Tag: 2022 Kentucky Derby

NMRHF Hosts Feb. 4 Fundraiser

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York will play host to a special “Countdown to the Triple Crown” fundraising event on Saturday, Feb. 4. Taking place exactly three months prior to the 2023 Kentucky Derby, it will feature hundreds of silent auction items and unique online auction pieces, plus experience packages, all to benefit the Museum.

Guests can attend the event in person from 5 p.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET or bid on special packages online. The early-bird event at the Museum will feature refreshments and entertainment by Rich Ortiz, as well as screenings of the 16-minute signature film “What It Takes: Journey to the Hall of Fame” at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cost to attend the event is $10 for Museum members and $25 for non-members.

Click here, to purchase tickets or call (518) 584-0400.

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Ethereal Road Out, Rich Strike In

The feel-good story of Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas adding another GI Kentucky Derby win to his repertoire this year is not to be, as his GII Rebel S. runner-up Ethereal Road (Quality Road) has been scratched from Saturday's race, as first reported by Daily Racing Form's Marty McGee. The defection of Ethereal Road at scratch time for the Derby permitted also-eligible Rich Strike (Keen Ice), most recently third in the GIII Jeff Ruby Steaks S. at Turfway, into the field. Bred in Kentucky by Calumet Farm, Rich Strike is owned by Richard Dawson's RED TR-Racing, LLC and is trained by Eric Reed. Sonny Leon has been tabbed to ride.

GI Breeders' Futurity winner Rattle N Roll (Connect) was behind Rich Strike on the also-eligible list and was also scratched.

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Derby Future Wager Pool Two: Smile Happy Favored Among Individual Horses

With the Kentucky Derby still 15 weeks away, the pari-mutuel field of “All Other 3-Year-Olds” closed as the 9-5 favorite in Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) and Smile Happy was the 8-1 second choice.

The pari-mutuel field for the first pool of the New Year has closed as the bettors' choice every year since the future wager was inaugurated in 1999.

Smile Happy, owned by Michael J. Mackin's Lucky Seven Stable and trained by Kenny McPeek, was the 3 ¼-length winner of the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) at Churchill Downs in November.

Other horses who attracted interest from bettors: McPeek's Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (G1) runner-up Tiz the Bomb (10-1); Champagne (G1) winner Jack Christopher (14-1); first-level allowance winner Chasing Time (17-1); and debut maiden winner Emmanuel (17-1).

Horses in order of the public's betting choice (with trainer, Pool 2 odds and $2 Win Will Pays): #24 “All Other 3-Year-Olds” (9-5, $5.80); #18 Smile Happy (McPeek, 8-1, $18); #19 Tiz the Bomb (McPeek, 10-1, $22.80); #10 Jack Christopher (Chad Brown, 14-1, $30); #1 Chasing Time (Steve Asmussen, 17-1, $36.40); #6 Emmanuel (Todd Pletcher, 17-1, $37.60); #15 Rattle N Roll (McPeek, 20-1, $42.60); #17 Slow Down Andy (Doug O'Neill, 20-1, $43); #13 Mo Donegal (Pletcher, 23-1, $48.20); #7 Epicenter (Asmussen, 24-1, $51.20); #14 Pappacap (Mark Casse, 24-1, $51.20); #23 Zandon (Brown, 25-1, $52); #8 Giant Game (Dale Romans, 28-1, $59); #5 Dash Attack (McPeek, 34-1, $70.80); #9 High Oak (Bill Mott, 38-1, $78.80); #4 Courvoisier (Kelly Breen, 39-1, $81.60); #11 Major General (Pletcher, 41-1, $84.40); #3 Commandperformance (Pletcher, 41-1, $85); #16 Simplification (Antonio Sano, 43-1, $89.60); #21 Varatti (Pletcher, 47-1, $97.40); #2 Classic Causeway (Brian Lynch, 51-1, $105.60); #20 Trafalgar (Al Stall Jr., 77-1, $156.60); #12 Make It Big (Saffie Joseph Jr., 85-1, $172.80); and #22 White Abarrio (Joseph, 171-1, $344.20).

Total handle for the Jan. 21-23 KDFW pool – the second of five scheduled wagering pools in advance of the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) on Saturday, May 7 – was $361,209 ($273,712 in the Win pool and $87,497 in Exactas), up 12.2% from last year's $322,035 ($240,768 in the Win pool and $81,267 in Exactas).

The other Future Wager dates are set Feb. 11-13 (Pool 3), March 11-13 (Pool 4) and March 31-April 2 (Pool 5). The lone Kentucky Oaks Future Wager will coincide with Kentucky Derby Future Wager Pool 4 on March 11-13.

Visit www.KentuckyDerby.com/FutureWager for more information.

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New York Times: Baffert Attorneys Drafting Lawsuit Against Churchill Over Derby Entry

According to a Jan. 10 report from the New York Times, embattled trainer Bob Baffert has legal counsel drafting a civil complaint seeking a preliminary injunction that would allow horses in his barn to run for roses in May.

As it stands, Churchill Downs announced last spring that Baffert-trained horses would not be permitted to earn qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, and that they would not be permitted to run in the race in 2022 or 2023. The announcement followed a press conference held by Baffert in which he revealed that Medina Spirit, who had crossed the wire first, had tested positive for the corticosteroid betamethasone. Baffert subsequently appeared on a number of mainstream news outlets first claiming he did not know how the substance could have gotten into the colt's body, and later saying that it came from the administration of a topical cream. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission stewards have yet to issue a ruling in the case, although Baffert's team completed additional testing of remaining biological samples from the horse some weeks ago.

Baffert is reportedly seeking millions in damages in addition to the preliminary injunction in the civil case, which has not yet been filed.

Bill Carstanjen, CEO of Churchill, called the prospect of a civil case “completely meritless,” pointing out that Baffert signed an agreement ahead of entering last year's race that he would follow the private company's rules regarding medication and participant conduct.

Churchill's publicity department later underlined the track's stance on the situation with the following tweet:

 

Read more at the New York Times

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