{"id":10615,"date":"2013-04-01T19:12:09","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T19:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blacktypebugler.com\/?p=10615"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"oldbtb_99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=10615","title":{"rendered":"Review: Grade 1 Florida Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"
By ITCH<\/b><\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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Haack’s<\/i> little bird flew all the way to the Bluegrass Derby.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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EL QUERREQUERRE<\/b>, which is the Spanish name for a green magpie, won the Grade I $1 million Florida Derby<\/b><\/i> to qualify for the Bluegrass Derby.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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What a day it was at Hispano Parlante, as the brilliant veteran Simmer Otto Haack won not only the Florida Derby with El Querrequerre, but also won the Sand Castle lock prep with HAACK’S DUKE. In a magical day even by Haack’s lofty standards, he won two of the three lock preps and will start at least two horses in this year’s Bluegrass Derby.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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EL QUERREQUERRE:<\/b> Broke third inside a wall of dueling speed horses. With a number of speedballs in the race, the front-running son of Giant’s Causeway got no favors from the pace but won anyway. By the halfway point, he put away all the other speed and drew out to a considerable lead. He was up by 3 1\/2 lengths at the head of the lane, and had enough left in the tank to hold off the charging Simbesto and earn a trip to Simulated Louisville.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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SIMBESTO:<\/b> Away slowly in ninth, conserved energy in the early stages while he drifted 6 1\/2 lengths back. Commenced his run at the halfway point and burst through a wall of fading frontrunners on the turn for home. Came flying wide in the lane to almost get the money, losing by only a quarter length. Finished more than two lengths clear of the third-place horse. Ran a very good race which should set him up nicely for the first Saturday in May. Mano has entered him in the Bluegrass Derby already.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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DEEP IN THOUGHT:<\/b> What a great race for the final qualifier in this Florida Derby. Ranked No. 793 coming into the race, Bmr005 was fortunate to get into the race in the first place. Then, once he caught a break, this son of Deep Impact certainly took advantage. He jumped more than 700 spots in the divisional rankings, up to No. 71. The horse was away very slowly in last, dropping back by 12 3\/4 lengths before commencing his run. Passed a ton of horses in the stretch to get up for third.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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AUBERGINE:<\/b> Away slowly in 12th, dropped back by 11 lengths before commencing his run. Lost his chance to hit the board when passed by Deep In Thought at the head of the lane. A little bit of a frustrating run for the new partnership of Spinround and MJB. This horse made up a lot of ground but did not get much of a reward for it.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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FEALTY:<\/b> Dropped back to 10th in the early stages, falling as far as 7 1\/2 lengths behind. Remained flatfooted past the halfway point, an indicator that it was not going to be his day. Was able to make up three lengths, but never produced the acceleration he needed. This horse remains No. 5 in the turf division.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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REGAL CONTENDER: <\/b>Away a step slow in eighth, watched other closers go by and could manage only an even run to be sixth.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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A GIANT EVENT:<\/b> Broke slowly in 13th, just in front of the eventual third-place finisher, Deep In Thought. Watched that one go by and could not keep up.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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JUST GOOD ENOUGH:<\/b> Nextbonus Bill felt the jock moved too early on this horse last out in the Vermont Is 4 Lovers, so he tinkered with the settings a little. Dialing back from jockey select and all-out to .64 and 80 percent, he was hoping Just Good Enough would take back off an early speed duel and get back to passing horses in the stretch. The horse took back out of the pace battle in sixth, but was still close up. Could not go when it was time to go, and faded to eighth. The defeat dropped him four spots in the division, from No. 11 to No. 15. The trainer keeps his faith in the horse and already has entered the Bluegrass Derby.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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EXBOURNE’S DEIMOS:<\/b> Away alertly to get his head in front of a four-wide speed duel. Stayed in front almost to the halfway point, when the eventual winner went by and started drawing away. Was still second at the head of the lane, but then all the closers came and gobbled him up.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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LUCKY’S WIDOW:<\/b> Broke fifth in company with Just Good Enough to form a two-horse second flight behind the four dueling leaders. Apparently that was no place to be in this pace scenario as both horses ended up well beaten.\u00a0<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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HEROS CALL:<\/b> It’s unconventional to praise an 11th-place run, but this was a career-high speed figure for a maiden. He’s 0-14 now, but has been second seven times.\u00a0<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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STREETS OF FIRE:<\/b> Away alertly to be widest of four in an early pace battle. Was neck and neck for the lead in the early stages, but the gas tank ran out about halfway home.<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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GUSHER’S WELLS:<\/b> Away quickly but not quickly enough. Was always the fourth horse in a four-horse pace battle and retreated soon thereafter:\u00a0<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n

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FEVERIOUS:<\/b> Poor competitive decision by the jockey to answer a text message from one of his girlfriends while he waited for the other horses to load in the gate<\/span><\/font><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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