John Servis has not made the cherished pre-Kentucky Derby walk from the
backside of Churchill Downs to the paddock since saddling 2004 winner Smarty
Jones. He hopes to do it again in
2012 with one or both of his main prospects Adirondack King and Ill Conceived. The former will try to improve off his
3rd place showing in the Southwest (G3) this Saturday in the Rebel (G2) at
Oaklawn. Ill Conceived will be
entered in the Vinery Spiral (G2) at Turfway, the same track he finished 2nd
by a nose in the John Battaglia Stakes last time out// Another Derby winning
trainer, Graham Motion, hopes to send maiden winner Went the Day Well to the
Spiral as well. That’s the same
pre-Derby prep Motion used for winner Animal Kingdom, however Motion is concerned
the race may overfill// There’s a fairly interesting allowance at Oaklawn
Friday that features several failed runners from the Southwest Stakes (G3)-
Unbridled’s Note and Ring It Up.
They were considered for the Rebel (G2), but going in the easier spot
instead// The more interesting 3-year-old allowance Friday is at Gulfstream
where Grade 1 winner Currency Swap meets Grade 2 winner Gemologist. Both colts are undefeated and have
connections with serious aspirations of making the Derby// more…
Articles
Pee
H Dee on to Rebel (The Downey Profile)
Delaware
path from rags to riches (Bloodhorse Blog)
Currency
Swap, Gemologist clash at Gulfstream (Bloodhorse)
3-year-olds
to watch (In The Money Blog)
Kentucky
Derby report 3/15 (Brisnet)
Entries
Rankings
Kentucky
Derby Top 20 (DRF)
Wireplayers
Derby Dozen Vol 3 (WirePlayers Blog)
Derby
Dozen- the third (A Leg Up Blog)
Super
Six Derby Pix (They Are Off Blog)
Works
Hierro- SA- 4F- 51:40- H- 10/10
Summer Front- PPTC- 4F- 51:20- B- 7/9
Notes
and bits from web and Twitter
“Spring Hill Farm had successful
knee surgery; no screw needed. Will get 60 days rest and turnout. Connections
hopeful for full recovery.”- Jason Shandler via Twitter
