He owns two 1 1/16-mile victories, closing his 2-year-old season winning a race apiece at that distance at Keeneland and Churchill Downs. He raced 1 1/8 miles in 1:50.22. Career record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 2 thirds, Pedigree: Constitution – Making Mark Money, by Smart Strike. He improved his Equibase Speed Figure by 15 points in his win at Tampa after finishing a well-beaten fourth to subsequent Withers Stakes winner Risk Taking in his final 2-year-old start, and a similar jump will be required Saturday for this Whisper Hill Farm homebred to reach the winner’s circle. Notable achievements and interesting facts: Unbridled Honor joins Promise Keeper as live win contenders in the Tampa Bay Derby from Todd Pletcher’s barn. A buffet of stakes, including one from Jeff Ruby Steaks with 170 Kentucky Derby points, are offered up this weekend with All-stakes ten-race card at Aqueduct and a 14-race card with ten stakes, six graded, at Gulfstream Park including the Grade I Curlin Florida Derby Presented by Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms at Xalapa, also worth 170 Ky. Derby points.. barn, in the mile optional claiming allowance for 2-year-olds carded as Race 8 on a 10-race program. 22Jan21 8OP4 7 Moonlite Strike (Centeno, Daniel) 117 - - 7 4 21/2 21/2 41/2 31/2 32 1/2 34.60 forward,pressd,kept on 6Feb21 5TAM1 9 Unbridled Honor (Leparoux, Julien) 117 - - 9 10 12 12 101 61 1/2 43 1/4 21.50 settled, improved 5wd 30Jan21 7GP1 4 King of Dreams (Camacho, Samy) 117 - - 4 2 31 1/2 31 75 53 1/2 52 25.60 insde trip,no late bid Moonlite Strike. Perhaps not the same value we saw last year, when King Guillermo sprung a 49/1 upset. 7 post, while Super Strong will break from the No. 12/1. Notable achievements and interesting facts: Sittin On Go ships to Tampa Bay Downs in what may be a last-ditch effort to stay on the Kentucky Derby trail. That would be Bill Mott’s Candy Man Rocket (2/1). This came with a 19-point Equibase jump, from 71 to 90. He’s 3-for-3 on Turfway’s Tapeta surface and 3-for-4 in his career. The rest of the field, all who have the ability to compete effectively in this race, with their best Equibase Speed Figures, is Awesome Gerry (86), Boca Boy (84), Helium (93), Moonlite Strike (93), My Liberty (87), Sittin on Go (91), Super Strong (82) and Unbridled Honor (85). Hidden Stash earned 20 points to move into eighth place with 22 points, and the third-place finisher, Moonlite Strike, earned 10 points to settle in 16 th place with 11 points. Mott won the 1997 Tampa Bay Derby with Zede and the 2019 renewal with eventual Kentucky Derby third-place finisher and Belmont Stakes runner-up Tacitus. His five Tampa Bay Derby victories — he also won with Limehouse in 2004 — is the event standard. Moonlite Strike ($4.80) withstood race-long outside pressure before prevailing by a head over Peachtree Stable’s Kiger, a stablemate in trainer Saffie Joseph Jr’s. Between 2013 and 2017, Pletcher trained four winners, including Verrazano (2013), Carpe Diem (2015), Destin (2016), and Tapwrit (2017). He may end up becoming better on the turf eventually.” Older horses. The Liam’s Map colt was bothered on the first turn of the Smarty Jones and saw his Equibase Speed Figure drop to 71 after he posted 93 and 83 numbers in wins at Gulfstream Park West and Gulfstream Park, respectively. Reaction from Kentucky Downs' prospective new owners, Ron Winchell and Marc Falcone, after the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on Friday afternoon voted 11-3 without discussion to award the license for a harness track and historical horse racing (HHR) operation in Oak Grove, Ky. The road to the 147th Kentucky Derby goes through these important prep races. That was a seven-furlong stakes race at Camarero Race Track, and he came from off the pace on a sloppy track to score by 2 ½ lengths. This Honor Code colt has two advantages over his stablemate: he’s got a win on Tampa’s love-it-or-hate-it main track, having scored by a half-length in a one mile and 40-yard maiden race on Feb. 6; and his stalking running style could be a major benefit in a race with several front-running types, including Promise Keeper. Notable achievements and interesting facts: Helium makes his 3-year-old debut in the Tampa Bay Derby after posting two wins in seven-furlong races on Woodbine’s synthetic Tapeta Footings surface. Moonlite Strike - - - Also rans: Bailey, The Great Oz, Andres Eduardo Pool Finish $2 Payout Total Pool; Daily Double 5-5 $75.60 $15,350.00 ... Equibase Company LLC and Horse Racing Labs, LLC disclaim responsibility for the consequences, if any, of such errors but would appreciate having any such errors called to their attention. Having said that, he’ll be facing a far tougher group Saturday, including several other horses that prefer to race on or near the lead. He came from behind to win the Iroquois and there appears to be enough pace lined up Saturday to set up his closing rally, but based on his form over the past several months a minor award appears to be his ceiling. He’s got some class in his pedigree to give him a boost, as his dam is a half-sister to Haskell Invitational winner Roman Ruler and Cigar Mile winner El Corredor. Hard Spun. Daniel Centeno, who has won the Tampa Bay Derby twice, will ride Moonlite Strike from the No. