Apr 17 2017
Doug’s Double Derby Dozen April 17, 2017
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Monday, April 17, 2017
Churchill Downs
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This week had some more turmoil in the rankings, as Classic Empire made a classic comeback from injury, providing the fastest and decisive closing kick in the Arkansas Derby, and proving why he was the 2yo champ.
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Thus, he vaults back into number one in our rankings, edging out Irish War Cry who was demoted to 2nd for doing nothing wrong but sitting on the sidelines. Everyone else in the top 10 had to move down as well.
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Conquest Mo Money had his 2nd straight impressive 2nd place finish to solidify a top 10 ranking. 5 of the Ark Derby runners are in our top 12. Interestingly, 2 of them may not even get into the 20 horse Kentucky Derby field.
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Hence moved up since he beat Conquest in the Sunland Derby earlier, when we didn’t know if either was for real. Apparently they are. Malagacy had to move down after fading in the stretch and possible letting Lookin at Lee and Sonneteer into the battle for roses.
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This is how we see it today. We’ll update as things change.
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Rank | Horse | Sire | Trainer | Fin | Race | Date | Pts | Next (Probable) | In |
1 | Classic Empire | Pioneerof The Nile | Casse Mark | 1st | Ark Derby G1 | 15-Apr | 132 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
2 | Irish War Cry | Curlin | Motion H Graham | 1st | Wood Mem G2 | 8-Apr | 110 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
3 | Gunnevera | Dialed In | Sano Antonio | 3rd | Fla Derby G1 | 1-Apr | 84 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
4 | Always Dreaming | Bodemeister | Pletcher Todd A | 1st | Fla Derby G1 | 1-Apr | 100 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
5 | Girvin | Tale Of Ekati | Sharp Joe | 1st | La Derby G2 | 1-Apr | 150 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
6 | Practical Joke | Into Mischief | Brown Chad C | 2nd | Blue Grass G2 | 8-Apr | 74 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
7 | Sonneteer | Midnight Lute | Desormeaux Keith | 4th | Ark Derby G1 | 18-Apr | 30 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | ? |
8 | Lookin At Lee | Lookin At Lucky | Asmussen Steven M | 3rd | Ark Derby G1 | 15-Apr | 32 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | ? |
9 | Hence | Street Boss | Asmussen Steven M | 1st | Sun Derby G3 | 26-Mar | 50 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
10 | Conquest Mo Money | Uncle Mo | Miguel Hernandez | 2nd | Ark Derby G1 | 18-Apr | 50 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
11 | Malagacy | Shackleford | Pletcher Todd A | 5th | Ark Derby G1 | 15-Apr | 50 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
12 | Cloud Computing | Maclean’s Music | Brown Chad C | 3rd | Wood Mem G2 | 8-Apr | 40 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
13 | J Boys Echo | Mineshaft | Romans Dale | 4th | Blue Grass G2 | 1-Apr | 63 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
14 | Tapwrit | Tapit | Pletcher Todd A | 5th | Blue Grass G2 | 8-Apr | 54 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
15 | Thunder Snow (Ire) | Helmet | Suroor Saeed | 1st | UAE Derby G1 | 25-Mar | 100 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
16 | Battalion Runner | Unbridled’S Song | Pletcher Todd A | 2nd | Wood Mem G2 | 8-Apr | 40 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
17 | Gormley | Malibu Moon | Shirreffs John | 1st | SA Derby G1 | 8-Apr | 125 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
18 | Untrapped | Trappe Shot | Asmussen Steven M | 6th | Ark Derby G1 | 15-Apr | 34 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | ? |
19 | Mccraken | Ghostzapper | Wilkes Ian R | 3rd | Blue Grass G2 | 8-Apr | 40 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
20 | Epicharis (JPN) | Gold Allure | Hagiwara Kiyoshi | 2nd | UAE Derby G1 | 25-Mar | 40 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
21 | State Of Honor | To Honor And Serve | Casse Mark | 2nd | Fla Derby G1 | 1-Apr | 62 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
22 | Royal Mo | Uncle Mo | Shirreffs John | 3rd | SA Derby G1 | 8-Apr | 30 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | ? |
23 | Irap | Tiznow | O’Neill Doug | 1st | Blue Grass G2 | 8-Apr | 100 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |
24 | Battle of Midway | Smart Strike | Hollendorfer J | 2nd | SA Derby G1 | 8-Apr | 40 | Kentucky Derby 5/6 | Y |