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Jackie’s Warrior All Heart In Pat Day Mile

Jackie's Warrior showed his appreciation for the cutback to one-turn with a gutsy score in the Pat Day Mile Saturday beneath the Twin Spires. Breaking sharply, the favorite took up his preferred position at the head of affairs, zipping through an opening quarter in :21.75 with a trio of rivals hot on his heels. Traveling comfortably as he registered a :43.68 half-mile, the chestnut turned for home in front out in the three path. Confronted by 'TDN Rising Star' Dream Shake in the lane, Jackie's Warrior refused to be denied and kept on finding to fend off that foe and return to the winner's circle. It was 4 1/2 lengths back to Whiskey Double in third.

“I'm proud of who Jackie's Warrior is, under these circumstances, only validates of the beliefs we had in him,” said winning conditioner Steve Asmussen. “It's quite obvious that he's a special horse and there are plenty of opportunities for him out there that will serve his assets best.”

“I was pretty confident that he was going to hang in down the stretch,” said Joel Rosario, who was also in the irons for the colt's three prior graded scores in New York. “He likes when a horse comes up to him and he really digs in. I was not worried about the fast early pace because he fights very hard down the stretch.”

A debut winner going five furlongs over this strip last June, Jackie's Warrior wired the GII Saratoga Special S. next out in August and repeated in that venue's GI Runhappy Hopeful S. a month later. Dominating the GI Champagne S. going a one-turn mile at Belmont Oct. 10, he could only manage fourth as the favorite when trying two turns for the first time in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile S. at Keeneland Nov. 6 and was third when given another try routing in Oaklawn's GIII Southwest S. Feb. 27, both of which were won by champion Essential Quality (Tapit).

Pedigree Notes:

Jackie's Warrior is one of three Grade I victors, five graded winners and 21 black-type scorers by Maclean's Music. His dam Unicorn Girl RNA'd for $110,000 at the 2018 Keeneland November Sale and came back to sell to Arthur Hoyeau for $850,000 at the 2020 renewal of that auction thanks to her son's accomplishments and the Into Mischief in her belly. She had a Candy Ride (Arg) filly in 2019 and an American Pharoah colt in 2020, who brought $600,000 from Coolmore's M. V. Magnier at KEENOV. Unicorn Girl has yet to produce that Into Mischief foal.

Saturday, Churchill Downs
PAT DAY MILE S. PRESENTED BY LG&E AND KU-GII, $500,000, Churchill Downs, 5-1, 3yo, 1m, 1:34.39, ft.
1–JACKIE'S WARRIOR, 122, c, 3, by Maclean's Music
1st Dam: Unicorn Girl, by A. P. Five Hundred
2nd Dam: Horah for Bailey, by Doneraile Court
3rd Dam: Horah for the Lady, by Rahy
($95,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP). O-J. Kirk and Judy Robison; B-J & J
Stables (KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen; J-Joel Rosario. $291,400.
Lifetime Record: MGISW, 7-5-0-1, $868,964. Werk Nick Rating: A+++
*Triple Plus* Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Dream Shake, 118, c, 3, Twirling Candy–Even Song, by Street
Cry (Ire). ($32,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP; $75,000 2yo '20 OBSAPR).
Rising Star O-Exline-Border Racing LLC, SAF Racing, Richard Hausman and
Stonestreet Stables LLC; B-Dunwoody Farm (KY); T-Peter
Eurton. $94,000.
3–Whiskey Double, 118, c, 3, Into Mischief–Lake Sebago, by
Munnings. ($875,000 Ylg '19 KEESEP). O-Winchell
Thoroughbreds LLC; B-Buck Pond Farm, Inc. & Richard M. Seale
(KY); T-Steven M. Asmussen. $47,000.
Margins: HD, 4HF, HD. Odds: 2.30, 3.80, 11.60.
Also Ran: Defunded, Sittin On Go, Dreamer's Disease, Starrininmydreams, Prevalence, Joe Frazier, Three Two Zone, Noble Reflection. Scratched: Ultimate Badger.
Click for the Equibase.com chart, the TJCIS.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. VIDEO, sponsored by TVG.

