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AQUEDUCT, Ozone Park, NY
| 1 | Vyjack | Margin: head | TrueNicks: C+ | $120,000 |
2010 | Bay Gelding | Into Mischief - Life Happened, Stravinsky
Sire: Into Mischief , Bay, 2005. Raced 2 years. 5 starts, 3 wins, $547,080. Lifetime: 44 yearlings sold, median $16,000.
Broodmare Sire: Stravinsky, Bay, 1996.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic Two-Year-Olds in Training Sale 2012, $100,000.
Fasig-Tipton Kentucky 2011 Select Yearling Sale, $45,000.
| 2 | Siete de Oros | Margin: 3 | TrueNicks: NR | $40,000 |
2010 | Bay Gelding | A. P. Warrior - Crafty Sarah, Crafty Friend
Sire: A. P. Warrior, Dark Bay or Brown, 2003. Lifetime: 59 yearlings sold, median $6,000.
Broodmare Sire: Crafty Friend, Chestnut, 1993.
Sale History:
Fasig-Tipton Midlantic 2011 Eastern Fall Yearling Sale, $2,000.
| 3 | Amerigo Vespucci | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: NR | $20,000 |
2010 | Dark Bay or Brown Colt | Henrythenavigator - Senza Paura, Fly Till Dawn
Sire: Henrythenavigator, Dark Bay or Brown, 2005. Lifetime: 176 yearlings sold, median $42,390.
Broodmare Sire: Fly Till Dawn, Gray, 1986. In 2009: .73 AEI.
Others: Long River, $10,000; Vegas No Show, $6,000; Notacatbutallama, $1,334; Mudflats, $1,334; James Jingle, $1,332.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vyjack | Cornelio H. Velasquez | Rudy R. Rodriguez |
| 2 | Siete de Oros | Maria Remedio | Ramon Preciado |
| 3 | Amerigo Vespucci | Erick D. Rodriguez | Timothy J. Tullock, Jr. |
| 4 | Long River | Irad Ortiz, Jr. | Kiaran P. McLaughlin |
| 5 | Vegas No Show | Paco Lopez | Kelly J. Breen |
| 6 | Notacatbutallama | Ramon A. Dominguez | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 7 | Mudflats | Junior Alvarado | Doug F. O'Neill |
| 8 | James Jingle | Eddie Castro | Patrick J. Kelly |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Vyjack | Cornelio H. Velasquez | $4.30 | $3.30 | $2.90 | ||||||
| 1 | Siete de Oros | Maria Remedio | $23.00 | $11.00 | |||||||
| 4 | Amerigo Vespucci | Erick D. Rodriguez | $7.90 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (2-1) | $68.50 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (2-1-4) | $567.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (2-1-4-3) | $2,389.00 | ||||||||||
A wet track at Monmouth Park prompted trainer Eddie Plesa Jr. to postpone a scheduled pre-Preakness (gr. I) breeze for Itsmyluckyday the morning of May 11.
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Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) winner Orb gave exercise rider Jenn Patterson all the right signs May 9 in his preparation for the 138th Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico Race Course.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Two horses who were unplaced in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Normandy Invasion and Vyjack, have been added to the list of possible candidates for the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) at Pimlico.
Monday, May 06, 2013
Lenny Shulman reports the news of the day, including Vyjack's work, Giant Finish's arrival, the Pletcher 5 on the track, and the weather.
Trainer Rudy Rodriguez sent Kentucky Derby contender Vyjack through a three-furlong breeze at Churchill Downs May 2.
Two days before he is scheduled to run in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), Vyjack "blew out" three furlongs in :37 at Churchill Downs May 2.
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Spendthrift Farm owner B. Wayne Hughes had plenty of horses to keep an eye on April 30 during the training time for those preparing for the Longines Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) and Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands(gr. I).
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Rudy Rodriguez would like to celebrate the 10th anniversary of New York-based gelding Funny Cide winning the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) by sending out New York-based gelding Vyjack to a Derby victory.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Trainer Rudy Rodriguez on Vyjack, his first Derby starter.
What better way to kick off live Kentucky Derby coverage than with a photo gallery of some of the major players and some early observations.
Vyjack, third in the Wood Memorial (gr. I) last time out, led a small group of workers for the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) on the morning of April 26 at Churchill Downs. Also on the tab were Golden Soul and Falling Sky.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Trainer Rudy Rodriguez put his skills as a former rider to use on Tuesday, April 23, riding grade II winner Vyjack on the Churchill Downs main track in preparation for the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I).
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Steve Haskin reshuffles his deck of 12 and reminds us how to handicap the old fashioned way this week on Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen.
Evan Hammonds recaps his top 5 performances in Kentucky Derby prep races. Who else would you include?
Normandy Invasion and Will Take Charge both worked over a fast Churchill Downs main track April 21 as they near their scheduled starts in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands.
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider's Departing rolled to a strong 3 1/4-length victory in the $750,000 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne April 20, proving his class after a third-place finish in the March 30 Louisiana Derby.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Pick Six Racing's Vyjack, who has been recovering from a lung infection detected after a third-place finish in the Wood Memorial (gr. I), returned to the work tab April 19.
Friday, April 19, 2013
It may not be worth points on the road to the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), but the $750,000 Illinois Derby (gr. III) drew a packed field of 14, including some familiar names, when entries were taken April 17
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission license review committee April 16 recommended Rudy Rodriguez conditionally be approved for a license in the state. Rodriguez will be required to maintain 24-hour sureveillance.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The Blue Grass Stakes and Arkansas Derby have made an impact on Steve Haskin's Kentucky Derby Dozen this week.
David Wilkenfeld's Vyjack, who came out of his first career defeat in the Wood Memorial (gr. I) with a lung infection, has been having regular treatments in a hyperbaric chamber at Fair Hill Equine Therapy Center.
Sunday, April 14, 2013Kentucky will not immediately approve the license application of trainer Rudy Rodriguez, who is pointing Gotham Stakes (gr. III) winner Vyjack to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) May 4 at Churchill Downs.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Steve Haskin's Derby Dozen is shuffled in a major way this week. There are new horses on it, and one is from 'left field'!
Evan Hammonds recaps the Wood Memorial Stakes, Santa Anita Derby, and Ashland Stakes.
Vyjack, whose four-race winning streak at Aqueduct ended with his third-place finish in the Wood Memorial (gr. I) April 6, returned from his efforts with some mucous detected in a post-race examination, his trainer said.
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This year's Preakness is all about Orb. And then there are his eight opponents, most of whom are worthy adversaries, with a case to be made for any of them to step up and run a big race. [More]
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