Louisville, Ky. – Sovereignty Kentucky derby The victory in the Muck in Churchill Downs caused curiosity about whether the foal can take advantage of its signature victory over a possibly more dry and faster surface on the Triple Crown path.
The question now is whether that test will come sooner or later.
The coach of the Hall of Fame, Bill Mott, did not seem that someone prepared sovereignty for a trip to Baltimore to run in the 150º Preakness Stakes on May 17 in Pimlico Race Course, offering a cautious approach on Sunday.
“The best thing about the triple crown is that not many horses can do it,” Mott said, referring to American Pharoah in 2015 and justifies in 2018. “I think it is a big and strong horse and if we will ever look long term.”
The immediate futures for the horses that ended just behind sovereignty or skipped the derby completely remained muddy.
TWO TIME TRIPLE CORONA COACH Bob Baffert returned to Churchill Downs After a four -year suspension with two entries But scratched Wood Memorial Rodríguez winner, pointing to the Preakness. Fellow manager Todd Pletcher lined His lonely participant of Derby, Grande, Friday. There is also a large group of applicants who obtained Derby points during the qualification and could try other triple crown stops.
The preakness is the shortest race at 1 3/16 miles, but its rapid change of two weeks of the 1/4 miles often pauses for coaches and property groups. With Belmont bets established for June 8, five weeks after the derby and separated three weeks from the preakness, that race is seen by many as a preferred option.
That final jewel of the triple crown, which takes place In the Saratoga racing course in the state of New York For the second consecutive year, it presents the same distance as the derby due to the shape of the track instead of its traditional 1 1/2 miles.
Redemption could be in order to Derby runner -up journalismthat fell short as the favorite of 3-1. Coach Michael McCarthy was not available to talk to journalists on Sunday, but praised his foal effort to meet briefly before sovereignty, the third option 7-1, surpassed it in the section and won by 1 1/2 long.
“He made a good average movement, then in the house shift he opened,” McCarthy said after the race, “but I saw that the blue silks approached and knew that it was the one we were going to have to worry. He ran the best he could and ran a very good career. But the winner ran a better race.”
Gambit Final charged since the last one to finish fourth among the 19 horses, and coach Brad Cox said: “This gives us confidence to try a fast land surface in the future.”
The representative of the Mott and Godolphin LLC property group, Michael Banahan, expressed the same faith in sovereignty for his next step.
The new Derby champion briefly emerged in the row of shed for the media and spectators, and his managers felt good for the initial condition of the horse. They plan to see him the next few days before making a decision on the immediate part of his brilliant future.
“We are doing the right thing for the horse, what you need to do,” said Banahan. “He has a great year, hopefully to continue the way here. There are a lot of good races that you would like to put in his curriculum too. So, we are only doing the right thing for him.”
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