Derby Post #12: Remember Tampero

Bluegrass Derby Post #12 – Remember Tampero

Trainer: triska

Record: 9-4-3-1

Earnings: $351,540

Pedigree: Unbridled’s Song X Theatrical (IRE) X Fappiano

It was a beautiful morning in Kentucky. My job was to watch the last workout before the big dance for Remember Tampero. From a distance I saw his trainer triska and he invited me to join him. He was smiling and I noted he spoke very confidently about his horse.

“Which one is him? “ – I asked

“The grey one in the backstretch” – He replied.

The work was from the five eights pole. He was a little lazy at first, but when his jockey asked him to run, he just exploded, running the last quarter mile in a solid 23:4. The work was timed at 1:00: 2/5.

“Ivan, I am confident with this horse. He has developed a little later than what we expected, but he is clearly improving as the distance increases, and the Derby will be his longer task so far. I know he is a long distance horse. If I was not sure he can compete with these, we will have not penciled him into the race. If we are lucky enough to have a pace to run against, you can count on him flying on the stretch, and with some improvement, we can be smelling the roses on Saturday”

“Good luck triska” – I said

“Thanks” – he replied, as he gave Tampero a nice pat on his back.

I really think this horse can win at a 16-1 ML. He has not won a graded stakes yet, but his improvement and the added distance makes him a contender.