The hunch play of the weekend may be the Jonathan Thomas-trained Catholic Boy in the Florida Derby, but there’s more to his burgeoning career than that.
Holy Bull winner Audible is the 9-5 morning line favorite for Gulfstream Park’s Florida Derby on Saturday, the first of the final major Triple Crown preps.
Laurel Park-based sophomore El Areeb’s trainer Cal Lynch has added the Florida Derby to his list of races under consideration.
Orb, Oxbow, and Verrazano — three of racing’s biggest stars this year — are all now retired. That’s because of a business model with misaligned incentives.