Post-time favorite Big Brown blew the field away to capture Saturday’s $1 million Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. The time for the 1 1/8 mile race was 1:48.16.
Two years ago Barbaro followed his close win in the Florida Derby with an impressive victory in the Kentucky Derby.
Horse Win Place Show 12 Big Brown 5.00 3.80 3.20 2 Smooth Air 12.60 7.60 4 Tomcito 6.20
As all we expected, Curlin won the Dubai World Cup. The four-year-old Curlin, the world’s highest rated horse, was ridden by Robby Albarado and trained by Steve Asmussen.
These are the results of all the Dubai World Cup races.
1.40: 8 Diamond Stripes E Prado 3-1, 13 Elusive Warning K Mcevoy 5-2 Fav, 1 Don Renato W S Ramos 100-1, 14 ran, non runners : 7.
2.15: 9 Honour Devil J P Murtagh 15-8 Fav, 8 Royal Vintage K Shea 5-2, 1 Cocoa Beach T E Durcan 5-1, 10 ran, non runners : 5,10.
2.55: 10 Benny The Bull E Prado 7-4 Fav, 14 Idiot Proof D Flores 5-1, 13 Star Crowned M J Kinane 50-1, 15 ran Result Stands After a stewards inquiry, the placings remained.
3.55: 14 Jay Peg A Marcus 50-1, 11 Darjina C Soumillon 5-1, 7 Archipenko K Shea 16-1, 16 ran.
4.40: 3 Sun Classique K Shea 15-2, 12 Viva Pataca D Beadman 9-4 Fav, 15 Doctor Dino O Peslier 8-1, 16 ran.
5.30: 12 Curlin R Albarado 4-11 Fav, 9 Asiatic Boy J P Murtagh 10-1, 2 Well Armed A Gryder 66-1, 12 ran, non runners : 3.
Dubai World Cup is only 3 days away and for the first time in its 12 year history, tickets for the World Cup Festival at Nad Al Sheba are sold out in advance.
Here is the complete field for the 2008 Dubai World Cup - Dubai World Cup winning odds and post positions. Curlin, the Dubai World Cup favorite, has drawn post 12 and the 1 1/4 mile race at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse will have a record-equaling 13 starters.
PP Horses Jockeys Winning Odds 1. Sway Yed Olivier Peslier 80/1 2. Well Armed Aaron Gryder 40/1 3. Happy Boy Kerrin McEvoy 12/1 4. Kocab Stephane Pasquier 50/1 5. Great Hunter Garrett Gomez 50/1 6. Premium Tap Sebastian Madrid 14/1 7. Vermilion Yutaka Take 14/1 8. Jalil Frankie Dettori 10/1 9. Asiatic Boy John Murtagh 8/1 10. Lucky Find Kevin Shea 40/1 11. Glria De Campeo Christophe Lemaire 40/1 12. Curlin Robby Albarado 4/9 13. A.P. Arrow Ramon Dominguez 20/1
There were 2 Kentucky derby prep races last Sunday at Turfway Park - Rushaway Stakes and Lane’s End Stakes. Here are the payouts,winners, and videos of each race.
Rushaway Stakes
Big Glen, trained by Frank Brothers, ridden by Rene Douglas, defeated favored Miner’s Claim and won the $100,000 Rushaway Stakes.
Horse Win Place Show 7 Big Glen 8.40 4.20 2.80 4 Miner's Claim 3.60 2.60 8 Icabad Crane 2.80
Lane’s End Stakes
Adriano, an A.P. Indy colt trained by Graham Motion, ridden by Edgar Prado, raced to the biggest win of his career, winning the $500,000 Lane’s End Stakes.
Horse Win Place Show 5 Adriano 11.60 6.40 4.60 8 Halo Najib 5.40 4.00 12 Medjool 4.80
Anybody curious what Street Sense is doing today? After Street Sense, the 2007 Kentucky Derby winner, finished the 4th in 2007 Breeders’ Cup Classic at Monmouth Park, he retired to stud duty with earnings of $4,383,200. He stands at Darley’s Jonabell Farm near Lexington, Kentucky with a stud fee of $75,000 in 2008. Hard Spun, the second finisher in KY Derby last year is in the same farm with a stud fee for $50,000. Singspiel, the Dubai World Cup winner is also at the farm.
There were 3 Kentucky derby prep races last Sunday. Here are the payouts,winners, and videos of each race.
2008 San Felipe Stakes - Georgie Boy
Horse Win Place Show 4 Georgie Boy 4.80 3.20 2.60 1 Gayego 4.60 3.40 3 Bob Black Jack 3.00
Rebel Stakes 2008 - Sierra Sunset
Horse Win Place Show 2 Sierra Sunset 10.40 4.80 3.80 7 King's Silver Son 11.00 5.40 1 Isabull 8.00
Tampa Bay Derby 2008 - War Pass
Horse Win Place Show 6 Big Truck 16.40 5.80 25.20 7 Atoned 6.60 27.80 3 Dynamic Wayne 76.40
There will be one big race before Kentucky Derby. It is Dubai World Cup. Dubai World Cup is the riches horse race in the world with a purse of $6 million to the winner. This year, the Dubai World Cup meeting on March 29, 2008, comprises of seven races of varying purses, totalling a staggering $21.25 million.
