19 at Fair Grounds.įirst post Friday is set for 1 p.m. Awake at Midnyte, trained by Doug O’Neill, enters off a third-place finish in the Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra on Feb. Happy Soul, a Wesley Ward trainee, has won three straight and most recently took the Dixie Belle on Feb. Trained by Brad Cox, Interstatedaydream is 2-1-0 in three career starts and enters off an 8 ¼-length allowance optional claiming victory March 13 at Oaklawn Park. Kentucky Derby 2022: Everything you need to know about this year's race Other top Ashland contenders include Interstatedaydream (5-2 in morning line), Happy Soul (5-2) and Awake at Midnyte (4-1). 13 in the Kentucky Oaks points standings after victories in the Grade 2 Demoiselle at Aqueduct last December and in the Suncoast Stakes on Feb. 4 post in a field of eight for the Ashland, which will offer 170 qualifying points toward the May 6 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, including 100 to the winner. Nest, the 3-for-4 Curlin filly trained by Todd Pletcher, is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Friday’s $600,000, Grade 1 Ashland on opening day at Keeneland. Grantham, Tyler Gaffalione, Mike Maker, 15-1 Nest headlines Friday's Ashland Blackadder, Florent Geroux, Rodolphe Brisset, 20-1ġ2. Smile Happy, Corey Lanerie, Kenny McPeek, 9-5ġ1. Rattle N Roll, Brian Hernandez Jr., Kenny McPeek, 8-1ġ0. Golden Glider, Ricardo Santana Jr., Mark Casse, 20-1Ĩ. Emmanuel, Luis Saez, Todd Pletcher, 5-1ħ. Volcanic, Adam Beschizza, Mark Casse, 20-1Ħ. Trademark, Rafael Bejarano, Vicki Oliver, 30-1ĥ. Fenwick, Paco Lopez, Kevin McKathan, 20-1ģ. Commandperformance, Irad Ortiz Jr., Todd Pletcher, 12-1Ģ. PP Horse, jockey, trainer, odds not availableġ. Kentucky Derby qualifying points: 100 for first place, 40 for second place, 20 for third place, 10 for fourth place. EDT Saturday at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky. Zandon (5-2 odds), trained by Chad Brown, enters off a third-place finish in the Risen Star.Įmmanuel (5-1 odds), trained by Todd Pletcher, looks to rebound from a fourth-place finish in the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth on March 5 at Gulfstream.įirst post Saturday is set for 12:30 p.m. The Kenny McPeek trainee is 2-1-0 in three career starts and most recently finished second to Epicenter in the Grade 2 Risen Star on Feb. Smile Happy is the 9-5 morning-line favorite for the Blue Grass. More coverage: Check out The Courier Journal's upcoming Better Derby Betting event … I think if he moves forward and there’s some pace, he’ll run well.” “I think if you look at the race he probably should have been second,” Casse said. “I think he’ll love the mile-and-an-eighth, and he’s an extremely talented horse.”Ĭasse said Golden Glider, a son of Ghostzapper, ran “very green” while finishing fifth in the Sam Davis and took a step forward with a fourth-place finish in the Tampa Bay Derby. “Volcanic is a horse we’ve always been high on,” Casse said. Casse decided to give Volcanic some time off instead of running him in the Tampa Bay Derby on March 12. Volcanic, a son of Violence, broke his maiden in January at Gulfstream Park - beating Florida Derby runner-up Charge It - before finishing third in the Grade 3 Sam F.
So, for Casse, it comes down to Volcanic and Golden Glider, both of whom will need to move forward to contend in the Blue Grass. But after Pappacap’s fourth-place finish in Saturday’s Grade 1 Florida Derby, Casse said the horse is off the Kentucky Derby trail and likely will be pointed toward the Pat Day Mile.
His best finish came with Classic Empire, who was fourth in 2017.Įarly in the year, Casse seemed destined for a sixth straight Kentucky Derby trip with Pappacap.
2022 Kentucky Derby: Check out the current points standingsĬasse made his Kentucky Derby debut in 2006 with Seaside Retreat (10th) and is 0 for 10 all-time.
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