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Kentucky Derby Future Wager favorite Pyro impressively won the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes by three lengths, silencing many of his doubters and vaulting him ahead of last year's champion War Pass as the leading Derby contender. Pushing his career statistics to three wins from six starts with $1,056,718 in earnings. Owned by Ron Winchell and trained by Steve Asmussen, Pyro relaxed off the pace and split his rivals in the stretch, drawing away to the wire. Longshot My Pal Charlie finished second, a half length ahead of Yankee Bravo. Second choice J Be K, Pyro's stablemate, finished eighth of nine.
Vision Racing and Team Valor's three-year-old colt Visionaire won the Gotham Stakes (gr. III) at Aqueduct in a strangely contested race through thick and heavy fog. The son of Grand Slam defeated Texas Wildcatter by a nose, and the pair finished 7 3/4 lengths ahead of longshot Larrys Revenge. Much of the race could not be seen due to the weather conditions, and the top two choices in the race, Giant Moon and Saratoga Russell, finished last and second to last, respectively. Michael Matz trains the winner who was ridden by Jose Lezcano.
The El Camino Real Derby (gr. III) proved a touching story when Autism Awareness, a California-bred longshot dismissed at 60 - 1 odds, ran away to win by 1 1/2 lengths in 1:43.17. The colt's owner, Johnny Taboada, has a son with autism, and the horse was named after him. Luis Contreras piloted the winner for trainer Genaro Vallejo. Autism Awareness paid $126 to win. Turf Paradise Derby winner Nikki'sgoldensteed finished second, a length and a half in front of Tres Borrachos, with Pleasure Grounds completing the superfecta. Favored Coast Guard finished eighth of nine.
Saratoga
Saratoga opens for the 143rd year on Friday, July 22 for an outstanding 40-day meeting that includes over 50 stakes races and 17 Grade 1 races. The marquee event of the meeting is the $1 million Travers Stakes (G1) on Saturday, Aug. 27.
Michael Dempsey will be providing his full card selections throughout the meeting. Mike’s Reports include his selections, analysis, fair odds, and wagering recommendations for every race.
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Keeneland
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Churchill Downs
The spring/summer meeting at Churchill Downs gets underway on Saturday April 30, with 24 graded stakes on the betting menu. The marquee events are the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Kentucky Derby (G1).
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Belmont Park
Racing in New York shifts to Belmont Park on Friday April 29 for the spring / summer meeting, which includes the Belmont Stakes (G1) on Saturday June 11.
Michael Dempsey will be providing Full Card Analysis for Belmont Park each racing day from Wednesday through Sunday.
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Gulfstream Park
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Aqueduct
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