With piles of purse money available in the Grade I Blue Grass and Grade I Arkansas Derby, this promises to be a busy Saturday of movement in the standings among horses trying to crack the top 20 in graded stakes earnings. Both races will be televised live on NBC during a 5-6 p.m. broadcast.
Forever Together, the 2008 champion turf female, will make her 2010 debut in the Grade II Jenny Wiley at Keeneland. In what could be a bad omen for trainer Jonathan Sheppard and owner George Strawbridge, Forever Together's stablemate, champion female sprinter Informed Decision, was third in her season debut on Thursday, in the Vinery Madison at Keeneland.
Zenyatta will run in the Apple Blossom - sans Rachel Alexandra - at Oaklawn Park on Friday. Post time is 7:25 p.m. ET. There's also a Grade I at Keeneland, the Maker's Mark, at 5:05.
Here's the Saturday stakes schedule:
3:47 Shakertown (Grade III), Keeneland 6th
4:20 Commonwealth (II), Keeneland 7th
4:50 Comely (III), Aqueduct 9th
4:55 Jenny Wiley (II), Keeneland 8th (Forever Togetherm Stardom Bound)
5:36 Blue Grass (I), Keeneland 9th
5:47 Arkansas Derby (I), Oaklawn Park 9th
Here's the top 50 in graded stakes earnings, with trainer in parentheses. Those running in the Derby preps this weekend are noted:
1 Lookin At Lucky (Bob Baffert) $1,480,000
2 Noble’s Promise (Ken McPeek) $708,000 ARKANSAS DERBY
3 Rule (Todd Pletcher) $645,000
4 Sidney’s Candy (John Sadler) $630,000
5 Eskendereya (Todd Pletcher) $600,000
6 Mission Impazible (Todd Pletcher) $473,434
7 Ice Box (Nick Zito) $457,500
8 Endorsement (Shannon Ritter) $400,000
9 American Lion (Eoin Harty) $387,000
10 Conveyance (Bob Baffert) $386,000
11 Discreetly Mine (Todd Pletcher) $340,000
12 Dean’s Kitten (Mike Maker) $326,475
13 Awesome Act (Jeremy Noseda) $285,000
14 Dublin (D. Wayne Lukas) $273,208 ARKANSAS DERBY
15 Interactif (Todd Pletcher) $270,450 BLUE GRASS
16 Homeboykris (g) (Rick Dutrow) $250,500
17 Jackson Bend (Nick Zito) $230,000
18 Backtalk (Tom Amoss) $225,916
19 Aikenite (Todd Pletcher) $218,000 BLUE GRASS
20 Make Music for Me (Alexis Barba) $215,000 BLUE GRASS
21 Uh Oh Bango (Kory Owens) $187,952 ARKANSAS DERBY
t-22 A Little Warm (Anthony Dutrow) $180,000
t-22 Odysseus (Tom Albertrani) $180,000 BLUE GRASS
t-22 Setsuko (Richard Mandella) $180,000
25 Super Saver (Todd Pletcher) $163,832 ARKANSAS DERBY
26 Pleasant Prince (Wesley Ward) $162,500 BLUE GRASS
27 Tempted to Tapit (g) (Steve Klesaris) $156,000
28 Caracortado (g) (Mike Machowsky) $153,000
29 Yawanna Twist (Rick Dutrow) $147,000
30 Connemara (Todd Pletcher) $138,500
31 Schoolyard Dreams (Derek Ryan) $137,500
32 Northern Giant (D. Wayne Lukas) $127,000 ARKANSAS DERBY
33 Eightyfiveinafifty (Gary Contessa) $120,000
34 Paddy O’Prado (Dale Romans) $100,950 BLUE GRASS
35 Alphie’s Bet (Alexis Barba) $90,000
36 Drosselmeyer (Bill Mott) $87,000
37 Pulsion (Patrick Biancone) $80,000 ARKANSAS DERBY
38 The Program (Bob Baffert) $75,500
39 Ron The Greek (Tom Amoss) $70,500
40 Nacho Friend (Kelly Breen) $64,500
41 Cardiff Giant (g) (Jorge Periban) $54,000
42 Ibboyee (Todd Pletcher) $45,000
43 Dave in Dixie (John Sadler) $45,000
44 Turf Melody (Graham Motion) $42,957
45 Peppi Knows (Tim Kreiser) $41,000
46 Lentenor (Michael Matz) $37,500
47 Uptowncharlybrown (Alan Seewald) $29,000
48 Codoy (Mark Hubley) $25,000 BLUE GRASS
49 First Dude (Dale Romans) $22,500 BLUE GRASS
50 Distorted Dave (John Sadler) $0
(f) filly (g) gelding
Forever Together, the 2008 champion turf female, will make her 2010 debut in the Grade II Jenny Wiley at Keeneland. In what could be a bad omen for trainer Jonathan Sheppard and owner George Strawbridge, Forever Together's stablemate, champion female sprinter Informed Decision, was third in her season debut on Thursday, in the Vinery Madison at Keeneland.
