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the young guns

Dvogodačka generacija 2004. je ušla čini se u trogodačku kampanju bez osipanja zvučnih imena, što raduje. Pored toga, već u prvim startovima ove godine su pokazali brzinu koja "uteruje strah", kao i borbenost do samog cilja i prilično zrelo pokoravanje taktici tokom same trke. I sve te odlike krase kao nezapamćeno do sada veliki broj pretendenata za derbi.

Giacomo vs Declan's Moon ("Hollywood Fururity")

Ipak, moramo se prisetiti prethodne generacije koja je do derbija platila danak ipak tek nadolazećim pripremnim trkama: Wimbledon ubedljiv u "Louisiana Derby" odustao je samo dan pre derbija, Read the Footnotes i Second of June su skupo platili samoubilački finiš "Fountain of Youth", posle koje je pobednik Read the Footnotes sedmim mestom u derbiju završio karijeru, dok je pobednik "Holy Bull Stakes" Second of June već tada završio sa trčanjem. Tu su i St.Averil i Preachinatthebar 2. odnosno 1. u ubitačnom "San Rafael Stakes" za koje je nakon toga derbi sezona bila završena.

Sada na prvom mestu je Declan's Moon(Malibu Moon) 107 beyer speed figure, viđeni nosioc Eclipse Award Juvenile. Kada je naneo prvi poraz do tada neporaženom Roman Ruler-u, mnogi su pomislili da je to bilo trenutno nadahnuće. Sigurnost i borbenost u finišu "Hollywood Futurity" pri odbijanju napada Giacomo-a je već sve drugo osim koincidencija. Uz sve cenjeniji pedigre on je i neporažen u par jakih ispita, kastrat(remember Funny Cide?) pri čemu se propušten start slabog dana ostalih favorita u "BC Juvenile" ne računa kao minus. Roman Ruler(Fusaichi Pegasus) 106 je nakon rutinske operacije podignutog testisa, sigurno mnogo mirnije grlo i sigurno ima još toga da pokaže.

Nezaobilazni pri pominjanju glava-glava finiša su i Rockport Harbor(Unbridled's Song) 102 i Gallopin Grocer(A.P.Jet) 102. Prvi je i dalje neporažen nakon "Remsen Stakes" i po treneru Servisu sanirana mu je lakša povreda kopita. Kako se radi o grlu koje menadžira isti tim (John Servis, Stewart Elliott) kao kada je Smarty Jones išao u pohod, čak i identični plan prep trka, "Rocky" mora biti u najužem fokusu naše pažnje. Gallopin Grocer je čini se bez posledica podneo trostruko smenjivanje u vođstvu pomenutog "Remsen Stakes" i dokazao brzinu i srčanost.

Tu je i Sweet Catomine(Storm Cat) ima 5-4-1, dobila "BC Juvenile Fillies" i pri tom istrčala bolje vreme nego ždrepci tod dana kada je Wilko(Awesome Again) iznenadio sve "domaće". Jaka, brza i iskusna, sigurno se neće skloniti bez borbe pred momcima. Ali, iskustvo nam govori da se sopstvenici i treneri vode neumoljivom statistikom koja govori da su samo tri dame do sada dobile trku ruža, te i za najbolje omice biraju Oaks na dan derbija. Voleli bismo da se to pravilo ovoga puta neće ponoviti, već da je vidimo kada izađe "na crtu" ždrepcima. Wilko je trećiim mestom u "Hollywood Furutity" uz eksplozivan finiš ipak dobio na rejtingu. Kao dvogodac je pokazao da je robusno grlo koje trpi napore (10 startova uz 2 pobede u Evropi pre BC) te može računati i na zamor i trošenje konkurencije do derbija.

Sun King(Charismatic) sin jednog od miljenika autora teksta, pored solidnih trčanja u "Champagne Stakes" i BC Juvenile, pokazao je pre svega veliku snagu i izdržljivost koja je krasila i njegovog alatog oca, takođe od mnogih neozbiljno shvaćenog posle pobede u derbiju. Tada su mnogi komentarisali da je spora trka po teškoj stazi uspavala Manifee. Ubedljiv poraz koji je naneo istom konkurentu u Preakness-u je to demantovao. Izvinjenje za "gubljenje teme" od strane autora, ali sličnost u trčanju je očigledna. Sun King treba da pokaže još jednu odliku - pojačan završnicu u pravcu, ali i Charismatic je to pokazao tek u derbiju.

