Horse Racing

Warm up on the Triple Crown Trail


first. confidence game
While a number of factors helped the Game confidently land an 18-1 long-term win in the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) game on Feb.
Oaklawn Park—especially the strong speed and sloppy track—it was a great breakout performance. The candy ride The foal even surprised its trainer, Keith Desormeaux. The game confidently stalks a fast pace set by Strong, and with a sweeping rally in the long leg and a powerful long-range strike, he went from outside the top 20 to the top of the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 57 points. Outstanding third in Lecomte Stakes (G3), Confident Games took a huge step forward in the 1/16 Mile Rebellion, earning career-best 104 Base Speed ​​Numbers and Speed ​​Numbers. Beyer’s new top degree is 94 . Stamina isn’t an issue as judged by the Confident Game galloping after Rebel combined with a solid distance pedigree: Mr. Candy Ride is the record-setter at 1 1/4 speed miles, and dams Eblouissate Hall of Famer’s half-sister Zenyatta . There’s plenty of fun in the Confident Game like a hopeful Kentucky Derby (G1) with seven experience/platform races, a few wins on the main track at Churchill Downsand improve speed metrics for a quality trainer.

2. angel of the empire
Like the Confident Game, Angel of Empire earned a spot on the warm-up list through a nasty double-digit win from speed in a crucial prep race on the Kentucky Derby trail. colt bay by
Classic Empire finished ninth with 13-1 odds to win $400,000 of Easter Star (G2) stake over a long period of time on February 18 at Fair Grounds Racecourse & Slots. Upon earning 50 points for a Risen Star win, Angel of Empire held the top of the Road to the Derby leaderboard for a week with 54 points before Confidence Game overtook him. That said, his total was most likely enough to secure the Angel of Empire a spot in the 20-horse field for the Kentucky Derby, and there are some major positives to be drawn from that win. First, victory came at 1 1/8 mile despite racing five wide on the final turn, supporting his relationships’ pre-race expectation that the longer the distance, the better for Angel of Empire. Removing an out-of-place finish in a grass-court race from the equation, Angel of Empire showed steady improvement when measured in speed numbers: 58-80-92-96 Numbers base speed data for his four dirt starts and 58-70-85-89 Beyer Speed ​​figures. He will need to continue to improve as he prepares for his final Derby, but he can certainly build on those incremental achievements for Eclipse Award-winning coach Brad Cox of the year. 2020 and 2021. This is a progressive pony that should excel at 1 1/4 mile.

Angel Of Empire (left) with Luis Saez aboard the Tapit Conquest to win the 51st run of the 2nd Class Resurrection Star Stake on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Fair Grounds.  Photography Hodges / Lou Hodges, Jr.
Photo: Hodges Photography / Lou Hodges Jr.

Angel Of Empire wins Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds

3. Thunder
After a disappointing debut on a sloppy track in 3rd place Southwest Stakes on January 28 in Oaklawn, the Sun Thunder looks like part of a hopeful Kentucky Derby in its second warm-up of the year. He finished from 12th in the 14-horse race to runner-up in Risen Star Stakes, which I believe is a much better indicator of his abilities than the race before his. Despite being trailed by Angel of Empire at deep distance at Fair Grounds, Sun Thunder improved to a career-best 94 Balanced Speed ​​Number for coach Ken McPeek, who said he’s really pleased please with the way
into naughty ponies have matured with time and experience. He still needs to improve dramatically to be a genuine Kentucky Derby title contender. The Louisiana Derby (G2) on March 25 will only be his fifth and he is eligible to improve to Risen Star’s second place.

Registration for

news7f

News7F: Update the world's latest breaking news online of the day, breaking news, politics, society today, international mainstream news .Updated news 24/7: Entertainment, Sports...at the World everyday world. Hot news, images, video clips that are updated quickly and reliably

Related Articles

Back to top button