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Without Flashpoint in the Grade 2, $150,000 Swale, everyone else's job just got a heck of a lot easier.
Flashpoint, who romped by more than seven lengths in the Feb. 26 Hutcheson and would have been the heavy favorite in the Swale, will instead run in the Grade 1, $1 million Florida Derby later on Gulfstream Park's April 3 card. That leaves the seven-furlong Swale wide-open to the six 3-year-olds that have entered. Post time is an early 1:55 p.m. EDT.
Without Flashpoint in there, Todd Pletcher holds a strong hand with a pair of contenders that finished well back of him in the Hutcheson. E. Paul Robsham Stables' homebred Travelin Man finished second, while Let's Go Stable's Razmataz was more than 11 lengths back in fourth in their stakes debuts. Travelin Man, who will break from the outside under John Velazquez, broke his maiden by more than seven lengths in his debut going six furlongs at Gulfstream on Jan. 6. The son of Trippi will carry low weight of 115 pounds in the Swale.
Razmataz broke his maiden at second asking last summer at Churchill Downs and was a narrow allowance winner at Gulfstream in his season debut in January. The Forest Wildcat colt wasn't able to keep up with the speed in the Hutcheson, but should be closer to the pace this time around. He will break from post 2 under Cornelio Velasquez.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6280271
Flashpoint, who romped by more than seven lengths in the Feb. 26 Hutcheson and would have been the heavy favorite in the Swale, will instead run in the Grade 1, $1 million Florida Derby later on Gulfstream Park's April 3 card. That leaves the seven-furlong Swale wide-open to the six 3-year-olds that have entered. Post time is an early 1:55 p.m. EDT.
Without Flashpoint in there, Todd Pletcher holds a strong hand with a pair of contenders that finished well back of him in the Hutcheson. E. Paul Robsham Stables' homebred Travelin Man finished second, while Let's Go Stable's Razmataz was more than 11 lengths back in fourth in their stakes debuts. Travelin Man, who will break from the outside under John Velazquez, broke his maiden by more than seven lengths in his debut going six furlongs at Gulfstream on Jan. 6. The son of Trippi will carry low weight of 115 pounds in the Swale.
Razmataz broke his maiden at second asking last summer at Churchill Downs and was a narrow allowance winner at Gulfstream in his season debut in January. The Forest Wildcat colt wasn't able to keep up with the speed in the Hutcheson, but should be closer to the pace this time around. He will break from post 2 under Cornelio Velasquez.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6280271