Afleet Alex(Northern Afleet) 102, miljenik mnogih, loše izjahan u BC Juvenile pa opet drugi, ima distancu klasika u pedigreu. Lakoća trčanja nam daje za pravo da poboljšanje forme tek sledi.

Ti je i High Fly(Atticus) koji je uprva tri starta ostao neporažen sa ukupnom marginom od skoro 22 dužine. Za poštovanje eksplozivnost u pravcu iz ruke kao i pravo i sigurno trčanje, ne tako često kod mladih grla. Poslednje trčanje i tek III mesto možda je samo danak dosadašnjim naporima i prvom iskušenju na dužoj distanci. kao i trčanje široko spolja tokom čitave trke.

Consolidator(Storm Cat) je još jedan iz porodice najboljeg pastuva danjašnjice. Četvrto mesto u "BC Juvenile" ne govori ništa. Dobio Breeder's Futurity i biće samo zreliji kako vreme odmiče. Spanish Chestnut i Lost in the Fog 109 su možda prošli slabo zapaženi i čekamo njihov susret sa nekim od gore navedenih favorita.

08.01.05 Gulfstream Park
$125.000 "Aventura Stakes" 1.609m

1. High Fly / E.Castro (1:35.88) 9d
(Aticus - Verbasle / Slewpy)
2. Drum Major / J.Santos
3. Magna Graduate / K.Fallon
4.Ginger's Fella 5.D'court's Speed 6.Rey de Cafe 7.Cherokee Chase 8.Hall's Image 9.Magoo's Magic 10.Deputy Indy 11.Vinotech 12.Wahran
pobeda 4.1 / dubl po redu 43.0 / triling po redu 372.6 / hipo kare po redu 4,082.5

High Fly sada ima rekord od 3-3 sa ukupnom marginom od 211/4 .

High flight of High Fly

Bill White, trener: "I expected him to run well, but I don't think anybody could have expected this performance. This was a little muscle-flexing. …This was the test to see if he was as good as his numbers indicated. He had never looked a really tough horse in the eye—he still hasn't—but we're on the right track. He's definitely on the [Kentucky Derby (G1)] trail now, so we'll start looking by planning two or three races ahead and see what our options are."

15.01.05 Fair Grounds
$100.000 "Lecompte Stakes" 1.609m

1.Storm Surge/ R.Albarado (1:39.34) glava
(Storm Cat - Especially/ Mr.Prospector)
2. Smooth Bid / D.Meche vrat
3. Kansas City Boy / C.Marquez Jr
4.Silver Haze 5.Major League
pobeda 2.0 / dubl po redu 6.6 / triling po redu 11.5 / hipo kare po redu 19.1

Storm Surge u osam startova do sada ima rekord 8-5.

Storm Surge

Robby Albarado, jahač: "It was a great trip. Being on the outside, I was pleased with it because I was able to dictate on where I wanted to be. He relaxed kindly for me on the backside. He's so patient for being lightly raced."
Jahač Kansas City Boy-a, C.Marquez Jr uložio je protest protiv ostala dva grla u gužvi u cilju, ali bez uspeha.

15.01.05 Santa Anita
$150.000 "San Rafael Stakes" 1.609m

1.Spanish Chestnut / G.Stevens (1:36.69) 3/4d
(Horse Chestnut(SAf)- Baby Rabbit/ No Sale George)
2. Iced Out / T.Baze 1d
3. Texcess / V.Espinoza
4.Chips Are Down 5.Kirkendahle
pobeda 4.5 / dubl po redu 16.7 / triling po redu 59.1

Spanish Chestnut u šest startova do sada ima rekord 6-3-3.

Iced Out & Spanish Chestnut

Kirkendahl, neporažen u dva starta prvo ime u "San Rafael Stakes" nije imao svoj dan. Potomak Manifee(drugoplasiran u KyDerby & Preakness '99, oba puta pobednik Charismatic) je platio danak jurnjave u prvih 800m u kojoj mu je rival bio Spanish Chestnut u vremenu 46.03. U pravcu je odbio napad Iced Out, dok je Kirkendahl potpuno pao u tempu i stigao poslednji.

Patrick Biancone, trener: "I said before he's got the same style as Lion Heart and maybe I train him better than Lion Heart because I learned more with Lion Heart. He's just like Lion Heart. If you go with him, you're dead; and if you don't go, he's difficult to catch."

