Only Lawyer Ron in 2007 Whitney was faster than NITROGEN going 9f on the main track @thenyra Saratoga since at least 1991. Previous 2nd-fastest time was another @PletcherRacing-trained Whitney winner: Left Bank in 2002 (1:47.04). Fastest previous female was Abel Tasman in 2018 Personal Ensign (1:47.19)
Corruption, who fell on the Saratoga track on the way back to the barn following the Belmont Gold Cup, currently grazing outside his barn, per trainer M Casse. Had heatstroke, which also happened after he won here last summer. Appears to be fine, Casse said.
Dillon Gabriel on Jared Verse wearing number 8:
"Yeah, I was kind of hoping he would pay me for my number. But then he just started wearing it in practice."
Post-Medina Spirit DQ and return to no Lasix era, here are your training winners in the Triple Crown series to date:
KD:
Eric Reed
Gustavo Delgado
Kenny McPeek
Bill Mott
Cherie DeVaux
PRK:
Chad Brown
Bob Baffert
D. Wayne Lukas
Michael McCarthy
Chad Summers
BEL:
Todd Pletcher
Jena Antonucci
Danny Gargan
Bill Mott (only 2X)
TBD 2026
I sold Ocelli for 12k, yesterday he ran 3rd in the @KentuckyDerby & won 500k.
And gues what? I'm celebrating.
Because of what this means for everything we still have.
Ocelli's brothers just became a lot more valuable. His mom Zalia is now a queen.
The bloodline we've been building for years just got validated on the biggest stage in racing.
One horse running 3rd at @ChurchillDowns does more for your breeding program than a decade of "he has potential" conversations ever could.
But there's a bigger lesson here.
Everyone passed on Ocelli because he had a "weird gait." Moved different. Didn't fit the template.
Turns out that weird gait was elite. Top 3 in the world elite.
The market constantly undervalues things that don't fit the mold. In horses. In real estate. In people.
The ones who move different aren't always broken.
Sometimes they're just built for something the rest of us can't see yet.
He’s all heart ❤️ THE PUMA gave it his all today and we are so proud.
Congratulations to the winner-what a showdown that was. We’re looking forward to what’s to come on the first Saturday in May 🌹 Onto the Kentucky Derby!