Moonlite Strike took third in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2) and reiterated his quality by capturing the Roar Stakes at Churchill Downs last year. Hes probably a Grade 3 horse, Joseph said. Teaching him hislessons through the breaking andtraining process, Herrera was also his groom and rider. C2 Racing Stable, LLC. "He was just hitting his best stride down the lane and galloping out, I had a really difficult time pulling him up. White Abarrio with Tyler Gaffalioneup beats the previously undefeated Charge It, to win the 2022 Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park, Some rules are more flexible than others. Responsible Gaming | "He trains like a horse that will handle a distance, but until they do, you never know for sure," Joseph said. Youve got to be the best horse on the day, not the best horse, he said. They stood in the gate last week and stood in the gate this week. There are so many stakes right now. He said they wanted to keep a piece of the horse. The backside scene was almost church quiet at 5:30 compared to the buzz that arose a couple of hours later. He is one of two Spendthrift-breds in this years Derby, along with Tiz the Bomb, who sold for a much higher $330,000 as a Fasig-Tipton yearling. I'm happy with where we are. He was trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr. and has raced for Clap Embroidery, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Spendthrift Farm, LLC. Into Mischief is also the broodmare sire of White Abarrio. Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr., 0 for 1 in Derby with Ny Traffic (eighth in 2020). Tomorrow my fillies will just walk the shed and the colts will gallop.. Joseph is drawing a line through the Kentucky Derby in evaluating White Abarrio. White Abarrio has raced and won at Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Monmouth Park, Parx Racing, Thistledown. The crowd seems to take a little something out of these horses. He's doing fantastic, Ortiz said, Elexander said he was really on the muscle. Get Fonner Park Picks for all of today's races. Having had past success in horse racing, a Kentucky Derby berth would be the pinnacle and a day of firsts for a horse-loving family like the Cornetts. White Abarrio was one of the Cornett brothers' private purchases after he opened his account with a 6 3/4-length score at Gulfstream in his Sept. 24 debut, earning an 81 Beyer Speed Figure . May 1, 2021. Advertising & Sponsorship Opportunities | JOHNSON: Kentucky Derby pedigree profile: White Abarrio, REILLY: 12 Pedigree fun facts: White Abarrio, TEAM: Racing Roundtable: Takeaways from the Holy Bull and more, HANSON: White Abarrio draws off in Holy Bull, REILLY: White Abarrio stars in Holy Bull; Girl With a Dream wires Forward Gal, HANSON: Smile Happy, White Abarrio listed at 8-1 in Pool 3 of Kentucky Derby Future Wager. I have the same sweater in white!Tengo el mismo suter en blanco! The scoop: Gaffalione is a third-generation jockey as his father Steve Gaffalione and grandfather Bobby Gaffalione were both jockeys, as well. I just felt it was a little too chaotic to me here yesterday at 7:30, the trainer said, referring to a crowded backside backstretch scene that has become part of the Derby/Oaks tradition. But since that Derby which was move to September at the height of the pandemic Joseph said little has changed in the way he prepares a horse for a big race. Consigned by Herreras Nice and Easy Thoroughbreds, he worked a furlong in :10 2/5 and sold for more $40,000 to trainer Carlos Perez. It was a quiet morning filled with routine gallops and no drama two days before the 148th running of the Kentucky Derby. "I had 45,. He currently runs the day-to-day operations at C2, while Mark is the racing and bloodstock manager. Rich Strike is the first also eligible for the Derby and should there be a scratch before 9 o'clock Friday morning, Rich Strike and jockey Sonny Leon would be in the starting gate. (races 1-3 provided free) Race 1: The top pick is #1 Cajun Trinity the 9/5 ML favorite trained by Mark N. Hibdon and ridden by Roberto Morales. Along with Make It Big, White Abarrio gives trainer Saffie Joseph the chance to improve on his sole Kentucky Derby runner to date, eighth-placed 2020 runner Ny Traffic. The winner of the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) last season and the Chilean group 1 winner are among the 12 top older horses in North America scheduled to compete in the seventh running of the 1 1/8-mile Pegasus World Cup. Pletcher looked on from trackside. And to say McPeek burst onto the Derby scene after about 10 years as a trainer is an understatement. The equine Spendthrift, the 1879 Belmont winner, would become the paternal great-grandsire of Man o War. The Kentucky Derby is the first race within the Triple Crown, followed by the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. White Abarrio won the Holy Bull by 4 lengths over Simplification. The 12-1 chance outperformed his odds, and defied a potentially tough rail post for a first-time starter, to romp by 6 3/4 lengths. 