Edgar Morales. In his defense, that dirt start was his career debut, taking place last July at Saratoga Race Course on a sloppy track. Indy. The final time of the 1+3⁄16 mile race was 1:54.80. While Win Win Win did not live up to his name in that race, he did not embarrass himself either. Notable achievements and interesting facts: For this Blue Grass contender, it all comes down to the racing surface. "[10], On May 3, 2008, in just his fourth race, Big Brown was the 2–1 favorite in the 2008 Kentucky Derby. Hoof specialist Ian McKinlay changed the sutures a week before the race and attached an acrylic and fiberglass adhesive patch to the hoof. President of Truck-Rite Corp. in Brooklyn, N.Y., Pompa purchased the Boundary colt for $180,000 from Eddie Woods, agent, at the 2007 Keeneland April Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training. He enters off of a third-place finish in the Feb. 19 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, beaten 11 ½ lengths by Well Defined. He has an effective forwardly-placed running style and has shown a high degree of competitiveness even in the races he didn’t win. Ridden by Jeremy Rose, the colt made his two-year-old racing debut on September 3, 2007, at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York on the turf, winning by .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}11+1⁄4 lengths. He’ll also need a fast pace to run into as he has shown little variance in his come-from-behind running style throughout his career. Jockey Julien Leparoux has won the Blue Grass Stakes twice, aboard Java’s War in 2013 and Irap in 2017. He named him Big Brown, a nickname for UPS, a major client of his trucking company. As a juvenile, he won his first start and ran fifth in the Hopeful Stakes before enduring a horrible trip in the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland as the 5-2 favorite. Dirt may not be this colt’s preferred surface, but this Tracy Farmer homebred has shown enough to merit consideration as a trifecta and superfecta filler if the Blue Grass pace turns out to be fast enough and he has some racing luck. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, … Todd Pletcher has won the Blue Grass Stakes three times – most recently with Carpe Diem in 2015 – and owner Robert LaPenta won the 2004 edition with The Cliff’s Edge. 5/2. He has made both of his 3-year-old starts on dirt in graded stakes, and stayed on late to cut into the winner’s margin in both the Feb. 2 Withers Stakes (finishing fourth) and the Grade 2 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (finishing fifth). His sire Candy Ride is a proven source of stamina, and although his female family is tilted more towards speed, there is some long-distance appeal deeper in his bloodlines, as champion and 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense is a relative. The Victorian farm, owned by Adam Sangster, confirmed Toronado would stand for an increased fee of A$49,500 (US$38,462) in 2021 while also revealing the stallion would have his book capped after covering a career peak of 210 mares last year. Career record: 7 starts – 1 win – 1 second – 2 thirds, Pedigree: Into Mischief – Divine Presence, by A.P. He was urged in mid-stretch but failed to respond, stopping as he came around the final turn. Notable achievements and interesting facts: This Pennsylvania-based colt races for connections who have memorable Triple Crown ties from the previous decade. At the break, Desormeaux did not push Big Brown, concentrating instead on getting good position on the first turn while settling instead behind the leaders. Then Desormeaux tried to swing Big Brown to the outside during the first turn and bumped into Tale of Ekati. [11] The last horse to win the Kentucky Derby from post position 20 was Clyde Van Dusen in 1929. That effort was enough to convince trainer Michael Trombetta and owner Charlotte Weber of Live Oak Plantation to ship Win Win Win to Kentucky and the 1 1/8-mile Blue Grass. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at Equibase.com. Keeneland’s Blue Grass Stakes, shown in its 2015 running, is a major Kentucky Derby prep race that annually draws thousands of fans to the Lexington track. The 2021 Kentucky Derby is the 147th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. "He just keeps on getting better and keeps on getting stronger," said Dutrow. Find everything you need to know about horse racing at Equibase.com. 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