{"id":70045,"date":"2025-03-27T21:48:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T21:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=70045"},"modified":"2025-03-27T21:48:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T21:48:42","slug":"gr-1-arkansas-juvenile-derby-lock-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=70045","title":{"rendered":"Gr.1 Arkansas Juvenile–Derby Lock Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Arkansas (AR)Saturday, March 29, 2025<\/strong> — 3:00:00 PM EST | Race ID : 3501368<\/strong><\/td>    <\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>20% Chance of Precipitation<\/td><\/tr>
Arkansas Juvenile — Derby Lock Prep<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Grade I \/ Group 1*CPU – Purse : $1,500,000<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Restricted to 3 Year Olds<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
9 Furlongs | ~1800 Meters | One Mile and and One Eighth<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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1.Magic Of Justice<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:ba<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old stakes winner by Good Magic has a record of 4 wins, 1 second, and 1 third in 7 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $150,000. His best career performance came last time out in a 8.5f stakes race where he led every step of the way en route to an easy 3 1\/2 length victory over a field of 9 earning a career best 106 speed rating for the win. Consistent colt has hit the board in 5 of 7(86%) of his starts and he has improved his speed ratings in every start. Front runner comes off a career best performance that was good enough to win this if he can duplicate that effort in his graded stakes debut. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2.Starwhirl<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:tisbitchy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old stakes winning colt by Candy Ride has a record of 3 wins, 1 second, and 2 thirds in 7 career starts with lifetime earnings north of $150,000. His best career performance came in an 8.5f stakes race where he sat in 10th of 13 early and stormed home making up over 9 lengths go pull away to win by 2 1\/4 lengths earning him a career high 104 speed rating for the win in the last start of his 2 year old season. He came back last time out to finish a solid closing 3rd beaten 1 1\/4 length in the Gr.2 9f Fountain Of Ute in his 3 year old debut and first start against graded competition. Consistent colt has never been out of the money in his career (7 for 7 ITM) and he has a strong closing kick that makes him dangerous with the right trip in any race. He is my Top Pick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3.Tentimeworldchamp<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:asrcurlin1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old Grade Two winning filly by Curlin has a record of 4 wins and 1 third in 7 career starts with lifetime earnings approaching $300,000. Her best career performance came in the 8f Gr.2 KeggerDay Fillies Juvenile Mile where she pressed the early pace and pulled away to win by 2 lengths over a field of 12 earning her a 95 speed rating for the win. She followed that up with solid but off the board finishes against the best of her crop in the Gr.1 Breeder’s Bowl Juvenile Fillies ( 6th) and Gr.1 Vermont Is 4 Lovers(5th) in her last two. Filly will be facing the boys here and she has beaten them once before but that was sprinting in allowance company and she will be facing graded stakes competition here. This isn’t a particularly strong Derby Lock Prep but she has yet to find top level success against her own gender. In the Mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4.Sledgehammer Smash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:givengremlins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old stakes winner by Curlin has a record of 3 wins and 1 second in 7 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $150,000. His best career performance came in an 8.5f stakes race where he sat mid pack and rallied to win by 3\/4 length over a field of 12 earning him a 95 speed rating for the win. He had not hit the board in 3 starts since but he has run solid 4th place finishes in all 3 including in the Gr.3 Pleasure Stakes and Gr.2 Fountain Of Ute. He had shown steady improvement and the ability to compete against graded competition and he fits in well with this group. With a clean trip he should be In the Mix <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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5. Arrogant Cody<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:fab19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old stakes winning colt by Cody’s Wish has a record of 5 wins and 1 third in 6 career starts with lifetime earnings of nearly $150,000. His best career start came last time out in an 8f stakes race where he rallied from mid pack and pulled away by 3 1\/2 lengths over a field of 11 earning him a career high 106 speed rating for his first stakes win and 5th consecutive victory. Talented colt has never been out of the money in his career and he has improved his speed ratings in every race including a career best effort last time out. He loves to the winners circle, having won 5 of 6 (86%) of his starts and he looks primed and ready for a big effort in his graded stakes debut. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6.Louisville Safe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:jagerbomb<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old Grade One winning gelding by Chimichuri Run has a record of 3 wins, 3 seconds, and 3 thirds in 9 career starts with lifetime earnings approaching $550,000. His best career performance came in the 8.5f Gr.1 Euro Future Colt Final where he closed near the back of the pack and rallied furiously to win by 1\/4 length over a field of 14 earning a 96 speed rating in the final start of his 2 year old season. He came back last time out in his 3 year old debut and finished the very good 3rd in the 9f Gr.1 Vermont Is 4 Lovers on turf. Top class turf runner will be attempting to translate his form on the main track where he is 0 for 1 but that came in a sprint early in his career before he blossomed into one of best horses in his crop. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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7. Francua From NC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:vegasjack<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old stakes winner by Known Agenda has a record of 4 wins, 2 seconds, and 2 thirds in 9 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $175,000. His best career performance came last time out in an 8.5f stakes race where he settled just off the pace and fought to win by a head over a field of 8 earning him a career best 100 speed rating for the win. Talented colt has never been out of the money on dirt and he comes into this race on a 3 race win streak where he has improved his speed ratings in each race. He has a versatile running style where he has proven to be effective from just off or several lengths off the pace which will be a strong asset here. