan Belardo |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 8 |
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In Our Time Not This Time |
6.47 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 9 |
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Pounce Lookin At Lucky |
6.64 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 10 |
|
Life’s an Audible Audible |
6.12 |
1st, GP AOC (01/24/2025-R9) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
1st, GP AOC (01/24/2025-R9) |
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| 11 |
|
Ready For Shirl More Than Ready |
4.45 |
1st, GP AOC (01/18/2025-R8) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
1st, GP AOC (01/18/2025-R8) |
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| 12 |
|
Infinite Diamond Bee Jersey |
4.56 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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Herecomesthebride (G3), Gulfstream Park, 1 mile, turf, 3-year-old
fillies
Casse trains three of the 10 fillies in this field. Vixen, a
Grade 1 runner-up last year, began her 2025 with a 2 1/4-length win as the 4-5
favorite Feb. 1 in the Sweetest Chant going 1 1/16 miles on the Gulfstream turf.
Classic Q broke her maiden on second asking, winning by 4 1/2 lengths Jan. 26
covering the same course and distance as this weekend’s race. Smudge comes back
from a maiden-breaking, neck victory Jan. 19 in a 1 1/16-mile race that was
moved from the turf to the synthetic course at Gulfstream.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Classic Q Classic Empire |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 2 |
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Mrs Worldwide Global Campaign |
5.79 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 3 |
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Smudge Quality Road |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 4 |
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Ramsey Pond Divisidero |
6.12 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 5 |
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Vixen Vekoma |
6.39 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 6 |
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Civetta Into Mischief |
5.94 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 7 |
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Daisy Flyer Mshawish |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 8 |
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Special Aviator Global Campaign |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 9 |
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Bellavinino Get Stormy |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 10 |
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Grade A Army Mule |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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Gotham (G3), Aqueduct, 1 mile, 3-year-olds, Kentucky
Derby 50-25-15-10-5 points race
Sand Devil and Sacrosanct bring undefeated records and
stakes victories into this last of the one-turn points preps for the Kentucky
Derby. Trained by Linda Rice, Sand Devil made it to 3-for-3 on Feb. 8 when he
escaped by a neck in the seven-furlong Damon Runyon at Aqueduct. That performance
merited a 93 Beyer Speed Figure, according to Daily Racing Form. Brad
Cox trains 4-for-4 Sacrosanct, who won by a head last out Dec. 14 in the New
York Stallion Series Great White Way. This will be his first time racing in an
unrestricted stakes.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Scorching Mo Town |
5.12 |
1st, Cup and Saucer S. |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
1st, Cup and Saucer S. |
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| 2 |
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Normandy Coast Omaha Beach |
6.12 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 3 |
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Calling Card Complexity |
6.06 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 4 |
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Sacrosanct Honest Mischief |
6.47 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 5 |
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Sand Devil Violence |
6.12 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 6 |
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Pagode Constitution |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 7 |
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Flood Zone Frosted |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 8 |
|
Mcafee Cloud Computing |
5.91 |
2nd, CD STR (11/24/2024-R1) |
Entered | |
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Last Race Next Race |
2nd, CD STR (11/24/2024-R1) |
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| 9 |
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Garamond Uncle Mo |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 10 |
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My Mitole Mitole |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Busher, Aqueduct, 1 mile, 3-year-old fillies, Kentucky
Oaks 50-25-15-10-5 points race
Two-time winner Volleyballprincess brings the eye candy to this
one-turn mile. Even after jockey Eliseo Ruiz lost his crop in the stretch, the
Mo Town filly won by 10 lengths Feb. 1 in the seven-furlong Ruthless at the Big
A. Cox-trained maiden winner Sharp Smile overcame a stumbling start last out at
Aqueduct to finish third in the Busanda, a race in which Chad Brown-trained
debut winner Ramify was an empty fourth. Liam in the Dust, who was second in
the Pocahontas (G3) and third in her most recent start in the Demoiselle (G2),
gets blinkers from Rodolphe Brisset.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Liam In The Dust Liam’s Map |
6.27 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 2 |
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Ramify Munnings |
5.84 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 3 |
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Drexel Hill Bolt d’Oro |
5.84 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 4 |
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Volleyballprincess Mo Town |
6.12 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 5 |
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Amarth McKinzie |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 6 |
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Fortuna Mia Vekoma |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 7 |
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Nilo’s Rose Promises Fulfilled |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 8 |
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She’s Fascinating Mineshaft |
0.00 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 9 |
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Sharp Smile Practical Joke |
5.84 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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Tom Fool (G3), Aqueduct, 6 furlongs, 4-year-olds and up
At this time last year, Bold Journey carried a three-race
winning streak to the Middle East. After a third in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint (G3)
and a 10th in the Dubai Golden Shaheen (G1), trainer Bill Mott shut him down
for the rest of 2024. The 6-year-old Hard Spun horse came back Jan. 26 to
finish third in a $75,000 optional-claiming allowance sprint going 6 1/2
furlongs at Gulfstream Park. Six-year-old Gun Runner gelding Runninsonofagun
seeks his second stakes win in his last four starts.
