The following horses have earned Kentucky Derby points. The Preakness will be Early Voting's first start away from Aqueduct Racetrack, where he broke his maiden, won the Withers (G3), and finished second by a neck in the Wood Memorial Stakes Presented by Resorts World Casino (G2). Given the poor performance of Simplification in Arkansas this weekend, this one is probably a fade. Equibase Company is the Official Supplier of Racing Information and Statistics to America's Best Racing, Breeders' Cup, Daily Racing Form, NTRA, The Jockey Club, TRA, TVG and XpressBet. "It's a horse race, and anybody can win. In the race he ran almost the same trip as the winner except he was inside the whole time. His stakes wins include wins in the 2022 Travers Stakes (G1), 2022 Jim Dandy (G2), 2022 Louisiana Derby (G2), 2022 Risen Star (G2), and the 2021 Gun Runner (LS). "I've had the disappointment and survived it. This one could easily be the favorite especially when you consider he has thousands of casual owners via MyRaceHorse. I do love being a part of it and enjoy and appreciate every opportunity. Saturday, January 22, 2022 Post Time 7:20 PM E.T. Trafalgar is an up-and-coming horse who has won two in a row including a race at the distance of the Lecomte at Fair Grounds. Photo: Heather JacksonEcho Zulu May 1 at Churchill Downs. Long shot Pioneer of Medina (33-1) finished a head behind in the show photo and settled for fourth. Some will point to an injury that was reported after the last race as the reason this one didnt have its best, but maybe the answer is that hes just not a grade 1 dirt router. New York Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund. "[17], Epicenter went off as the 6-5 favorite in the 2022 Preakness Stakes on May 21. Since the race was worth 50-20-10-5 points to the top four finishers, Epicenter probably is qualified for the Kentucky Derby, a goal that owner Ron Winchell had in mind from the day he paid $260,000 to buy the Not This Time colt as a yearling. The son of Not This Time seemed home free in the Derby in deep stretch, only to have the late-running Rich Strike shoot past him on the rail to win by three-quarters of a length at odds of 80-1. With Rosario riding him for the third time, he set honest fractions of 23.79, 47.97, 1:12.25 and 1:36.58 on the way to a winning time of 1:49.03 for the 1 1/8 miles of the fast main track. If there was any question about Epicenter, it was whether he would go too fast. If you like California speed, this might be your play. He pressed the early pace while racing two-wide, then moved to the lead at the top of the stretch and won handily by 6+12 lengths. He went to the early lead, setting fast opening fractions of 22.37 seconds for the first quarter-mile and 45.72 for the half. Purse: $200,000. Epicenter (6-5) POST NUMBER: No. But when you start running a 108, you can compete with anybody. The list does not take into account whether or not the horses have been declared off the Derby trail. Using TVG projections and Horse Racing Nation (HRN) as a guide, here are the horse profiles for the second leg of Americas Triple Crown. The Grade 2, $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes , t Hallandale Beach, Fla. Trainers always are searchi Before handicapping the Grade 2, $400,000 San Feli History (1875-2022 Derby Results & Videos), Breeders' Cup Super Screener - Expert Picks. And bam. Proprietary to and 2023 Equibase Company LLC. Zandon, a debut winner who lost by a nose Dec. 4 in the Remsen (G2) at Aqueduct, blew the start going straight up at the break Saturday. All Rights Reserved. ", Photo: Anika MiskarEarly Voting gallops at Pimlico. His best Beyer speed figure is tops in the field at 102,. He found it with about 330 yards to go and was making up ground at the end, but it was too late to catch Epicenter. Nevertheless this horse had a really weird trip and still won convincingly at Oaklawn Park. Without a ton of early pressure expected on the projected pace-setter Early Voting, Epicenter has the pace advantage and also benefits from the cutback in distance from the Derby. This is because after stalking in second and taking the lead to draw away in the stretch by 1 1/2 lengths, Trafalgar was challenged in the final yards but held his ground to emerge victorious by a head. Epicenter then began his move on the outside, taking the lead at the quarter-pole. In the Lecomte, Epicenter established an easy lead on fairly brisk fractions but Call Me Midnight rallied from eighth of nine early and 12 lengths back, to get up by a head on the wire, earning a . He's come here a bunch of other times. He now enjoys sharing his passion with his wife and two young daughters who love going out to the track each and every summer. "He's in good shape.". 