Impressive Jungle Cat Could Try Five Furlongs
Posted 28 January 2016
The Charlie Appleby-trained Jungle Cat was the impressive winner of the 15-runner Shiba At The Meydan Hotel Handicap on his first outing for over seven months.
The four-year-old Iffraaj colt, who pulled a shoe off exiting the stalls in the Group One Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, UK, in June last year, soon raced prominently under William Buick in the six-furlong race on turf.
He led the middle group of horses after the field split into three. The far side seemed to have the advantage, with Jungle Cat racing in fourth or fifth before making progress two furlongs out.
Jungle Cat came with a strong run to lead just inside the final furlong and went clear to win easily under a hands and heels ride to score by three and three quarter lengths from Ashaadd in 1m 9.65s.
Charlie Appleby commented: “I was very happy with the way Jungle Cat looked. I knew he had done enough work on the book to be fit enough but at home he is a hard horse to assess. He would not be the best work horse in the world.
fonte: Godolphin
Zayat, Baffert Top 368 Early Crown Noms
The number of nominations, headed by Reddam Racing’s unbeaten championNyquist, represents the smallest for the $600 early nomination fee since the 364 nominated in 2011.
View a complete, sortable list of the nominees.
The $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will be renewed at Churchill Downs for the 142nd time May 7, the $1.5 million, 141st Preakness Stakes (gr. I) follows two weeks later atPimlico Race Course May 21, and the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I) will contested for the 148th time June 11 at Belmont Park in New York.
Early nominations to the Triple Crown in 2015 numbered 429 and nine late nominations raised the final total to 438. A late nomination period for the Triple Crown is underway and requires payment of $6,000 for each nominated 3-year-old. The late nomination period runs through March 21 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Baffert’s roster of 35 Triple Crown nominees includes Michael Lund Petersen’s Mor Spirit, winner of the Los Alamitos Futurity (gr. I); Speedway Stables’ Collected and Juddmonte Farms’ Let’s Meet in Rio, the 1-2 finishers in the Sham Stakes (gr. III); Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman’s Bob Hope Stakes (gr. III) winner and Los Alamitos Futurity runner- up Toews On Ice; and Baoma Corporation’s impressive Del Mar maiden winner Drefong.
Zayat’s 15 early nominees, up from nine horses nominated by the stable a year ago, include King Kranz, runner-up in the Belmont Futurity (gr. II) and winner of the Lost in the Fog Stakes on New Year’s Day, and Justin Squared, an impressive winner in his lone start at Del Mar.
This year’s 368 early Triple Crown nominees represent 1.6% of the 2013 North American foal crop, which was estimated at 23,500 Thoroughbreds, making it the third-highest crop representation since 1986.
The roster of 368 Triple Crown-eligible horses includes 327 colts, 30 geldings, eight ridglings, and three fillies—Flora Dora, Royal Obsession, and Northwest Tale. The nomination roster includes 351 horses bred in the U.S., with 283 of that number, or 76.9%, foaled in Kentucky. Twenty-two nominated horses were bred in Florida and 11 in New York.
Seventeen nominees were bred outside of the U.S., with nine bred in Canada and four in Great Britain. Heading the international nominees is Evelyn M. Stockwell’s Hit It a Bomb, the Aidan O’Brien trained winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IT).
Nyquist, named by Reddam Racing owner J. Paul Reddam in honor of National Hockey League star Gustav Nyquist, a forward for the Detroit Red Wings, was voted the Eclipse Award for 2-year-old male after he capped a perfect five-race 2015 campaign with a victory in the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I). The son of Uncle Mo is trained by Doug O’Neill, who saddled Reddam’s I’ll Have Another to wins the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. The colt also won the FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I), the Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) and Del Mar’s Best Pal Stakes (gr. I) while earning $1,613,600.
Other accomplished young stars nominated to compete in the 2016 Triple Crown series include Albaugh Family Stables’ Brody’s Cause, winner of the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) and third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile; St. Elias Stable, MeB Racing Stables, and Brooklyn Boyz Stables’ Champagne Stakes (gr. I) winnerGreenpointcrusader; Reddam Racing ‘s Ralis, winner of the Hopeful Stakes (gr. I); John C. Oxley’s Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) winnerAiroforce; Godolphin Racing’s Annual Report, winner of the Belmont Futurity; Shadwell Stables’ unbeaten Mohaymen, winner of the Remsen Stakes (gr. II) and Nashua Stakes (gr. II); Big Chief Racing’sExaggerator, winner of the Saratoga Special (gr. II) and Delta Jackpot Stakes (gr. III); and Swipe, owned in partnership by Big Chief Racing, Fizzy Racing, Rocker O Ranch, and Desormeaux et al. and runner-up to Nyquist in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, FrontRunner, Del Mar Futurity, and Best Pal.
