With his win in the Arkansas Derby, Classic Empire surged to the top of the NTRA Top 3-year-old Poll, while Arrogate held the top spot overall.
The Federico Tesio – a Win and You’re In for the Preakness – and the Weber City Miss, serving the same role for the Black Eyed Susan, will take place April 22.
Gaston Grant and Isabelle de Tomaso couldn’t be more dissimilar. But their stories, and those of their star horses, Green Gratto and Irish War Cry, merged Saturday.
Maryland-based Irish War Cry has been installed as the 7-2 third choice for Saturday’s Grade 2 Wood Memorial as he hopes to earn a spot in the Kentucky Derby.
In today’s Triple Crown update: El Areeb is off the trail, Irish War Cry is looking at New York, and Recruiting Ready may be Tesio-bound.
Irish War Cry, the undefeated New Jersey-bred, will look to take another step towards the May 6 Kentucky Derby Saturday in the Fountain of Youth at Gulfstream Park.
El Areeb, based at Laurel Park, would likely have enough points to guarantee a Kentucky Derby berth if he wins Saturday’s Gotham Stakes.
Sophomore Irish War Cry breezed a solid five furlongs yesterday, and trainer Graham Motion said he’s ready for next weekend’s Fountain of Youth.
Three-year-old El Areeb had his final breeze before the G3 Gotham next Saturday this morning at Laurel Park.
Laurel Park-based sophomore El Areeb’s trainer Cal Lynch has added the Florida Derby to his list of races under consideration.