2022 PREAKNESS STAKES BETTING PROFILES TOP CONTENDERS. 2009-2019 numberFire, Inc. Certain headlines thanks to Rotoworld. Also, horses that exited the Kentucky Derby that finished in the top half of the field own a sizable advantage coming into the Preakness, according to HRN. You can't stand here and compare him to Curlin and Gun Runner yet because how they finished their career made them who they were.". Given that these horses are currently outside the top 2o they are unlikely to make the gate unless they score more points. Pappacap began his career last spring and summer in sensational fashion, breaking his maiden easily by almost three lengths then winning the Best Pal Stake by nearly five lengths. As has been the Midnight Lute colt's custom in recent starts, he lagged behind early Saturdayracing eighth of as Gun Runner Stakes winner Epicenter shot to the lead in the 1 1/16-mile race with. Epicenter held off Pappacap but was caught at the wire by Call Me Midnight, losing by a head. It makes it extremely special. Cox is the reigning Eclipse Award winning trainer and this one is the kind of horse that is progressing at the right time. Gun Runner and Curlin each finished third while Lookin At Lee nearly ended the drought for Derby horses breaking from post 1 when he finished second to Always Dreaming in 2017. He was comfortable doing it. Epicenter closed steadily, first on the inside and then to the outside as Early Voting shifted towards the rail. Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen had it happen Saturday at Fair Grounds. The potential is there; Asmussen said that at this point in Epicenter's career, he is faster than both Gun Runner and Curlin when they went into the Derby. When he was caught by Call Me Midnight at the wire last month in the Lecomte (G3), he went out in 23.40 and 47.01. He swung five-wide moving into the stretch and moved steadily to the lead to win by 1+12 lengths over Zandon, with Early Voting finishing in fourth. If this one gained some professionalism from the start, he may be the likeliest Derby winner we saw all weekend. He set fairly quick times as the pace setter in the UAE Derby and just didnt have the sustaining power to get the job done late. Crown Pride put him away in the last half furlong. With his regular exercise rider Marino Garcia up, Early Voting went out to the track at 8:30 a.m. In fact, an upset by Cyberknife could clinch the three-year-old championship. "He is taking a little siesta. ** Get a $150 deposit match from AmWager + Daily Rewards**, Epicenter, recovering from surgeries, arrives at Ashford Stud, Flightline and friends: See the 2022 Eclipse Award finalists, Flatter: At last, Eclipse Awards decisions have been made, Division Rankings: This Eclipse voter has made up his mind, Eclipse opinion: Epicenter has led Taiba every step of the way, Kentucky Derby prep: Gotham Stakes 2023 odds and analysis, Work tab: Cody's Wish drills for 1st time since Breeders' Cup win, Head to Head: Handicapping Fountain of Youth 2023, Romans wins weight battle, now looks to Fountain of Youth, Ky. Derby prep: 1 horse can beat Yakteen 5 in San Felipe, HRN Speed figures powered by Colts Neck data. And he's won the Derby's sister race, the Kentucky Oaks (G1), with Summerly in 2005 and Untapable in 2014. Trainer Kevin McKathan said Fenwick will train Thursday at 6:00 a.m. Epicenter, Early Voting Get Acquainted With Pimlico. "So I literally know what it feels like to think you're going to win the Derby, but it didn't happen.". He continued to draw away down the stretch to win by 5+14 lengths over Cyberknife, with Zandon in third and Rich Strike fourth. Of the horses out of the Rebel it is probably the one that I would like best. Trafalgar shows a similar pattern to Epicenter, except he hasnt run in a stakes race yet. He's not going to beat us.' That runner was awful at Oaklawn against the East Coast contingent. "Our opportunity this year with Epicenter? The Florida Derby was his third career race. He also finished second as the favorite in both the 2022 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Pappacap is notable not because of his two runner-up efforts last fall but because those efforts came against unbeaten and untested Corniche in the G1 American Pharoah Stakes and