

Show finisher Greatest Honour never got to the outside where he prefers to be, but had no real excuse in a flat performance, likely reacting to pairing-up big figures in the Holy Bull and Fountain of Youth. Several horses distinguished themselves in South Florida. One small step for horse, 138 leaps towards a Championship meet record - Gulfstream photo In fact, if trips are the measure, then Ruby runnerup Sainthood was probably best in the Midwest. Rebel’s Romance, stablemate of Mystic Guide, gives Godolphin its third member in the Derby Top 20. The former was extremely impressive, the latter workmanlike. Two other Derby qualifiers were run yesterday and certainly the two winners gained Derby-qualifying points, G2 UAE Derby victor Rebel’s Romance and G3 Jeff Ruby Stakes-winning Like the King. Judging by both his starts at 4, this horse is the real deal and will be a major player in the handicap division. He was halfway around to world where, at Meydan Race Course, he took the Dubai World Cup with the gifted Mystic Guide. Saez was not here to see his record being eclipsed. his 138 th victory at the Championship Meet, more winners than any other rider in history, surpassing previous record holder, Luis Saez.
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In the end, no horse has swept Gulfstream Park’s graded-stakes series of Building blocks toward the Triple Crown classics when odds-on Greatest Honour could muster no better than a one-paced show finish behind impressive late bloomer Known Agenda.īut it did see the meet’s leading trainer and 2021 Hall of Fame nominee Todd Pletcher win a record sixth Florida Derby, giving Irad Ortiz Jr. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, Ma– A live crowd estimated to be from 1,600-to-1,800 Thoroughbred fans came to Gulfstream Park to witness history and were not disappointed-even if it was a altered version than what was promised.
