I was in Florida today for this tremendous stakes race. A very impressive performance for Upstart in this Derby Prep Race. Gulfstream was packed and I really enjoyed the Stone Crab claw concession. Returning Saturday night in time for the Maryland –Northwestern game Sunday night.
from espn.com
New York-bred Upstart proved his class Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park, tracking pacesetter Bluegrass Singer to the final turn and then drawing away impressively to win the $400,000 Lambholm South Holy Bull Stakes by 5-1/2 lengths.
The Holy Bull is worth points of 10-4-2-1 to the top four finishers on the road to the Kentucky Derby, a path the 3-year-old son of Flatter will follow for owner Ralph M. Evans and trainer Rick Violette Jr.
Upstart was making his 2015 debut after galloping through a 2-year-old campaign that included a second in the Champagne Stakes and a third in the Sentient Jet Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.
“You never know if they’ll make the grade when they turn from 2 to 3, and today he definitely moved forward,” Violette said. “That’s one of the advantages of running today — you have two weeks to play with. We can go up to the Gotham [March 7 at Aqueduct Racetrack] or we can come back here in four weeks in the Fountain of Youth [Feb. 21].
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