![]() Q: My son, a huge horse racing fan, had never heard of George Woolf until he read in your paper about Javier Castellano winning the award this year. Check out our horse racing cards today for the must-know information on every race scheduled in the UK and Ireland. We’ll know more after the final Derby preps during the next month, but as of now, I am very bullish on Forte. I think Practical Move, who won the Los Alamitos Futurity and San Felipe Stakes in performances that produced good final times for the mile and sixteenth, is a top 3-year-old, but I’m not sure he can beat Forte. Forte has done nothing wrong so far, winning five of six and passing the eye test when it comes to impressive performances. In my latest Kentucky Derby Super Six, I had Arabian Knight and Forte atop the list and Practical Move a level below the top two. Q: Now that Arabian Knight has been withdrawn from Derby consideration, is Forte an overwhelming favorite?Ī: He is in my book. There’s an old axiom in horse racing: If you’re good to the horse, the horse will be good to you. He’s also missed training time because of all the rain that’s hit the Southland. Arabian Knight has raced only twice and has zero Derby qualifying points. Select Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays at 5 PM and. They’re looking at races like the Haskell, Travers and Breeders’ Cup Classic. Canterbury Park is home to the best horse racing in Minnesota. ![]() We know he’s a superior talent and our plan is to point him toward a summer and fall campaign.” So no Kentucky Derby or Preakness. The colt’s owner, Amr Zedan, posted a Twitter message late Saturday saying trainer Tim Yakteen was not happy with Arabian Knight’s last work and he’ll receive “more time to develop.” Zedan added: “We feel it’s in Arabian Knight’s best interest not to rush. Q: Has Arabian Knight developed some sort of injury they are not telling us about or are his connections truly just taking their time with him?Ī: I believe it’s the latter. It’s hard to think this way, but she might even be better this year.” “We all know what happens with Curlins between 3 and 4. “We gave her time off and she’s grown up and developed,” owner Mike Repole told the Thoroughbred Daily News recently. She’s on track to make her 4-year-old debut in the Grade I La Troienne on April 5. The daughter of Curlin won the Ashland, Coaching Club American Oaks, Alabama and Beldame last year and finished fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff. Q: What’s the latest on Nest, last year’s 3-year-old champion filly who I don’t think has raced yet this year? Is she still active or been retired?Ī: Nest, trained by Todd Pletcher, enjoyed a banner 2022 and after a brief respite is being pointed toward a race at Churchill Downs next month. So without further adieu, let’s turn to The Answer Man and get these queries addressed: Time to clean out the ol’ mailbag, which today features questions about the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a talented filly still waiting to make her 4-year-old debut and why the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is so special to its recipients.
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