in the G1 Breeders Cup Juvenile. Brown's assistant Baldo Hernandez is overseeing the colt's activities until the trainerarrives Friday. This is one that you definitely want to win. Epicenter has been the most consistent and classy horse down the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Even if she had won the race there was a strong possibility she was going to the Oaks instead. The rest of the field appeared content to let Epicenter have the early lead. Making his second start off the layoff, second over the Fair Grounds surface and second at this distance, Trafalgar draws one position inside Epicenter in the gate, and if in the final yards these two colts are neck-and-neck, Trafalgar may have the mental talent to post the mild upset and win. I thought this horse would be written off due to the low speed figure earned in the last race. 2009-2023 numberFire, Inc. Certain headlines thanks to Rotoworld. [8], "To be able to win the inaugural running of the Gun Runner today is special for us," said Scott Blasi, Asmussen's assistant trainer. It will take something special for the son of Runhappy to turn the tables on Epicenter who he faced in his last race at Fair Grounds. There's one Derby a year. He will enter the Kentucky Derby with four wins from six starts and boasts purse earnings of $1,010,639. Like Justify, Curlin didn't race at 2 and entered the Derby undefeated with just three starts under his belt, including wins in the Rebel Stakes (G3) and Arkansas Derby (G2) at Oaklawn Park. All Rights Reserved. In the Preakness, trainer Doug O'Neill will put the blinkers back on Happy Jack. I was all in on this runner in the Arkansas Derby. Fern Circle Stables, Back Racing, and Magdalena Racing's allowance optional claiming winner Creative Minister was feeling good Wednesday in his first visit to the track. University of Louisville Equine Industry Program - Get a Career in Horse Racing! [4], Epicenter was sold at the 2020 Keeneland September Yearling Sale for $260,000 to Winchell Thoroughbreds, owned by Ron Winchell. Just nice and quiet. *All statistics on this page include results from all countries. He looked good out there. . Im hesitant to endorse this one. Epicenter has raced at Churchill Downs, Fair Grounds, Keeneland, Pimlico Race Course, Saratoga with wins at Churchill Downs, Fair Grounds, Saratoga. Moving forward this is what we wanted to see. Epicenter, perhaps his best chance to win his first Kentucky Derby, led from gate to wire in a dominant, 2 3/4-length triumph in the Grade 2, $400,000Risen Star Stakes. Winchell Thoroughbreds'Epicenter, the 6-5 morning-line favorite for the May 21Preakness Stakes (G1), jogged a mile around Pimlico Race Course early May 18, his first morning in town after vanning from Louisville. The Oaks field is so deep that 2021 NetJets Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) winner Echo Zulu enters with five wins in as many startsby more than 22 combined lengthsand yet she is the third-choice on the morning line at 4-1 behind Central Bank Ashland Stakes (G1) winner Nest (5-2) and undefeated Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) winner Kathleen O. Horse profile for Kentucky Derby contender Epicenter. He took two starts to break his maiden. Here is stable of my top 5 Derby contenders heading into the last month of prep races. 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He held second in the Louisiana Derby, 2 1/2 lengths behind victorious Epicenter after setting . I thought the trip might have settled him down a little bit," he added. Trafalgar took two months off and ran in an allowance race at Fair Grounds on Dec. 2, instead of a stakes race as Epicenter did. The only win to date is a maiden claiming victory. He was trained by Steven Asmussen and retired -> race for Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Westwind Farms. "We've come here eight times together. Those two figures offer this colt a double advantage over the other eight entrants, as the lower of the two is higher than the higher of the last two figures of any of the other horses. That's why his training and his works since have been faster and stronger.". Epicenter (left) prepares to head to the track at Pimlico Race Course Winchell Thoroughbreds' Epicenter , the 6-5 morning-line favorite for the May 21 Preakness Stakes (G1), jogged a mile around Pimlico Race Course early May 18, his first morning in town after vanning from Louisville. Armagnac, owned by SF Racing and partners, last ran May 8, winning an allowance