Gary Stevens, jahač: "He loves to fight. He relaxes when he's in front. He kind of missed the start, and I had brief thoughts of rating him. And when I was between [Chips Are Down and Kirkendahl] going into the first turn, he grabbed the bit and he was just going to fight with Kent's horse. Kent got his horse back, or we might have just both fried each other. But when I did get in front, [Spanish Chestnut] relaxed, and I was able to get him a breather. … He just keeps going. He's a classic colt."

Da je "San Rafael Stakes" važna etapa u triple crown prep trkama, govori i to da je prošle godine ovu trku je dobio Imperialism (treći u KyDerby-ju) ispred Lion Heart-a (drugoplasiranog u KyDerby-ju)...>>

16.01.05 Santa Anita
$100.000 "San Ysabel Stakes" 1.700m / omice

1.Sweet Catomine / D.Flores (1:43.77) 2 1/4d
(Storm Cat - Sweet Life/ Kris S)
2. Iced Out / T.Baze 4d
3. Texcess / V.Espinoza 8d
4.Chips Are Down 5.Kirkendahle
pobeda 4.5 / dubl po redu 16.7 / triling po redu 59.1

Sweet Catomine do sada ima rekord 5-4-1.

Sweet Catomine(desno) može biti ozbiljna pretnja momcima

17.01.05 Santa Anita
$100.000 "San Miguel Stakes" 1.200m

1.Going Wild/ M.Smith (1:09.62) njuška
(Golden Missile - Pola/ Strawberry Road(AUS))
2. Pussycat Doll / R.Douglas
3. On London Time / G.Gomez
4.Island Escape 5.Revealed
pobeda 1.1 / dubl po redu 1.2

Going Wild u pet startova do sada ima rekord 5-2-1-1.

29.01.05 Gulfstream Park
$250.000 "Sunshine Millions Dash" 1.200m

1. Lost in the Fog / R.Baze (1:09.96) 4 1/2d
(Lost Soldier - Cloud Break/Dr Carter)
2. Santana Strings / J.Velasquez
3. Lucky Frolic / E.Fires
4.B.B.Best 5.Run Thruthe Run 6.Kruel Intention 7.Seize the Day 8.Bushwacker 9.Primitive Man 10.Packy
pobeda 1.7 / dubl po redu 4.0 / triling po redu 75.4 / hipo kare po redu 468.7

Lost in the Fog (uz barijeru) ulazi u pravac

Rusell Baze, jahač: "It's always a good feeling getting on this colt. I wasn't worried until I made the lead and then he started pricking his ears a little bit. I wasn't sure if he was goofing around or getting tired. So I shook him up a little bit and he responded right away, so I knew then he was just goofing around."
Steve Gilchrist, trener:""There's not much temptation for me to put this horse on the Derby trail. I would like to stretch him out and see if it will work out, but I'm going to do what's best for the horse. I think he can stretch out. To tell the truth, I'm not sure what he can't do at this point. He's surprised me every time."

Neporaženi Lost in the Fog ubeležio i treću pobedu. U prve dve je ostvario margine od 71/2d tj. 143/4d. Ukratko, veoma brzo grlo; videćemo šta nose duže distance. I sam trener Gilchirst nije siguran hoće li Lost in the Fog biti pisan za triplu krunu. Vreme po frakcijama na 1.200m: 22.04/ 44.73/ 57.12/ 1:09.96.

05.02.05 Gulfstream Park
$150.000 "Holy Bull Stakes " 1.800m

1. Closing Arqument / C.Velasquez (1:50.14) / 120 / 11/2d
(Successful Appeal - Mrs Greeley/Mr Greeley)
2. Kansas City Boy / B.Blanc / 118 / 1/2d
3. High Fly / E.Castro / 122
4. Criminal Mind / E.Coa / 120
5.Dearest Moon 6. Drum Major 7.Hostile Witness 8.G P's Black Knight
frakcije: 23.00 / 46.79 / 1:11.55 / 1:36.91 / 1:50.14
pobeda 8.9 / dubl po redu 33.8 / triling po redu 80.3 / hipo kare po redu 556.6

Closing Argument do sada ima rekord 6-3-1-0.