American Pharoah’s success lifted Baffert’s victory total in Triple Crown races to 12, which ranks second to fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas’ record of 14 victories in the classic series. Baffert has four wins in the Kentucky Derby and six Preakness triumphs.
Seven-time Eclipse Award winner Todd Pletcher, who has three career victories in Triple Crown races, nominated 28 horses to the 2016 series, down from his 34 nominees in 2015. Others trainers with double-figure early nominations include Chad Brown (12 nominations), Mark Casse (11), and Lukas and Mike Maker, each with 10 nominees.
Just behind Zayat Stables is Thoroughbred racing icon Calumet Farm, which nominated 11 3-year-olds during the early phase. Under previous ownership, Calumet campaigned Triple Crown winners Citation (1948) and Whirlaway (1941) and is the all-time leader in victories in the Triple Crown series with 18.
The Kentucky Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975, and the horses that enter the starting gate for this year’s running will again be determined by points earned in the 35-race “Road to the Kentucky Derby” eligibility system, which debuted in 2013. If Derby entries total more than the maximum field of 20, up to four also-eligible entrants will be permitted.
If one or more starters is scratched prior to 9 a.m. May 6, the also-eligible horse or horses with the highest preference in the Road to the Kentucky Derby system will be allowed to replace the scratched horse or horses in the starting gate.
The field for the Preakness is limited to 14 starters, while the Belmont Stakes permits a maximum of 16 horses.
Three-year-olds that weren’t nominated for the Triple Crown series during either the early or late nomination phases have a final opportunity to become eligible for the races through the payment of a supplemental nomination fee. Due at the time of entry for either the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, or the Belmont Stakes, the supplemental fee process makes a horse eligible for the remainder of the Triple Crown series.
A supplemental nomination at the time of entry to the Kentucky Derby requires payment of $200,000. The fee is $150,000 if paid prior to the Preakness or $75,000 at time of entry to the Belmont Stakes.
Impressive Jungle Cat Could Try Five Furlongs
The Charlie Appleby-trained Jungle Cat was the impressive winner of the 15-runner Shiba At The Meydan Hotel Handicap on his first outing for over seven months.
The four-year-old Iffraaj colt, who pulled a shoe off exiting the stalls in the Group One Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot, UK, in June last year, soon raced prominently under William Buick in the six-furlong race on turf.
He led the middle group of horses after the field split into three. The far side seemed to have the advantage, with Jungle Cat racing in fourth or fifth before making progress two furlongs out.
Jungle Cat came with a strong run to lead just inside the final furlong and went clear to win easily under a hands and heels ride to score by three and three quarter lengths from Ashaadd in 1m 9.65s.
Charlie Appleby commented: “I was very happy with the way Jungle Cat looked. I knew he had done enough work on the book to be fit enough but at home he is a hard horse to assess. He would not be the best work horse in the world.
fonte: Godolphin
Zayat, Baffert Top 368 Early Crown Noms
The number of nominations, headed by Reddam Racing’s unbeaten championNyquist, represents the smallest for the $600 early nomination fee since the 364 nominated in 2011.
View a complete, sortable list of the nominees.
The $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) will be renewed at Churchill Downs for the 142nd time May 7, the $1.5 million, 141st Preakness Stakes (gr. I) follows two weeks later atPimlico Race Course May 21, and the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (gr. I) will contested for the 148th time June 11 at Belmont Park in New York.
Early nominations to the Triple Crown in 2015 numbered 429 and nine late nominations raised the final total to 438. A late nomination period for the Triple Crown is underway and requires payment of $6,000 for each nominated 3-year-old. The late nomination period runs through March 21 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time.
Baffert’s roster of 35 Triple Crown nominees includes Michael Lund Petersen’s Mor Spirit, winner of the Los Alamitos Futurity (gr. I); Speedway Stables’ Collected and Juddmonte Farms’ Let’s Meet in Rio, the 1-2 finishers in the Sham Stakes (gr. III); Karl Watson, Mike Pegram, and Paul Weitman’s Bob Hope Stakes (gr. III) winner and Los Alamitos Futurity runner- up Toews On Ice; and Baoma Corporation’s impressive Del Mar maiden winner Drefong.