optional claiming race at Santa Anita Park. Still in seventh place after three-quarters of a mile, he began to make up ground along the rail near the top of the stretch. Laurel Park 1993 . "It felt like the walk over for Curlin's Derby took three strides and the walk back felt like the Sahara Desert. Creative Minister Feeling Good "I also thought he took the Louisiana Derby extremely easilyin terms of how he came back from the test barn and went into the barn. With Curlin, I just never dreamed he could get beat. I thought that would settle him down a bit. ', "It's typical of him. Just trying to get settled in and get our schooling done and run Saturday.". The top 20 will be offered spots in the gate with the next group being named as also eligibles. This one is actually kind of interesting. Trainer: Michael Merryman The Risen Star was the most legitimate field he faced and he was a far cry from winning that race finishing 6th. Some horses may pass on the Derby which could then draw in horses from further down the list. Rosecroft Raceway It just is what it is. Gulfstream Park Horse: Gens: Highlight: X-Factor: Chef List: Reports: Maintenance: Subscriptions: Help: Message Board: Horse: epicenter : EPICENTER (CHI) G, 2007 {5-j} DP = 6-5-7-0-2 (20) DI = 2.64 CD = 0.65 : SIR CAT (USA) dkb/br. He got the time off," Hernandez said. He finished second by 1+14 lengths. It was one of those evenings that even the most successful trainers must endure from time to time. This horse was included in that mix. "Because it's the Kentucky Derby; it's attaining something that you haven't," Asmussen said of his drive for the Roses. Epicenter (7-5) Jockey: Joel Rosario Trainer: Steve Asmussen Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds Career record: 5 starts - 3 wins - 1 second - 0 thirds Career earnings: $410,639 Earnings per start: $82,128 Top Equibase Speed Figure: 97 Kentucky Derby points: 64 Pedigree: Not This Time - Silent Candy, by Candy Ride Color: Bay If this runner was a legitimate contender, the Arkansas Derby would have been his for the taking. Other Top Tracks, Equibase Analysis: Epicenter The One To Beat In Lecomte, First Winner For Late Stallion Effinex Comes At Saratoga, Vanzzy Rises To The Occasion In Jersey Derby, Voss: Im Worried About The Lone Racing Veterinarian In The Classroom, Imprimus Earns Breeders Cup Turf Sprint Berth With Hard-Fought Victory At Kentucky Downs, Turfway Holiday Meet In The Mix As Churchill Trainers, Jockeys Make Winter Plans, Jockey Robbie Dunne Appeals 18-Month Bullying Ban. We're not smart enough to give up.". Epicenter. 2), New York Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund. Forte is a 3 year old colt and has raced in 2022. Nope. Trained by Steve Asmussen and ridden by jockey Joel Rosario, Kentucky Derby runner-up Epicenter was installed as the prohibitive 6-5 program choice in the Preakness field of nine runners. "The trip didn't take anything out of him.". The diagnosis took the edge off a satisfying climax to the night for Asmussens team. [10], Epicenter returned to racing on February 19 in the Risen Star Stakes. He has twice won the Preakness Stakes (G1); with the aforementioned Curlin in 2007 and filly Rachel Alexandra in 2009. The Kentucky Derby prep races are wrapping up. In fact, since first sending out ninth-place Fifty Stars for the 2001 Derby, the Racing Hall of Famer has moved into consideration for the "best trainer to not yet win the Derby" category behind his 23 starts without a victory in the Churchill Downs classic. To get the full benefits of numberFire, please log in. He went to the early lead and set sensible fractions. Clunked in the Arkansas Derby after an upset in the Rebel. That came about a half-hour after previously undefeated La Crte was pulled up on the backstretch by jockey Joel Rosario while leading the $300,000 Rachel Alexandra (G2), a prep for the Kentucky Oaks. Klaravich Stables' Early Voting, the 7-2 choice on the Preakness morning line, made his first visit to the track at Pimlico Wednesday morning, a day after shipping in from trainer Chad Brown's stable at Belmont Park. Horse Profile for Epicenter | Equibase is Your Official Source for Thoroughbred Racing Information Horse Profile Home Stats Central Horse Profile (Thoroughbred) Epicenter (KY) TB, B, C, foaled January 29, 2019 ( Not This Time - Silent Candy, by Candy Ride (ARG) ) Connections as of last Start: Jockey: Joel Rosario Trainer: Steven M. Asmussen *All statistics on this page include results from all countries. "Happy Jack, Fenwick Settle In He saved ground around the first turn then shifted out around the final turn as he started to make up ground. 