Axle's Derby thread(cont.)

[danmurphy jr]

www.drf.com/news/article/92045.html
Condensed version of 448 Derby nominations.
Axle, either bump your thread to the top or condense the pertinent into here.
Should start heating up by end of month.

 

[danmurphy jr]

Equally impressed with the effort of PYRO 4/5 @ the Fairgrounds on 2/9. Also, if the filly Indian Blessing decides to take Garrett Gomez for a ride in May, she'll need to make Baffert some more $$$

 

[danmurphy jr]

1st major $$$ - Sunday - Big players except for War Pass running for $350K in the Fountain of Youth Stakes.
Fountain of Youth Stakes(G2) 9th - Gulfstream
#1 Cool Coal Man 6/1 (Desormeaux/Zito - Picked up $210K for the win
#3 Court Vision 4/1 (G.Gomeaz/Mott) - $35K-Show
#5 Z Humor 8/1 (C. Velasquez/Mott)
#7 Monba 4/1 (Prado/Pletcher) - $17.5K-Fourth
#8 Anak Nakal 8/1 (Leparoux/Zito)

In the 10th - Undefeated War Pass @2/5- Easy

They all need the purse cepting War Pass, so it'll be a top effort by all

 

[danmurphy jr]

War Pass is hot-hot-hot
Anak Nakal & Make the Point are terrible - Opinion only

 

[danmurphy jr]

Card of the weekend at the Fair Grounds Saturday Mar. 8. Five major Stakes plus the Louisiana Derby for 3yo KD prospects. Filly, Indian Blessing 8th ML 3/5 and Pyro 9th ML 7/5 should get most of the $$$. Excellent racing weather predicted - Cloudy 55'

Turfway Park cancelling Sat & Sun in anticipation of bad weather. NYRA problems may also shut down Aqueduct Saturday. They don't get their act together soon, they will lose the good riders and trainers.

 

[danmurphy jr]

NYRA has another extension to operate NY racing thru April 27. Detailed article on the DRF homepage.