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$100,000 Claim Necker Island Jumps Into Indiana Derby For New Trainer Chris Hartman

Owners Jackie Rojas, Wayne Scherr and Raymond Daniels put up $100,000 a month ago to claim the Hard Spun colt Necker Island out of an allowance/optional claiming race at Churchill Downs. On Wednesday they'll try to get a big piece, if not all, of their investment back right off the bat when they run their new acquisition in the Grade 3 $300,000 Indiana Derby at Indiana Grand Racing & Casino.

Trainer Chris Hartman said the owners didn't necessarily have the Indiana Derby in mind in claiming Necker Island, who had a trio of fifth places and a fourth in four stakes attempts before owner Sagamore Farm opted to put him in the Churchill race for the $100,000 claiming price instead of the allowance condition, for which he was eligible.

Necker Island finished fourth in the stakes-caliber field that day. Of course, that also made him last. Still, the entire field will run this week in Kentucky Derby qualifying races, including runner-up Shared Sense in the Indiana Derby.

“We didn't really have this race in mind, but we were looking at a few spots,” Hartman said of the claim. “This one looked like it was going to come up to our liking. The gentleman who owns him always wanted to claim a horse like that. I noticed the horse in the (entries), and he said, 'Let's do it.' … He had some previous races that were very competitive. He ran two good races in the fall and then sort of slipped off form a little. But he's been running in really tough races. He ran with some really nice horses, all on the Derby trail. That was part of the allure of going after him for $100,000.”

Hartman claims a lot of horses, but never before for six figures.

“I wasn't nervous a drop, but there was a 'shake' for the horse for $100,000,” he said, referencing the claiming game's version of drawing straws to determine who gets a horse when more than one person drops a claim slip before the race.

“He's doing well,” Hartman said. “He's cleaning up the feed tub and training well. So, we thought we'd take a chance. It appears on paper that he fits in the race.”

As far as the Sept. 5 Kentucky Derby, for which the Indiana Derby's winner will earn 20 qualifying points: “I leave that for others to dream,” he said. “I don't know. It would be a great story if it happened that way.”

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Will Take Charge Filly Fastest At Second OBS July Under Tack Session

Hip No. 245, a daughter of Will Take Charge consigned by Top Line Sales, LLC, Agent, worked a quarter in :20 4/5 to post the fastest work at the distance at the second session of the under tack show for Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's 2020 July Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training and Horses of Racing Age. The chestnut filly is out of stakes winner Tensas Harbor, by Private Vow, a half sister to stakes placed Harbor Pilot.

A pair of horses breezed quarters in :21 flat.

Hip No. 278, a bay colt by Bernardini consigned by Ends Well, Agent, is a half brother to graded stakes winner Trouble Kid out of Triumphantly, by Mr. Greeley, a half-sister to stakes placed Touch of Splendor.
Hip No. 300, Unshackled Love, a bay filly by Golden Ticket consigned by Coastal Equine LLC (Jesse Hoppel), Agent, is out of Unshackled Rouge, by Sir Shackleton, a half-sister to stakes winning OBS graduate Be Proud.

Five horses shared honors for the session's fastest eighth, clocked in :10 flat.

Hip No. 199, a gray or roan filly by Anchor Down consigned by Woodside Ranch, Agent, is out of Storied Tale, by Tale of the Cat, a daughter of graded stakes winner Caminadora.
Hip No. 201, a bay filly by Bayern consigned by Las Palmas Farm, is out of Storming Gypsy, by Midnight Lute, a daughter of graded stakes winner Irish Gypsy.
Hip No. 326, consigned by Q Bar J Thoroughbreds LLC, is a dark bay or brown filly by Dialed In out of Wet n' Reckless, by War Front, a half-sister to Grade 1-placed Moonlit Stroll.
Hip No. 331, a chestnut filly by Kantharos consigned by de Meric Sales, Agent, is out of stakes winner Wildcat Heiress, by Wildcat Heir, a half-sister to stakes winner Babaganush.
Hip No. 337, a bay filly by More Than Ready consigned by McKee Bloodstock LLC, Agent, is a half sister to graded stakes-placed OBS graduate Convict Pike out of Witchy One, by Smart Strike, a half-sister to graded stakes winner Ultra Brat.

Hip No. 355, a daughter of Air Force Blue consigned by All Dreams Equine, Agent, turned in the session's fastest three-eighths, clocked in :33 flat. The chestnut filly is out of Zeta (IRE), by New Approach, a half-sister to stakes placed Bedale out of graded stakes placed stakes winner Beta (GB).

