Y13 Kentucky Derby

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MAY WEEK 1 - TW Y13 KENTUCKY DERBY* - G5+ 10F D 3YO

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[b]TW Y13 KENTUCKY DERBY*[/b]

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[Ripley]

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[b]TW Y13 KENTUCKY DERBY*[/b]

[u][i]Gate One:[/i][/u] [url=http://witchcreekstable.weebly.com/red-herring.html]Red Herring[/url] jockeyed by Brookson Wells

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[Snowflake]

Says colts only?

[Sammy]

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[b]TW Y13 KENTUCKY DERBY*[/b]

[u][i]Gate One:[/i][/u] [url=http://witchcreekstable.weebly.com/red-herring.html]Red Herring[/url] jockeyed by Brookson Wells
[u][i]Gate Two:[/i][/u] [url=http://bowenacresstables.weebly.com/gs-super-charged.html]GS Super Charged[/url] Jockeyed by Chris Stevens

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[S u N f r O s T ~]

Apr 21, 2013 18:13:04 GMT -5 Snowflake said:

Says colts only?

I always edit that out every year...of course it's open to fillies too xD

[Ripley]

Time to enter people! Time is ticking by!

[Snowflake]

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[b]TW Y13 KENTUCKY DERBY*[/b]

[u][i]Gate One:[/i][/u] [url=http://witchcreekstable.weebly.com/red-herring.html]Red Herring[/url] jockeyed by Brookson Wells
[u][i]Gate Two:[/i][/u] [url=http://bowenacresstables.weebly.com/gs-super-charged.html]GS Super Charged[/url] Jockeyed by Chris Stevens
[u][i]Gate Three:[/i][/u] [url=http://starthoroughbreds.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=racehorses&thread=337&page=1#44]Born To Impress[/url]
[u][i]Gate Four:[/i][/u] [url=http://starthoroughbreds.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=racehorses&action=display&thread=371]War Cry[/url]

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[b]TW Y13 KENTUCKY DERBY*[/b]

[u][i]Gate One:[/i][/u] [url=http://witchcreekstable.weebly.com/red-herring.html]Red Herring[/url] jockeyed by Brookson Wells
[u][i]Gate Two:[/i][/u] [url=http://bowenacresstables.weebly.com/gs-super-charged.html]GS Super Charged[/url] Jockeyed by Chris Stevens
[u][i]Gate Three:[/i][/u] [url=http://starthoroughbreds.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=racehorses&thread=337&page=1#44]Born To Impress[/url]
[u][i]Gate Four:[/i][/u] [url=http://starthoroughbreds.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=racehorses&action=display&thread=371]War Cry[/url]
[u][i]Gate Five:[/i][/u] [url=http://intrepidracing.weebly.com/nightshade.html]Nightshade[/url]

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I'd kick myself if I didn't enter her. we'll see how this goes XD

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TW Y13 KENTUCKY DERBY* Sunfrost

Gate One: Red Herring jockeyed by Brookson Wells
Gate Two: GS Super Charged Jockeyed by Chris Stevens
Gate Three: Born To Impress
Gate Four: War Cry
Gate Five: Nightshade

[S u N f r O s T ~]

Ah darn it Megs do you mind if I judge this? You've been judging a lot lately xD

[Deleted]

Go ahead.
I get so confused judging races like this so I'm so happy you've taken it off me. :3

[S u N f r O s T ~]

Hello everybody and welcome to this year's Kentucky Derby!
This ten furlong dirt classic is full of the cream of the crop
classic dirt three year olds and I for one am very excited to see
who will take this race today. Will it be one of our two filly
entries? Oh, so exciting! The track is rated fast today, and that
means we're in for a quick race. All of the undercard races
today were very fast, and that indicates that the track
conditions are simply pristine. Let's head over for a look at the
horses.

A roar rises from the crowd as none other than Red Herring
himself of Witch Creek leads the parade. This red colt has
drawn a crowd of Arizonians who have booked their own
section of the grandstand, so big are their number and so large is their support of the colt. I expect we won't see any sliding
stops from him today - just some pure speed. Red is rated well for this kind of race, and his strong second in the Juvenile last
season rates him highly. His races, though mainly over this
track, are a bit of question for him though. I don't think he's
been facing a high level of competition over the Wire dirt this
year. Will this help him or hurt him? Look to see him pressing
whoever the lucky leader is into a faster pace. Watch out at the
end of the race for a sliding stop!

Gate two holds our long shot of the race, GS Super Charged. By a Triple Crown winner himself, there is no doubt that he'll like
the conditions of this race. The only thing in question here is
his class. His two year old season was largely average, and he
ran in the Juvenile Turf. This year has been better, with some
good victories over this track, but he's just coming out of a
second place run in the first leg of the Turf Triple Crown, the
Krentucky Open. That's likely to hurt him a bit here today.
However, his conservative closing style could help him out.

The classic colt Born To Impress takes gate three. This Star
Thoroughbreds representative represents his famous sire
Impressario, and is from the legendary stallion's first crop.
Not to mention he's out of Born To Fly, dam of Born To Soar.
He's strong and fast and will be hanging with Red Herring.
Rumor has it that he's only here to prep for the Canadian Triple Crown, an interesting thing. Impress only has experience over the Green Horse Fields track this year from what I can see but
he's been here since the Florida Derby so we'll see what he
can bring to the table today.

War Cry the fan favorite will be breaking from gate four. Another from Star Thoroughbreds, she's sired by hot stallion Akuma Battlecry, and his progeny are pretty darn good at running the classic dirt series. Xena has won all but one of her races so far this year, losing to Acorn Stakes winner Ventura in early March. She's clearly got the class to beat the boys even though she won the Juvenile Fillies last year. She's an all out front runner and I think that could actually be a disadvantage here given the amount of pushy preceders we're dealing with. She clearly has the class to win this, but the ride will tell if that actually happens.

