Fourteen Vie For First Bluegrass Derby Lock Prep Slot in All Saints Derby
This weekend in Louisana the fourtheenth race on the card will be the Grade III All Saints Derby. This years race will be run over a mile and one sixteeth on the dirt and will be open to three year olds. Fourteen horses have drawn into this years All Saints Derby and the stakes are high with not only the half million purse but a coveted spot in the draw of the Bluegrass Derby up for grabs. Lets take a look at the fourteen contenders in the field for Saturday’s race.
On the rail is Dixieland Wells (Dixieland Band x A.P. Indy x Mr. Prospector) and is owned and trained by pedroza. This bay colt has been lgihtly rached thus far with a total of ten lifetime starts. Of these ten starts there have been three wins and four places for this royaly-bred colt. The colts most recent start came in Massachusets during The Mine Forest Challenge where the colt stalked the field mid-pack back in sixth and made his move during the last minutes of the rice to win by three-fourths of a length over the rest of the field with a speed figure recorded of neinty-seven, a lifetime best for the colt sired by Dixieland Band.
Next will be Face My Demons (War Chant x Easy Goer x Caerleon) and is trained and owned by seedly . This chestnut colt has also been lightly raced with a total of seven career starts including three wins, two palces and a show. The colts most recent start came in an allowance caliber race over nine and a half furlongs in Texas where he stalked behind the front three runnings and began picking them off as they tired in the final stages of the race. The striking chestnut went on to win the race by three lengths over his nearest competition and recorded a speed figure of eighty-six in the process.
Following will be Sisson’s Chant (War Chant x Mr. Prospector x Nijinsky II) and is owned by levers . This is a gorgous chestnut filly, and the only filly drawn into this Saturday’s race, that has a total of eight lifetime starts and already in her short career a total of six wins and career earnings amounting to almost two million dollars. Her most recent race came up north in New Jersey during the Grade I eight fulong Sweet Nanette Stakes where she stalked the leaders in fourth but didn’t have enough left at the wire and finsihed third,, two and three-fourth lengths back. Her most recent win was just the start before, during her two-year old season during the DPCD V Eruption Grade I where she sat just behind the leader the entire race until they came up to the wire where she took command and won by one and three-fourth lengths and set a speed figure of nintey-four.
In the four slot is Schoolofhardnocks (Rock Hard Ten x Storm Cat x In Reality) and is trained by itsthebear . This bay colt has been very lightly raced with a total of only five lifetime starts. Of these five starts he has had two finishes on the board, both of which have been wins. His most recent start came here in Louisiana during the Grade III Risen Star Stakes where he had a poor start and remained trailing the pack until the wire where he was able to get up into eighth, thirteen lengths back off the leader. His most recent win was his second race of his two-year old season during the Grade III The Indian Juvenile, where again at the back of the pack he trailed the leaders and began an impressive run in the late stages of the race and picked off the tiring horses beofre him, winning by a length and one-fourth and with a speed figure of ninety.
Funster owned and trained Emperative (Empire Maker x Theatrical (IRE) x Kris S) is next and has a total of seven lifetime starts including two wins, two shows and a place. This chestnut colt. The colts most recent start came in Arizona during a the Grade I Fainting Goat Nightmares Stakes, an eight furlong race on the turf, where he had a poor start and went straight to the back of the pack and finished eleventh at the wire, thriteen and a half lengths back. His most recent win was two races prior and back in his two-year old season and aslo occured on a turf track. The race was The Minster Que Stakes and he went from stalking slightly off the pace to win by two and one-fourth lengths with a speed figure recorded of ninety-one, a lifetime best for the colt.
Longshot A.P. American (A.P. Indy x Quiet American x Afleet), owned and trained by ticketman0 is next. The bay colt has had a total lucky thirteen career starts of which there has been two wins, one place, and three shows to his credit. The colts most recent start cmae in the The Wordly Plus Moe Challenge where he went wire to wire in fifth, six and three-fourth lengths off the pace. His most recent win came four starts prior and in his two-year old racing season. The race came in Arizona in The Arizona Diamond 7th Running Owner Restricted Stakes where the colt came from way off the pace and made an impressive move in the final furlongs to win by the naoor margin of one-fourth of a length over his nearest competition and recorded a lfietime best speed figure of eighty-five.
