Legends of the Track: The Ultimate Guide to Keeneland's 2YOS, Get Your Free Pass to the G3 Bewitch Stakes! Plus, Take an Exclusive Tour of Deauville Racecourse & Unveil the Legacy of War Admiral!
Legends of the Track: The Ultimate Guide to Keeneland's 2YOS, Get Your Free Pass to the G3 Bewitch Stakes! Plus, Take an Exclusive Tour of Deauville Racecourse & Unveil the Legacy of War Admiral!
Friday Edition - April 26th, 2024 (Edition 68)
IN TODAY’S EMAIL
The Greatest Kentucky Derby Winners: War Admiral - The Might Atom (USA)
The World’s Greatest Racetracks: Explore Deauville racecourse from a whole new angle (FR)
Podcast of the Day: Nick Luck Daily Podcast (GB)
The Kentucky Derby: Byron King’s Derby Dozen (USA)
2 Year Old’s - Keeneland, Races 1 and 2 (USA)
Race of the Day: Free PP’s for the G3 Bewitch Stakes - Keeneland (USA)
THE GREATEST KENTUCKY DERBY WINNERS
War Admiral (USA)
War Admiral, ridden by Charley Kurtsinger, after completing the Triple Crown sweep in 1937 with a victory in the Belmont Stakes.
The Might Atom
The 2003 movie “Seabiscuit” portrays War Admiral as a horse as large as his accomplishments, the literal embodiment of Goliath to the titular Seabiscuit’s turn as David. In reality, the two horses, both with the blood of the immortal Big Red running through their veins, were essentially the same size, Seabiscuit a mere half-inch taller than the Triple Crown winner.
At 15 hands, 2 inches, War Admiral might not have had the same mighty physique as his cinematic version, but he certainly had the stamina, the speed, and the spirit necessary to win the Triple Crown and a spot in the Hall of Fame alongside his immortal sire all because of that turning point, when one man decided that family harmony meant saying no to a potential champion.
1937 Kentucky Derby - War Admiral
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THE WORLD’S GREATEST RACECOURSES
Deauville Racecourse (FR)
Explore Deauville racecourse from a whole new angle! Located at 45 Avenue Hocquart de Turtot - 14800 Deauville, this racecourse is a wonderful venue that blends horse racing with fresh sea air!
Take a drone trip around Deauville racecourse on YouTube
THE KENTUCKY DERBY
Byron King’s Derby Dozen
BloodHorse news editor Byron King presents his Derby Dozen with a look at his leading contenders for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve on May 4.
The final qualifying points prep race for the 150th Derby was held on April 13, and now several contenders are already at Churchill Downs and training for the big race, while the rest are due to arrive before the morning deadline on Saturday, April 27.
Check out America’s Best Racing’s Triple Crown page to keep up to date with stories and statistics on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
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1. Fierceness
In his penultimate work April 19 at Palm Beach Downs in Florida before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Fierceness zipped around the track – he’s a top-level work horse – covering five furlongs in 1:00.50 under Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. He always had workmate Agate Road at his mercy, as well he should, given the latter, a graded stakes winner on turf, is not as speedy and likely a bit better on grass than dirt. He left his stablemate in the dust on the gallop out. Now he is at Churchill, where his final work is anticipated April 26.
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2. Sierra Leone
The Risen Star Stakes and Toyota Blue Grass Stakes winner left a positive impression in his most recent breeze, a :48.80 half-mile move at Keeneland April 20. Though he finished on even terms with his workmate, maiden special weight winner White Palomino, take note that a heads-apart finish is the norm for in-company moves for trainer Chad Brown. More important is to gauge how his workers finish and whether they are in hand for their riders. That was the case for Sierra Leone. “As you can see, he’s barely blowing,” Brown told reporters shortly after the breeze. He will likely be among many breezing horses April 27 at Churchill.
Read the full list at americasbestracing.net
PODCAST OF THE DAY
Nick Luck Daily (GB)
Ep 989 - Has El Fabiolo learnt his lesson?
Charlotte Greenway in for Nick and joined first off by Patrick Mullins to discuss the likely crowning of father Willie in the British Jumps Trainers' Championship tomorrow as well as runners at Sandown and Punchestown. Rishi Persad shares his view on El Fabiolo vs Jonbon and thinks it could play into one of the outsiders' hands whilst Rishi also discusses the news that Adrien Cugnasse shares, of star French miler Big Rock leaving Christopher Head's yard. Ahead of FWD Champions weekend, we hear from HKJC CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges; George Boughey and Vincent Ho. Dave Ord is along with Something for the Weekend and following yesterday's launch of this year's Magnolia Cup riders, Lizzie Jelfs is along to explain why she's taking part.
KEENELAND
Keeneland, Races 1 and 2 – Friday, April 26, 2024
By The 2YO EdgeMan
KEE1:042624 – 5 1/2f on the Turf. 12 fillies will try their luck over the lawn for the first time this spring. The lineup of trainers in this one is solid – two from John A. Hancock and one each from Ennis, Mark Casse, Maker, Ward, McEntee, and Arnold. The sires that I’ve circled are Munnings (2), More Than Ready, Mendelssohn, and Kantharos, along with newbie sire War of Will. Let’s do a deep dive on five of these…
#4 – Flip Flops (4/1) – Mark Casse will saddle his second juvenile in two days for owner Gary Barber in this grassy affair. She will be the first starter from first-year sire, War of Will, and her winless dam (0/1) comes by way of Munnings (this is her first foal of racing age). Barber plunked down $85,000 for this gal last year when she was a yearling (32/67). Casse put her through her paces twice in March at his training facility earning two small bullets and then has given her two more works over at Churchill. Her first was a ½ mile breeze in 48 seconds flat (10/111) and then, most recently, a three-panel freshener in 36 flat (3/5). Jose Ortiz will handle the riding duties.
#6 – Goth (10/1) – This filly is by the late More Than Ready, out of a Street Cry mare who never made it to the racetrack. She hammered for $40,000 as a yearling and is trained by Mike Maker. She’s only worked out three times (11 total furlongs), all over the synthetic surface at Turfway Park. Her last effort was a nice four furlong move completed in 47.8 seconds breezing from the gate (3/20). Luis Saez gets the assignment to be her reinsman.
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RACE OF THE DAY (USA)
Free PP’s for the G3 Bewitch Stakes - Keeneland (USA)
Free past performances for today's race of the day— G3 Bewitch Stakes - Keeneland
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