Month: November 2021

With Baffert Horses Omitted From List, ‘All Others’ Likely Favorite In Derby Future Wager Pool 1

The pari-mutuel field of “All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2019 Foal Crop” is likely to be a strong even-money favorite in Pool 1 of the 2022 Kentucky Derby Future Wager, which kicks off a four-day run at Churchill Downs on Thanksgiving Day. Jack Christopher, the impressive Champagne (G1) winner for trainer Chad Brown expected to resume training in early 2022, is anticipated to be the 10-1 second choice.

Pool 1 assumes that horses under the care of trainers suspended from competing in the 2022 Kentucky Derby will not be under consideration. To that end, prospects Corniche, Messier, Pinehurst and Rockefeller (currently trained by Bob Baffert) are not among the 22 individual betting interests and are included within the pari-mutuel field.

Jack Christopher, who was expected to be the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) favorite, was scratched from the Nov. 5 race, and had a screw inserted into his left shin due to a stress fracture shortly thereafter.

“So we will start him back (training) in early 2022 at WinStar Farm and then ship him to Palm Meadows and start his campaign in South Florida.” Bradley Weisbord, the racing manager for co-owner Jim Bakke, told BloodHorse on Tuesday.

Here's the complete Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 1 field (with trainer, sire and morning line odds):
#1 Ben Diesel (Dallas Stewart, Will Take Charge, 30-1);
#2 Classic Causeway (Brian Lynch, Giant's Causeway, 15-1);
#3 Commandperformance (Todd Pletcher, Union Rags, 15-1);
#4 Double Thunder (Todd Pletcher, Super Saver, 30-1);
#5 Epicenter (Steve Asmussen, Not This Time, 30-1);
#6 Forced Ranking (Chad Brown, Mastery, 30-1);
#7Giant Game (Dale Romans, Giant's Causeway, 15-1);
#8 Graphic Detail (Bill Mott, Practical Joke, 50-1);
#9 Gunite (Steve Asmussen, Gun Runner, 20-1);
#10 Howling Time (Dale Romans, Not This Time, 20-1);
#11 Jack Christopher (Chad Brown, Munnings, 10-1);
#12 Major General (Todd Pletcher, Constitution, 20-1);
#13 Mo Donegal (Todd Pletcher, Uncle Mo, 20-1);
#14 Osbourne (Ron Moquett, Tapiture, 30-1);
#15 Oviatt Class (Keith Desormeaux, Bernardini, 30-1);
#16 Pappacap (Mark Casse, Gun Runner, 12-1);
#17 Rattle N Roll (Kenny McPeek, Connect, 15-1);
#18 Smile Happy (Kenny McPeek, Runhappy, 50-1);
#19 Tiz the Bomb (Kenny McPeek, Hit It a Bomb, 20-1);
#20 Trafalgar (Al Stall Jr., Lord Nelson, 50-1);
#21 Varatti (Todd Pletcher, Into Mischief, 50-1);
#22 Zandon (Chad Brown, Upstart, 30-1);
#23 All Fillies from the 2019 Foal Crop (50-1);
#24 All Other Colts and Geldings from the 2019 Foal Crop (1-1).

The pool, which features $2 Win and Exacta wagering, opens Thursday at noon and will close Sunday at 6 p.m. ET.

The Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be offered concurrently with the seventh annual Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager, which provides bettors with a unique opportunity to wager on select breeding stars and their entire crop of juveniles with the hope of winning next year's Kentucky Derby.

Offspring sired by Quality Road, including Corniche, was made the individual 8-1 favorite by oddsmaker Mike Battaglia. “All Other Sires” is the 6-1 early choice.

Here's the Kentucky Derby Sire Future Wager field (with morning line odds):
#1 American Pharoah (20-1);
#2 Candy Ride (ARG) (30-1);
#3 Curlin(15-1);
#4 Empire Maker (12-1);
#5 Giant's Causeway (15-1);
#6 Gun Runner (15-1);
#7 Into Mischief (20-1);
#8 Mastery (30-1);
#9 Medaglia D'Oro (30-1);
#10 Munnings (12-1);
#11 Not This Time (15-1);
#12 Nyquist (30-1);
#13 Pioneerof the Nile (30-1);
#14 Practical Joke (20-1);
#15 Quality Road (8-1);
#16 Runhappy (20-1);
#17 Speightstown (30-1);
#18 Street Sense (20-1);
#19 Tapit (15-1);
#20 Twirling Candy (30-1);
#21 Uncle Mo (20-1);
#22 Union Rags (30-1);
#23 Violence (30-1); and
#24 “All Other Sires” (6-1).

