Re: Derby Talk - Number of Preps (437 Views)
Posted by:
NoCarolinaTony (IP Logged)
Date: March 01, 2005 03:50PM
Here is a list of Horses that ran in the past 5 Derbies with only 2 Derby Preps:
2004: Tapit, Castledale,Read the Footnotes, Birdstone, Friends Lake
2003: Peace Rules, Outta Here, Indian Express
2002: Proud Citizen, Johanasburg, Essence of Dubai, Saarland, Castle Gandolfo
2001: Point Given, Express Tour
2000: China Visit, Anees
The most notable on this list was Point Given.
The last two winners with only 2 Derby Preps were Real Quiet, who had 9 races as a two year old, and Sunny's Halo who had 11 races as a two year old.
It appears to me that 3 preps is required to get the appropriate conditioning to pick up the added distance.
Good luck to those trainers that are trying to go the two race prep route.
NC Tony