Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner Stronghold returns to competitors July 6 as he travels to Horseshoe Indianapolis for the $300,000 Indiana Derby (G3).
Final seen ending seventh within the Could 4 Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs, the son of Ghostzapper has been coaching steadily at his Santa Anita Park base, together with a bullet closing tuneup of :59 for 5 furlongs June 30.
Stronghold (outdoors) breezes 5 furlongs in :59 at Santa Anita Park
The Derby was the primary of seven begins wherein Stronghold completed outdoors the highest two. His efforts at six totally different tracks, together with three victories, have collected $827,200 for house owners and breeders Eric and Sharon Waller.
Along with the Santa Anita Derby, Stronghold received the Sunland Park Derby (G3) in February. He’s joined within the Indiana Derby by one other two-time Derby winner, E J Received the Cup .
The Doug O’Neill-owned and skilled son of Omaha Seashore ‘s Derby victories have come on a a lot smaller scale, the Turf Paradise and Texas Derbies, however his lone begin in opposition to high competitors was a decent third behind Stronghold and Creativeness within the Santa Anita Derby.
Regardless of their success, the pair of dual-Derby winners should not favored on the morning line, an honor bestowed upon Juddmonte’s Dragoon Guard at 8-5 for his first begin round two turns. The son of Arrogate has been rising within the ranks for coach Brad Cox and is 2-for-2 since getting back from a setback that ended his 2-year-old season after one begin.
Entries: Indiana Derby (G3)
Horseshoe Indianapolis, Saturday, July 06, 2024, Race 12
- Grade III
- 1 1/16m
- Filth
- $300,000
- 3 yo
- 6:41 PM (native)
Impel Favored to Get First Stakes Win in Indiana Oaks
Dragoon Guard’s coaching accomplice for a June 29 five-furlong exercise in 1:00 3/5 was Juddmonte and Cox stablemate Impel , the 7-5 morning-line favourite for the $200,000 Indiana Oaks (G3).
Impel wins an allowance race at Oaklawn Park
Third within the 1 1/16-mile Ashland Stakes (G1) at Keeneland April 5 off back-to-back straightforward victories to start out her profession, Cox lower the High quality Highway filly again to seven furlongs for the Could 3 Eight Belles (G2) at Churchill Downs, the place she completed second.
“Off the run within the Ashland, we ran her again a bit fast,” Cox stated. “General, I assumed that was a very good effort. I feel there’s a bit little bit of a query how far she needs to go. Based mostly off her bodily (construct), I do assume she’ll deal with two turns.”
Ought to Impel fail to get the space, a pair of California horses might look to select up the items.
Rancho Temescal Thoroughbred Companions, Dan Agnew, and William Chatalas’ Chatalas confirmed loads of expertise at age 2 with an Oct. 7 victory within the Chandelier (G2) at Santa Anita. The daughter of Gun Runner then ran ninth within the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies (G1) and ended her season on turf with a neck defeat within the Blue Norther Stakes Dec. 29. Unraced since, the Grant Forster trainee has been coaching in Kentucky since June.
Additionally in Kentucky from California is Domeyko Taylor LP’s Charlene’s Dream . In her first begin of the 12 months, and first outdoors of Northern California, the two-time stakes winner completed fourth within the June 9 seven-furlong Leslie’s Woman In a single day Stakes at Churchill Downs.
Coach Rusty Arnold ships in Glenn Bromagen II and Michael Dahir’s Neon Icon for the Oaks, who has received every of her two begins by a mixed 9 3/4 lengths.
Entries: Indiana Oaks (G3)
Horseshoe Indianapolis, Saturday, July 06, 2024, Race 11
- Grade III
- 1 1/16m
- Filth
- $200,000
- 3 yo Fillies
- 6:04 PM (native)