This marks the ninth consecutive year that Churchill Downs has hosted Future Wager pools in November on closing weekend of its Fall Meet.

The Kentucky Derby Future Wagers provide fans of Thoroughbred racing with opportunities to place bets on possible entrants in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (Grade 1) at odds that could be far greater and more attractive than those available on the day of the race. The 148th running of Kentucky Derby, America's greatest race and the first leg of the Triple Crown, is set for Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Churchill Downs.

Bets can be placed at Churchill Downs Racetrack, online wagering outlets and satellite wagering centers across North America.

There are no refunds in the Kentucky Derby Future Wager. Should Churchill Downs officials determine during the duration of this week's four-day pool that one of the wagering interests has experienced an injury, illness or other circumstance that would prevent the horse from participating in the Kentucky Derby, betting on the individual horse will be suspended immediately.

More information, Brisnet.com past performances and real-time odds on the Kentucky Derby Future Wager will be available before the pool opens Thursday online at https://www.kentuckyderby.com/wager/future-wager.

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Trainers Bauer, Foley Hit with Kentucky Drug Suspensions

Kentucky stewards have disqualified two winners and a third-place horse while assessing trainers Philip Bauer and Greg Foley 30-day suspensions and $500 fines for three separate post-race drug tests that came back positive in recent months.

It was not immediately known if appeals were in the works. Bauer's two suspensions will run concurrently because the stewards cited mitigating circumstances (including “first medication violation in training career”), but he will be responsible for paying both fines. Foley's one suspension got halved via stay to 15 days, also because of mitigating circumstances (“number of violations in relation to overall record”).

According to a pair of Kentucky Horse Racing Commission rulings dated Nov. 18, the Bauer-trained Angkor (Anchor Down), who ran third in a June 13 allowance/optional claiming sprint at Churchill Downs June 13, and Played Hard (Into Mischief), who won a maiden special weight route June 20, both returned positive tests for meloxicam, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic listed as a Class B (second-most severe tier) substance in Kentucky.

The rulings stated that in addition to his prior clean record, the fact that Bauer was not notified of the first finding before the second one registered a week later was also a factor in allowing his suspensions to be served concurrently over Dec. 5-Jan. 3.

The Foley-trained On Your Mark (Mark Valeski) won a NW1X/N2L allowance turf sprint at Ellis Park Aug. 1 and then tested positive for an acepromazine metabolite. The tranquilizer known as “ace” is a Class B penalty in Kentucky.

Foley's suspension runs Dec. 5-19. The remaining 15 days will be stayed provided he does not register any Class A or B drug violations in any jurisdiction within a year of the Nov. 18 ruling.

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Kentucky Commission Issues Medication Suspensions To Greg Foley, Phil Bauer

Trainers Greg Foley and Phil Bauer have each been issued suspensions by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, according to rulings posted to the Commission's website late last week.

Foley's trainee On Your Mark, winner of the eighth race at Ellis Park on Aug. 1, has been disqualified due to the presence of a metabolite of the sedative Acepromazine, a Class B medication violation. Foley has been fined $500 and issued a 15-day suspension, with 15 additional days stayed pending no additional violations (Class A or B) over the next 365 days.

Foley's suspension will run from Dec. 5 through Dec. 19, inclusive.

Bauer's trainees Angkor (third in Churchill's eighth race on June 18) and Played Hard (winner of Churchill's seventh race on June 20) were both found to have meloxicam in their post-race samples. Meloxicam is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory classified as a Class B medication violation. Both Angkor and Played Hard have been disqualified, with Bauer fined $500 and suspended 30 days for each positive.

Since Bauer could not be notified of the first positive before the second occurred, his suspensions will run concurrently on Dec. 5, 2021 through Jan. 3, 2022.

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