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes by 3 lengths, it said volumes about White Abarrios Holy Bull victory.. Favored Mo Donegal, well positioned into the first turn by Irad Ortiz Jr. after a slight stumble leaving the gate, failed to keep pace with his rivals leaving the backstretch and on the second turn, but leveled out once in the clear in the stretch. If he brings his 'A' game, we're right there with them.. We were on the wrong path with him. Taiba, the Santa Anita Derby (G1) winner who is two-for-two in his very brief career, only walked the shedrow following his Wednesday training that included a blowout (:38.40) down the lane with a deputized Joel Rosario on board. At 6 a.m. Pletcher brought out his other Oaks filly (Goddess of Fire) for her gallop and then he was all done with the heavy lifting for the track's two showcase events on tap over the next two days. Trainer Saffie Joseph, Jr., left, accompanies his 2022 Kentucky Derby contender White Abarrio to the racetrack at Churchill Downs. The bay son of 2016 Preakness winner Exaggerator owns two wins with a runner-up finish and a pair of third-place efforts. Skippylongstocking won only once through his first seven starts. White Abarrio. Its one of those races you throw out.. . I loved the way he ran all the time. Trainer Steve Asmussen confirmed that the Louisiana Derby (G2) winner would return to the track on Friday morning for more of the same. This stretch right here, it's a gut check for these horses. No argument there. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who already has four Kentucky Derby victories among his previous 49 starters, believes that Ethereal Road has the ability to make a sustained run that could have him in the mix at the end of the Kentucky Derby. White Abarrio will be the most accomplished Kentucky Derby runner from Florida. Following Barber Road's final work last Saturday, he flew to Arkansas where he won his third stakes at Oaklawn with Whelen Springs in the $150,000 Bachelor Stakes. White Abarrio has had four starts thus far with three wins and one show to go with $240,850 in winning purses. It was a personal rule. Taiba's dad, Gun Runner was the leading first-crop sire of 2021. It's calmer and better for the horse at this time. Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. is setting more modest targets for Florida Derby (G1) winner White Abarrio and third-place Belmont Stakes finisher Skippylongstocking. Im looking at the competition. home The Team Contact Us. White Abarrio missed a couple of scheduled workouts last month after getting sick as he readied for his 3-year-old debut, but he didn't miss a beat on the racetrack Feb. 5. Skippylongstocking, who finished 6 1/4 lengths behind Mo Donegal in the Belmont, will not see the likes of him in his next major race, the Aug. 6 West Virginia Derby (G3) at Mountaineer Racetrack. He was trained by Saffie Joseph, Jr. and has raced for Clap Embroidery, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by Spendthrift Farm, LLC. 21 Wed. 22 Thu. Joseph, 35, already has learned a hard Derby lesson. While the majority of her wins came in Ohio, Taiba's buckeye-bred mom Needmore Flattery won 17 races. Biggest stakes: The Fonner Park Special and the Bold Accent Stakes . The Top 20 horses qualify to be in the starting gates at the Derby. All rights reserved. Trainer Eric Reed has a Plan B should Rich Strike not make the field. Castellano said his mount was leaning back at the start after some commotion in the starting gate. He was good in the gate this morning; better than he was yesterday, trainer Bhupat Seemar said. Perez trained him for owner Clap Embroidery for his first race, a Sept. 24 victory at Gulfstream, before his current owners purchased him privately and turned him over to Joseph. White Abarrio made his stakes debut in the Grade 2 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs on Nov. 27. Although Skippylongstocking helped wear down pace-setting We the People, he came in 3 1/4 lengths behind Nest with Manny Franco aboard. Joseph had to adjust his last major move for the Kentucky Derby as well, this time because of the Florida weather. * https://twitter.com/PeterThiele* https://www.fiverr.com/peterthiele They would run from him.. Gaffalione has made a good career for himself and is returning to the Kentucky Derby for the fourth time. Now White Abarrio returns to Churchill, the scene of his only career loss, with an enhanced resume. 