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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8.Nice And Chill<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:beerkeg0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old Grade One winning gelding by No Nay Never has a record of 7 wins and 2 seconds in 10 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $1.2 million. His best career performance came in the Gr.1 8f Breeder’s Bowl Juvenile Turf where he stalked the early pace and fought to grind out a neck victory earning him a 98 speed rating for the win. He ran well to finish 2nd in the Gr.1 8f Futurity to close out his 2 year old season before finishing off the board in the Gr.1 Vermont Is 4 Lovers last time out in his 3 year old debut. Consistent colt has finished in the exacta in 9 of 10(90% ITM) in his career including three wins in graded stakes company. Breeder’s Bowl Champion is the class of the field but he has to prove his form can translate to the main track against top competition. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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9.Nhill Remind<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:yamtiertwo03<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old stakes winning colt by California Chrome has a record of 4 wins, 1 second, and 1 third in 8 career starts with lifetime earnings just shy of $200,000. His best career performance came last time out in an 8.5f stakes race where he closed from near the back of the pack and fought hard to get up by 1\/2 length over a field of 9 earning him a 96 speed rating in his second try at the level. He is a versatile runner having won from on the pace, stalking, and closing so his Jockey will have plenty of options based on how the race shakes out early. He is a perfect 2 for 2 this year as a 3 year old and he seems to be improving but he will have to take another step forward as he makes his graded stakes debut. In the Mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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10.My Last One<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:harrylan52<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old stakes winning colt by Tapit has a record of 2 wins and 3 seconds in 5 career starts with lifetime earnings of nearly $150,000. His best career performance came in a 8.5f residency sponsored stakes race where he closed from near the back of a compact field of 6 and stormed home making up over 10 lengths to pull away and win by 1 1\/2 length earning him a 99 speed rating in his 2 year old finale. He followed that up with an outstanding 3 year old debut just missing by 1\/4 length after a furious rally to finish 2nd in the Gr.3 9f The Scam earning him a career best 101 speed rating for the effort. His last was a perfect prep heading into this one and with a clean trip he should be right there at the finish. Contender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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11.Ed’s Kash <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:kashbred5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old colt by War Front has a record of 3 wins,2 seconds, and 2 thirds in 8 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $175,000. His best career performance came last time out in the 8.5f Gr.3 The Rebel Yell where he attended the early pace and stuck around to finish 3rd beaten 2 1\/4 lengths and recording a career best 100 speed rating for the effort. Consistent colt has hit the board in 7 of 8(87%) of his races including 2 of 3(67%) in stakes races but he is still looking for his first stakes victory. He has proven that he can compete at this level and with his consistency he must be respected to at least hit the board. In the Mix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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12.Shave A Coconut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:cashmole<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old stakes winning gelding by Maclean’s Music has a record of 3 wins, 2 seconds, and 1 third in 8 career starts with lifetime earnings north of $150,000. His best career performance came last time out in his first start as a gelding in am 8.5f stakes race where he closed from 11th in a field of 13 and pulled away to win by 1 length earning him a career best 104 speed rating for his first stakes victory. Gelding him may have really given this horse the focus he needed to take his game to the next level as he put it all together last time out and improved his speed rating by 16 points. Another improvement will put this horse right In the Mix in this one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

13.Sheitethemusalium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:saltcrawkg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old colt by Constitution has a record of 5 wins, 5 seconds and 2 thirds in 22 career starts with lifetime earnings approaching $350,000. His best career performance came in the 7f Gr.3 The Los Angeles Prevue where he closed from 12th of 14 making up nearly 10 lengths to finish 3rd beaten 1 1\/4 lengths and earning a 95 speed rating for the effort. He has a rather large experience edge over most of the field with 22 career starts under his belt but he 0 for 5 against graded stakes competition with only one board hit and that was in the aforementioned race sprinting. He will he making his third start this month and will need to really turn things around if he is going to make noise here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14.Louisville Doorway <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner:stuger17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 year old stakes winning gelding by Popularity has a record of 5 wins, 5 seconds, and 1 third in 21 career starts with lifetime earnings of over $200,000. His best career performance came in a 9f stakes race where he stalked the early pace in 4th and rallied to win by a hard fought head beating a field of 12 and earning a career high 99 speed rating for his first stakes victory. That triumph came on February 8th and he has gone on to race 3 more times since then, all in stakes, with a 3rd place finish being his best result. Experienced Oklahoma bred has had a whirlwind career since being claimed out of his first start and on his best day he is a solid stakes performer but he is 0 for 2 against graded stakes company and this appears to be a tall task coming off short rest once again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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