March, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Sunday Insights: Latest ‘Monomoy’ Sibling Debuts In New Orleans

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7th-FG, $50K, Msw, 3yo, 1 1/16mT, 5:15 p.m.

The latest foal out of Drumette, TAPTHEDRUM (Tapit) is a Bridlewood Farm homebred racing out of the Brad Cox barn. Bridlewood paid $1.85m for Drumette, the half-sister to GSW Drum Major and dam of dual champion Monomoy Girl (Tapizar) and GSW Mr. Monomoy (Palace Malice) out of the 2018 Fasig-Tipton Fall Mixed Sale. The grey colt has put in consistent works over the Fair Grounds surface and picks up Florent Geroux for his career debut.

One gate to his outside, Gettleman (Hard Spun) gets things rolling in the Godolphin blue for trainer Brendan Walsh. His third dam, MGISW Golden Ballet, produced GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner Drosselmeyer (Distorted Humor). Reylu Gutierrez gets the call. TJCIS PPS

1st-GP, $84K, Msw, 3yo, f, 1 1/8mT, 12:40 p.m.

Another pair of homebreds takes to the grass in south Florida led by TAWARET (Pioneerof the Nile), a bay filly out of $1.3m China Horse Club purchase Tapas (Tapit). That mare is a half-sister to MGSW & GISP Justwhistledixie (Dixie Union), herself the producer of GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile victor New Year's Day (Street Cry {Ire}), MGSW Mohaymen (Tapit), GSW & GISP Enforceable (Tapit), and GSW Kingly (Tapit).

Strategerized (Justify), breaking to the inside, debuts for Anderson Farms Ontario Inc. and Narola LLC. The Ontario bred is out of a half-sister to GI Beholder Mile heroine Secret Spice (Discreet Cat) while under the third dam is Loving Vindication (Vindication), the dam of Canadian horse of the year Wonder Gadot (Medaglia d'Oro) and GISW Hard Not to Love (Hard Spun). TJCIS PPS

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Nimitz Class Draws Off In Harrison E. Johnson For Third Successive Stakes Win At Laurel

Bred in Pennsylvania and based at Parx, Thomas Coulter's Nimitz Class has made Maryland his home away from home, rolling to a third consecutive stakes victory at Laurel Park with a popular 6¼-length triumph in Saturday's $100,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial.

The 35th running of the one-mile Harrison Johnson for 4-year-olds and up was one of five stakes worth $450,000 in purses on Saturday's card.

Ridden by Jevian Toledo for trainer Bruce Kravets, Nimitz Class ($3.20) completed the one-turn mile in 1:36.43 over a fast main track for his third straight win following the Feb. 18 John B. Campbell and Dec. 30 Robert T. Manfuso, both going about 1 1/16 miles.

“I just think this horse wants to run a mile, whether it's a flat mile or even further,” Kravets said. “I think he'll run up to a mile and a quarter.”

Stakes winner Hello Hot Rod outran Nimitz Class to the lead and held it after going a quarter mile in :24.21, with the 3-5 favorite stalking just to his outside. The half went in :47.26 as Nimitz Class eased past Hello Hot Rod without urging and straightened for home in command, opening up on his own through the lane.

Kelso (G2) winner Double Crown, sent off at 35-1, nosed fellow multiple stakes winner Ournationonparade for second. It was five lengths back to American Patrol in fourth, followed by Rough Sea, American d'Oro and Hello Hot Rod. Treasure Trove was scratched.

Nimitz Class now has three wins from four career races at Laurel, also finishing second in the seven-furlong Concern last summer. Overall, the 4-year-old Munnings colt out of the Flatter mare Five Diamonds, bred by Arrowwood Farm, has won eight of 14 lifetime starts.

“I think this horse will run just about anywhere that we take him. He loves it down here in Maryland,” Kravets said. “We like the tack surface, the track, everything about it.”

The Harrison E. Johnson honors the Bowie-based trainer who died at age 45 in the crash of a plane he was piloting from Saratoga to Virginia. A native of Adelphi, Md., his best horse was 1973 Hopeful (G1) winner Gusty O'Shay, named that year's Maryland-bred 2-year-old champion.

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McPeek Eyes Arkansas Derby With Recent Oaklawn Winners Mendelssohns March, Interlock Empire

Add a pair of recent Oaklawn winners for trainer Kenny McPeek to the list of early probables for the $1.25-million Arkansas Derby (G1) April 1.

McPeek said unbeaten Mendelssohns March and Interlock Empire will both “probably” run next in the 1 1/8-mile Arkansas Derby, which is Oaklawn's fourth and final Kentucky Derby points race.

Mendelssohns March (2 for 2) overcame traffic to clear his first allowance condition at 1 1/16 miles in his March 9 local and dirt debut. Interlock Empire, at odds of 17-1, broke his maiden by five lengths at one mile March 11 at Oaklawn.

“Mendelssohns March has been ultra-impressive in the morning and in the afternoon,” McPeek said. “Interlock Empire's race the other day was a pleasant step forward for him. He was shot out of a cannon the last part there, and I like that (jockey) David Cabrera was able to get him to relax and finish like he did. It's a little ambitious, but it seems to me the Arkansas Derby's pretty well wide open at this point. You only get so many shots. I think there's 1.25 million reasons to try.”

The Arkansas Derby will offer 200 points to the top five finishers (100-40-30-20-10, respectively) toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Derby.

Post positions for the Arkansas Derby will be drawn March 27.

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‘A Beautiful Drill’: Practical Move Works Half Mile Toward Possible Santa Anita Derby Start; Reincarnate Works Handy Six Furlongs For Possible Oaklawn Return

Practical Move returned to the work tab Saturday at Santa Anita following his win in the San Felipe (G2) on March 4. Also drilling for trainer Tim Yakteen was Sham (G3) winner Reincarnate, who most recently was third in the Rebel Stakes (G2) on Feb. 25 at Oaklawn Park.

Practical Move worked a solo half-mile in :47.60, which Yakteen called “a beautiful drill.

“He came out of the San Felipe in great shape and it's all systems go,” he added.

Reincarnate, who returned to the tab nine days ago, worked six furlongs in company in 1:12.40.

Yakteen said Reincarnate was probably headed back to Oaklawn for the Arkansas Derby (G1) on April 1 where he would likely need a top-two finish to qualify for this year's Kentucky Derby (G1). Practical Move has already banked 60 points for the Kentucky Derby, which ranks second on the leaderboard and likely enough to qualify for the 1¼-mile classic at Churchill Downs.

“Nothing is etched in stone yet, but right now we're looking at Oaklawn for Reincarnate and the Santa Anita Derby (on April 8) for Practical Move,” Yakteen said.

Yakteen said his third Kentucky Derby prospect, National Treasure, was likely to work either Sunday or Monday. Yet another rainstorm is scheduled to hit Santa Anita early in the week.

“We're just playing the weather, but you'll see him on the tab in the next couple of days,” Yakteen said.

National Treasure was the morning-line favorite in the San Felipe but had to be scratched because of a bruised hoof. He returned to the tab this past Tuesday with a six-furlong work in 1:11.80.

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