That Scamp
– Trainer Rick Dutrow’s transformation from crass cheat to lovable rogue with tragic backstory continues. Having a Kentucky Derby winner sure improves your media coverage.
– The one horse Dutrow claimed to respect in the Preakness is out. Withers winner Harlem Rocker will pass the second leg of the Triple Crown to prep for the Queen’s Plate, a more logical spot for the speedy son of Macho Uno. “He wants to play it conservative for now,” said trainer Todd Pletcher of owner Frank Stronach’s decision (DRF). Recapturetheglory, who came down with fever over the weekend, is also out, which means Big Brown will face a field that may have grown to 13 but could contain no other Derby starters.
– Aided by favored Lethal Heat’s stumble out of the gate, Million Dollar Run went from maiden to graded stakes winner in her second start, the Railbird Stakes at Hollywood on Sunday, and she did it most impressively, tracking first half fractions of :22.13 and :44.55, dueling, then drawing away to run the final furlong in :12.32. It’s another improbable 3-year-old accomplishment — coincidence, or do Million Dollar Run, Casino Drive, and Big Brown indicate a trend?
– The best stakes race this weekend happened at Lone Star:
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