DANZA (No. 6) - Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners' Danza, runaway winner of the Arkansas Derby (GI) in his most recent start, galloped after the morning renovation break at Churchill Downs under exercise rider Nick Bush. Trained by Todd Pletcher, Danza is sch
“I saw them leave like banshee indians, but they do it all the time. That's how Mike [Smith] rides that horse. He likes going faster. The faster he goes, he runs the rest of us into the ground. But Imperative just dragged me up to them. The second turn,
“We were able to sit much closer today,†said Pimentel. “He was running very easy and very comfortable. He asked me to run a little early on the backstretch, so I had to hold him a little bit. He got up really well, really strong. I think I could ha
As a 2-year-old, Kauai Katie won her first three starts, including the Grade 2 Adirondack and Grade 2 Matron. She then tired to to fourth in the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies, the only time in her career she has competed around two turns. At 3, K
Wildcat Red had been ridden by Edgard Zayas, Paco Lopez, Javier Castellano and Luis Saez, in that order, before finishing second under John Velazquez in the $1 million Besilu Stables Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream on March 29. Garoffalo had been waiting
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A winner of the Levy final in 2009 and 2010, Foiled Again was parked momentarily on the first turn by P H Supercam before taking the lead and crossing over to the inside. He paced the opening quarter-mile in 27 4/5 seconds and led comfortably passing the
Corey Nakatani (winning rider) “They were actually going a little slower than I anticipated, but being on the Polytrack you don’t know what’s going to happen. In talking with Peter (Eurton) about the race before, he said, ‘If you can, get him to s
The attendance is the second largest in track history, surpassed only by the 2012 Toyota Blue Grass Day attendance of 40,617. Dance With Fate gave trainer Peter Eurton his first Toyota Blue Grass victory and second Keeneland stakes victory, the other comi
Trainer Todd Pletcher (Danza, 1st, Commissioner, 6th) “We were searching for the right race and the right option and it seemed like the Arkansas Derby was the race for us to step out and take our shot. We’re certainly very excited that we did and very