High Fly - Closing Argument - Kansas City Boy

Pejsmejker Kansas City Boy i favorit High Fly su od starta krenuli veoma oštro, a odmah iza ih je pratio Closing Argument. Na ulasku u pravac Closing Argument je naplatio danak vodećoj dvojici i ipak sa dovoljnih 11/2 dobio trku. High Fly je prvi put trčao ovu distancu i po rečima jahača jednostavno nije imao snage za finiš.

Kiaran McLaughlan, trener: "At least this answers the question about getting the distance. You don't worry about it, well, yeah you do worry about it, but I was pretty confident. Post position was a big factor. The favorite (High Fly) was hung wide the whole way and that's a pretty tough spot to be. And Cornelio Velasquez rode him great today. We've talked about going to the UAE Derby ($2 million, Grade 2, March 26 in Dubai) but now that he's won this - we haven't really decided. It's great for me to have been there (Dubai) 10 years. I think that's a big advantage for me. But if we don't go, then we're talking Florida Derby (April 2), Wood Memorial, Arkansas Derby, Blue Grass - any of those. Nothing has been decided yet for sure."

Cornelio Velasquez, jahač: " My trip was great. He broke good, put himself in a great position. At the half-mile pole he had to go and he responded. This is a very good horse."

05.02.05 Santa Anita
$100.000 "Sham Stakes" 1.800m

1.Going Wild/ V.Espinoza (1:50.18) 1/24d
(Golden Missile - Pola/ Strawberry Road(AUS))
2. Papi Chullo / P.Valenzuela
3. Giacomo / M.Smith
4.Uncle Denny 5.Chekhov 6.Salty Humor 7.Southern Africa 8.Cadilac Cruiser 9.Devil's Bay
pobeda 6.1 / dubl po redu 24.7 / triling po redu 66.9 / hipo kare po redu 457.5

Going Wild u pet startova do sada ima rekord 6-3-1-1.

Going Wild sve ubedljiviji

D.Wayne Lukas, trener: "It's great to get a mile and an eighth under him this early in the year."

Victor Espinoza, jahač: "I knew that I had enough horse, and I had confidence in him."

05.02.05 Gulfstream Park
$100.000 "Hutchenson Stakes" 1.500m

1.Proud Accolade / J.Velasquez (1:29.90) 41/2d
(Yes It's True - Proud Ciel/ Septieme Ciel)
2. Park Avenue Ball / J.Castellano 2d
3. Vicarage / C.Decarlo
4.Defer 5.Devil at Sea 6.Carson's Bridge
pobeda 1.8 / dubl po redu 5.7 / triling po redu 24.2 / hipo kare po redu 67.9

Proud Accolade do sada ima rekord 6-4-0-0.

Proud Accolade i dalje bez konkurencije u svojoj diviziji

Todd Pletcher, trener: "You'd like to think he'd get a distance. I'm not saying he'll be a mile-and-a-quarter horse. But he did win going a mile and a sixteenth in a Grade 1 against Afleet Alex(Champagne Stakes).

John Velazquez, jahač: "He tried to go into a hole that got shut off, but I guess it was a blessing because I snatched him up and brought him outside and he just jumped into it. We always thought he could go longer distances. We're scratching our heads about the last two races."

Oaklawn Park, 19.02.2005
$100.000 "Southwest Stakes " 1.600m / 3g.

1. Greater Good 119 / J.McKee (1:39.09) 3/4d
(Intidab - Gather the Clan/General Assembly)
2. Munificence 117 / C.Borel 1/2d
3. Humor At Last 117 / J.Rose
4.Copy My Notes 5.Major League 6.Silver Haze 7.My Parade
frakcije: 22.38 / 47.20 / 1:12.76 / 1:25.87 / 1:39.09
pobeda 3.0 / dubl po redu 5.2 / triling po redu 14.6

Greater Good je nadoknadio čak osam dužina zaostatka u poslednjih 400m i dobio trku u kratkom pravcu ispred Munificence koji je vodio od starta. Trener Holtus je dao instrukcije jahaču da drži grlo 10-12 dužina iza vodećeg do kontra-pravca, ali je izgledalo da je zaostatak nenadoknadiv. McKee nije paničio i dobio trku za 3/4 dužine obišavši Munificence u poslednjih deset metara. Sledeći start Greater Good bi trebao da ima u "Rebel Stakes" gde će ga najverovatnije sačekati Afleet Alex i Rockport Harbor.