Nightshade brings up the rear. She was a late entry from Intrepid and has been missing off of the tracks for a while now. However, she is last year's Juvenile winner and the top rated filly of her division, even now with Xena tearing up the track. Atropa is Intrepid's hopeful here, but obviously her lack of races will work against her in this race. She's out of the illustrious Requiem line, known for producing just about any type of horse as long as they're good. Her conservative closing style could mean good things for her, despite her lack of sharpness before this race. Who knows what could go down with this wild card in the field?

They're strolling into the gates now. A final look at the betting tables shows that War Cry and Red Herring are co-favorites, with Nightshade third betting choice and tied with Born To Impress. GS Super Charged is being underrated here today...personally, I think any one of these horses stands a chance to win, if conditions are correct. They're all in the gates now...and THEY'RE OFF!

this is when i leave you in suspense

[S u N f r O s T ~]

War Cry breaks like a bat out of hell. That fiery Star Thoroughbreds chestnut is absolutely winging it into that lead today and it looks as though she's going to be all alone out there! Red Herring takes full advantage of his inside stall and glues to the rail. Born To Impress flies to his side and sticks there, neatly boxing Red Herring on the inside. I sense some jockey tactics here from the Star Thoroughbreds due. With War Cry in front and Impress alongside, Red has nowhere to go! GS Supercharged positions himself two lengths off of them, and then it's four lengths back to Nightshade, who is flying along well within her own and with eyes on the leader.

That filly has just run a twenty three second quarter here in the Derby. An extremely fast pace! Red has made no move to break out of the trap, perhaps refusing to be intimidated by the problem here. I hear that with Red things go either his way or the highway - maybe we're seeing some rider trouble out here early on? He's being coaxed forward now, and is putting the pressure on War Cry. The filly's pinned her ears and is kicking off even more. Is that really a smart idea? She's reestablished her two length lead but the pace is blistering. Born To Impress has let Red out of the trap. He's a half length back and rides the slipstream along with Red. Supercharged and Nightshade are still just loping along in the back without a care in the world...

The half in forty six and three fifths. There's no slowing down out here today! War Cry doesn't even look tired. Red Herring looks similarly tireless and he's beginning to put the pressure on her again. He's really grilling the other chesnut hard today. Born To Impress has dropped off the hot pace a bit. Sarah Star doesn't like this pace at all today. Supercharged is coming on now, showing some acceleration. Nightshade still hasn't moved back there. Is this part of the tactics or is something up with her? We'll just have to wait and see!

Three quarters of the race in one ten and change. A slight lessening of the pace here, but with four furlongs left to run the pace is quickening some more. Red and War Cry are practically on their own out there. Red comes up, War Cry speeds up. I don't even know how they're able to keep up with high pace and make it look so easy. They're coming to the end of the backstretch now, and there goes GS Supercharged! The colt is cruising in with class I have not yet seen this year. It's apparent that he's been practicing! Born To Impress is quickening as well, his eyes keen on the leaders five lengths in front. The sons of two Triple Crown champions make a matched set as they charge to the front. Still nothing from Nightshade - wait, I spoke too soon! The Juvenile champion is quickening her stride and waking up. She's nine lengths off and she's not letting that stop her! Look at her eating up the ground!

THEY'RE IN THE STRETCH.

War Cry and Red Herring are neck and neck now, but their lead is quickly being diminished. Born To Impress and Supercharged are coming down fast now but Impress is leaving Supercharged behind! The son of Impressario is a blazing inferno as he increasingly narrows the distance between him and victory. He's only two ever decreasing lengths off! Nightshade bounds past Supercharged as though he's standing still and is absolutely taking off here now. There's no stopping her! She's on the outside and mounting a rising charge!

War Cry and Red Herring are very much done now. They've used up all their speed battling each other! Born To Impress sweeps to the lead and he's emulating his father now. Look at him draw away! Nightshade is the only horse left in the race. The juvenile champion is showing very impressive acceleration, and she's sweeping by War Cry and Red Herring...but will she make it in time to take the lead? Impress is two lengths in front but that lead is diminishing...

They're down to the wire....





MWAHAAAHAAAA






















BORN TO IMPRESS takes the Derby by a half length! Nightshade in second. War Cry and Red Herring photo for third, with Supercharged two lengths back and looking very annoyed.

FINAL RESULTS
win Born To Impress (half length)
place Nightshade (one length)
show Red Herring + War Cry (two lengths)
fourth GS Supercharged

FEEDBACK
The way this race plays out, Red Herring and War Cry become their own worst enemies. But they're just too stubborn to lose to the other. There's no way to separate them, but this definitely played a part in the race.

To me, Impress was coming into great form. That really showed here. Nightshade's been off the tracks, but her workout really won me over today. It made a great argument about why she should be ready to take the race today. She's still got class, but after this performance, who knows? Supercharged would have been more able to contend if he had focused more on the Triple Crown instead of the Turf Triple Crown trail. I think you should take him to the Canadian Triple Crown.

[Snowflake]

YAYAYAY Impress! <3 but ewww that's War Cry's first out of top two place lol

What do you think of War Cry's chances if I keep her in the Crown? What do you think of Impress' chances?

[S u N f r O s T ~]

They should both continue to run in the Crown. If however it looks as though Ventura is going to steal the Tiara, you could pull an Eternal Phantom and go to the Coaching Club American Oaks with her. Impress should stay right here. I don't think any horse will win the Crown this year, but we'll see.