New York bred Gogo Gizmo (Midas Eyes x Smarten x King’s Bishop), trained by congaree2 will follow. This bay colt has a total of elven lifeimte starts including three wins and three shows to his title. The homebred’s most recent start came on an off track in Nebraska during the eight and a half furlong Grade III Thousand Island Stakes where the colt wen an impressive wire to wire and won by half a length over the rest of the field with a career best speed figure of ninety-six.
Next is Well Played Ted (IRE) (Theatrical (IRE) x Well Decorated x Green Dancer) and is owned by pick6 . This bay homebred colt has had a total of ten lifetime starts including two wins, two places and two shows thus far in his racing career. The tall colts most recent start came overseas in the Grade II I’m Trying wher ehe had an unsual trip and began the race near the back of the back, dropped back to last, and regained the posistion right before the wire, finishing a disappointing thirteenth, fifteen and three-fourths lengths back. The colts most recent win came three starts prior and during his two-year old racing season during the Down To Nineteen Stakes where he went wire to wire to win by two and three-fourth lengths with a lifetime best speed figure of ninety-six.
Following will be Adobochubbycheeks (Kitten’s Joy x Mr. Prospector x Sadler’s Wells) and owned and traiend by winningday . This light grey homebred colt has had a total of eight career starts which have resulted in three wins, one place and one show. The unique colts most recent start came on the turf during The Duck Wow Memorial where he went straight to the lead but faltered later in the race, finishing just out of the money in sixith, ten and three-fourth lengths back. The colts most recent win came on the dirt during his last race of the two-year old sesaon where he went wire to wire to win in The Godzilla Gal Bonanza, holding on to the win by a head with jcokey S. Tate riding and earning a speed figure of ninety-seven.
In the nine slot will be CK Ridgemont High (Aptitude x Secretariat x Alydar) and is trained by ckstable2 . This bay colt has been very lightly raced and is the most inexperienced horse in the field with only a total of three lifetime starts. However, of these three starts none of them has ever resulted in a finish off the board. This impressive, royaly bred colt’s last start was in The Buda With The Slew Stakes where he stalked the front runniners off the pace in fifth and took command of the race during the final strides to win by two and a half lengths with a career best speed figure of ninety-nine. This Satruday the colt will see what he can do at a longer distance and will also be making his first start in graded stakes company.
Next is Eight Track Mind (Borrego x Forty Niner x Soverign Dancer) and is out of the stakes winning dam Dancer Hannah and is trained by buckpasser . This light grey colt has had a total of ten lifetime starts including three wins, two palces and three shows to count. The striking colts most recent start came in New Mexico during The Slew Collecting Cap where he stalked just behind the font runnings in third and closed the gap the closer they came down to the wire, winning by three-fourths of a length and posting a lifetime best speed figure of one hundred.
Favorite El Industrial (Pulpit x War Chant x Exclusive Native) and out of the race-winning dam Wins Well is next. This bay colt is owned and trained by semental and is lightly riaced with four lifetime starts, of which include two wins and one place. The colts most recent start came in the Grade III Risen Star Stakes here in Louisiana. The colt came from off the pace, slowly picking off horses, to come in second, back only by a head with a career best speed figure of one hundred four. The colts most recnet win came during his last race of his two-year old season during the mile long Juveniles Delpenn Championship Owner Restricted Stakes where he came from the back of the pack to win by two lengths over his nearest competition.
Stormborn trained and onwed Mr. Mistoffeless (Storm Cat x Machiavellian x Mill Reef) is next. This bay colt has a total of eigh lifetime starts to date. Of these eight starts half of them have resulted in wins and in only one race has the colt finished off the board. The colts most recent start came in New Mexico during The Stormy Prospector Challenge where he stalked behind in second for the majority of the race, gained the lead during the final furlongs but then lost it by the barest of noses at the wire. The colts most reent win was just the race before, his last race of the two-year old season during the Grade III Pleasure Staeks where he went wire to wire to win by half a length and post a career best speed figure of ninety-seven.
Breaking from the far outside is Warchild (Mineshaft x Giant’s Causeway (IRE) x Forty Niner) and is owned and trained by tihsho . This chestnut colt has had a total of nine lifetime starts including four fins, one place and one show. The colts most recent start came in a mile long allowance caliber race over a slippery dirt track in Nevada where he went wire to wire impessively, winning by two lengths and setting a speed figure of eighty-seven for the race with jockey M. Cooper riding.