Humor At Last (7) / Greater Good (3)

John McKee, jahač: "I would have liked a better start and would have liked to have been closer when we came out of the first turn. I was urging him a little at that point so that we weren't too far behind. I had to use him at the half pole so that I was in contention by the quarter pole."

05.03.05 Gulfstream Park
$150.000 "Swale Stakes" 1.400m

1. Lost in the Fog/ R.Baze (1:22.21) 43/4d
(Lost Soldier - Cloud Break/Dr Carter)
2. Around the Cape / E.Coa
3. More Smoke/ C.Potts
4.Santana Strings 5.Port Town 6.Up Like Thunder 7.United 8.Evil Minister 9.What's Up Dude 10.Straight Line
*** B Trick
frakcije: 22.07 / 44.67 / 1:08.96 / 1:22.21
pobeda 1.5 / dubl po redu 13.9 / triling po redu 242.6 / hipo kare po redu 762.9

Lost in the Fog sada ima rekord od 4-4 sa ukupnom margino 313/4d, ali i dalje nema start preko 1400m.

Russell Baze, jahač: "Whether he can get two turns has never been much of a question in my mind. I'm looking forward to having him go two turns. I can't wait."

Lost in the Fog dobija "Swale Stakes"

05.03.05 Gulfstream Park
$300.000 "Fountain of Youth Stakes" 1.800m

1. High Fly / J.Bailey (1:49.70)
(Aticus - Verbasle / Slewpy)
2. Bandini / J.Velasquez
3. B.B.Best / J.Chavez
4.Papi Chullo 5.Wild Desert 6.Park Avenue Ball 7.Defer 8.General John B 9.Natural Phenomenon
*** Dearest Moon, Kansas City Boy
frakcije: 23.35 / 46.94 / 1:11.02 / 1:36.46 / 1:49.70
pobeda 4.2 / dubl po redu 6.3 / triling po redu 48.1 / hipo kare po redu 161.7

High Fly sada ima rekord od 4-4.

Nick Zito, trener: " He was real impressive. I knew he was a quality horse after the Aventura. Obviously, he's a top horse, the way he relaxed and had enough to finish. "

Jerry Bailey, jahač:"He broke exceptionally well and was up to the task today. He'll go a mile and a quarter, no question about it. It's just a question of how fast he'll do it."

05.03.05 Santa Anita
$200.000 "Santa Catalina Stakes" 1.700m

1. Declan's Moon / V.Espinoza (1:42.41) 2d
(Malibu Moon -Vee Vee Star/ Norquestor)
2. Going Wild / R.Berajano 3d
3. Spanish Chestnut / G.Stevens
4.Go Coyote Joe 5.Juliesugardaddy 6.Snack
frakcije: 23.51 / 46.89 / 1:10.85 / 1:35.88 / 1:42.41
pobeda 3.6 / dubl po redu 5.5 / triling po redu 8.3

Deslan's Moon (desno) ispred Going Wild

Ron Ellis, trener: "He was pricking his ears down there at the end and hopefully this is just what I wanted. We'll see how he is [Sunday]. Hopefully he's not too tired and he eats up and all that kind of stuff, but for right now, I'm as happy as I can be."

Victor Espinoza, jahač: "He feels different now. He's getting better. Each race he's getting better, and I was really pleased with the way he ran today with the time off he had. He was unbelievable.

05.03.2005 Oaklawn Park
$50.000 "Mountain Valley Stakes" 1.200m / 3g.

1. Afleet Alex / J.Rose (1:09.52)
(Northern Afleet - Maggy Hawk/Hawkster)
2. Razor / R.Chapa
3. Smoke Smoke Smoke / S.Martinez
4.Sir Laff Alot
frakcije: 21.61 / 44.84 / 57.26 / 1:09.52
pobeda 2.6 / dubl po redu 7.2 / triling po redu 29.6

Afleet Alex & Jeremy Rose

Afleet Alex je u iznenadnom startu pre Rebel Stakes "osetio" stazu i lako dobio trku.

