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Update: January 19, 2022 at 4:58 pm
Via Alan Carasso
By Juddmonte ‘Rising star TDN‘Mandaloun’ (Into Mischief) and the hard hit of Winchell Thoroughbreds Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow) face each other for the fifth time in their careers, each using the GIII Louisiana S. on Saturday at a possible stepping stone until the $20 million Saudi G1 Cup in Riyadh on May 26. 2.
Mandaloun’s start for the first time since a season-ending injury has dashed any hope of winning the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar. The winner of his half of six starts at three, the bay was let down by Midnight Bourbon in GIII Lecomte S. on the show last year before turning the tables on GII Risen Star S. in September. after. Coming sixth behind Hot Rod Charlie (Oxbow) and Midnight Bourbon in the GII Louisiana Derby, strapping bay ran the Medina Spirit (Protonico) at half length at 26-1 odds in the GI Kentucky Derby and may still be unfinished. declare that the official winner of the race. After overcoming the rest of the Triple Crown, Mandaloun was a close winner of the June 13 Pegasus S. tournament in Monmouth and a major beneficiary when Midnight Bourbon was tampered with GI TVG.com Haskell S. , crossed the line one nose behind Hot Rod Charlie before being brought up.
“Listen, I’m not going to tell you he’s doing better than ever because he’s always been a very, very good working horse to start with,” said trainer Brad Cox. “I think anyone who watched him practice up until the Kentucky Derby could believe the way he ran the way he was training. He’s certainly doing as well as he led to Derby, or Haskell, so we’re in a good position with him. I think this is a race that makes a lot of sense to go back to the race and see how it goes. ”
Midnight Bourbon failed to recover from a slow start in Run for the Roses, but finished a reliable sixth ahead of a runner-up attempt in GI Preakness S. Necessary quality (Tapit) in the last steps of HOLD Runhappy Travers S. in August, the bay finished second behind Hot Rod Charlie in the GI Pennsylvania Derby after several more protracted games and closed the season in third as the favorites behind. Maxfield (Street Sense) at GI Clark S. back in Louisville on November 26. Blinkers takes place for the first time this weekend.
Coach Steve Asmussen said: “If he’s that good, I think there’s more to it than that. “Looks like he didn’t finish [his races] Turn off. He wasn’t exhausted when he came back. I think we can get a little more out of him. There’s a chance that made him more aggressive and made him too hasty. Louisiana S. is the perfect time to try it. ”
Brad Cox also gives progress Warranties (Organization), the winner of the final match of the GIII Oklahoma Derby on September 26, while Chess (Into Mischief) will be given priority to start in the GI Pegasus World Cup Invitational next weekend.
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