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The GR III Southwest

Postby TJ » Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:28 am

The Southwest Derby prep, to be run this Monday (Presidents Day), brings together a solid field of 3YO's to compete for the 10-4-2-1 points available and a hefty $1/2 million pot. Below are the entries and PP's. TJ

9th Race. Post 5:10PM STAKES
The 53rd Running of THE SOUTHWEST (Grade III)
1 1/16 Miles for THREE YEAR OLDS
Purse $500,000 Guaranteed

1 MY BOY JACK (L) '15 C 119 Desormeaux, K Don't Tell My Wife Stables and Monomoy Stables, LLC Desormeaux, J
2 SPORTING CHANCE (L) '15 C 0 117 Saez, L Baker, Robert C. and Mack, William L. Lukas, D
3 PRINCIPE GUILHERME (L) '15 C 115 Geroux, F Three Chimneys Farm Asmussen, S
4 MOURINHO (L) '15 C - 122 Van Dyke, D Phoenix Thoroughbred III Baffert, B
5 ROAD TO DAMASCUS (L) '15 C 22 115 Velazquez, J WinStar, China Horse Club International Pletcher,
6 SEVEN TRUMPETS (L) '15 C 22 117 Albarado, R West Point Thoroughbreds Romans, D
7 RETIREMENT FUND (L) '15 C 13 115 Bridgmohan, S Levinson, L Asmussen, S
8 ZING ZANG (L) '15 C 13 115 Lanerie, C Jackpot Farm Asmussen, S
9 KENTUCKY CLUB (L) '15 C R11 115 Vazquez, R Calumet Farm Lukas, D
10 COMBATANT (L) '15 C 0 115 Santana, Jr., R Winchell Thoroughbreds, Willis Horton Asmussen, S
11 EZMOSH (L) '15 C R2 115 Stevens, G Zayat Stables, LLC Cox, B

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Re: The GR III Southwest

Postby TJ » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:00 am

Sporting Chance
Mourinho
My Boy Jack
Principe Guilherme (Scratched)
Ezmosh
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Re: The GR III Southwest

Postby Cree » Sat Feb 17, 2018 11:50 am

Mourinho
Combatant
Sporting Chance
My Boy Jack

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Re: The GR III Southwest

Postby TJ » Mon Feb 19, 2018 2:32 pm

Principe Guilherme is scratched. Track currently listed muddy. TJ

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Re: The GR III Southwest

Postby TJ » Mon Feb 19, 2018 4:28 pm

Here's the finish of the Southwest:
My Boy Jack...a runaway winner for the Desormeaux brothers.
Combatant...easily 2nd best.
Sporting Chance...3rd by a head over,
Mourinho...4th.

Nice work Cree, tri and super box!

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Re: The GR III Southwest

Postby Cree » Mon Feb 19, 2018 7:56 pm

Thanks TJ! I did well in these Derby races this weekend, which is rare, so I am quite pleased with myself.

I'd like to see My Boy Jack do that again on a non-muddy, sealed track before I am fully convinced by him.

I'm looking back at the last 10 Southwest Stakes winners, and Far Right (I think) did the best on the big day, but some good colts have come out of it. Will be interesting to see how these colts come out of this race.