Fourth as the favorite in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby, Frank Fletcher's Rocket Can may yet prove himself worthy of a start in the Run for the Roses. The 3-year-old son of Into Mischief remains under consideration for the Kentucky Derby, trainer Bill Mott told the Daily Racing Form on Tuesday.
Rocket Can will ship to Churchill Downs with the rest of Mott's string late Tuesday night, but the trainer emphasized that shipping to Louisville doesn't mean a decision has been made about the Derby.
“We're not ruling anything out,” Mott told DRF. “We'll see how he comes back and how he does and we'll go from there. We have a stable there, anyways, so he's going to train there this month. If he continues to do real well and we're excited about the way he's training, we'll point him in the direction of the Kentucky Derby.”
With 60 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby leaderboard, currently ranking seventh, Mott believes Rocket Can “probably” has enough points to make the main body of the field.
Prior to the Arkansas Derby, Rocket Can won the G3 Holy Bull Stakes and finished second to champion Forte in the G2 Fountain of Youth. Rocket Can was bred in Kentucky by Woodford Thoroughbreds out of the placed Tapit mare Tension, herself out of the multiple Grade 1-winning Tiznow mare Tough Tiz's Sis.
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