12.03.2005 Fair Grounds
$600.000 "Louisiana Derby " 1.700m / 3g. / G1

1. High Limit / R.Dominguez (1:42.74) 4d
(Marias Mon-Known Romance/Known Fact)
2. Vicarage / J.Velasquez
3.Storm Surge / J.Bailey
4. Wallstreet Scandal / R.Berajano
5.Real Dandy 6.Scipion 7.Kansas City Boy 8.Sort It Out 9.Indy Storm
frakcije: 23.56 / 47.36 / 1:11.85 / 1:36.26 / 1:42.74
pobeda 7.2 / dubl po redu 74.7 / triling po redu 453.6 / hipo kare po redu 3,389

High Limit & Ramon Dominguez

Scipion, pobednik "Risen Star Stakes" i tada naš potajni favorit ipak nije ponovio uspeh. Ovoga puta dolazak od pozadi očigledno nije bio dovoljno dobra taktika za raspoložene "brzince". High Limit, posle pauze od skoro pet meseci je impresivno dobio "Louisiana Derby" i za čitav stepen prenosa više od ostalih ušao u cilj sa komotne četiri dužine prednosti, izjednačivši rekord trke. Iznenađenje su priredili Vicarage na drugom mestu i Wallstreet Scandal na četvrtom. Storm Surge je ponovio treće mesto iz prethodnog starta u "Risen Star Stakes".
Njegov novi trener Bobby Frankel je bio sažet: "He ran really well, I'm very happy." Inače, Frankel je poznat da ume da povrati u formu grla posle dugog odsustva.
Sledeći planirani start je "Wood Memorial" 9.aprila ili "Blue Grass" 16.aprila, a potom ako bude sve išlo po planu 7.maja u derbiju. Ovom pobedom je inkasirao $360.000, dok je u prethodna dva starta i isto toliko pobeda ukupno zaradio $42.000. Ukupna margina mu je u tri starta sada čak 221/2d.

Ramon Dominguez, jahač(u sve tri pobede High Limit): "I was very pleased. He finished very strong. He gave as much as you asked him to. I was not surprised by his performance. He seems to be a very good horse."

19.03.2005 Oaklawn Park
$250.000 "Rebel Stakes " 1.700m

1. Greater Good / R.Dominguez (1:42.74)
(Intidab - Gather the Clan/General Assembly)
2. Rockport Harbor / S.Elliott
3.Batson Challenge / C.Borel
4. Copy My Notes 5.Jazzy Gallop 6.Afleet Alex
frakcije: 24.00 / 47.25 / 1:12.54 / 1:38.57 / 1:44.92
pobeda 5.6 / dubl po redu 17.0 / triling po redu 210.5

Greater Good - Rockport Harbor
Batson Challenge (drugi plan)

19.03.2005 Santa Anita
$250.000 "San Felipe Stakes" 1.700m

1. Consolidator / R.Dominguez (1:40.11)
(Storm Cat - Good Example(FR)/Crystal Glitters)
2. Giacomo / M.Smith
3.Don't Get Mad / T.Baze
4. Wilko 5.Golden Shine 6.Lucky J.H. 7.In Excelsis 8.Roman Ruler
frakcije: 23.56 / 47.36 / 1:11.85 / 1:36.26 / 1:42.74
pobeda 8.2 / dubl po redu 35.7 / triling po redu 194.8 / hipo kare po redu 574.8

Consolidator & Ramon Dominguez

19.03.2005 Aqueduct
$150.000 "Gotham Stakes " 1.609m

1. Survivalist / R.Migliore (1:35.61)
(Danzig - Miners Game/Mr.Prospector)
2. Galloping Grocer / M.Luzzi
3.Naughty New Yorker / J.Samyin
4. Pavo 5.Byanosejoe 6.Lieutenant Danz 7.Mr.Congeniality 8.Maddy's Lion 9.Distinctive Trick
frakcije: 22.27 / 44.59 / 1:09.22 / 1:35.61
pobeda 7.2 / dubl po redu 74.7 /triling po redu 453.6/hipo kare po redu 3,389.

Survivalist - Pavo - Naughty New Yorker - Galloping Grocer

19.03.2005 Tampa Bay Downs
$600.000 "Tampa Bay Derby " 1.700m

1. Sun King / E.Prado (1:43.98)
(Charismatic - Clever But Costly/Clever Trick)
2. Forever Wild / D.Bell
3.Global Trader / E.Nunez
4. Medigating(FR) 5.CriminalMind 6.Coyoteshighestcall 7.Nicandro ***Mighty Mecke
frakcije: 23.79 / 48.65 / 1:13.54 / 1:37.78 / 1:43.98
pobeda 1.1 / dubl po redu 9.0 /triling po redu 79.2 / hipo kare po redu 271.4

Sun King & Edgar Prado

Sun King je bez problema dobio "Tampa Bay Derby" sa 31/2 dužine u vremenu 1:43.98 i zamalo je oborio rekordno vreme 1:43.40. Sin Charismatic-a sada ima tri pobede u šest starova uz zaradu od $414,650. Sledeći start može imati u "Blue Grass".