8 JOCKEY: Joel Rosario / TRAINER: Steven M. Asmussen RECORD: 7 starts: 4-2-0 TOP EQUIBASE SPEED FIGURE: 105 . *Restricted to Black Type and Listed Races, New York Thoroughbred Breeding & Development Fund, Maryland Million Ladies Stakes (Black Type). Smile Happy will look to run in the Blue Grass ahead of the Derby. Had the chance to establish himself in the Arkansas Derby and just didnt look good fading from the early pack. New players, bet $5, win $100 on the Preakness and get Win Bet Insurance if your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd. McPeek, who won the COVID-delayed 2020 Preakness with the filly Swiss Skydiver over Kentucky Derby winner and eventual Horse of the Year Authentic, is scheduled to be at Pimlico Thursday morning. Epicenter is a 4 year old colt that was born in 2019 and retired -> race from 2021 to 2022. Epicenter (164) Epicenter rolls to victory. Breeder: Vivian E. Rall. His horses have failed to achieve the same success on other circuits. One Mile and One Sixteenth Check out the #TwinSpiresReplay ?? Notes: Is there a long shot lurking in the wings to run by them all? University of Louisville Equine Industry Program - Get a Career in Horse Racing! We were proud of our horse and how he ran. Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC "This year's Oaks and Derby are extremely exciting in terms of how strong the races look and how well all of the horses are doing going into them. Demling just locked in his picks for Flightline, Taiba, Epicenter and every horse in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic field. Win contenders, in preference/probability order: Third in the UAE Derby this one is the least enticing as he closed into a fast pace and still could get into the exacta. The Grade 2, $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes , t Hallandale Beach, Fla. Trainers always are searchi Before handicapping the Grade 2, $400,000 San Feli History (1875-2022 Derby Results & Videos), Breeders' Cup Super Screener - Expert Picks. It was the best performance of his five-race career. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at Equibase.com. You just have to come here and kind of get that done., Winchell said the March 26 running of the Louisiana Derby (G1) would be next for Epicenter, for whom he said its all good at the moment.. Calumet Farm's Happy Jack, 30-1 on the Preakness morning line, arrived at Pimlico at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday after leaving Churchill Downs at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Rivera said the Calumet homebred will hit the Pimlico track Thursdayat about 6:30 a.m. You'll get the best projections in the business! Proprietary to and 2023 Equibase Company LLC. However, he tired in the stretch and finished sixth. Background [ edit] Epicenter was bred in Kentucky by Westwind Farms. This progressive colt has run faster with each start, with Equibase Speed Ratings of 82, 90, and 94. "[22], Epicenter made his final start in the 2022 Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland on November 5. He's won pretty much every other race. The decision to ship to Baltimore came after the allowance score. Handicappers will point to the huge closing kick this one has showed in the last two races. He settled in fourth-place behind Cyberknife, who set moderate fractions for the first three-quarters of a mile. Perhaps this is the year he can break through. This one is a hard pass. The trouble is that this one is pointed to the Bay Shore instead of the Wood which implies this one wont be pointed toward the Derby anyway. He started jumping and feeling good, so I said to the groom, 'Let's put the saddle on him and take him to the track. Can the Kentucky Oaks winner Secret Oath take on the boys and prevail like Swiss Skydiver did in 2020? Geared down for the final strides, he still won by 2+34 lengths over Smile Happy, with Zandon closing late for third. Epicenter improved markedly last November in his second career start when stretching out to a mile (around one turn) for the first time and controlling the tempo from start to finish to beat nine other horses rather easily by 3 1/2 lengths. "Before he passed away, he would always talk about winning the Derby and the 2-year-olds we had coming up," Ron Winchell said. This runner gave arguably the most impressive Kentucky Derby prep of the