G2 Jim Dandy 600K
Jul 23, 2013 1:02:02 GMT -5
Post by Jon on Jul 23, 2013 1:02:02 GMT -5
Jim Dandy
50th Running on Saturday, July 27, 2013
$600,000 1 1/8 3YO (Dirt) Grade: II
Probables From DowntheStretch
Palace Malice, the 2013 GI Belmont Stakes winner looks headed for a July 27th start in the $600,000, GII Jim Dandy Stakes, going 1 1/8 mile at Saratoga next as he preps for a late August collision with Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the GI Travers Stakes.
Overanalyze, this year’s GI Arkansas Derby winner, then 11th in the Derby and 7th in the Belmont will find the cut back here to 1 1/8 mile probably more to his liking!
Incognito, 4th in the GI Belmont Stakes is on the improve as this son of A.P.Indy could be a major player here!
Perfect Title, out of Perfect Soul and a Monarchos mare, won a top 1x 3yo alw at Churchill last out going 1 1/8 mile in a good 1:50.3. A big step up in class here for this budding 3yo!
Freedom Child, winner of a sloppy GII Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont 2 back then came 13th in the Belmont last out and for intentional purposes with eased after vying for the early lead that day to come across the line 58 lengths back. If he is ready again than the Belmont experience should not be a factor for him as he too will like this 1 1/8 mile course cut back!
Will Take Charge, winner of the GII Rebel stakes at Oaklawn beating Oxbow in that thrilling finish, ran in all 3 Triple Crown races this year but finishing well off the board and double digits back in each race. He too, may find the 1 1/8 mile more to his liking!
Micromanage, winner of the Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth Park last out by 4 1/2 lengths might go in the GI Haskell there too. Some choice he has, does he want to go against Oxbow in the Haskell or Palace Malice in this Jim Dandy Stakes?
Update today from NYRA
•Vyjack looks to return to form in G2 Jim Dandy
Rather than give Vyjack one final work before Saturday’s Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy, trainer Rudy Rodriguez decided to break from routine.
Winner of the Grade 2 Jerome and Grade 3 Gotham at Aqueduct Racetrack over the winter, Vyjack has breezed three times since his eighth-place finish in the Belmont Stakes on June 8. Most recently, he went five furlongs in 1:00 at Saratoga on July 16, his second straight bullet work.
“He had a nice open gallop [Sunday], so I think we should be in good shape,” Rodriguez said Monday morning. “I worked him a little bit before the [Kentucky] Derby, I worked him a little bit before the Belmont, now I’m cutting back a little bit. I just wanted to change things up a little bit, maybe give him another couple days rest, and maybe he’ll give us a good race.”
The 1 1/8-mile Jim Dandy will be the first start since the Belmont for Vyjack, the gelded bay son of Into Mischief who ran 18thof 19 in the Kentucky Derby on May 4 after suffering his first career loss in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. In the Wood, he was third, beaten just a length by Verrazano.
Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice, graded stakes winners Code West, Freedom Child, Looking Cool, Moreno and Will Take Charge, along with Mylute, fifth in the Derby and third in the Preakness, are also eyeing the Jim Dandy, Saratoga’s local prep for the Grade 1, $1 million Travers here on August 24.
“If he shows up, I think he can compete with these horses,” Rodriguez said. “If he doesn’t, then we’ve got to regroup and maybe back off, give him two or three months on the farm and bring him back fresh. He’s a gelding, so we don’t need to squeeze everything out of him.”
50th Running on Saturday, July 27, 2013
$600,000 1 1/8 3YO (Dirt) Grade: II
Probables From DowntheStretch
Palace Malice, the 2013 GI Belmont Stakes winner looks headed for a July 27th start in the $600,000, GII Jim Dandy Stakes, going 1 1/8 mile at Saratoga next as he preps for a late August collision with Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb in the GI Travers Stakes.
Overanalyze, this year’s GI Arkansas Derby winner, then 11th in the Derby and 7th in the Belmont will find the cut back here to 1 1/8 mile probably more to his liking!
Incognito, 4th in the GI Belmont Stakes is on the improve as this son of A.P.Indy could be a major player here!
Perfect Title, out of Perfect Soul and a Monarchos mare, won a top 1x 3yo alw at Churchill last out going 1 1/8 mile in a good 1:50.3. A big step up in class here for this budding 3yo!
Freedom Child, winner of a sloppy GII Peter Pan Stakes at Belmont 2 back then came 13th in the Belmont last out and for intentional purposes with eased after vying for the early lead that day to come across the line 58 lengths back. If he is ready again than the Belmont experience should not be a factor for him as he too will like this 1 1/8 mile course cut back!
Will Take Charge, winner of the GII Rebel stakes at Oaklawn beating Oxbow in that thrilling finish, ran in all 3 Triple Crown races this year but finishing well off the board and double digits back in each race. He too, may find the 1 1/8 mile more to his liking!
Micromanage, winner of the Long Branch Stakes at Monmouth Park last out by 4 1/2 lengths might go in the GI Haskell there too. Some choice he has, does he want to go against Oxbow in the Haskell or Palace Malice in this Jim Dandy Stakes?
Update today from NYRA
•Vyjack looks to return to form in G2 Jim Dandy
Rather than give Vyjack one final work before Saturday’s Grade 2, $600,000 Jim Dandy, trainer Rudy Rodriguez decided to break from routine.
Winner of the Grade 2 Jerome and Grade 3 Gotham at Aqueduct Racetrack over the winter, Vyjack has breezed three times since his eighth-place finish in the Belmont Stakes on June 8. Most recently, he went five furlongs in 1:00 at Saratoga on July 16, his second straight bullet work.
“He had a nice open gallop [Sunday], so I think we should be in good shape,” Rodriguez said Monday morning. “I worked him a little bit before the [Kentucky] Derby, I worked him a little bit before the Belmont, now I’m cutting back a little bit. I just wanted to change things up a little bit, maybe give him another couple days rest, and maybe he’ll give us a good race.”
The 1 1/8-mile Jim Dandy will be the first start since the Belmont for Vyjack, the gelded bay son of Into Mischief who ran 18thof 19 in the Kentucky Derby on May 4 after suffering his first career loss in the Grade 1 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct. In the Wood, he was third, beaten just a length by Verrazano.
Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice, graded stakes winners Code West, Freedom Child, Looking Cool, Moreno and Will Take Charge, along with Mylute, fifth in the Derby and third in the Preakness, are also eyeing the Jim Dandy, Saratoga’s local prep for the Grade 1, $1 million Travers here on August 24.
“If he shows up, I think he can compete with these horses,” Rodriguez said. “If he doesn’t, then we’ve got to regroup and maybe back off, give him two or three months on the farm and bring him back fresh. He’s a gelding, so we don’t need to squeeze everything out of him.”
