ROUNDUP : SHARP CAT BRAIN TRUST WILL WAIT ON KENTUCKY DERBY DECISION.Byline: Kevin Modesti Daily News Staff Writer Trainer D. Wayne Lukas Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo, Wisconsin) is a former educator who became one of the most successful horse trainers in American Thoroughbred horse racing history and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. said Sharp Cat may run in the May 3 Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby One of the classic U.S. Thoroughbred horse races. It was established in 1875 and run annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky. With the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes, it makes up U.S. racing's coveted Triple Crown. even though the filly finished sixth in the Santa Anita Derby The Santa Anita Derby is an American Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run each April at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California and carries a purse of $750,000. on Saturday. Said Lukas: ``I think it will be a discussion'' between the trainer, Saudi Prince Ahmed Salman, who owns Sharp Cat, and Salman's racing manager Richard Mulhall. Lukas and Mulhall said during the week that Sharp Cat would have to win the Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
As of 2006, Nakatani has won more than 3000 races including the Kentucky Oaks twice, the Canadian International Stakes, the Dubai Golden thought she was hampered Saturday by the No. 1 starting slot and by her early duel with Silver Charm Silver Charm (born February 22 1994) is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, Silver Charm won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes before falling short of the Triple Crown by placing second in the Belmont . ``Being in the position we were in, and getting bumped the whole way, we've just got to throw this one out,'' Nakatani said. Lukas indicated the choice between the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks - scheduled for the day before the Derby at Churchill Downs - might be delayed until the end of the month. Positive numbers: The 36,625 at Santa Anita formed the biggest Derby crowd since 1992. Betting on the Derby ($3,886,607) and the card ($20,621,422) were Derby day records. Injury report: California Cup Juvenile winner Carmen's Baby ruptured the suspensory ligaments in his left front ankle while finishing fifth in the Santa Anita Derby. ``It's probably career-ending, but it's not life-threatening,'' Santa Anita veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. Dr. Ray Baran said. DNP-CD: King Crimson was scratched from the Derby and trainer Riley Griffiths said the colt will seek his first stakes victory in the Blue Grass Stakes The Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in mid April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. at Keeneland next Saturday. He'll have to face early-season sensation Pulpit. Aqueduct's Wood Memorial (with Florida Derby winner Captain Bodgit) and Oaklawn Park's Arkansas Derby (with Louisiana Derby winner Crypto Star) are the other Kentucky Derby preps next Saturday. The undercard un·der·card n. The event or events coming before and supporting the main event, as of boxing matches. : Labeeb ($5.80), a fragile 5-year-old from trainer Neil Drysdale's barn, rallied with Eddie Delahoussaye riding to beat Talloires and Pinfloron in the El Rincon Handicap on turf. It was his fourth straight victory spread over 16 months. The streak started with the 1995 Hollywood Derby. Drysdale said he is aiming for the Hollywood Turf Cup with Labeeb, an English-bred. Earlier, 8-year-old First Intent ($37.40) sprinted to victory under Rene Douglas in the Potrero Grande Breeders' Cup Handicap. He carried 114 pounds and beat Hesabull (117) by a head with Northern Afleet (118) another head back. Favored Lucky Forever (117) was fifth. Bill Shoemaker, who won eight Santa Anita Derbies as a jockey, trained two winners on Derby day - Kravis in the first race and Lucky Goldigger in the seventh. Act now: Free House's sire, Smokester, has a stud fee of $2,500. Owners Trudy McCaffery and John Toffan said you can expect that to rise before the next breeding season. Today: In the San Bernardino Handicap, McCaffery's and Toffan's Del Mar Dennis is favored to be the first horse to win the same Santa Anita stakes four years in a row. |
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