season thus far when he rolled late to take the Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds. Who knows what all the reasons are, whether they didn't run their best race that day or they were never good enough. She will be monitored through the night, and we will update (Sunday).. It looked like it was easy for him in the moment.. Through it all the connections have been talking about shipping this one to Europe to run on turf. He had worn them in three of his first four starts before O'Neill took them off for the Derby. The number in parenthesis after the horses name is the total number of Derby points earned to this point. With a handful of preps and several workouts left before the first Saturday in may, any picks at this point should be done strictly for editorial purposes with the ability to pivot on the day as the picture becomes more clear. [13] "He took a little dirt today and he didn't mind it," said Rosario. The rest of the field, with their best Equibase Speed Figures, is Blue Kentucky (94 in sprints), Call Me Midnight (89), Cyberknife (91), Presidential (79), Surfer Dude (92 sprinting) and Unified Report (90 sprinting). He's the leading two-year-old stallion in the world. And the tote board doesn't mean a. ", Photo: Anne M. EberhardtRon Winchell after Echo Zulu's 2021 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies win. This one has lost 2 straight to Tiz the Bomb who will be a career turfer. The euphoria of victory in a big race stifled by an injury to a stablemate on the undercard. Considering the win was at Fair Grounds and at the distance of the Lecomte and Epicenter is making only his fourth career start and second around two-turns, this colt is the one to beat in the Lecomte. [18], Epicenter was given a layoff, then returned to racing on July 30 in the Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga. Winchell Thoroughbreds' Epicenter (Not This Time) put in his final work ahead of next week's GI Kentucky Derby with a five-furlong drill in 1:01.00 (3/6) at Churchill Downs Sunday.Over a muddy . [3] His dam, Silent Candy, is a stakes-winning daughter of Giant's Causeway. Congratulations to the winner.". Epicenter ran arguably his best race this year in the Kentucky Derby and finished strong despite other horses fading through fast fractions. The last three Preakness winners have gone to post with odds of 11/1, 11/1 and 6/1. He also finished second as the favorite in both the 2022 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. Presidential was impressive when winning by seven and three-quarter lengths in his second career start, but it was nearly five months ago so he could be a bit short of ready for this caliber of field. [5], Epicenter made his first start on September 18, 2021, in a maiden special weight race at Churchill Downs over seven furlongs. They won the Kentucky Derby. Also getting a feel for the Maryland track for the first time Wednesday were Early Voting, Armagnac, and Creative Minister. "He has taken a lot of training extremely easily," Asmussen said. An (*) asterisk after the odds means Epicenter was the post-time favorite. If you're in the business, this is a race you want to win. This is the loser that I think you want out of this weekends races. "Just an easy gallop," Yakteen said. What a story. Equibase Company is the Official Supplier of Racing Information and Statistics to America's Best Racing, Breeders' Cup, Daily Racing Form, NTRA, The Jockey Club, TRA, TVG and XpressBet. I think this one is going to be the buzz horse into the Derby. Saturday's Grade 3, $200,000 Lecomte Stakes showcases nine recently turned 3-year-olds and is the first of a local three-race prep series at the Fair Grounds on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. This meant that White Abarrio tipped out first getting the third path into the lane while Charge it had to swing around to the 4th. Some of them weren't fast enough and I've had others where it wasn't meant to be. ET, following the renovation break. Asmussen most assuredly puts the work in as he searches for Derby gloryin April he drove all night from Oaklawn to Churchill to witness an Epicenterbreezebut he's also been around the race enough to nod to the 'Derby gods.' All Rights Reserved. Then there's 2011 runner-up Nehro, who gained the lead in the Churchill Downs stretchsending Asmussen's heart racingbefore yielding to Animal Kingdom. "I walked him this morning because he was feeling so good. 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