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Jackie’s Warrior Faces ‘Rising Star’ Challenge in Pat Day Mile

J. Kirk and Judy Robison's Jackie's Warrior (Maclean's Music) returns to one turn for the first time since winning the GI Champagne S. last October as the likely favorite in Saturday's GII Pat Day Mile beneath the Twin Spires.

A $95,000 Keeneland September purchase, Jackie's Warrior is perfect in four starts up to a mile, having stamped himself as the leader of his generation with powerful front-running victories in the GII Saratoga Special S. and GI Hopeful S. ahead of a 5 1/2-length tally in the Champagne that made him the one to beat in the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile. In close attendance to a very demanding pace on Breeders' Cup Friday, the scopey bay colt poked a head in front between calls in the final stages, but weakened last to finish fourth, beaten just over three lengths behind champion Essential Quality (Tapit), in an effort better than it looks on paper. Connections understandably gave him one more chance to board the Triple Crown train in the GIII Southwest S. over a sloppy Oaklawn strip Feb. 27, but he tired after getting things very much his own way up front and checked in a distant eighth.

Godolphin's 'TDN Rising Star' Prevalence (Medaglia d'Oro) defeated next-out Keeneland maiden romper and Justify (Scat Daddy)'s 'Rising Star' half-brother Stage Raider (Pioneerof the Nile) by 8 1/2 lengths to graduate first time out over seven furlongs at Gulfstream Park Jan. 23. The homebred validated 1-10 favoritism in a one-mile allowance in Hallandale Mar. 11, but he wasn't quite ready for prime time when sixth, beaten five lengths, behind the Todd Pletcher-trained, Derby-bound duo of Bourbonic (Bernardini) and Dynamic One (Union Rags) in the GII Wood Memorial S. at Aqueduct Apr. 3. Prevalence worked a bullet three furlongs in :35 2/5 (1/5) over the Churchill main track Apr. 24.

Dream Shake (Twirling Candy) caused a bit of a dust-up in his career debut, winning by 4 3/4 lengths at 20-1 and earning a 96 Beyer Speed Figure in a 'Rising Star'-worthy performance. Third to fellow 'Rising Star' Life Is Good (Into Mischief) in the GII San Felipe S. and to Derby second choice Rock Your World (Candy Ride {Arg}) in the GI Santa Anita Derby, he, too, can benefit from this cutback in distance.

This race has been known to toss up the occasional long-priced winner and Sittin On Go (Brody's Cause) could be a live outsider. A debut graduate sprinting at Ellis Park last August, he defeated Derby entrants Midnight Bourbon (Tiznow) and Super Stock (Dialed In) to upset the GIII Iroquois S. over course and distance on the Derby undercard last September. Beaten nearly 50 lengths combined in his last three tries around two turns, the chestnut will try to make a run from out of it in a race that appears to be loaded with speed.

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Jackie’s Warrior Shortens Up, Faces Prevalence In Pat Day Mile

Kirk and Judy Robison's two-time Grade 1 winner Jackie's Warrior tops a field of a dozen 3-year-olds for Saturday's 97th running of the Pat Day Mile presented by LG&E and KU (G2) at Churchill Downs, on the undercard of the Kentucky Derby.

The main track test will go as Saturday's eighth race with a 2:48 p.m. post time.

Trained by Steve Asmussen, Jackie's Warrior won his first four starts, a streak that included daylight victories in the Saratoga Special (G2), Hopeful (G1) and Champagne (G1). Jackie's Warrior finished third behind Essential Quality over a sloppy track at Oaklawn Park in the Southwest (G3) in his lone start of 2021.

Joel Rosario has the mount and will exit post three.

Figuring to be one of the main challengers to Jackie's Warrior is Godolphin's homebred Prevalence.

