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Twice the Appeal, disqualified in his prior start, made the most of a second chance when he collared Astrology near mid-stretch en route to a 1 1/2-length victory in the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Derby in New Mexico.
Such is the nature of the trail to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum Brands that the 25-1 shot Twice the Appeal, heretofore unmentioned by the experts, jumps all the way into the top 10 on the graded earnings list with the $400,000 first prize. Graded earnings are used to determine preference for a spot in the starting gate for the Run for the Roses May 7.
Jeff Bonde trains the late-running son of Successful Appeal for Edward J. Brown Jr., Victor Flores, and Henry Hernandez. Twice the Appeal ran second in his stakes debut, the Turf Paradise Derby in Arizona Feb. 26, but was disqualified to fourth for interference after drifting in on a couple of rivals late.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6265049
Such is the nature of the trail to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum Brands that the 25-1 shot Twice the Appeal, heretofore unmentioned by the experts, jumps all the way into the top 10 on the graded earnings list with the $400,000 first prize. Graded earnings are used to determine preference for a spot in the starting gate for the Run for the Roses May 7.
Jeff Bonde trains the late-running son of Successful Appeal for Edward J. Brown Jr., Victor Flores, and Henry Hernandez. Twice the Appeal ran second in his stakes debut, the Turf Paradise Derby in Arizona Feb. 26, but was disqualified to fourth for interference after drifting in on a couple of rivals late.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6265049
