Chasing The Derby: Short field expected for Holy Bull// Updated Kentucky Derby Futures// Dutrow saga won’t go away

The Holy Bull (G3) on January 29^th looks to be a bad betting race. As of now, only four horses are committed, including 2-year-old champion Hansen. The other three according to DRF include Algorithms, Consortium, and My Adonis. Fort Loudon, who finished 7^th in the Breeders Cup Juvenile (G1) won by Hansen, could make the field five deep// Updated future odds were released from Wynn Las Vegas. Twelve new additions and several big drops including yesterday’s Smarty Jones Stakes winner Junebugred from 300-1 to 100-1. As much as I like Sky Kingdom, 35-1 just doesn’t seem fair for an allowance winner in January. Union Rags and Liaison remain the co-favorites at 12-1//The saga of King and Crusader’s disqualification from the Maryland Juvenile Championship won’t go away. Now the owner has filed an appeal// Dale Romans-trained Cozzeti apparently had a nice workout Sunday on turf and is pointing for the Kitten’s Joy Stakes on Saturday at Gulfstream//Surprisingly little news on Saturday’s Lecomte (G3) at the Fairgrounds. Entries should be drawn tomorrow. A large field is expected.

Articles

Hansen to return in Holy Bull (DRF)

Early Triple Crown nomination deadline looms (Bloodhorse)

Riccio, owner of Dutrow-trained disqualified stakes winner, files appeal (TTimes)

Futures

Wynn Las Vegas 1/16/12

Works

Rousing Sermon- SA- 6F- 1.14:80- H- 1/1

Night Tide- SA- 5F- 59:80- H- 6/29

Hakama- FH- 3F- 37:00- B- 1/4

Thursby- PMM- 5F- 1.05:40- B- 3/6 (Turf)

Late report from 1/10/12: Ever So Lucky- CAMDEN- 5F- 1.02:00- B- 1/2 (Turf)