1 Always Dreaming Todd Pletcher Bodemeister —Above Perfection, by In Excess I’m not interested in bouncing, Pletcher’s Derby record, a speed-favoring track in the Florida Derby, and his slow allowance...
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Considering Todd Pletcher will have one of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) favorites in Florida Derby (G1) winner Always Dreaming and several other promising starters in this year's Louisville...
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1 Always Dreaming Todd Pletcher Bodemeister —Above Perfection, by In Excess Boy, is it close up at the top. But rather than keep switching the No. 1 horse every few weeks based on the latest big-race winner...
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The major preps are over. Now the anticipation begins. Time to call the car rental office and reserve a car, hoping it drives well enough to make the 11 1/2-hour trek to Louisville somewhere between tolerable...
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Heading into April weekends we love seeing stories with headlines such as “Preps to Clear Derby Picture” because: a) the features always focus on the obvious, over-worn angles, and b) the results often...
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1 Always Dreaming Todd Pletcher Bodemeister —Above Perfection, by In Excess There is very little separating him and Irish War Cry in natural ability and running style, and both should have no problem with...
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1 Always Dreaming Todd Pletcher Bodemeister —Above Perfection, by In Excess This move will draw mixed reviews, and it is understandable. We’ll see after Saturday’s Blue Grass if this will be a permanent...
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1 Gunnevera Antonio Sano Dialed In —Unbridled Rage, by Unbridled After a nice easy 5-furlong breeze he stepped it up with a good sharpener in 1:01 4/5 at Gulfstream Park West in his final drill for the...
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1 Gunnevera Antonio Sano Dialed In —Unbridled Rage, by Unbridled Returned to the work tab with an easy 5 furlong breeze in 1:04 3/5 at Gulfstream Park West (formerly Calder), with exercise rider Edgard...
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Perhaps it was the freakishly warm weather that had people behaving like hibernating critters that come back up out of the ground too early. Two people in the past month have asked me, “So, who is your...
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