Nick Zito, trener: " I was a little surprised when he went right to the front, but he's a versatile horse so I wasn't that worried. This is a good safe track and it should set things up well for the Blue Grass. I ran The Cliff's Edge here last year and then went up and won the Blue Grass. So we hope history repeats itself. You don't want to do too much too soon, no matter where you're racing. "

26.03.2005 Turfway Park
$500.000 "Lane's End Stakes" 1.800m

1. Flower Alley/ J.Chavez (1:50.33) 1/2d
(Distotred Humor-Princess Olivia/Lycius)
2. Wild Desert / R.Albarado
3.Mr.Sword / N.Arroyo Jr
4. Magna Graduate 5.Andromeda's Hero 6.Spanish Chestnut 7.Mayan King 8.Diamond Isle 9.Texcess
frakcije: 23.00 / 46.68 / 1:11.16 / 1:36.72 / 1:50.33
pobeda 11.2 / dubl po redu 89.8 /triling po redu 1,059.5 /hipo kare po redu 6,226.

Wild Desert - Flower Alley
Mr.Sword (drugi plan)

02.04.2005 Gulfstream Park
$1M "Florida Derby" 1.800m / 3g. / G1

1. High Fly / J.Bailey (1:49.43) 11/2d
(Aticus - Verbasle / Slewpy)
2. Noble Causeway / E.Prado
3. B.B.Best / J.Chavez
4. Park Avenue Ball / R.Dominguez
5.Mighty Mecke 6.Vicarage 7.Papi Chullo 8.Evil Minister 9.Wallstreet Scandal
frakcije: 22.94 / 45.89 / 1:09.92 / 1:26.07 / 1:49.43
pobeda 2.2 / dubl po redu 8.4 / triling po redu 32.5 / hipo kare po redu 237.6

Noble Causeway - High Fly
B.B.Best (drugi plan)

Prvi favorit High Fly je lako dobio trku, izlaskom na čelo trke na ulasku u pravac. Do tada je u stopu pratio pejsmejkera B.B.Best koji je ipak uspeo da se "ugura" u plac. Start High Fly je bio pod znakom pitanja usled lake groznice koja ga je držala van treninga samo četiri dana pre trke. Zito može biti ponosan uspehom svog dubla sa prva dva mesta u trci. Ovo je peta pobeda u šest startova za High Fly, a posle "Aventura Stakes" i "Fountain of Youth" u svoj impresivan skor dodao je i "Florida Derby". Najavio je da će oba grla biti pisana za derbi, kao i da je ovo trebalo da bude njihova poslednja provera pred trku ruža. Poslednji KyDerby pobednik sa čak pet nedelja pauze je Needles 1956 (ime dobio kao uspomenu na silne injekcije koje je primio kao ždrebe zbog čestih zdravstvenih problema).

Nick Zito, trener:
"He (High Fly) showed a lot of courage. I just kept saying "Show your heart,'' because this horse has great heart and great, great determination."
"You can't give him (Noble Causeway) enough credit because he's coming out of an allowance race. And the only horse that beat him was High Fly"

Poslednji "Florida Derby" pobednik koji je dobio i KyDerby je bio Monarchos. Još su četiri grla uspela u tom poduhvatu: Thunder Gulch, Go for Gin, Strike the Gold i Unbridled.

kratke priče ("Florida Derby")

Spectacular Bid 1979 :: Monarchos 2001 ::

02.04.2005 Sunland Park
$500.000 "Win Star Derby " 1.800m

1.Thor's Echo / C.Nakatani (1:50.33) 1d
(Swiss Yodler-Helen of Troy/Mr.Integrity)
2. Southern Africa / J.Court
3. Sort It Out / P.Valenzuela
4. Dover Dere 5.Tudor Needed 6.Quiet Money 7.Cajun Peper 8.Riverman Jack
frakcije: 22.98 / 46.71 / N/A / 1:36.35 / 1:49.59
pobeda 3.2 / dubl po redu 10.4 / triling po redu 22.6 / hipo kare po redu 62.5