![]() ![]() The thing that will help him is it was a little difficult to ship him down from Palm Meadows. He stayed on his left lead all the way down the stretch. " Johnny said he had to fight with him a little. “I was very pleased, especially if he ever learns what he’s doing," Casse said. But, he said he handled the kickback fine so we’ll pack up and make sure he’s OK and move forward.”įellow Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse indicated it would likely be on to the Kentucky Derby for Soup and Sandwich if the 40 points prove enough. When he couldn’t kind of outrun them going into the first turn, (Jose Ortiz) dropped him in there. I’d have rather had a position a little closer and on the outside. Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey appeared to take the defeat in stride. "I know how much that means to them, that makes it a little more extra special for us.”Īs for Greatest Honour, he was buried down inside for much of the race before mounting a mild bid to get third. Elias with a horse that they bred," Pletcher said. ![]() “It has so many great meanings, but for me what is so special about this is to win it for St. The only Kentucky Derby this century without a Pletcher starter came in 2003. He will now take aim at a third Kentucky Derby win on May 1 at Churchill Downs with Known Agenda after previously winning with Always Dreaming in 2017 and Super Saver in 2010. This is a record sixth Florida Derby win for Pletcher. We kept seeing talent in the mornings that he wasn’t necessarily displaying in the afternoon but we knew it was there." "Personality-wise, obviously being a chestnut son of Curlin, but he’s taken a little while to kind of put everything together. “He’s a horse that reminds us a lot of Vino Rosso," Pletcher said. He was followed across the wire by odds-on favourite Greatest Honour (20 points) and Nova Rags (10).īy Curlin out of the Byron mare Byrama, Known Agenda paid US$12.80 as the third choice in the wagering. Soup and Sandwich, who was making his stakes debut for trainer Mark Casse, earned 40 points and a potential spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate by running second. I had to go to the rail and it worked out great. I said it was too much, so I just followed the flow of the race. "I saw a couple horses outside of me and I had to take a hold to go around. “The instructions were to try and stay as close as I can without going too crazy and start working my way out and put the horse in the clear outside," Ortiz said. The winning time for 1 1/8-miles on a fast track was 1:49.45. Known Agenda and Irad Ortiz Jr saved ground throughout while racing in mid-pack in an 11-horse field, angled out to draw into striking position on the second turn, then outran Soup and Sandwich in the stretch to win by 2 3/4-lengths. Elias Stable’s homebred Known Agenda finished best to win the Grade 1, $750,000 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park and collect 100 qualifying points for this year's Kentucky Derby. The two-time Kentucky Derby-winning conditioner made his way back to the main event on Saturday when St. Only one Kentucky Derby in the 21st century has been run without a horse trained by Todd Pletcher. ![]()
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