A quiet week as far as
racing is concerned in the Juvenile division. No graded stakes over the weekend and none in the near
future as attention is focused on preparations for the Breeders Cup// Currency
Swap, impressive winner of the Hopeful (G1), was ruled out of the Juvenile (G1)
with an ankle chip. He’ll be
pointed to the Fountain Of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream on February 26, if recovery
goes as planned// Union Rags is the lone Derby favorite at 15-1 in the Wynn Las
Vegas Sports book, with Creative Cause second choice at 18-1// Steve Haskin says the
runners of the Breeders Futurity at Keeneland could make some noise further
down the road. He particular
mentions Optimizer as a BC Juvenile upset shot, while I’m going to monitor Take
Charge Indy’s dirt works// The prospective Breeders’ Cup Juvenile field did get
a possible late contender with Fort Loudon’s impressive win in the In Reality
Stakes at Calder Saturday. Owner Fred Brei believes Florida juveniles are just
as good as those in the other circuits, but he’ll have a hard time getting
backers considering the slow overall time and low speed figure from Saturday’s
race.
Below
is a list of probables and questionables for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1),
but be forewarned it changes every day:
Probable:
Union Rags, Alpha, Creative Cause, Drill, Hansen
Questionable:
Fort Loudon, Dullahan, J C’s Pride, Secret Circle, Prospective, Majestic City,
Ruler of Dubai, Trinniberg, Big Blue Nation, Laurie’s Rocket, Basmati,
Optimizer, Take Charge Indy.
Non-Graded Stakes
Works
10/12/11
Creative Cause HOL- 5F- 59:40-
H- 1/7
10/12/11
Tarpy's Goal BEL- 5F- 1.02:94-
B- 11/14
10/13/11
Stark Ravin Mad HAW- 5F-
1.03:00- B- 1/4 (Good)
10/13/11 Drill SA- 4F- 46:60- H- 2/22
10/15/11 Scorpion Warrior HOL- 3F- 38:60 H- 9/11
10/15/11 Twelve Hundred HAW- 6F- 1.14:00 B- 1/2
10/16/11 Brown Eyed Jozi CD- 6F- 1.19:80 B- 4/5
10/16/11 Finale BEL- 4F- 49:05- B- 43/96
10/16/11 Vexor BEL- 4F- 48:10 B- 13/96
10/16/11
Bay Park Boy BEL- 4F-
50:06- B- 75/96
10/16/11 Jake Mo REM- 5F- 1.00:14- H- 3/14
10/17/11 She Digs Me CD- 5F- 1.02:60- B- 14/35
10/17/11 Seeker CD- 5F- 1.02:80- B- 18/35
10/17/11
Me and My Gals CD- 5F-
1.01:00- B- 1/35
10/18/11
Hansen CD- 5F- 1.04:00- B- 2/4
10/18/11 Sum of the
Parts CD-
5F- 1.03:40- B- 28/39
10/18/11 Creative Cause
HOL- 6F-
1.14:00- H- 1/6
Articles
Currency Swap out of
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile with ankle chip (Courier Journal Blog)
Fort Loudon could be
headed to Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (Courier Journal Blog)
Luke of York possible
for Breeders’ Cup (Courier Journal)
Beware of Keeneland
Kiddies
(Bloodhorse Steve Haskin Blog)
Union Rags has
Seabiscuit-like story (Bloodhorse)
A classic east-west
confrontation is shaping up for Breeders’ Cup (The Saratogian)
Juveniles impress at
Belmont
(The Saratogian)
Breeders’ Cup Juvenile:
a Breeders’ Cup race apart (The Brock Talk)
Team Valor seeks another
BC Juvenile Turf win (Bloodhorse)
2-year-olds to watch (In The Money Blog)
Juvenile Turf analysis
10/13
(Thoroughbred Times)
Northern KY horse Hansen
getting Kentucky Derby buzz (Cincinnati Business Courier- Subscription
required)
Notable
Performer
Calmer
Than You
10/15/11 Hawthorne Maiden Special Weight
Trainer: James DiVito
Jockey: Francisco Giles
Beyer/BRIS: 88/95
Whether the name is an ode to the oft-quoted cult
movie “The Big Lebowski” or not, Calmer Than You didn’t necessarily live up to
his name or the laid back demeanor of The Dude. Hustled to the lead in the
early running, Calmer Than You extended his lead with almost every stride of
the race eventually winning by over 10 lengths.
The race was a rapid improvement from his first try
almost two months ago. Whether he
can step up in class is a mystery at this point, but he could prefer a stretch
out in distance being the son of Congrats, a stakes winner at 8.5 furlongs and
stakes placed at 10 furlongs. The dam is a half sister to Love Of Money, winner
of the 9 furlong Pennsylvania Derby
Calmer Than You was a $175,000 purchase at the June
2-year-olds in training sale. His catalog page can be view here
Speed Figures
Top winning 2yo BRIS figs last week: Secret Circle
- 103; Coalition - 97; Calmer Than You - 95; Jenna's Wabbit - 9
Winning 2yo Beyers last week: Secret Circle - 97;
Coalition - 79; Calmer Than You - 88; Jenna's Wabbit – 79
Futures:
