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As excited as trainer Todd Pletcher was to watch Uncle Mo return to the races in style Saturday at Gulfstream Park, was as disappointed as he had to be watching Brethren finish third in the Grade 2, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby one hour later.
After making the lead early on down the backside under Ramon Dominguez, Brethren couldn't keep up in the stretch with longshots Watch Me Go and Crimson Knight, who battled head to head through the final sixteenth with Watch Me Go, at 43-1, winning by a neck over Crimson Knight, a former claimer who was 86-1. It was 3 1/4 lengths back to Brethren in third.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6211034
After making the lead early on down the backside under Ramon Dominguez, Brethren couldn't keep up in the stretch with longshots Watch Me Go and Crimson Knight, who battled head to head through the final sixteenth with Watch Me Go, at 43-1, winning by a neck over Crimson Knight, a former claimer who was 86-1. It was 3 1/4 lengths back to Brethren in third.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/horse/triplecrown2011/news/story?id=6211034
