March, 2023 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Live On FanDuel TV: Full Field Of Challengers Awaits Champion Forte In Florida Derby

Eclipse Award winner Forte will try to cement his status as the Kentucky Derby favorite as he faces eleven rivals in Saturday's $1 million Curlin Florida Derby (G1). FanDuel TV will be live from Gulfstream Park with expanded coverage of the fourteen-race card which highlights a star-studded Saturday that also includes the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby from Oaklawn Park.

FanDuel TV's Britney Eurton, Caton Bredar, Larry Collmus, Andie Biancone and Simon Bray will be live from Gulfstream Park with exclusive interviews, in-depth analysis and expert selections throughout the stakes-laden card. The on-site coverage will also include the utilization of the popular Jockey Cam which allows viewers to watch each race through the eyes of some of the best jockeys in the world along with a drone camera allowing fans to watch the race unfold from a birds' eye perspective.

The Curlin Florida Derby (G1) has drawn a field of twelve Triple Crown hopefuls and there are 100-40-30-20-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points on the line for the top five finishers. Forte, winner of the FanDuel Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1), has been installed as the morning line favorite at odds of 4-5 for trainer Todd Pletcher and will be ridden by Irad Ortiz, Jr. His rivals include the lightly raced Mage, fourth behind Forte in the Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) after a winning debut performance in January. Luis Saez will be aboard the son of Good Magic for trainer Gustavo Delgado.

The road to the Kentucky Derby will continue through Arkansas and FanDuel TV will be on-site with Matt Bernier, Scott Hazelton, Mike Joyce, Matt Carothers and Joaquin Jaime providing insights, analysis and interviews throughout the thirteen-race card. The coverage will also give fans a behind-the-scenes perspective through the popular Jockey Cam and drone camera technology.

There will be 100-40-30-20-10 Kentucky Derby qualifying points up for grabs for the top five finishers in the $1.25 million Arkansas Derby and the top tier prep race has attracted a field of eleven sophomores. Trainer Brad Cox will saddle Risen Star (G2) winner Angel of Empire with Florent Geroux set to ride the son of Good Magic. He will square off against the runner-up and third-place finishers from the Rebel Stakes (G2), Red Route One for trainer Steve Asmussen and Reincarnate for Tim Yakteen.

In addition to racing from Gulfstream Park and Oaklawn, FanDuel TV will also be featuring Santa Anita, Aqueduct and more.

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MHBA, MTHA Host Tesio Talk

The Maryland Horse Breeders Association and the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association will host a Tesio Talk and continental breakfast in the International Room at Laurel Park on Federico Tesio S. day, Apr. 15.

The “Talking Tesio” event begins at 10:30 a.m. and will feature a continental breakfast followed by a panel discussion with industry leaders about Tesio's influence on the breed. Speakers include Country Life Farm's Josh Pons, J. William Boniface, the owner of Bonita Farm, and Ned Moore, owner of Corner Farm in Clark County, Virginia, bloodstock agent, and consultant for the National Sporting Library.

The Tesio, which has been held annually in Maryland since 1981, honors the great Italian breeder, owner and trainer best known for his breeding theories and his success with Nearco, who was the foundation of a sire line that includes Kentucky Derby winner and legendary stallion Northern Dancer, who stood in Maryland for many years at Windfields Farm, and Bold Ruler, sire of the great Secretariat. He also bred Ribot, a two-time winner of the prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Tickets to the talk are free with registration before Apr. 13. For more information, call (410) 252-2100 or email bremsberg@marylandthoroughbred.com.

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Mandatory Trial Run For Lezoo Prior To Guineas Bid

Group 1 winner Lezoo (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), the Cartier Champion 2-Year-Old Filly, will only run in the May 7 G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas if she runs in a trial race first, owner Marc Chan's racing manager Jamie McCalmont revealed on Thursday.

He said, “If she's ready to run in a trial, then she could run in a trial, but we wouldn't run in the Guineas without a run.

“Her form is solid–she never ran a bad race last year and was unlucky not to be unbeaten. But we wouldn't go and run her straight away in the Guineas without a trial and we are under three weeks away now from those races. We'll have to see, there's nothing wrong with her, but we'll see.”

The G3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn S. at Newmarket on Apr. 19, as well as the G3 Dubai Duty Free S. at Newbury three days later are both under consideration for the four-from-five runner. Unbeaten in her first two starts, including a listed race at Newmarket over six furlongs, the Ralph Beckett trainee was a good second to 'TDN Rising Star' Mawj (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus}) in the G2 Duchess Of Cambridge S. in July. The bay won her final two starts of the year–the G3 Princess Margaret Keeneland S. later that month and the G1 Cheveley Park S. to sign off her juvenile season in September.

“Plans are fairly open with her at this stage. If she wasn't ready in time for one of those races, I would be very surprised if we went in the Guineas–we would probably just stay sprinting then, but we will see,” McCalmont said.

“When you have a horse that gives you everything, you don't really want to make her do something she's not bred or built to do. The Guineas is an open enough race–the Dermot Weld filly [Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr})] I think was the really top filly last year. But Lezoo beat Meditate (Ire) (No Nay Never) last time and she came back and won at the Breeders' Cup with ease, so the form is solid.”

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Cory Moelis Joins TERF Board

Cory Moelis has joined the board of trustees of the Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation. Moelis is the grandson of the group's late founder, Herb Moelis.

“Cory is an outstanding addition to the board and we look forward to working alongside him to further the goals of TERF,” said Dr. James Orsini, DVM, co-chair of TERF.

Orsini's co-chair, Dr. Kathleen Anderson, DVM, added, “We are pleased to welcome Cory to the TERF Board of Trustees. Cory continues in the footsteps of his grandparents, Herb and Ellen, TERF's founders. The trustees are confident Cory will be a key part of the board in their work to further the mission of TERF.”

Moelis, who is general partner at Ground Up Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on early-stage investing, currently races horses based in Kentucky and New York, where he now resides.

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