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Nailed
the winner (paid $13.60) and exacta (paid $38.60) in second
race yesterday. Just missed the trifecta as our third horse
came in fourth.
Sweet Catomine is early favorite for Santa Anita Derby
ARCADIA, Calif. Sweet Catomine isn't intimidating the competition
in the Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, despite her status as
last year's champion filly and her 5-for-5 record since finishing
second in her first race.
Sweet Catomine, who won her first two races this year by a
combined 5 1/2 lengths, was made the early 7-5 favorite Wednesday
for the $750,000 race. Ten males will challenge her over 1
1-8 miles in the West Coast's major prep for next month's Kentucky
Derby.
"I'm
not as impressed with her 3-year-old races as I was with
her 2-year-old races. I'm not so sure that she's actually
taken a step forward,'' said Ron Ellis, who trains 7-2 second
choice Don't Get Mad.
"She's
going to have to kick it up a couple notches numbers-wise
and time-wise to get involved with the colts. There isn't
a standout in here and I don't think that she's scaring
anybody away, that's for sure.'' Owner Marty Wygod decided
to run
Sweet Catomine against the boys Saturday as part of a plan
to get her into the Kentucky Derby on May 7. She will be
the 26th filly to try the Santa Anita Derby. Three have
won the race, including Winning Colors, who went on to win
the
Kentucky Derby in 1988. Wygod was surprised to see 10 opponents
in the field -- seven were listed at 12-1 or higher on
the morning line. Each of the males will carry 122 pounds;
Sweet
Catomine gets a 5-pound break. "
At least on paper a lot
of them don't look as if they would normally be in this
kind of a race,'' he said. "But I think it tells you also
that
they don't have that much respect for Sweet Catomine, otherwise
I don't think there'd be as many in there.'' Sweet Catomine
will break from the No. 2 post under Corey Nakatani, who
is 3-0 on the filly trained by Julio Canani. "I'm not
fazed by what other people say,'' Wygod said. "She doesn't
carry
the weight of last year. But she looks fantastic. ''Don't
Get Mad will be next to her in the No. 3 hole, while Wilko
will be on the far outside and 5-1 fourth choice Giacomo
will be in the No. 1 post. Don't Get Mad is coming off
a third-place finish in the San Felipe Stakes last month
at
Santa Anita. Giacomo was second in that race. Ellis said
Don't Get Mad didn't like the hard track in the San Felipe.
"He didn't show his best effort and still ran what I
considered a very respectable race,'' he said. "I
think he'll make a quantum leap Saturday. If I'm right about
his last race
then I'm expecting to win.'' Ellis had to take undefeated
Declan's Moon off the Triple Crown trail because of a
knee problem or that colt would have likely been the prohibitive
favorite Saturday. Wilko, last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile
winner, was made the third choice at 9-2. The colt finished
fourth in the San Felipe after developing a quarter crack
between the toe and heel of the hoof, which trainer Craig
Dollase believes was caused by the hard track. Dollase
said the crack isn't as bad as a similar one Wilko had
before
the Hollywood Futurity in December. He finished third
in that race. Dollase patched the most recent crack last
week.
"I'm pretty excited about his chances,'' he said. ``I'm
not real happy with the post. He'll have to overcome
his post.'' Frankie Dettori is flying in from Europe to ride
Wilko, whom he guided to victory in the BC Juvenile.
Saturday's
race will be the first time both Breeders' Cup Juvenile
champions
(Sweet Catomine and Wilko) are in the same field. "I'm
excited to be part of it,'' Dollase said. ``If they run
1-2, I'll
be happy.''
Rockport Harbor back on the track for 1-mile jog
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Rockport Harbor jogged a mile at Oaklawn
Park on Wednesday, four days after a baseball-sized blood
clot was discovered on the right side of his neck.
"Everything
went well,'' trainer John Servis said. "Rocky showed no
ill effects of his latest problem. For the first
time in days, he seemed like a happy horse.''
Under exercise rider Bobby Velez, Rockport Harbor was back
on the track for the first time since Friday.
Servis, who also trained last year's Kentucky Derby winner
Smarty Jones, said Rockport Harbor was doing much better. "For
two or three days, we couldn't get Rocky's head off the webbing,''
Servis said. ``He was not a happy camper.
"His
white cell count is down from 16,000 to 10,000, and his attitude
is much better.''
Rockport Harbor, the winner of four of five starts, was considered
an early favorite for the Kentucky Derby.
Servis said if Rockport Harbor does not suffers any more ailments,
he could run in the Arkansas Derby on April 16. If he can't
run that race, the plan is to run in the Lexington Stakes on
April 23 at Keeneland.
Rockport Harbor back on the track for 1-mile jog
-- Rockport Harbor jogged a mile at Oaklawn Park on Wednesday, four days after
a baseball-sized blood clot was discovered on the right side of his neck.
" Everything went well,'' trainer John Servis said. "Rocky
showed no ill effects of his latest problem. For the first time in days,
he seemed like a
happy horse.''
Under exercise rider Bobby Velez, Rockport Harbor was back on the track for
the first time since Friday.
Servis, who also trained last year's Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones, said
Rockport Harbor was doing much better.
