Saving ground around the first turn of a two-turn race never seems like a bad idea." Tapit Trice never seems in any hurry to leave the blocks, so essentially we drew the rail. Clear the Air has plenty of tactical speed if prompted. Will Walden, trainer of Clear the Air (post 2 Ricardo Santana Jr. "Not exactly the draw we wanted, but he did win the allowance race at Gulfstream Park from post one." Today's Horse Racing Scratches and Program Changes TOYOTA BLUE GRASS POST POSITION DRAW QUOTES Todd Pletcher, trainer of Tapit Trice (post 1 Luis Saez to ride) Classic Car Wash will break from post four. Trained by Mark Casse, Classic Car Wash was runner-up to Tapit Trice in the Tampa Bay Derby and prior to that third in the Sam F. He has the call Saturday on Gary Barber's Classic Car Wash (12-1). One other rider will be seeking to add to his win total in the race: Javier Castellano, who won the 2019 edition of the Toyota Blue Grass on Vekoma. A two-time winner last month at Oaklawn Park, Major Blue will be ridden by David Cabrera and break from post position nine. Wayne Lukas will saddle Major Blue (30-1) for his wife Laurie and Bob and Ann Ghent. Undefeated in two starts, Mendelssohns March will break from post position 11 and be ridden by Brian Hernandez Jr., who won this race in 2020 with Art Collector. McPeek's third entrant is Harold Lerner, AWC Stables, Nehoc Stables and Team Stallion's Mendelssohns March (20-1), who will be making his stakes debut. James Graham has the mount and will break from post position five. Two-time graded-stakes placed, Hayes Strike enters Saturday's race off a victory in the Private Terms at Laurel on March 18. McPeek also will send out Dixiana Farms' homebred Hayes Strike (15-1). Prior to that effort, Sun Thunder finished second in the Risen Star presented by Lamarque Lincoln and Lamarque Crescent City Ford (G2).įlorent Geroux has the mount on Sun Thunder and will break from post position seven.
Racing Stable and Cypress Creek Equine's Sun Thunder (10-1) enters Saturday's race off a fifth-place finish in the March 25 Louisiana Derby (G2). Kenny McPeek, who won the race in 2002 with Harlan's Holiday and in 2013 with Java's War, will send out three runners.
In addition to Pletcher, Brown and Cox, two other trainers will be seeking to add to their Toyota Blue Grass victory totals. has the mount Saturday and will break from post position eight.īrown, who also won the Toyota Blue Grass in 2018 with Good Magic, is seeking to become the fourth trainer to win the race in consecutive years and the first since LeRoy Jolley in 1976-1977. Start Earning the Best Daily Rewards in Horse Racingīlazing Sevens finished eighth in the Fountain of Youth (G2) in his lone 2022 start. Trained by Chad Brown, who won the Toyota Blue Grass last year with Zandon, Blazing Sevens won the Champagne last fall and completed his 2022 campaign with a fourth-place finish in the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) Presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance here. The fourth choice at 6-1 on the morning line is Rodeo Creek Racing's Blazing Sevens. Luan Machado has the mount on Scoobie Quando and will exit post position six. Scoobie Quando was runner-up in the John Battaglia Memorial (L) at Turfway Park on March 4 in his most recent start. Joel Rosario, who won the Toyota Blue Grass in 2011 on Brilliant Speed has the mount on Raise Cain and will break from post 10.Ĭolebrook will send out a second runner for the Warrens in Scoobie Quando (15-1). Raise Cain, a maiden winner here last fall, was third in the Bowman Mill here and then runner-up in the Gun Runner at Fair Grounds to close his 2022 campaign. Trained by Ben Colebrook, Raise Cain won the Gotham by 7½ lengths in what was his graded stakes debut. Tyler Gaffalione has the mount on Verifying and will break from post position three.Īndrew and Rania Warren's Gotham (G3) winner Raise Cain is the third choice on the morning line at 9-2.
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