Chief supporting races are the $5 million Dubai Duty Free and the $5 million Dubai Sheema Classic. Also on the card are the Dubai Golden Shaheen and UAE Derby, both worth $2 million, and the $1 million Godolphin Mile, while the evening kicks off with the Group 1 Dubai Kahayla Classic for Purebred Arabians.
Curlin, the 2007 Horse of the Year, is expected to take on a dozen contenders in this year. Curlin won a $175,000 Jaguar Trophy here in preparation for the Saturday, March 29 race.
The final field for the Dubai World Cup will be declared on Monday, March 24 with the post position draw taking place two days later.
View the odds on horse or bet on Dubai World Cup
There were 3 derby preps last weekend and here are the payouts and results.
Louisiana Derby
As expected, Pyro won Louisiana Derby easily. The victory not only reaffirmed Pyro’s status as a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby, it made trainer Steve Asmussen breathe easier knowing his 3-year-old colt won with plenty to spare. Pyro’s latest win simply reaffirmed his status as a top Kentucky Derby contender, but undefeated War Pass remains No. 1 in the latest Associated Press’ Run to the Roses’ Top 10 list. Pyro, who won the Risen Star with a last-to-first stretch run Feb. 9, stays No. 2 with all three of his losses coming last year against undefeated War Pass.
Horse Win Place Show 3 Pyro 3.60 2.80 2.20 2 My Pal Charlie 26.00 10.80 8 Yankee Bravo 5.20
El Camino Real Derby
Autism Awareness stormed onto the Derby scene with a stunning win in the El Camino Real Derby at Bay Meadows at odds of 62-1. The colt was 0-for-12 before breaking his maiden in the race before the El Camino Real.
Horse Win Place Show 6 Bwana Bull 4.00 2.40 2.20 7 Freesgood 4.00 3.80 1 Zoning In 6.60
Shame Stakes
Colonel John, ridden by Garrett Gomez, won by a half-length, with the previously unbeaten El Gato Malo finishing three lengths in front of third-place Victory Pete. Reflect Times was fourth, and Success Fee trailed in the field of five. Coast Guard and Trevor’s Clever were scratched.
Horse Win Place Show 6 Colonel John 5.00 2.40 2.10 1 El Gato Malo 2.20 2.10 5 Victory Pete 2.60
There are two more Derby prep races this weekends. The race details are below.
$150,000 El Camino Real Derby (G3, Race 8, 4:15 p.m.), 1 1/16 Miles, 3-Year-Olds
1. Nikki’sgoldensteed, Jon Court, 9-2
2. General Dan, Kyle Kaenel, 20-1
3. Autism Awareness, Luis Contreras, 30-1
4. Bamaha Breeze, Luis Martinez, 8-1
5. Tres Borrachos, Martin Garcia, 10-1
6. Pleasure Grounds, Chad Schvaneveldt, 6-1
7. Behindatthebar, Michael Baze, 7-2,
8. Coast Guard, Aaron Gryder, 5-2
9. Dreamed Day, Frank Alvarado, 30-1
10. Master Daniel, Russell Baze, 6-1
$250,000 Sham Stakes (G3, Race 9, 4:50 pm), 1 1/16 Miles, 3 Year Olds Stakes
1. Giant Moon, Dominguez R A, 7-2
2. Laysh Laysh Laysh, Pino M G, 15-1
3. Roman Emperor, Rose J, 6-1
4. Saratoga Russell, Coa E M, 4-1
5. Southern Terminus, Elliott S, 8-1
6. Holidaze, Luzzi M J, 15-1
7. Texas Wildcatter, Arroyo N Jr, 12-1
8. Larrys Revenge, Bravo J, 15-1
9. Ling Ling Qi, Maragh R, 12-1
10. Visionaire, Lezcano J,3-1
The Louisiana Derby is run at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana this Saturday. Raced at 1⅛ miles until 1988, two winners of the Louisiana Derby have gone on to win the Kentucky Derby: Black Gold in 1924, and Grindstone in 1996. The 1988 winner, Risen Star went on to win the Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
Pyro, winner of the Risen Star Stakes here nearly a month ago, was installed Monday as the early favorite in a nine-horse field for the Louisiana Derby.
In the 95th running of the Louisiana Derby, a $600,000 Grade 2 stakes race for 3-year-olds, the field, in order of post position, is:
1. Stevil (Calvin Borel, 15-1)
2. My Pal Charlie (Julien Leparoux, 20-1)
3. Pyro (Shaun Bridgmohan, 7-5)
4. J Be K (Kent Desormeaux, 12-1)
5. Unbridled Vicar (Corey Lanerie, 20-1)
6. Tale of Ekati (Edgar Prado, 7-2)
7. Blackberry Road (Robby Albarado, 10-1)
8. Yankee Bravo (Alex Solis, 4-1)
9. Majestic Warrior (Garrett Gomez, 9-2)
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