Blaine D. Wright
Tyler Baze
Peter Redekop B. C., Ltd.
Highland Yard LLC
Anneau d'Or |
Medaglia d'Oro | El Prado (IRE) |
| Cappucino Bay | ||
| Walk Close | Tapit | |
| Spring Awakening |
| Sale / Hip / Type | Buyer / Consignor | Price |
|---|---|---|
KEESEP2018Hip 569 | Yearling |
|
$170,000 |
OBSAPR2019Hip 818 | Two-year-old |
|
$480,000 |
Bruce Lunsford's homebred Art Collector lands the favorite's role for the Aug. 9 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby. A field of 12 was drawn for the nine-furlong race, worth $200,000 and run four weeks prior to the Run for the Roses.
Trainer Bob Baffert is using the Los Alamitos Derby (G3) as a possible springboard to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) for 3-year-olds Uncle Chuck and Thousand Words. The Los Alamitos Derby is a race Baffert has won nine times.
A two-month postponement did not faze C R K Stable's Honor A. P. in the least, as the son of Honor Code captured the $401,000 Runhappy Santa Anita Derby (G1) on a day when the Belmont Stakes (G1) was originally to be contested on the East Coast.
J. Keeler Johnson handicaps the June 6 Santa Anita Derby (G1) at Santa Anita Park.
It's the first week in June, a time when Thoroughbred racing usually finds out if there's a Triple Crown champion to celebrate and anoint. Until COVID-19 became a part of everyday life.