The under tack show continues Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. with Hip No.'s 361 – 540 scheduled to breeze.

To view the full results from Tuesday's under-tack show, click here.

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Albigna Camp Mulling Options

Jessica Harrington has “various options” as the next target for Group 1-winning filly Albigna (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}). The 3-year-old holds entries for both the G3 Green Room Meld S. at Leopardstown on Saturday and the G1 Juddmonte Irish Oaks at The Curragh a week later, and could take up either engagement. After winning her first two juvenile starts, including a Group 2 success in the Airlie Stud S., the filly finished sixth behind subsequent dual Classic winner Love (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. before claiming a Group 1 victory in the Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp. A valiant run to finish fourth in the GI Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf followed, and she was made favourite for last month’s G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas as a result of those early exploits. The good to firm going hindered her chances in the fillies’ Classic, however, as the daughter of Zoffany could finish only sixth behind Aidan O’Brien’s Peaceful (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Ground considerations will be significant in deciding her next target.

“She’s in the Meld S. at Leopardstown and she’s also still in the Irish Oaks,” said Harrington. “So we’re yet to decide–there are various options for her. She doesn’t want good to firm ground. As long as the ground is nice, she’s ok–it was just a bit quick at The Curragh on Guineas day, that was all.”

Harrington also issued an update on Millisle (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}), who finished second in the G3 Coolmore Sioux Nation Lacken S. at Naas on Saturday. The filly was running for a second time since reverting to a distance of six furlongs, having previously suffered her heaviest defeat when finishing seventh in the G1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas. Despite regaining her form at her preferred trip, the 3-year-old will not take up her early entry in the July Cup and will instead be targeted at a contest closer to home.

“We’ll run over six or seven furlongs now,” added Harrington of the daughter of Green Castle (Ire) (Indian Ridge {Ire}). “We’ll probably look for races in Ireland next–the plan is for her to run her next race here.”

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Brisnet.com Triple Crown Throwdown: Indiana Derby

Ed DeRosa of Brisnet.com takes on TDN’s Steve Sherack and Brian DiDonato as they handicap Triple Crown prep races plus the big three races themselves. The three will make $100 Win/Place bets in the preps and $200 Win/Place bets in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont. Highest bankroll at the end wins.

DeRosa – Los Alamitos Derby Result – Uncle Chuck delivered as the heavy chalk. Bankroll: $3680.

GIII Indiana Derby – I had a real tough time separating Earner, Necker Island, and Shared Sense, but one thing is for sure: if those are the three I like, then this should be a playable race as I see both Major Fed and Winning Impression as vulnerable at their morning-line prices. Ultimately, I landed on Earner on top. He fell short going the nine-furlong Indiana Derby distance last out at Churchill Downs, finishing behind next-out Ohio Derby winner Dean Martini and next-out Blue Grass aspirant Man In the Can. His speed can be a weapon here over the aforementioned other contenders I like. Selection: #4 Earner (8-1).

Sherack – Los Alamitos Derby Result – Longshot Great Power set the pace and faded. Bankroll: $2605.

GIII Indiana Derby – The lightly raced Extraordinary still has some upside and enters off a better-than-it-looked fourth-place finish going this distance at Churchill Downs last month. He lost valuable early positioning that day, and made a flashy, wide move on the far turn from far back en route to a very solid effort. Runner-up Dean Martini returned to upset the GIII Ohio Derby. Have to like Luis Saez making the trip to ride as well. Let’s see if he can work out a better trip this time around. Selection: #2 Extraordinary (10-1).

DiDonato – Los Alamitos Derby Result – Required a back-up pick once again, and Thousand Words ran second, but there was no place betting in the race. . . ouch. Bankroll: $3755.

GIII Indiana Derby – Earner and Juggernaut look like they may set this one up for a closer, and Shared Sense is the one I want. He seemed to take a step forward when getting up in that Oaklawn allowance back in February, and while he hasn’t won in two subsequent efforts, he’s earned slightly faster figures–he could easily take another step forward here third off the bench. The turf try wasn’t bad at all, and he did well to be second behind the buzzed-about Art Collector last time in a four-horse Churchill optional claimer. The winner set a slow pace and had things his own way, and Shared Sense caught GI Arkansas Derby third Finnick the Fierce for second. Nine furlongs seems well within Shared Sense’s scope. The grandson of MGISW Composure is out of a full-sister to GSW/MGISP Penwith and half to MGISP Centring. This is a true dirt route pedigree, and he’s bred exactly like Maxfield (Street Sense over Bernardini). Selection: #5 Shared Sense (4-1).

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