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at Equibase.com. The 12- horse field is headlined by Candy Man Rocket, who earned 10 Derby points when winning the local prep for the Tampa Bay Derby, the Sam F. Davis Stakes, on Feb. 6. Which brings us to a key plot twist in this year’s 1 1/16-mile Tampa Bay Derby, which provides 50-20-10-5 Derby points to its top four finishers. And Promise Keeper’s style – especially on a wet track – fits this race perfectly. Win Contenders, in probability order: Candy Man Rocket, winner of the Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs Feb. 6, is expected to head a large field for the $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) March 6.. Running style: Press the pace/stalker Promise Keeper (8/1) and Unbridled Honor (20/1), neither of whom are the favorite in the 12-horse field. Owners: Woodford Thoroughbreds, WinStar Farm and Rockridge Stud, Pedigree: Constitution – Mira Alta, by Curlin. Truthfully, none of the horses in the Smarty Jones was a threat to runaway winner Caddo River, so it’s reasonable to expect Moonlite Strike to rebound and put in a better effort Saturday, especially since he’s been posting swift workouts at Palm Meadows Training Center for Joseph in recent weeks. Overall, though, Moonlite Strike profiles as a second-tier contender in the Tampa Bay Derby and he’d need to improve substantially against this competitive field to have a chance at the upset. Candy Man Rocket didn’t exactly blast off in deep stretch. Helium’s half-sister also won a one-mile Group 1 race on dirt in Peru in 2019. But, the Saffie Joseph Jr. product overcame green antics at the start and in the stretch last out to win an allowance optional claiming race at Gulfstream Park. Based on his pedigree and the fact that he’s a closer in what could be a hot-paced race, Super Strong is worth a look Saturday as a trifecta and/or superfecta filler at good odds. How they run without it will provide a guide going forward on the Derby trail. Tampa Bay Derby Seeks a Sweet Path Out of Derby Prep Shadows, Shock Revealings from the Final Report on Maradona’s Death: ‘Care was Deficient and Reckless’, Medina Spirit Comes Out of Derby Well, Likely for Preakness, The 2021 Derby: 12/1 Medina Spirit wins Baffert His Record Seventh, Almost Back to Normalcy: Breaking Down the 2021 Kentucky Derby, Mourinho Lands Two Jobs in One Day, One Week After Tottenham Sacking, Hot Rod Charlie Roars to Life for Kentucky Derby Vet O’Neill, Topps MLB NFT Launch Delivers Digital Baseball Cards, Frustrates Collectors, How Hot Rod Charlie Brought One Small Syndicate to the Derby, Don’t Overlook These Kentucky Oaks, Kentucky Derby Undercards. Color: Bay. Win Contenders, in probability order: Notable achievements and interesting facts: Candy Man Rocket has a good chance to be the post-time favorite in the Tampa Bay Derby based on his one-length win in the Sam F. Davis Stakes on Feb. 6. Promise Keeper stalked the pace in that six-furlong maiden race on Jan. 9 but never mustered a rally, while Candy Man Rocket raced in second early before moving to the lead and romping by 9 ¼ lengths. This is not a great reach, considering what happened the last time we saw the son of Candy Ride. After that upset victory, however, Sittin On Go has finished ninth, sixth, and sixth in major Derby prep races, defeated by a total of 34 ¼ lengths. Click to view the current 2021 Kentucky Derby Point Standings. That said, Candy Man Rocket is a vulnerable favorite, even on a familiar track. WinStar Farm co-owned Carpe Diem and also co-owned and bred 2018 winner Quip. Career record: 1 start – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds, Pedigree: Super Saver – Srikinglybeautiful, by Smart Strike. Click the race names in green to view the race replay. Again, all it takes for Promise Keeper to keep Pletcher’s Tampa Bay Derby promise is a moderate speed boost and the ability to stay with Candy Man Rocket, and whatever early speed comes along. It might be in jockey Tomas Mejia’s best interest to take My Liberty off the pace and try to make a late rally, as he nearly won a six-furlong sprint at Gulfstream Park last summer with that running style after he was bumped and steadied early. Twilight Blue earned a 100 Equibase Speed Figure for that effort on a muddy track, which makes him competitive with most of the other Rebel starters. The 8-5 favorite, Grade