Four horses who can beat the preferred base quality

Nobody likes to pick their favorite to win the Kentucky Derby, although it has proven to be a profitable bet over the past few years, in 2013 Orb started a series of six straight after-time winners to win the Derby, ending with a Justify win. In 2018. He was unlikely to be the favorite in 2019 and finished in fifth place, Tiz the Law ranked second for 2020. The Core Quality, trained by Brad Cox of Louisville, was established as the favorite 2–1 in the Run Race. for the Roses on Saturday. He is the horse to beat with a 5 to 5 score that includes his last September win at Churchill Downs. But who are the top contenders after the Blue Grass Essential Quality Award winner? The winner of the Santa Anita Derby Rock Your World Award is the second choice in 4-1 odds, followed by the Louisiana Derby winner Charlie Hot Road (6-1), the Blue Grass summer Haley Motivated (12-1) and the winner of the Florida Derby (13-1) ). Contestants: Rock Your WorldTrainer John Sadler took the funky page ath to the derby, where the unbeaten Rock Your World did not compete when he was two years old and started his career with two races on the lawn. “We took a slightly different path than everyone else, but it was actually by design,” Sadler said. Rock Your World shined in its move from grass to dirt, winning first class Santa Anita Derby by 4 lengths over Bob Baffert-trained Medina Spirit. Rock Your World 100 Beyer Speed ​​Figure won the victory, and is the only horse in the Kentucky Derby field to reach a three-digit number of his career. “We decided that the time to try the Grand Prix was the Santa Anita Derby because if Sadler said, ‘Good for that. Enough in the Santa Anita Derby you can continue. ” “He took that step very well and ran very well, so here we are.” Sadler hopes Rock Your World will follow a similar path to Animal Kingdom and Barbaro, horses who started their careers on grass before winning the Kentucky Derby. Buffett said he liked rock Your World in Santa Anita. “He surprised us because he is such a big, tall, slender horse raised for grass.” “But he’s from Candy Ride, and these are Candy Rides – if you get a good one – they’re really good. He’s fast and he’s got a lot of speed, a big horse that jumps so long. A mile and a quarter won’t be a problem for him.” Third Class Sam F Davis on his debut at the age of three. Coach Todd Bleacher decided to add Flashes after the race, and the colt blossomed with a pair of victories, including a 2-lane victory over Soup and Sandwich in the Florida Derby. Bleacher said. “It looked like he kind of dropped and took off the last sixteen miles. He’s really got better since we put the blinker. He’s got a little more focused, and he’s maturing and getting more professional with each start.” Bleacher’s excitement dimmed a little bit on Tuesday when Known Agenda clinched it. 1st place in the derby. Post # 1 has not produced a Derby winner since Ferdinand in 1986, although the new Starting Gate introduced last year was designed to allow more space for operation for sites within the post. “With the new portal, we hope that things will be better than they were in the past and the post will not be that bad.” “He had a domestic flight in the Florida Derby, and he handled it very professionally.” Hot Road Charlie It’s been six weeks since Hot Road Charlie won the Louisiana Derby, but coach Doug O’Neill isn’t interested in rust. “Sometimes it’s a little more, isn’t it?” O’Neill said. “You look back 20 years ago, and I ran those horses 10 times like 2-year-olds and several times before this race, but I just think the environment we live in is better to count on,“ less is more. ”We are seeing good results that way too. “Hot Rod Charlie, Oxbow’s son, needed four races to break his first race, then entered the Triple Crown scene by finishing second – a score of 94-1 – behind Essential Quality in the Breeders” Cup of Events last November in Kinland debuted at 3 years old with third place in third division Robert B. Lewis in Santa Anita before shipping to Fair Grounds for the Louisiana Derby Score. ” Seeing how well Charlie has traveled, it made us very comfortable to bring him back to California, and training there where we feel comfortable where the weather will be very nice on a daily basis and then ship him (to Louisville) after his latest work, “O’Neill said.“ You’re learning along the way. “Son of Into Mischief fought the core quality in a classic stretching duel in Blue Grass before finally losing a neck. Coach Chad Brown said Highly Motivation gained valuable experience in his first two-cycle race. In the year, so I was looking for a bit more physique,” Brown said. “I think he got that with a good, hard race in it. … I think this horse is going to go ahead with that race.” Highly Motivation never finished third in five career races, setting a record 2-2-1, but Brown knows Essential Quality is the one to beat on Saturday. “He ran great, and I have a lot of respect for the core quality,” Brown said. “He’s clearly unbeaten, he’s done nothing wrong. He’s a very talented horse and deserves a favorite in the race.” Jason Frakes followed on Twitter: @KentuckyDerbyCJ.