Field at 19: Winning Cause, Tiz a Minister out
Apr 29, 2013 11:47:13 GMT -5
Post by cait on Apr 29, 2013 11:47:13 GMT -5
Julia could enter but Pletcher has said no! maybe he'll change his mind?
question re futures - IF she were to run, would bets for "all others" now include her?
Winning Cause, Tiz a Minister ruled out; field at 19
By Jay Privman
LOUISVILLE, Ky - The likely field for the 139th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs came into sharper focus Monday, when trainer Bob Baffert finally made it official that neither Govenor Charlie nor Code West would run, trainer Todd Pletcher decided to pass the race with Winning Cause, and owner Stephen Young said Tiz a Minister would not travel from California.
"He has a little bit of a sore foot," Young said. "We can't get him ready in time."
Those developments leave a prospective field of 19, one short of the maximum, with Golden Soul, who has 14 points, ranked 19th. Entries are due, and posts will be drawn, on Wednesday.
The defections of Baffert's pair were expected, as was Pletcher's decision.
Pletcher worked Winning Cause a half-mile on Monday morning, and he was caught in 48.46 seconds by Daily Racing Form, but Pletcher said passing the race was the smart thing to do. Winning Cause, whose success has been on synthetic surfaces, is expected to make his next start on Polytrack at Woodbine
www.drf.com/news/kentucky-derby-winning-cause-tiz-minister-ruled-out-field-19
question re futures - IF she were to run, would bets for "all others" now include her?
Winning Cause, Tiz a Minister ruled out; field at 19
By Jay Privman
LOUISVILLE, Ky - The likely field for the 139th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs came into sharper focus Monday, when trainer Bob Baffert finally made it official that neither Govenor Charlie nor Code West would run, trainer Todd Pletcher decided to pass the race with Winning Cause, and owner Stephen Young said Tiz a Minister would not travel from California.
"He has a little bit of a sore foot," Young said. "We can't get him ready in time."
Those developments leave a prospective field of 19, one short of the maximum, with Golden Soul, who has 14 points, ranked 19th. Entries are due, and posts will be drawn, on Wednesday.
The defections of Baffert's pair were expected, as was Pletcher's decision.
Pletcher worked Winning Cause a half-mile on Monday morning, and he was caught in 48.46 seconds by Daily Racing Form, but Pletcher said passing the race was the smart thing to do. Winning Cause, whose success has been on synthetic surfaces, is expected to make his next start on Polytrack at Woodbine
www.drf.com/news/kentucky-derby-winning-cause-tiz-minister-ruled-out-field-19