| Post | Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer / Jockey | Last Start / Next Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Runninsonofagun Gun Runner |
6.04 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 2 |
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Top Gunner Into Mischief |
5.59 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 3 |
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Full Moon Madness Into Mischief |
5.71 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 4 |
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Bold Journey Hard Spun |
6.14 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 5 |
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Ridgewood Runner Klimt |
4.79 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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| 6 |
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Surveillance Constitution |
5.80 | Entered | ||
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Last Race Next Race |
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Santa Anita Handicap (G1), Santa Anita, 1 1/4 miles, 4-year-olds
and up
The mere presence of Grade 1 winner Locked is a throwback to
when this race was the biggest deal for older handicap horses across the
country. The Saudi Cup (G1) and Dubai World Cup (G1) have big-footed the Big ’Cap
in recent years. Owners Aron Wellman and Gary Broad bucked that trend when they
decided not to go to the $20 million Saudi Cup and, instead, go west to this $300,000
race. Their 4-year-old Gun Runner colt overcame a dawdling start to finish
second last month in the Pegasus World Cup, lifting his career record to 7:
4-1-2 and his earnings to $1,481,650. Locked and five-time graded-stakes winner Hit Show, who finished first last month in the Louisiana (G3), have been assigned the top weight of 124 pounds.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Locked Gun Runner |
7.60 | Probable | |||
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Last Race Next Race |
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J B Strikes Back Goldencents |
7.27 | Probable | |||
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Last Race Next Race |
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Hit Show Candy Ride |
7.22 | Probable | |||
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Last Race Next Race |
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Katonah Klimt |
6.88 | Probable | |||
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Express Train Union Rags |
6.81 | Probable | |||
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Mirahmadi Into Mischief |
5.82 |
1st, SA AOC (01/04/2025-R7) |
Probable | ||
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1st, SA AOC (01/04/2025-R7) |
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New King Into Mischief |
0.00 |
1st, SA AOC (02/02/2025-R7) |
Probable | ||
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1st, SA AOC (02/02/2025-R7) |
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Midnight Mammoth Midnight Lute |
6.07 | Possible | |||
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Tarantino Pioneer Of The Nile |
6.05 | Possible | |||
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American Admiral American Pharoah |
4.57 | Possible | |||
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Frank E. Kilroe Mile (G1), Santa Anita, 1 mile, turf,
4-year-olds and up
If there ever was a time to draw a line through it, it was Jan.
26 when Formidable Man finished last in the Pegasus Turf. The 4-year-old City
of Light colt set a hot pace early, which was out of character for him.