4,386 views Premiered May 3, 2022 98 Dislike Share Racing Dudes 6.1K subscribers Mike "Somobomb" Somich interviews Mark Cornett, owner of 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) contender White Abarrio,. LAD Louisiana Downs. He always had a good attitude.. His mount improved to 3-for-4 with earnings of $240,850. He showed he could get two turns and today he answered it emphatically.". With better odds, both at 10-1, White Abarrio and Taiba have the recent wins that often parlay into Derby success. Joseph admitted to having concerns about the sire, Exaggerator, but he was very familiar with his War Chant dam, Twinkling. But she failed to live up to her pedigree on the track. The race is often referred to as the run for the roses and has continuously produced the most exciting two minutes in sports, the approximate length of time it takes the winner to run the 1 mile from the starting gate to the finish line. It was onward and upward to graded-stakes company. He had a good gallop this morning. Since 2000 the Cornett's have been involved in horse racing either as owners, racing manager or a bloodstock agent for clients. I thought it was a good chance, Joseph said. White Abarrio (10-1) Trainer: Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. Jockey: Tyler Gaffalione. Even though rain is in the forecast, Bobo is going to take part in another Derby tradition few get to experience and that is the walkover to the paddock from the backstretch. WHITE ABARRIO C2 Racing Stable and La Milagrosa Stable's White Abarrio was out for a routine gallop around the Churchill oval Thursday morning, and trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. said all went as planned. We're ready, trainer Chad Brown said confidently. He finished third at the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs on November 27, then won the Holy Bull Stakes (G3) at Gulfstream Park in Florida on February 5. I said, `No problem., Clint and Mark purchased the colt and gave him to trainer Saffie Joseph, who has done wonders with him. That was the horse that put me on the map, and really got things going.. Fonner Park is a year-round facility that hosts horse racing and events such as craft and recreational shows as well as the local county fair. He scaled back to focus on family and his growing software company but eventually created C2 Racing Stable last year. All signs point that way, but you dont want to be over confident and have that belief in your head until youre actually there, Cornett said with a laugh. Edwardo Ruvalcaba was on Tiz the Bomb, while Danny Ramsey was aboard Smile Happy. Mike \"Somobomb\" Somich interviews Mark Cornett, owner of 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) contender White Abarrio, ahead of the Saffie Joseph Jr. trainee's attempt to win the Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs on May 6. If you can make a sustained long run, you have a chance to hit the board or even win the thing. Yakteen has secured the saddle services of two longtime members of racing's Hall of Fame: Mike Smith will be aboard Taiba as they come out of the 12 hole, and John Velazquez will be up when Messier comes out of post six in the mile and one-quarter classic at 6:57 p.m. at Churchill Downs Saturday. Now, back in the winter, this White Abarrio character was a marginal Derby prospect at best. . All rights reserved. Back at his Gulfstream home base, it would be a different story. It was exciting. White Abarrio will look to make his presence felt from just off the pace in the Run for . * https://twitter.com/racing_dudes * https://www.facebook.com/racingdudes/* https://www.instagram.com/racingdudes/FOLLOW Mike Somobomb Somich! White Abarrio (10-1) will break from post 4 for jockey Tyler Gaffalione. Generally speaking, Epicenter is considered. 6, 8-1) and White Abarrio. ETHEREAL ROAD Aaron Sones and Julie Gilbert's Ethereal Road galloped 1 miles during the special 7:30 a.m. training time Thursday. Hes changed from November to now, and hes showing it on the track. Catching Diamonds is a half-sister to group 3 winner Cool Cowboy. Basic stuff, nothing changed, McPeek said of Thursday's activity. Watching his exercise from the backside was Bejarano and assistant trainer Leandro Mora. White Abarrio Why he can win: Feels like he's being overlooked after winning four of five career starts, including the Florida Derby. Best finish was seventh with War of Will in 2019. McPeek said his Derby starters will go out on the track again Friday morning. Owners: C2 Racing Stable (Clint Cornett) and La Milagrosa Stable (Antonio Pagnano), first Derby for both. Such is the case with White Abarrio, winner of the Holy Bull S. (G3) and Florida Derby (G1). But he tries. Only three-year-old thoroughbreds can qualify for the races. He definitely tries.. Simplification did his best to a