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Churchill Downs - Race 9
#4 Reynaldothewizard (8/1 ml)
2yo firster by the lightning-fast freshman sire Speightstown worked a furlong in 10 seconds flat at the Fasig-Tipton under tack show, tied for the second-fastest time behind a single 9.4 worker. There weren't many 10.0 workers either, so the time appears very solid. Also of note is that many of the Speightstown horses were generating a lot of buzz at the sale; apparently they look to be outstanding physical specimens. That certainly seems to be case here, as Reynaldothewizard brought $775,000 at the sale (after bringing $400,000 as a yearling). Regarding the Speightstown freshman crop, the Racing Form lists them as 0-for-1 overall (this is one of the very first ones to race), but i found that a Speightstown colt has already won in Europe, so it appears he's batting .500 right now. On the female side, Reynaldothewizard is a son of Holiday Runner, who won her 2yo debut (at Churchill, i think) and was also a 2yo stakes winner. As for trainer Eoin Harty, he won last week with a 2yo firster at Arlington (Desert Party) who also was working at Keeneland before shipping in for the win. Gotta be value here at this 8/1 morning line; i'm expecting a good run. Here's a piece i pulled up on this colt from the sale. Keep in mind the quotes are from the consigner (who will never say anything bad about their product), but they're interesting nonetheless:
Hip No. 228, a colt out of Holiday Runner, by Meadowlake. Consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent.
"He's as solid as any horse we've ever brought down here," said Dean De Renzo. "He will go all day, and he galloped out after his work (an eighth in :10) that way. The rider said when she went to pull him up on the backside, he took off again, so we were pretty excited about that."
HRT record:
43 for 145 (30%)
$380.50 mutuels ($8.85 avg)
#4 Reynaldothewizard (8/1 ml)
2yo firster by the lightning-fast freshman sire Speightstown worked a furlong in 10 seconds flat at the Fasig-Tipton under tack show, tied for the second-fastest time behind a single 9.4 worker. There weren't many 10.0 workers either, so the time appears very solid. Also of note is that many of the Speightstown horses were generating a lot of buzz at the sale; apparently they look to be outstanding physical specimens. That certainly seems to be case here, as Reynaldothewizard brought $775,000 at the sale (after bringing $400,000 as a yearling). Regarding the Speightstown freshman crop, the Racing Form lists them as 0-for-1 overall (this is one of the very first ones to race), but i found that a Speightstown colt has already won in Europe, so it appears he's batting .500 right now. On the female side, Reynaldothewizard is a son of Holiday Runner, who won her 2yo debut (at Churchill, i think) and was also a 2yo stakes winner. As for trainer Eoin Harty, he won last week with a 2yo firster at Arlington (Desert Party) who also was working at Keeneland before shipping in for the win. Gotta be value here at this 8/1 morning line; i'm expecting a good run. Here's a piece i pulled up on this colt from the sale. Keep in mind the quotes are from the consigner (who will never say anything bad about their product), but they're interesting nonetheless:
Hip No. 228, a colt out of Holiday Runner, by Meadowlake. Consigned by Hartley/De Renzo Thoroughbreds, agent.
"He's as solid as any horse we've ever brought down here," said Dean De Renzo. "He will go all day, and he galloped out after his work (an eighth in :10) that way. The rider said when she went to pull him up on the backside, he took off again, so we were pretty excited about that."
HRT record:
43 for 145 (30%)
$380.50 mutuels ($8.85 avg)
Comments
He is at least the third winning 2yo firster for Eoin Harty so far this year. All three were showing Keeneland workouts, btw.
#5 Dr. Zaentz (3/1 ml)
Virtual rematch of a race a couple of weeks ago, in which Dr. Zaentz may have been best but ran up behind traffic into the lane, and had to let Brian the Bold go clear to his outside before finally shifting out for running room. Really turned on the jets thereafter and was cutting into that one's margin with every stride. Comes into this race with the same pattern as last time, a nearly identical five-furlong drill 6 days before the race. Same rider (Tyler Baze) back aboard today, so i think he'll be a little more cognizant of getting some running room into the lane this time. Think he can turn the tables here.
HRT record:
44 for 146 (30%)
$388.50 mutuels ($8.83 avg)
I remember this from back in the day. Wasn't on him in the World Cup, but sure as fuck remember this $8.00.