Trained by Brendan Walsh, Prevalence started his career with two blowout victories before finishing sixth in the Wood Memorial (G2) in his most recent start. Tyler Gaffalione has the mount from post five.

The field for the Pat Day Mile, with riders and weights from the rail out, is:

Three Two Zone (Kendrick Carmouche, 118 pounds)
Ultimate Badger (Joe Talamo, 118)
Jackie's Warrior (Rosario, 122)
Defunded (Irad Ortiz Jr., 118)
Prevalence (Gaffalione, 118)
Starrininmydreams (Luis Saez, 118)
Whiskey Double (Ricardo Santana Jr., 118)
Dream Shake (Flavien Prat, 118)
Sittin On Go (Corey Lanerie, 118)
Dreamer's Disease (David Cohen, 118)
Noble Reflection (John Velazquez, 118)
Joe Frazier (Florent Geroux, 118)

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Champion Essential Quality Returns With Victory Over Spielberg In Southwest

Making his first start since winning the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Keeneland last Nov. 6, Godolphin homebred Essential Quality – the reigning 2-year-old champion of 2020 – remained undefeated in four starts with an off the pace win for trainer Brad Cox in Saturday's Grade 3, $750,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark.

The Tapit colt out of Delightful Quality, by Elusive Quality, covered 1 1/16 miles on a sloppy track under Luis Saez in 1:45.48 and paid $3.80 for the win as the 4-5 favorite, winning by 4 1/4 lengths.

Spielberg, a late entry to the Southwest from Bob Baffert's West Coast stable, finished second, with pacesetter Jackie's Warrior another 4 1/4 lengths back in third and Woodhouse fourth in the field of seven 3-year-olds.

The Southwest, postponed from its original date because of the winter storm that hit Arkansas, was a qualifying race for the Kentucky Derby offering 10-4-2-1 to the top four finishers.

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Jackie's Spirit, also making his first start since the Breeders' Cup Juvenile – in which he finished fourth, his first career loss in five career outings – went to the lead under Joel Rosario. The Maclean's Music colt, who won the G1 Hopeful and G1 Champagne as a 2-year-old, went the opening quarter in :23.52, a half-mile in :48.11 and six furlongs in 1:13.59.

Essential Quality, fifth early, moved into contention approaching the far turn, went three wide at the three-eighths pole and took command into the stretch. He clocked a mile time of 1:39.05 and drew off for the win.

Spielberg, after getting away slowly rallied from last to get second for the third time in eight starts to go with a maiden win and victory in the G2 Los Alamitos Futurity.

Winning trainer Brad Cox, Essential Quality: “Luis put him in a good position. I was little nervous when I saw the :48, but look our horse ranged up at the half mile pole in a nice comfortable way. He showed up and ran his race. It was somewhat of a relief to get this race over with. The delay of the race, the track condition, just a lot of obstacles to overcome. Good horses do overcome, but it doesn't mean the trainer doesn't worry. We just want to wrap him in bubble wrap and get to the next race.”

Winning jockey Luis Saez, Essential Quality: “I'm so excited. I was very happy to be riding this horse. We were waiting a long time. What a talented horse. We knew the speed was to our outside. The plan was to try to follow him (Jackie's Warrior) the whole way. Everything came together. He broke pretty well and at the 5/8^th pole he took the bridle and was really pulling me, but I was waiting, just trying to wait with him. We came to the stretch just so easy. He switched leads and just took off. What a nice horse. He finished very strong and I still had a lot of horse.”

Trainer Bob Baffert, second with Spielberg: “After the start, Martin didn't panic. He stayed back there and rode his race. He was just moving a little (in the gate). But, you have to give credit to the winner. He's a good horse. I'm proud of the way (Spielberg) ran. He showed up. I'm very happy. Other than the gate, everything went well. He shipped well and he ran well.”

Jockey Martin Garcia, second on Spielberg: “He missed the break. I put him in the race and on the outside, I just followed the winner every step. When I asked him, he went, but the winner was already being asked. I think my horse will be better at 1 1/8 miles.”

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