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Study Guide: 2021 John Battaglia Memorial Feb 23, 2021 J. Keeler Johnson
The $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial at Turfway Park has long served as a local steppingstone toward the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), Turfway s signature race. But Friday s renewal of the John Battaglia is the most significant to date for the first time, the 1 1/16-mile race serves as a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep event awarding qualification points to the top four finishers on a 10-4-2-1 basis.
Gretzky the Great
Wins: 3
Sire: Nyquist
Jockey: Gerardo Corrales
A son of 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, Gretzky the Great is easily the most accomplished runner in the John Battaglia field. A two-time stakes winner, Gretzky the Great used his pace-tracking speed to dominate the Summer (G1) at Woodbine last fall by 3 1/4 lengths. Although he hasn t run since finishing sixth against a tough field in the Nov. 6 Breeders Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), Gretzky the Great has been training forwardly for his retu