Zenyatta will run in the Apple Blossom - sans Rachel Alexandra - at Oaklawn Park on Friday. Post time is 7:25 p.m. ET. There's also a Grade I at Keeneland, the Maker's Mark, at 5:05.
Here's the Saturday stakes schedule:
3:47 Shakertown (Grade III), Keeneland 6th
4:20 Commonwealth (II), Keeneland 7th
4:50 Comely (III), Aqueduct 9th
4:55 Jenny Wiley (II), Keeneland 8th (Forever Togetherm Stardom Bound)
5:36 Blue Grass (I), Keeneland 9th
5:47 Arkansas Derby (I), Oaklawn Park 9th
Here's the top 50 in graded stakes earnings, with trainer in parentheses. Those running in the Derby preps this weekend are noted:
1 Lookin At Lucky (Bob Baffert) $1,480,000
2 Noble’s Promise (Ken McPeek) $708,000 ARKANSAS DERBY
3 Rule (Todd Pletcher) $645,000
4 Sidney’s Candy (John Sadler) $630,000
5 Eskendereya (Todd Pletcher) $600,000
6 Mission Impazible (Todd Pletcher) $473,434
7 Ice Box (Nick Zito) $457,500
8 Endorsement (Shannon Ritter) $400,000
9 American Lion (Eoin Harty) $387,000
10 Conveyance (Bob Baffert) $386,000
11 Discreetly Mine (Todd Pletcher) $340,000
12 Dean’s Kitten (Mike Maker) $326,475
13 Awesome Act (Jeremy Noseda) $285,000
14 Dublin (D. Wayne Lukas) $273,208 ARKANSAS DERBY
15 Interactif (Todd Pletcher) $270,450 BLUE GRASS
16 Homeboykris (g) (Rick Dutrow) $250,500
17 Jackson Bend (Nick Zito) $230,000
18 Backtalk (Tom Amoss) $225,916
19 Aikenite (Todd Pletcher) $218,000 BLUE GRASS
20 Make Music for Me (Alexis Barba) $215,000 BLUE GRASS
21 Uh Oh Bango (Kory Owens) $187,952 ARKANSAS DERBY
t-22 A Little Warm (Anthony Dutrow) $180,000
t-22 Odysseus (Tom Albertrani) $180,000 BLUE GRASS
t-22 Setsuko (Richard Mandella) $180,000
25 Super Saver (Todd Pletcher) $163,832 ARKANSAS DERBY
26 Pleasant Prince (Wesley Ward) $162,500 BLUE GRASS
27 Tempted to Tapit (g) (Steve Klesaris) $156,000
28 Caracortado (g) (Mike Machowsky) $153,000
29 Yawanna Twist (Rick Dutrow) $147,000
30 Connemara (Todd Pletcher) $138,500
31 Schoolyard Dreams (Derek Ryan) $137,500
32 Northern Giant (D. Wayne Lukas) $127,000 ARKANSAS DERBY
33 Eightyfiveinafifty (Gary Contessa) $120,000
34 Paddy O’Prado (Dale Romans) $100,950 BLUE GRASS
35 Alphie’s Bet (Alexis Barba) $90,000
36 Drosselmeyer (Bill Mott) $87,000
37 Pulsion (Patrick Biancone) $80,000 ARKANSAS DERBY
38 The Program (Bob Baffert) $75,500
39 Ron The Greek (Tom Amoss) $70,500
40 Nacho Friend (Kelly Breen) $64,500
41 Cardiff Giant (g) (Jorge Periban) $54,000
42 Ibboyee (Todd Pletcher) $45,000
43 Dave in Dixie (John Sadler) $45,000
44 Turf Melody (Graham Motion) $42,957
45 Peppi Knows (Tim Kreiser) $41,000
46 Lentenor (Michael Matz) $37,500
47 Uptowncharlybrown (Alan Seewald) $29,000
48 Codoy (Mark Hubley) $25,000 BLUE GRASS
49 First Dude (Dale Romans) $22,500 BLUE GRASS
50 Distorted Dave (John Sadler) $0
(f) filly (g) gelding
