March, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

‘A Good Step Up’: Triple Crown Prep May Be Next For Prevalence After Dominating Win

Godolphin LLC's Prevalence took a giant step forward Thursday at Gulfstream Park, where the highly regarded 3-year-old colt registered a dominating optional claiming allowance victory that may very well lead to a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep race for his next start.

Bet down to 1-9 in a field of six 3-year-olds on the strength of a dazzling debut in a seven-furlong maiden special weight event at Gulfstream Jan. 23, Prevalence scored by three lengths in his return to action while running the one-turn mile in 1:35.82.

“I think it was a good step up for the horse going from the seven [furlongs] to a mile. It seemed like he got the distance good; the time was good,” trainer Brendan Walsh said. “We can't ask for much more than what we saw.”

The $750,000 Curlin Florida Derby (G1) presented by Hill n' Dale will be run March 27 at Gulfstream Park but will come up too soon for Prevalence. The Blue Grass (G2) at Keeneland, the Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park and Wood Memorial (G2) at Aqueduct will be run April 3. The latter two preps would seem the most likely targets since Godolphin's Essential Quality is scheduled to run in the Blue Grass.

“We'll get back and let the dust settle and talk to the team at Godolphin and see where we go after that,” Walsh said, '[A Derby prep] is a strong possibility, for sure.”

Prevalence established himself as a hot Triple Crown prospect when he debuted on the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G1) undercard. After brushing with a rival shortly after the start, he asserted himself on the backstretch and drew away under wraps to complete seven furlongs in 1:23. The Feb. 27 Fasig-Tipton Fountain of Youth (G2) at Gulfstream had been a goal for the homebred son of Medaglia d'Oro before he missed a key workout due to a brief bout with a cough.

“It was very important that we did what we did today, and not throw him in too deep,” Walsh said. “I'm very pleased we got this race. Hats off to the guys at Gulfstream for getting the race to go, because I think it was very important for the horse.

Prevalence broke cleanly from his outside post to race a couple lengths off the pace set by Tio Magico, who was making his 2021 debut after finishing second in the Coronation Futurity at Woodbine in his juvenile finale. The Kentucky-bred colt joined the pacesetter leaving the backstretch without any encouragement from jockey Tyler Gaffalione and took a slight lead on the turn into the homestretch. He opened a clear lead in the stretch and finished under mild encouragement.

“It was probably not as flashy as his first race, but I think we're going to get a lot more out of this race today,” Gaffalione said. “He was definitely more green. He was looking up at the grandstand down the lane. He kind of got lost by himself. I just had to remind him to keep to his task. He has a really bright future. I'm really looking forward to getting to the bottom of him.

“He didn't disappoint at all today, if anything, I'm even more excited about him because I know, if it comes to it, he will give me some fight,” Gaffalione added.

Southern Passage, who trailed the field early, closed to finish second under Corey Lanerie, a length ahead of Tio Magico.

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Unified Colt Fastest At OBS March Sale’s Opening Under Tack Session

Hip No. 163, a son of Unified consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, worked a quarter in :20 2/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the opening session of the Under Tack Show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2021 March Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training.

The dark bay or brown colt is out of stakes winner Promise Me a Cat, by D'wildcat, from the family of graded stakes placed stakes winner Tempered Halo.

Hip No. 1, Forever Clever, a bay filly by Speightster consigned by Parrish Farms, Agent, turned in a quarter in :20 3/5. She's out of stakes winner Ice for the Lady, by Flatter, from the family of graded stakes winner Ice Tech.

Eight horses worked the distance in :20 4/5.

Hip No. 22, a dark bay or brown colt by Bernardini consigned by Boutte Sales, Agent, is a half brother to stakes winner Kiss N Scat out of Kassidy's Kiss, by Belong to Me.
Hip No. 23, a dark bay or brown colt by More Than Ready consigned by Ocala Stud, Agent, is out of stakes winner Katie's Kiss, by Kantharos, a half-sister to stakes winner Stonestreet Song.
Hip No. 57, consigned by Wavertree Stables, Inc., (Ciaran Dunne), Agent, is a dark bay or brown filly by Twirling Candy out of Locust Bride, by Dixie Chatter, from the family of graded stakes winner Horse Greeley.

Hip No. 121, also consigned by Wavertree, is a bay filly by Congrats out of No Acronyms, by Milwaukee Brew, from the family of stakes winner Barronette.
Hip No. 135, a dark bay or brown colt by Midnight Lute consigned by Navas Equine, Agent, is a half-brother to stakes placed Bayerly Seen out of Overseen, by First Defence.
Hip No. 162, consigned by Ortiz Training Stable LLC, is a chestnut colt by Carpe Diem out of stakes placed Project Rose, by Not For Love, from the family of Grade 1 winner Thirty Six Red.
Hip No. 174, a chestnut filly by Klimt consigned by All Dreams Equine, Agent, is out of stakes placed Readygetsgold, by Midas Eyes, from the family of graded stakes placed stakes winner Sweet Problem.
Hip No. 178, also consigned by Wavertree, is a chestnut colt by Midshipman out of Regal Approach, by Thunder Gulch, a half-sister to graded stakes winner Mr Maybe.

Sixteen horses shared honors for the fastest eighth, stopping the timer in :9 4/5.

