After all, Happy Jack deserves a chance, and shouldn’t have to suffer the plight of infamous musician Johnny Hutchinson, who, when asked if he wanted to become the Beatles’ drummer, said “No.” “I agree with Doug: if you’re not in it, you can’t win it, so why not run? I think the horse will get the distance, maybe not very quickly, but he’ll get it.” “A win would shock me, too, but it could rain, and if that’s the case, who knows? (Saturday’s Louisville weather forecast calls for a high of 63 degrees, cloudy skies and a 24 percent chance of rain). “I haven’t seen the horse recently,” Harrington said. Trained by Doug O’Neill, on record as saying he hopes to “shock the world” with a victory, the son of Oxbow is 30-1 on the morning line. That leaves Happy Jack as the only other Santa Anita-based entrant in the Derby. “But you’re never going to get a better-looking horse, and workwise, he’s a dream.”
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Still, he got beat on the square (in the Santa Anita Derby) by Taiba, so he’s going to have to overcome that plus all the other horses. He has a right to be brilliant in the Derby I can see it. He’ll do a 1:12 (for six furlongs) at the drop of a hat without taking a deep breath.
Tim, and before that, Bob (Baffert) worked him exclusively alone because he doesn’t need company. He’s kind of the opposite of Taiba in his works. “Messier will probably be one of the best-looking horses in the field, if not the best.
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Like I said, he’s a very smart horse and that will serve him in good stead with 150,000-plus people at the Kentucky Debry screaming their heads off, which always shocks some horses, but my impression is he’ll handle it well. “You’re not going to be wowed by his works, but clearly, he shows up in the afternoon. “I’m guessing (trainer Tim) Yakteen put blinkers on just to keep him sharp, but he doesn’t race in blinkers, and that was true prior to his first race when he worked often in them but did not race in them, still running lights out twice with 100-plus Beyers (103 and 102). In his last work at Santa Anita with his stablemate, American Admiral (a six-furlong bullet in 1:12.80 April 28 to American Admiral’s 1:13), Taiba wore blinkers, which he did not in winning the Santa Anita Derby (by 2 ¼ lengths over Messier on April 5). “He’s a very smart horse and knows the difference between the morning and the afternoon. “Even prior to winning the Santa Anita Derby, he’s been kind of a lunch-bucket worker, doing only what he needs to in the morning, winning his works by a head. “Taiba has never been a super workhorse, even before he won his first race by 7 1/2 lengths (on March 5),” said Harrington, 58, who has been clocking since 1990, and whose long-standing workout reports are available at. If either Taiba, Messier or Happy Jack wins the 148th running of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, it will mark the 20th time a horse that ran in the Runhappy Santa Anita Derby went on to officially win the Run for the Roses.Īll three are based at Santa Anita, where observant clocker Andy Harrington has focused on their training and racing, thus well-qualified to render an opinion on their style and stamina for the mile and a quarter classic.Įach is a horse of a different color, not just literally, but in their training demeanor. TAIBA A ‘SMART’ CHOICE IN RUN FOR THE ROSES.TYLER BAZE OFF MOUNTS RETURNING FROM KY.HERNANDEZ IS CLOSING IN ON DEPARTED PRAT.POWELL HOPES FOR BETTER LUCK IN SENORITA.CLOCKER SCOUTS LOCALS IN KENTUCKY DERBY.
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