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Malathaat, winner of the 147th running of the Kentucky Oaks for Shadwell Stable, trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez
“Excellent.”
That was trainer Todd Pletcher s all-encompassing answer to the question of Malathaat s condition on the morning after her gutsy run and neck victory in the Grade I Longines Kentucky Oaks Saturday at Churchill Downs.
With a national television audience taking it in, the well-made daughter of Curlin overcame early troubles, took rider John Velazquez s cues at all points and then dug down deep to win a photo finish and $713,000 in the 147th “Run for the Lilies.”
The Shadwell Stable miss now is a perfect five for five in her brief racing career, has three graded stakes on her ledger and is well on her way to millionaire status ($953,000) with a very bright future ahead.
Derby Notes: Rock Your World Makes Favorable Impression, Final Contenders Arrive On Backstretch Sponsored by:
Rock Your World on track at Churchill Downs prior to the Kentucky Derby
Earlier Tuesday morning, the cast for Derby 147 became fully assembled with the 6 o clock arrival from Parx of Brooklyn Strong, and a later arrival from Keeneland by Hidden Stash and Like the King, both of whom galloped early Tuesday morning at the Lexington, Ky. track.
BOURBONIC, DYNAMIC ONE, KNOWN AGENDA, SAINTHOOD – The Kentucky Derby quartet that calls the barn of trainer Todd Pletcher their headquarters moved another step closer to the 147th edition of America s Greatest Race Tuesday morning with solid gallops around the Churchill Downs oval.
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Clairiere breezes a half-mile under Angel Garcia in preparation for Friday s Kentucky Oaks
Stonestreet Stables homebreds
Clairiere and
Pauline s Pearl turned in half-mile works at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., to complete their major preparation for Friday s 147th running of the Kentucky Oaks (G1).
Pauline s Pearl was the first to work over a main track labeled as good during the 7:30-7:45 training window for Kentucky Derby and Oaks horses. She was clocked in :50.60.
Clairiere followed shortly thereafter, covering the distance in :49.60. Both fillies are trained by two-time Oaks-winning conditioner Steve Asmussen.
The draw for the Longines Kentucky Oaks will take place at 11 a.m. on Monday in the Aristides Lounge.
Derby Notes: Defection Of Caddo River Makes Room For Brooklyn Strong; Lanerie Picks Up Mount On Sainthood Sponsored by:
Hector Ramos guides Florida Derby winner Known Agenda through a Sunday morning gallop at Churchill Downs
Shortleaf Stable s homebred
Caddo River was taken out of Kentucky Derby consideration Sunday morning by trainer Brad Cox because of an elevated temperature.
The defection of Caddo River moves Mark Schwartz s
Brooklyn Strong into No. 20 on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. Trained by Daniel Velazquez, Brooklyn Strong is scheduled to work Monday morning at 6 o clock (all times Eastern) at Parx near Philadelphia, Pa. If all goes well, Brooklyn Strong would leave at 6 p.m. with an early Tuesday morning arrival at Churchill Downs anticipated.
Derby Notes: Improving O Besos Shows Strong Gallop Out In Final Breeze Sponsored by:
Trainer Greg Foley leads Kentucky Derby contender O Besos off the track on Thursday morning
Bernard Racing LLC, Tagg Team Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds and Terry L. Stephens O Besos was the lone Derby contender to breeze Thursday at Churchill Downs where he cruised a half-mile in :48.
With jockey Marcelino Pedroza in the saddle, O Besos began his work at the three-furlong pole and worked through early fractions of :12 and :36.20. Pedroza shook the reins at the Orb colt at the wire where he picked up his tempo through a five-furlong gallop out of 1:00 and continued six furlongs in 1:12.60.