Hip No. 10, consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, is a bay filly by Into Mischief out of stakes winner Island Escape, by Petionville, and is half-sister to graded stakes winner Tricky Escape.
Hip No. 18, a gray or roan filly by Frosted consigned by Top Line Sales LLC, Agent, is out of graded stakes winner Jody Slew, by Slew City Slew, a half-sister to stakes winner Cape of Bradford.
Hip No. 27, a gray or roan colt by Pioneerof the Nile consigned by Sequel Bloodstock, Agent, is a half-brother to graded stakes winner Lucy N Ethel out of Kid Silver, by Silver Ghost.
Hip No. 36, consigned by 30-30 Ranch, is a dark bay or brown colt by Carpe Deim out of Lady Astola, by Lonhro (AUS), a daughter of graded stakes placed Fortunia.
Hip No. 41, a dark bay or brown filly by American Freedom consigned by RiceHorse Stable (Brandon & Ali Rice), Agent, is a half-sister to stakes winner Dattts Our Girl out of Lakefront, by Thunder Gulch.
Hip No. 48, consigned by Kirkwood Stables, Agent, is a dark bay or brown colt by Violence out of Lemon Belle, by Lemon Drop Kid, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Unrivaled Belle.
Hip No. 50, a dark bay or brown filly by Mohaymen consigned by Paul Sharp, Agent, is a half-sister to stakes winner Mother of Dragons out of Lets Dance Charlie, by Indian Charlie.
Hip No. 72, also consigned by de Meric Sales, is a dark bay or brown colt by Ocean Knight out of Magical Merry, by Aragorn (IRE), a daughter of graded stakes winner Mona Rose.
Hip No. 85, also consigned by Top Line Sales, is a dark bay or brown colt by Into Mischief out of graded stakes-placed stakes winner Minks Aprise.
Hip No. 86, a chestnut colt by Practical Joke consigned by Kings Equine, Agent, is out of Miss Adele, by Speightstown, a half-sister to champion Hollinger.
Hip No. 89, Mischievous Anna, a bay filly by Fast Anna consigned by Havens Bloodstock Agency, Inc., Agent, is out of Miss Chevious Lady, by Into Mischief, from the family of prominent sire Malibu Moon.
Hip No. 92, consigned by McKathan Bros. Sales, Agent, is a gray or roan filly by Cupid out of stakes winner Miss Lederhosen, by Valid Expectations, a full-sister to stakes placed Breathethefire.
Hip No. 110, a dark bay or brown colt by Unified consigned by Dark Star Thoroughbreds (Stori Atchison), is a half brother to stakes winner Malibu Saint out of stakes winner Mykindasaint, by Saint Ballado,
Hip No. 127, Devils Gonewile, is a chestnut filly by Daredevil out of stakes winner Oilgonewile, a full-sister to graded stakes placed Seize the Day.
Hip No. 161, a bay colt by Kantharos consigned by Julie Davies, Agent, is out of Princess Julia, by Distorted Humor, a daughter of champion Folklore.
Hip No. 188, consigned by Harris Training Center LLC, Agent, is a dark bay or brown colt by Cairo Prince out of stakes placed Sadie Be Good, by Big Drama, from the family of graded stakes placed stakes winner It'sallinthechase.

The Under Tack Show continues Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. with Hip No.'s 189 – 376 scheduled to breeze.

To view the day's full results, click here.

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The Friday Show Presented By Diamond B Farm’s Rowayton: One Year Later, Where The FBI Probe Stands

It's been one year since the FBI arrested over two dozen individuals, including trainers Jason Servis and Jorge Navarro, in a racehorse doping probe originating with the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York. Three days after the arrests, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic, and the entire world seemingly ground to a halt.

In the ensuing 12 months – despite the challenges to the Justice Department brought about by COVID-19 – there have been two guilty pleas; this past week one of those individuals, Scott Robinson, accused ot selling performance enhancing substances that wound up in racehorses, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on one count of drug adulteration and misbranding conspiracy.

In this week's edition of the Friday Show, publisher Ray Paulick and Natalie Voss, the Paulick Report's three-time Eclipse Award winning editor in chief, discuss the federal case's developments and what we can expect in the months and even years going forward. Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills joins the show to talk about the Star of the Week and has a Toast to Vino Rosso, highlighting one of the foals from the first crop by the Breeders' Cup Classic-winning son of Curlin.

Click below to watch this week's Friday Show.

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FIFA Friendly Match Italy vs. Ukraine

Lausanne, Switzerland – 02.06.2006

Italy’s National team is up for great things this year as they go to Germany to participate in the biggest soccer event; the Italian squad is one of the most renowned teams in the history of soccer, always with great performances in the final stage of the FIFA World Cup and this year won’t be the exception.

In the pre-FIFA World Cup training camp, the Italian squad will face the Ukrainian squad in Switzerland just a few days before the competition starts.

Italy will tune and sync the National team in this training camp; this is the time to go back and review all the mistakes made in the qualifying round and hopefully try to correct them in time.

In team news, Monaco striker Christian Vieri and Sampdoria defender Aimo Diana have been ruled out of Italy’s FIFA World World Cup squad due to injuries, Italian coach Marcello Lippi said on Tuesday.

“I have very clear ideas about my squad and a few injuries have contributed to clarifying the position,” Lippi told the Italian news agency ANSA on Tuesday.

Now we are focusing on the Ukrainian team lead by Milan’s superstar forward Andriy Shevchenko. They want to make their first participation in the World Cup a very good one; it’s a very motivated and talented squad that can surprise any team.

But they received bad news this week; Andriy Shevchenko has been sidelined for 25 days with a knee injury; the Serie A club said on Monday. The former European Player of the Year picked up the injury early in Milan’s 3-2 win over Parma in the Serie A on Sunday. Milan said the forward had suffered “a sprain and stretching of the medial collateral ligament” but ruled out any need for an operation.

Shevchenko will miss Milan’s final game of the season at home to Roma. Milan trails leaders Juventus by three points with one game remaining.

Ukraine will face their Italian counterparts on June 2nd in a game that will work for both teams as the final tune-up just two weeks before the World Cup begins.

For all the soccer fans out there most sports books will have lines for these friendly matches, so do your homework and pick your winners in this preparation road for the big event.