III Sam F. Davis winner Candy Man Rocket, dropped back approaching the stretch, fading to 11 th of 12. Pletcher, who is a finalist for the 2021 Racing Hall of Fame class, holds the record for wins in the Tampa Bay Derby with five: Limehouse (2004), Verrazano (2013), Carpe Diem (2015), Destin (2016), and Tapwrit (2017). There’s enough speed lined up to benefit his off-the-pace running style, and he’s also got one of the best pedigrees in the field, as a son of hot young sire Constitution and from a female family that includes such luminaries as current star Maxfield, prolific sires Sky Mesa and Bernstein, and several other graded stakes winners in route races. Two starts back, Promise Keeper lost a six-furlong maiden race to Candy Man Rocket. His top Equibase Speed Figure of 94 is second in the field behind King of Dreams’ 96. They’re back this year with King of Dreams, who ships in from Gulfstream Park off of a sharp win in a 1 1/16-mile turf maiden race on Jan. 30 that generated a 96 Equibase Speed Figure. Overall, though, Hidden Stash fits in well with this field and figures to put in a good effort, and he could carry attractive odds as a win candidate at post time due to the presence of Candy Man Rocket and two Todd Pletcher-trained runners. He started out his career with two consecutive wins last summer and fall and then ran decent in three stakes races to close out his 2-year-old season, finishing second in the seven-furlong Jean Lafitte Stakes at Delta Downs and third in the one-mile Mucho Macho Man Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Moonlite Strike, 12/1 (Rafael Hernandez, Saffie Joseph Jr.) Hard Rye Guy, 10/1 (Brian Hernandez Jr./Ian Wilkes) ... Hush of a Storm earned a 97 Equibase for that victory, which tops this field. Welcome to Equibase.com, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. The Derby Strike System: Does Your Horse Strike Gold or Strike Out? Welcome to Equibase.com, your official source for horse racing results, mobile racing data, statistics as well as all other horse racing and thoroughbred racing information. Career record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds, Pedigree: Brody’s Cause – Set’n On Ready, by More Than Ready. Those would be Street Sense in 2007 and Super Saver in 2010. Candy Man Rocket clocked two good workouts since that victory, and this race sets up nicely for his stalking style. Todd Pletcher trained both Super Saver and Tapwrit. Check out all of the action be Still, his pedigree for running long is encouraging: while his mother was a stakes-placed sprinter, she’s part of a family of several accomplished two-turn stakes winners, led by two-time Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and influential sire Tiznow. That Promise Keeper proved mud is no obstacle bodes well for this race, considering there is an 80% chance of rain in Tampa on Saturday. Helium’s pedigree, demonstrated ability from his juvenile season, and connections make him worthy of consideration in exotic bets for the Tampa Bay Derby at the least, and an intriguing win candidate at what should be solid odds. He ships to the continent from Puerto Rico, where he won his only start on Dec. 19. Daniel Centeno won the 2009 Tampa Bay Derby on Musket Man and the 2014 renewal aboard Ring Weekend. Career record: 4 starts – 2 wins – 0 seconds – 0 thirds. Top Equibase Speed Figure: 93. Both of his wins came at sprint distances and his pedigree also suggests he should perform best around a mile at the longest. The Black Type Library allows users to look at a prescribed period of Black Type races–from one day to any time in the past 20 years. Notable achievements and interesting facts: Owner Victoria’s Ranch (retired Major League Baseball All-Star Victor Martinez), trainer Juan Avila and jockey Samy Camacho jumped on the Derby trail in last year’s Tampa Bay Derby when King Guillermo switched from turf to dirt and posted a 49.20-1 shocker. Moonlite Strike (20-1) Jockey: Daniel Centeno. 2021 Kentucky Derby Post Positions by the Numbers, Get to Know All 13 U.S. The pick: Promise Keeper. Owner: Thoroughbred Champions Training Center, Career record: 4 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 0 thirds, Pedigree: Tapizar – Liberty Lunch, by Flatter. Saturday’s $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs is the signature prep for the 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve at the Oldsmar, Fla., track and brings together a competitive field of 3-year-olds vying for a total of 85 qualifying points for the May 1 run for the roses, 50 of them going to the winner. Joseph has secured the services of three of the top four jockeys in the Tampa Bay Downs standings for his entrants. Career earnings: $54,900. Career record: 3 starts – 1 win – 0 seconds – 0 thirds, Pedigree: Honor Code – Silvery Starlet, by Unbridled’s