Stalking was how he put together a three-race winning streak climaxed by the
Hollywood Derby (G1) at Del Mar to finish his 2024. Trainer Michael McCarthy is
expected to cut Formidable Man back to a mile Saturday against the likes of 6-year-old
El Potente, who is 2-for-2 this year with a last-out triumph in the one-mile Thunder
Ridge (G3) at Santa Anita.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Formidable Man City of Light |
7.37 | Probable | |||
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Mi Hermano Ramon Creative Cause |
6.77 | Probable | |||
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Neat Constitution |
6.67 | Probable | |||
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Cabo Spirit Pioneerof the Nile |
6.60 | Probable | |||
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Air Force Red Air Force Blue |
6.54 | Probable | |||
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El Potente Temple City |
6.47 | Probable | |||
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Almendares Havana Grey |
6.23 | Probable | |||
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Grand Aspen Dialed In |
6.10 |
4th, SA AOC (02/08/2025-R3) |
Possible | ||
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4th, SA AOC (02/08/2025-R3) |
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Zio Jo Nyquist |
5.34 | Possible | |||
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Jeweled Shillelagh City of Light |
0.00 |
2nd, SA AOC (02/01/2025-R10) |
Possible | ||
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2nd, SA AOC (02/01/2025-R10) |
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San Felipe (G2), Santa Anita, 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-olds,
Kentucky Derby 50-25-15-10-5 points race
Barnes is not the only would-be San Felipe starter who has former Kentucky Derby futures favorite on his résumé. Journalism was the top
winter-book choice in Las Vegas after he won the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2)
last out in December for McCarthy. Rodríguez, Barnes’s stablemate from the Baffert
barn, also is probable after he finished second Feb. 1 in the Robert B. Lewis
(G3). He lost to Citizen Bull, a Baffert colt who will not be in this race but has shortened into the 8-1 Derby favorite in Las Vegas. The
San Felipe has produced 13 Derby winners. Authentic was the last one to do it
when he won both races in the pandemic year 2020.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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Journalism Curlin |
6.96 | Probable | |||
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Barnes Into Mischief |
6.90 | Probable | |||
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Rodriguez Authentic |
6.20 | Probable | |||
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Smooth Cruisein Girvin |
0.00 | Probable | |||
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Romanesque Practical Joke |
6.44 | Possible | |||
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Rank Honor A. P. |
5.79 | Possible | |||
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Berlin Wall Practical Joke |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Fomo Joe Instilled Regard |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Legitimate Authentic |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Shea Brennan Tough Sunday |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Buena Vista (G2), Santa Anita, 1 mile, turf, fillies and
mares, 4-year-olds and up
With Rashmi and Liguria considered probable and Mahina
possible, this shapes up as a potential rematch of the top three from the Feb.
1 Megahertz (G3) over the same mile of grass. Four-year-old Rashmi lurked just
off the pace before she pounced turning for home in a 2 1/2-length triumph that
was her fourth win in her last six starts. Five-year-old Mahina overcame a
bumpy start and conceded 6 1/2 lengths of ground before closing to place
second. Also 5, Liguria saved ground and made a modest rally to take third.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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Rashmi Oscar Performance |
6.47 | Probable | |||
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Uncorked Pierro |
6.42 | Probable | |||
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Liguria War Front |
6.39 | Probable | |||
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Sun Of Hill Camelot Kitten |
5.87 | Probable | |||
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Big Hug Mr Big |
0.00 | Probable | |||
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Alpha Bella Justify |
6.60 | Possible | |||
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Mahina Bolt d’Oro |
6.48 | Possible | |||
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See You Around Siyouni |
6.48 | Possible | |||
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Omaha Girl Omaha Beach |
6.06 | Possible | |||
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Ozara Lope de Vega |
5.94 |
1st, TAM AOC (01/03/2025-R5) |
Possible | ||
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1st, TAM AOC (01/03/2025-R5) |
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Austere Mendelssohn |
5.73 | Possible | |||
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Venganza Curlin |
4.79 |
1st, SA AOC (02/01/2025-R5) |
Possible | ||
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1st, SA AOC (02/01/2025-R5) |
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Sunday
Santa Ysabel (G3), Santa Anita, 1 1/16 miles, 3-year-old
fillies, Kentucky Oaks 50-25-15-10-5 points race
Tenma not only is expected to be in this race, she reckons
to be favored for the second start in a row. The Nyquist filly trained by
Baffert is 4-for-5 with her one loss being a troubled third in the October
running of the Oak Leaf (G2). Wins in the Starlet (G2) at Los Alamitos and the
Las Virgenes (G3) going a mile at Santa Anita followed. The big question here is
whether the race gets at least six starters. If not, the points rewards will be
reduced significantly under a new rule written by Churchill Downs.
| Silks | Horse / Sire | Rating | Trainer | Last Start / Next Start | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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Tenma Nyquist |
7.34 | Probable | |||
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Cipriani Bernardini |
6.09 | Probable | |||
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Lolo Le Plume Instilled Regard |
0.00 | Probable | |||
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Look Forward Bolt d’Oro |
6.39 | Possible | |||
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Artisma Munnings |
6.12 | Possible | |||
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Maysam Game Winner |
6.09 | Possible | |||
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Howin Gun Runner |
5.84 | Possible | |||
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Just As Fancy Volatile |
5.84 | Possible | |||
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Supa Speed Justify |
5.84 | Possible | |||
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Ce La Vi Charli Classic Empire |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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Hey Jessie Grazen |
0.00 | Possible | |||
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