Santa Anita Derby Odds
Writing by admin on Wednesday, 4 of April , 2007 at 12:29 pm
Saturday’s Santa Anita Derby almost had some female persuasion.
Rags to Riches, the standout filly who won each of her last three races, is going to sit this one out and compete instead at the Kentucky Oaks. That’s good news for the rest of the field. The $750,000 SA Derby is the last stop on the West Coast circuit before the Kentucky Derby itself, and everyone will be under the microscope as Louisville draws ever closer. Rags to Riches might have easily eaten their lunch – this is a fairly weak field, a shame for an event with such tradition.
There are two horses who appear to stand out for this nine-furlong event: Liquidity, and King of the Roxy. Liquidity is trained by Doug O’Neill and is fading somewhat after coming in 7-1/2 lengths behind Circular Quay at the Louisiana Derby. But O’Neill is putting on his game face after Liquidity put in some blistering workouts at Hollywood Park, including a 1:12.80 over six furlongs. If the son of Tiznow can finally grab that first stakes victory after winning his maiden at Oak Tree, the Kentucky Derby awaits.
As for King of the Roxy, Todd Pletcher has plenty of other, better horses lined up for the Run for the Roses. However, this dark bay did look quite dashing as a two-year-old, and followed that up with a solid win at the Hutcheson. That victory was worth taking note of. Jockey Edgar Prado tucked in nicely after a slow start, then had no problem putting away previously undefeated Spin Master by 2-1/4 lengths. Impressive. King of the Roxy’s got speed to burn – noted sprinter Littleexpectations was his sire – but there is also stamina courtesy of third dam General Store. Nine furlongs shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
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