different challenge Saturday and largely did so, with the exception of beating the winner. White Abarrio Zips Quick Half . My wife used to laugh at me and say, `Were never going to the Derby.. John . Expected by many to set the pace, Simplification broke poorly and instead was seventh of nine a quarter-mile into the race under patient early handling from Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano. Betting. His training was always very nice. LS Lone Star Park. I didnt have a horse in the race., Tyler Gaffalione, White Abarrio and groom celebrate after the 2022 Florida Derby win, The brothers and Joseph gave White Abarrio a needed break and laid out a plan to get to the Kentucky Derby through Florida: the Gr. White Abarrio (Race Day), a Grade 1 winner (2022 Florida Derby), worked three furlongs in 39.5 at Gulfstream Park on Sunday morning. White Abarrio Past Performances. Mark said, Right now, Im going over a million different things. Charge It graduated by 8 1/2 lengths at Gulfstream in his second career race last February before overcoming an awkward start to finish second behind White Abarrio in the $1 million Florida Derby . 16. Archive: Southern Denton County Local News, Argyle ISD hosting farewell reception for police chief, names new chief, Denton man arrested for Flower Mound bank robbery, River otter sightings confirmed at Denton preserve, Area police departments seeking vehicle theft suspects, Update: LISD board candidate who threatened school withdraws from race. Become a Licensee | Copyright 2023 Blenheim Publishing, LLC. Purse: $7,600. How did White Abarrio get its name? His stakes wins include . Hes very light on his feet. KENTUCKY - The Caribbean will be ably represented at Saturday's Kentucky Derby with Barbadian horse trainer Saffie Joseph Jr.'s White Abarrio one of the favourites in the prestigious race. We're in a good spot.. "It actually kind of hurt us that (Simplification) didn't break well because it kind of altered the fractions of the race and there wasn't a whole lot of pace on, and that's always a disadvantage at Gulfstream.". There are two things that will happen if you are in position I've learned after all these years, Lukas said. She was the Champion Three-Year-Old Filly. 3070 Lakecrest Circle, Suite 400-292 Earlier this year, he produced 58 victories at Gulfstream's championship meet, 12 more than Pletcher, to end Pletcher's run of 18 consecutive leading trainer titles. Owner: C2 Racing Stable and La Milagrosa Stable Trainer: Saffie Joseph, Jr. Kentucky Derby points: 112 White Abarrio jumps up a few spots after his win in the G1 Florida Derby, where he. It was been a whirlwind week for Ortiz. His stakes wins include wins in the 2022 Florida Derby (G1), and the 2022 Holy Bull (G3). When he gallops, he can get a little keen in the morning, but when you work him in company, hell relax. White Abarrio has had to overcome more than one obstacle. This will be the second Derby Bobo has attended, but it is a different ballgame this time around. She was a desirable commodity as an Into Mischief half-sister to Cool Cowboy, a sprinter/miler sporting notable victories in both the U.S. and Dubai. You don't want to overthink it too much, and you want to stay with the system that's working for you.. Charge It (with Hector Ramos up), Mo Donegal (Amelia Green) and Pioneer of Medina (Carlos Perez) came out of Barn 35 and down through the 5 -furlong gap in the dark, along with two of the barn's Oaks fillies in Nest and Shahama. Its a race the brothers have been waiting for their entire lives. WHY NOT SUBSCRIBE - OR ORDER THE CONTENT FROM THIS ISSUE IN PRINT. (parte de un huevo) a. la clara. Clint, the founder and CEO of Valutrac Software in Flower Mound, Texas, started going to the races in the late 1980s. Triple Crown Winners, 2023 Kentucky Derby Trail: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for March 1, Mike Repole Chats Racing Friends Becoming Family, Champion Forte's Return, Winning Belmont Stakes, 2023 Fountain of Youth Stakes Cheat Sheet: Get to Know the Horses, Five Key Takeaways You Need to Know From an International Weekend of Racing. . The yet-unnamed youngster developed well under Herreras tutelage. Trainer: Saffie Joseph Jr., 0 for 1 in Derby with Ny Traffic (eighth in 2020). You might say that this son of Catching Diamonds was a diamond in the rough for Herrera and his family, and Alisson is excited to see her bato locorun for the roses. Abarrio to the racetrack at Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Parx Racing, Thistledown to make presence., Gun runner was the leading first-crop sire of white Abarrio won the Holy Bull by lengths. Starting gates at the Derby backside scene was almost church quiet at 5:30 compared to buzz... 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