Zayat’s 15 early nominees, up from nine horses nominated by the stable a year ago, include King Kranz, runner-up in the Belmont Futurity (gr. II) and winner of the Lost in the Fog Stakes on New Year’s Day, and Justin Squared, an impressive winner in his lone start at Del Mar.
This year’s 368 early Triple Crown nominees represent 1.6% of the 2013 North American foal crop, which was estimated at 23,500 Thoroughbreds, making it the third-highest crop representation since 1986.
The roster of 368 Triple Crown-eligible horses includes 327 colts, 30 geldings, eight ridglings, and three fillies—Flora Dora, Royal Obsession, and Northwest Tale. The nomination roster includes 351 horses bred in the U.S., with 283 of that number, or 76.9%, foaled in Kentucky. Twenty-two nominated horses were bred in Florida and 11 in New York.
Seventeen nominees were bred outside of the U.S., with nine bred in Canada and four in Great Britain. Heading the international nominees is Evelyn M. Stockwell’s Hit It a Bomb, the Aidan O’Brien trained winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IT).
Nyquist, named by Reddam Racing owner J. Paul Reddam in honor of National Hockey League star Gustav Nyquist, a forward for the Detroit Red Wings, was voted the Eclipse Award for 2-year-old male after he capped a perfect five-race 2015 campaign with a victory in the $2 million Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (gr. I). The son of Uncle Mo is trained by Doug O’Neill, who saddled Reddam’s I’ll Have Another to wins the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. The colt also won the FrontRunner Stakes (gr. I), the Del Mar Futurity (gr. I) and Del Mar’s Best Pal Stakes (gr. I) while earning $1,613,600.
Other accomplished young stars nominated to compete in the 2016 Triple Crown series include Albaugh Family Stables’ Brody’s Cause, winner of the Claiborne Breeders’ Futurity (gr. I) and third in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile; St. Elias Stable, MeB Racing Stables, and Brooklyn Boyz Stables’ Champagne Stakes (gr. I) winnerGreenpointcrusader; Reddam Racing ‘s Ralis, winner of the Hopeful Stakes (gr. I); John C. Oxley’s Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (gr. II) winnerAiroforce; Godolphin Racing’s Annual Report, winner of the Belmont Futurity; Shadwell Stables’ unbeaten Mohaymen, winner of the Remsen Stakes (gr. II) and Nashua Stakes (gr. II); Big Chief Racing’sExaggerator, winner of the Saratoga Special (gr. II) and Delta Jackpot Stakes (gr. III); and Swipe, owned in partnership by Big Chief Racing, Fizzy Racing, Rocker O Ranch, and Desormeaux et al. and runner-up to Nyquist in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, FrontRunner, Del Mar Futurity, and Best Pal.
American Pharoah’s success lifted Baffert’s victory total in Triple Crown races to 12, which ranks second to fellow Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas’ record of 14 victories in the classic series. Baffert has four wins in the Kentucky Derby and six Preakness triumphs.
Seven-time Eclipse Award winner Todd Pletcher, who has three career victories in Triple Crown races, nominated 28 horses to the 2016 series, down from his 34 nominees in 2015. Others trainers with double-figure early nominations include Chad Brown (12 nominations), Mark Casse (11), and Lukas and Mike Maker, each with 10 nominees.
Just behind Zayat Stables is Thoroughbred racing icon Calumet Farm, which nominated 11 3-year-olds during the early phase. Under previous ownership, Calumet campaigned Triple Crown winners Citation (1948) and Whirlaway (1941) and is the all-time leader in victories in the Triple Crown series with 18.
The Kentucky Derby field has been limited to 20 starters since 1975, and the horses that enter the starting gate for this year’s running will again be determined by points earned in the 35-race “Road to the Kentucky Derby” eligibility system, which debuted in 2013. If Derby entries total more than the maximum field of 20, up to four also-eligible entrants will be permitted.
If one or more starters is scratched prior to 9 a.m. May 6, the also-eligible horse or horses with the highest preference in the Road to the Kentucky Derby system will be allowed to replace the scratched horse or horses in the starting gate.
The field for the Preakness is limited to 14 starters, while the Belmont Stakes permits a maximum of 16 horses.
Three-year-olds that weren’t nominated for the Triple Crown series during either the early or late nomination phases have a final opportunity to become eligible for the races through the payment of a supplemental nomination fee. Due at the time of entry for either the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, or the Belmont Stakes, the supplemental fee process makes a horse eligible for the remainder of the Triple Crown series.
A supplemental nomination at the time of entry to the Kentucky Derby requires payment of $200,000. The fee is $150,000 if paid prior to the Preakness or $75,000 at time of entry to the Belmont Stakes.
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