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While Mucho Macho Man will skip the 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby, trainer Rick Dutrow said there is a chance that Flashpoint could make his two-turn debut in the Grade 1 fixture. Flashpoint remained undefeated with a spectacular 7 1/4-length victory over Travelin Man in Saturday's Grade 2 Hutcheson, a performance for which he earned a 102 Beyer Speed Figure.
Dutrow said Wednesday that nothing definite has been picked out for Flashpoint's next start but that many options are being considered, including the Florida Derby.
"We'll nominate him to the Florida Derby, the Swale, the Wood, the Santa Anita Derby, and the Bay Shore," Dutrow said. "Then we'll wait and see who's going where. If we do decide to try him two turns next time, we'd like to find the easiest spot. And it would probably make the most sense to stretch him out now, because we already know he can go seven furlongs. He's already run big over this track, and I'd hate to send him out of here."
Dutrow used the Florida Derby as a final prep for Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown in 2008.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6176901
Dutrow said Wednesday that nothing definite has been picked out for Flashpoint's next start but that many options are being considered, including the Florida Derby.
"We'll nominate him to the Florida Derby, the Swale, the Wood, the Santa Anita Derby, and the Bay Shore," Dutrow said. "Then we'll wait and see who's going where. If we do decide to try him two turns next time, we'd like to find the easiest spot. And it would probably make the most sense to stretch him out now, because we already know he can go seven furlongs. He's already run big over this track, and I'd hate to send him out of here."
Dutrow used the Florida Derby as a final prep for Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown in 2008.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6176901