"For two or three days, we couldn't get Rocky's head off the
webbing,'' Servis said. ``He was not a happy camper.
"His white cell count is down from 16,000 to 10,000, and his
attitude is much better.''
Rockport Harbor, the winner of four of five starts, was considered an early
favorite for the Kentucky Derby.
Servis said if Rockport Harbor does not suffers any more ailments, he could
run in the Arkansas Derby on April 16. If he can't run that race, the plan
is to run in the Lexington Stakes on April 23 at Keeneland
Sweet Catomine is early favorite for Santa Anita Derby
ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) -- Sweet Catomine isn't intimidating the competition
in the Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, despite her status as last year's champion
filly and her 5-for-5 record since finishing second in her first race.
Sweet Catomine, who won her first two races this year by a combined 5 1/2
lengths, was made the early 7-5 favorite Wednesday for the $750,000 race. Ten
males will challenge her over 1 1-8 miles in the West Coast's major prep for
next month's Kentucky Derby.
"I'm not as impressed with her 3-year-old races as I was with
her 2-year-old races. I'm not so sure that she's actually taken a step forward,''
said Ron
Ellis, who trains 7-2 second choice Don't Get Mad.
"She's going to have to kick it up a couple notches numbers-wise and time-wise
to get involved with the colts. There isn't a standout in here and I don't
think that she's scaring anybody away, that's for sure.'' Owner Marty Wygod
decided to run Sweet Catomine against the boys Saturday as part of a plan
to get her into the Kentucky Derby on May 7. She will be the 26th filly
to try the Santa Anita Derby. Three have won the race, including Winning
Colors,
who went on to win the Kentucky Derby in 1988. Wygod was surprised to see
10 opponents in the field -- seven were listed at 12-1 or higher on the
morning line. Each of the males will carry 122 pounds; Sweet Catomine gets
a 5-pound
break. "
At least on paper a lot of them don't look as if they would normally
be in this kind of a race,'' he said. "But I think it tells you also that
they don't have that much respect for Sweet Catomine, otherwise I don't
think there'd be as many in there.'' Sweet Catomine will break from the
No. 2 post
under Corey Nakatani, who is 3-0 on the filly trained by Julio Canani.
``I'm not fazed by what other people say,'' Wygod said. "She doesn't carry
the
weight of last year. But she looks fantastic.'' Don't Get Mad will be next
to her in the No. 3 hole, while Wilko will be on the far outside and 5-1
fourth choice Giacomo will be in the No. 1 post. Don't Get Mad is coming
off a third-place finish in the San Felipe Stakes last month at Santa Anita.
Giacomo was second in that race. Ellis said Don't Get Mad didn't like the
hard track in the San Felipe. "He didn't show his best effort and still
ran what I considered a very respectable race,'' he said. "I think he'll
make a quantum leap Saturday. If I'm right about his last race then I'm
expecting to win.'' Ellis had to take undefeated Declan's Moon off the
Triple Crown
trail because of a knee problem or that colt would have likely been the
prohibitive favorite Saturday. Wilko, last year's Breeders' Cup Juvenile
winner, was
made the third choice at 9-2. The colt finished fourth in the San Felipe
after developing a quarter crack between the toe and heel of the hoof,
which trainer Craig Dollase believes was caused by the hard track. Dollase
said
the crack isn't as bad as a similar one Wilko had before the Hollywood
Futurity in December. He finished third in that race. Dollase patched the
most recent
crack last week. "I'm pretty excited about his chances,'' he said.
"I'm not real happy with the post. He'll have to overcome his post.''
Frankie
Dettori is flying in from Europe to ride Wilko, whom he guided to victory
in the BC Juvenile. Saturday's race will be the first time both Breeders'
Cup Juvenile champions (Sweet Catomine and Wilko) are in the same field.
"I'm excited to be part of it,'' Dollase said. "If they run 1-2, I'll
be happy.''
Kentucky
Derby 131 - Graded Stakes Earnings
1. Blues and
Royals $1,200,000
2. Sweet Catomine (f) 1,034,800
3. Wilko 914,515
4. High Fly 796,500
5. Afleet Alex 645,000
6. Consolidator 609,750
7. Sun King 365,000
8. Greater Good 361,344
9. High Limit 360,000
10. Flower Alley 300,000
11. Rockport Harbor 235,700
12. Noble Causeway 190,000
13. Storm Surge 182,640
14. Vicarage 162,500
15. Giacomo 139,300
16. Wild Desert 131,320
17. Bellamy Road 120,000
18. Defer 90,900
19. Closing Argument 90,000
20. Survivalist 90,000
21. Galloping Grocer 70,000
22. Bandini 60,000
23. Don't Get Mad 60,000
24. Actxecutive 51,280
25. Rush Bay 44,640
26. Kansas City Boy 41,000
27. Going Wild 40,000
28. Wannawinemall 40,000
29. Southern Africa 32,790
30. Buzzards Bay 30,000
31. Texcess 18,000
32. Andromeda's Hero 15,000
33. Naughty New Yorker 15,000
34. Pavo 11,500
35. Golden Shine 5,000
36. Malibu Moonshine 3,000
37. Cat Shaker 0
38. Sort It Out 0
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