Ten 3-year-olds to watch at Gulfstream
Jan 26, 2014 23:09:14 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Jan 26, 2014 23:09:14 GMT -5
Several of these ran in the Holy Bull. Besides Cairo Prince, are any still on the Derby Trail? Shug announced today Mr. Speaker is not.
By CLARK SPENCER, Miami Herald
Ten 3-year-olds to watch at Gulfstream in the coming few months:
• Honor Code: Trained by Shug McGaughey, Honor Code was successful at 2, winning the Remsen Stakes in November. Expected next race: Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream, Feb. 22.
• Coup de Grace: This lightly tested colt has raced only twice, but won both times. He’ll be stepping into stakes company for the first time in Saturday’s Holy Bull.
• Cairo Prince: Peeled off back-to-back wins to open his career last year in New York before coming up a nose short in the Remsen to Honor Code. Makes his 2014 debut Saturday in the Holy Bull.
• Mr. Speaker: Four races under his belt, including a pair of back-to-back wins, but all of his races have come on the grass. Will try dirt for the first time Saturday in the Holy Bull.
• Conquest Titan: Came up empty in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in California but bounced back nicely with a win three weeks later at Churchill Downs. Makes his 2014 debut Saturday in the Holy Bull.
• Wicked Strong: Named in tribute to the Boston Marathon bombing victims, Wicked Strong hits the ground running in Saturday’s Holy Bull. Served notice as a 2-year-old, finishing a close third in the Remsen behind Honor Code and Cairo Prince.
• Financial Mogul: Another Holy Bull contender Saturday, Financial Mogul won his first race at classy Saratoga in August before a fourth-place finish in the Grade II Futurity and runner-up performance in the Grade II Nashua, both in New York.
• Commissioner: Commissioner Won impressively at Saratoga and made his 2014 debut in eye-catching style, winning an allowance event at Gulfstream over Top Billing. Next start: Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream, Feb. 22.
• Top Billing: Comes out of a high-profile allowance race at Gulfstream on Jan. 3 when he lost to much-heralded Commissioner by only a neck. Returns Saturday in the fourth-race allowance at Gulfstream.
• Havana: Won the Grade I Champagne at Belmont in October and followed with a second-place effort in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita. Next start: Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream, Feb. 22.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/25/3890840/10-triple-crown-hopefuls-to-watch.html#storylink=cpy
By CLARK SPENCER, Miami Herald
Ten 3-year-olds to watch at Gulfstream in the coming few months:
• Honor Code: Trained by Shug McGaughey, Honor Code was successful at 2, winning the Remsen Stakes in November. Expected next race: Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream, Feb. 22.
• Coup de Grace: This lightly tested colt has raced only twice, but won both times. He’ll be stepping into stakes company for the first time in Saturday’s Holy Bull.
• Cairo Prince: Peeled off back-to-back wins to open his career last year in New York before coming up a nose short in the Remsen to Honor Code. Makes his 2014 debut Saturday in the Holy Bull.
• Mr. Speaker: Four races under his belt, including a pair of back-to-back wins, but all of his races have come on the grass. Will try dirt for the first time Saturday in the Holy Bull.
• Conquest Titan: Came up empty in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile in California but bounced back nicely with a win three weeks later at Churchill Downs. Makes his 2014 debut Saturday in the Holy Bull.
• Wicked Strong: Named in tribute to the Boston Marathon bombing victims, Wicked Strong hits the ground running in Saturday’s Holy Bull. Served notice as a 2-year-old, finishing a close third in the Remsen behind Honor Code and Cairo Prince.
• Financial Mogul: Another Holy Bull contender Saturday, Financial Mogul won his first race at classy Saratoga in August before a fourth-place finish in the Grade II Futurity and runner-up performance in the Grade II Nashua, both in New York.
• Commissioner: Commissioner Won impressively at Saratoga and made his 2014 debut in eye-catching style, winning an allowance event at Gulfstream over Top Billing. Next start: Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream, Feb. 22.
• Top Billing: Comes out of a high-profile allowance race at Gulfstream on Jan. 3 when he lost to much-heralded Commissioner by only a neck. Returns Saturday in the fourth-race allowance at Gulfstream.
• Havana: Won the Grade I Champagne at Belmont in October and followed with a second-place effort in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita. Next start: Fountain of Youth Stakes, Gulfstream, Feb. 22.
Read more here: www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/25/3890840/10-triple-crown-hopefuls-to-watch.html#storylink=cpy