Song. Black Type Library. In his second start, Promise Keeper turned in his own impressive effort at Gulfstream, setting the pace and romping by five lengths in a one-turn mile race on a sloppy track. He too needs to find another gear for his closing style to prevail. Notable achievements and interesting facts: Hidden Stash seeks improvement in his second 3-year-old start Saturday after closing late to grab third in the Sam F. Davis Stakes behind Candy Man Rocket and Nova Rags. Winning Connections: Owner: Danny R. Caldwell Trainer: Federico R. Villafranco Breeder: G. Watts Humphrey Jr., Susan Keller, Vicki Oliver & G. Watts Humphrey III Overall, Boca Boy is a longshot win candidate in the Tampa Bay Derby, although if he improves in his second start of 2021 he should be a pace factor during the first half-mile at least. Jockey Junior Alvarado hit the turbo button at the top of the stretch and held on until the wire. (Eclipse Sportswire), Moonlite Strike (inside) (Ryan Thompson/Coglianese Photo), 2021 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, John Fanelli, Cash Is King, LC Racing, Paul Braverman and Timothy Pinch, Woodford Thoroughbreds, WinStar Farm and Rockridge Stud. The goal is simple: make Candy Man Rocket, who was saved by the wire at the Sam F. Davis, finish his race and beat you in deep stretch. Mischevious Alex — The winner of last year’s Gotham (G3) and Swale (G3) won the Gulfstream Park Sprint (G3) on Feb. 13 for … Indy. Moonlite Strike won last month over a sloppy track as the favorite. The Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby is one of those Kentucky Derby preps that often gets lost in the shuffle. No matter how the race plays out, My Liberty is a deserved longshot in the Tampa Bay Derby and will be hard pressed to hit the board. The Liam’s Map offspring is 2-for-3 with modest Equibase Speed Figures. This Candy Ride colt is in the hands of a Hall of Fame trainer in Bill Mott, who is renowned for his patience and attentiveness to his horses’ needs, and he’s posted two solid workouts at Payson Park Training Center since his Sam Davis victory. Part of that is the giant shadow Tampa Bay Downs fights from its southern Florida neighbor, Gulfstream Park. That was his length victory over stablemate Nova Rags in the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes a month ago. Back in September, he won the first qualifying points race for Derby 147, the Iroquois Stakes Presented by Ford at Churchill Downs, to sit atop the early leaderboard. Career record: 5 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third, Pedigree: Prospective – Baliwink, by Gimmeawink. Earnings per start: $13,725. Those credentials make Awesome Gerry a longshot in Saturday’s Tampa Bay Derby along with both of trainer Saffie Joseph’s other contenders. Helium paid $32.80 to win. Mott won this race two years ago with Tacitus, so he’s familiar with the neighborhood. So who emerges from Pletcher’s barn this year? The Grade 2, 1 1/16-mile Tampa Bay Derby will be broadcast live on the “America’s Day at the Races” show on FS2, with a scheduled post time of 5:25 p.m. Owners: John Fanelli, Cash Is King, LC Racing, Paul Braverman and Timothy Pinch, Career record: 6 starts – 2 wins – 1 second – 1 third, Pedigree: Liam’s Map – Star of Munster, by Tribal Rule. His pedigree is turf-oriented as sire Ironicus was a two-time Grade 2 winner in grass route races and dam Thundering Emilia, by 1995 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Thunder Gulch, won stakes races on turf in Peru and the United States at 1 1/16 miles. But again, you can’t discount Pletcher here, and Promise Keeper gives Pletcher his customary legitimate threat. Candy Man Rocket clocked two good workouts since that victory, and this race sets up nicely for his stalking style. The field for the Sam F. Davis Stakes leaves the starting gate at Tampa Bay Downs on Feb. 6, with eventual race winner Candy Man Rocket (teal jockey cap) breaking from post position 9. Can lightning strike twice for these connections? It’s anyone’s guess how Helium will handle the challenges of making a surface switch, coming off a four-plus month layoff, and taking a class and distance hike. Liam's Map. In his Tampa win, this Tapizar colt gamely dueled for the lead throughout with the eventual runner-up, and he earned a decent 87 Equibase Speed Figure. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at Equibase.com. He’s been working steadily on dirt at Gulfstream since breaking his maiden, and if he can repeat his turf effort on Tampa Bay Downs’ quirky main track, he could spur another jubilant celebration in the winner’s circle for Martinez, Avila, and their families and friends Saturday afternoon. That’s likely Boca Boy, who stalked Candy Man Rocket before falling back in the stretch. 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