Everyone , I am sure remember's last year's derby when another longshot upset the field, and won the derby. His name was Animal Kingdom and before the derby I had heard nothing about him, except that his name was Animal Kingdom. This year, another horse, Went The Day Well will try to follow in his footsteps. He is owned by the same owners, trained by Graham Motion and ridden by , yes you guessed it, Animal Kingdom's jockey ... John Valasquez. He is a very physically attractive horse, and he reminds me of Animal Kingdom. His pedigree is semi - great, with his mother being Tiz Maies Day out of Tiznow and his father being Proud Citizen out of Gone West and can be immediately traced back to Secretariat. His mother shows the most endurance and speed, with Tiznow being known as a top miler and good miler producing sire.
His last win was in the Grade 3 Vinery Stakes... Watching his win in this race makes me believe he could be the next Animal Kingdom. Animal Kingdom, also used the Vinery Stakes as a prep race for the derby and won in a similar fashion to how Went The Day Well won. Animal Kingdom was a closer horse though and Went The Day Well demonstrated in his win that he is a pack horse, can be up near the lead and if ridden well and patiently , he can burst into speed and win by 2-3 lengths. In this race, he broke rather slowly, not well and his jockey managed to keep him in the pack and he rode him very patiently. What impressed me was the fact he was able to sneak through a hole, even though he appeared to be boxed in and was able to lengthen his stride to take the race. According to his pedigree, he should be able to get the distance and if his jockey rides him as patiently as he did in the Vinery, I think this horse could be a serious upsetter, and he could be the next AK? I will definitely keep this horse on my upset watch list...
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