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Aqueduct winter 2017

The horse that wasn’t in the budget has Cathal Lynch on the Derby trail

At the Ocala Breeders’ Sale of two-year-olds in training last March, trainer Cathal Lynch and bloodstock agent Glenn Brok went to $625,000 to buy a son of Curlin. Named Undulated, he went on to finish second in the Laurel Futurity and win the Swynford Stakes. But it’s the horse that they purchased later in the…

February 5, 2017 in Aqueduct winter 2017, Kentucky Derby 2017.

Brian’s Derby Preps: The Withers

Brian Nadeau is back this year to offer insight and analysis on this year’s road to the Kentucky Derby. A handicapper at Horseplayer Now and Capital OTB, he’ll analyze every official Derby points race and the three Triple Crown races, back at Brooklyn Backstretch for the sixth year. Aqueduct: The Grade III, $200,000 Withers at 1…

February 4, 2017 in Aqueduct winter 2017, Kentucky Derby 2017.

On a Day For King, A Rare Victory in the Sport of Kings

The winner of the feature race on Monday at Aqueduct, it was noted, ran gate-to-wire, starting in front and ending that way as the race’s second wagering choice. And yet, despite the bettors’ confidence, the outcome was extraordinarily unusual, and all but unnoticed. The winning owners are brothers who were born in Jamaica: Gaston and…

January 17, 2017 in Aqueduct winter 2017, racing history.

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