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Essential Quality s starting gate may not have had much past success, but that s not the case for the other favorite starting next to him. Rock Your World will be starting from the No. 15 post, which is a spot that has produced six Kentucky Derby champions in the past.
Not only that, but the 15th gate has been the starting spot of some recent winners, including Authentic (2020), Triple Crown champion American Pharoah (2015) and Orb (2013). So perhaps Rock Your World, who has won each of his first three career races, will bring more success to that gate.
It wasn t the spot that Michael Talla, a co-owner of Rock Your World, wanted for his colt, though. According to Jason Frakes of the
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Rock Your World and jockey Umberto Rispoli win the Grade I $750,000 Santa Anita Derby Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA.Benoit Photo
Spendthrift Farm has secured the breeding rights to undefeated Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner and Kentucky Derby (G1) contender Rock Your World, it was announced Thursday.
Rock Your World – the second choice on the morning line for Saturday s coveted $3 million Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs – will stand stud at the historical Lexington-based farm upon his retirement from racing.
“We are really excited about Rock Your World and thankful to the Hronis family, Michael Talla, and John Sadler for allowing us to be a part of the horse s promising future,” said Ned Toffey, Spendthrift General Manager. “Rock Your World has a wonderful combination of sheer talent, pedigree and sire power, and he s an imposing physical specimen which you would expect from a $650,000 yearling. We were especially ta