Kentucky/Guineas Yankee

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https://www.attheraces.com/blogs/tom-collins/14-january-2025/road-to-the-2025-kentucky-oaks-the-key-trials

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https://www.drf.com/news/baffert-trainee-barnes-individual-favorite-latest-kentucky-derby-future-pool

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Godolphin really do have a good list of American horses don't they, Pretty Sassy won easily.

https://x.com/FanDuel_Racing/status/1881091171340140552

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Godolphin really do have a good list of American horses don't they, Pretty Sassy won easily.

https://x.com/FanDuel_Racing/status/1881091171340140552

I don't think she'll clash with good cheer until the oaks if she goes, so will probably have to topple muhimma

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https://www.godolphin.com/news/european-champion-two-year-old-colt-accolade-for-shadow-of-light

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Expanded finished joint-third in the table on 118 after quickly backing up a narrow Curragh maiden win with that close second to Shadow Of Light in the Dewhurst.

His trainer Aidan O’Brien said: “We thought the world of him in the spring and we kind of ran out of time and he ended up not starting until late, but we always thought he was very good.

“I suppose what we did wasn’t really fair to him, to bring him back after a maiden to go straight into the Dewhurst – and it was only a few days after, really.

“He’s an unusual horse in that he has speed and we always thought he would get a mile-plus, so we always had it in our head that he had every chance of getting the Derby trip.

“He’s out of a Galileo mare, he has a very easy, relaxed way of going. His profile always suggested that he’d have no problem getting a mile and a quarter and could get further, so he’s obviously a very exciting horse.

“From his draw (at Newmarket), Ryan (Moore) ended up having to do a lot of the donkey work on him and that didn’t suit a horse that had only run a week before, but he didn’t surrender and was still going at the line, we felt.

“So we thought it was a very good run and he’s wintered very well, you couldn’t be happier with him looking at him now; he’s very relaxed and physically he’s a great size and shape of a horse. He could be very exciting.”

Stablemate The Lion In Winter was forced to miss the Dewhurst due to suffering a bruised foot but still shared third spot on 118 after building on a Curragh maiden win by taking the Acomb Stakes at York in impressive fashion.

The son of Sea The Stars is ante-post favourite for the Qipco 2000 Guineas and the Betfred Derby, and O’Brien added: “He’s good.

“We won’t rush him. He could go to the Guineas but obviously he looks a Derby-type horse, so we’re not sure and if he doesn’t go to the Guineas, we’ll start in a (Derby) trial.

“He’s not over-big, he’s a nice type of size. He looked mature as a two-year-old, obviously he has a great mind. When he went to York, I suppose he dominated the race and the way he quickened and found plenty just made him look very exciting to everybody.

“He had two very kind of easy runs; he won his maiden and then he won very easily at York, I don’t think Ryan even hit him in York. He had two very good experiences and that will stand him in good stead from two to three.”

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Expanded finished joint-third in the table on 118 after quickly backing up a narrow Curragh maiden win with that close second to Shadow Of Light in the Dewhurst.

His trainer Aidan O’Brien said: “We thought the world of him in the spring and we kind of ran out of time and he ended up not starting until late, but we always thought he was very good.

“I suppose what we did wasn’t really fair to him, to bring him back after a maiden to go straight into the Dewhurst – and it was only a few days after, really.

“He’s an unusual horse in that he has speed and we always thought he would get a mile-plus, so we always had it in our head that he had every chance of getting the Derby trip.

“He’s out of a Galileo mare, he has a very easy, relaxed way of going. His profile always suggested that he’d have no problem getting a mile and a quarter and could get further, so he’s obviously a very exciting horse.

“From his draw (at Newmarket), Ryan (Moore) ended up having to do a lot of the donkey work on him and that didn’t suit a horse that had only run a week before, but he didn’t surrender and was still going at the line, we felt.

“So we thought it was a very good run and he’s wintered very well, you couldn’t be happier with him looking at him now; he’s very relaxed and physically he’s a great size and shape of a horse. He could be very exciting.”

Stablemate The Lion In Winter was forced to miss the Dewhurst due to suffering a bruised foot but still shared third spot on 118 after building on a Curragh maiden win by taking the Acomb Stakes at York in impressive fashion.

The son of Sea The Stars is ante-post favourite for the Qipco 2000 Guineas and the Betfred Derby, and O’Brien added: “He’s good.

“We won’t rush him. He could go to the Guineas but obviously he looks a Derby-type horse, so we’re not sure and if he doesn’t go to the Guineas, we’ll start in a (Derby) trial.

“He’s not over-big, he’s a nice type of size. He looked mature as a two-year-old, obviously he has a great mind. When he went to York, I suppose he dominated the race and the way he quickened and found plenty just made him look very exciting to everybody.

“He had two very kind of easy runs; he won his maiden and then he won very easily at York, I don’t think Ryan even hit him in York. He had two very good experiences and that will stand him in good stead from two to three.”

Interesting, sounds like Expanded might be the guineas horse… I also read some positives about Fairy godmother, who similarly may be starting off in the Guineas

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Interesting, sounds like Expanded might be the guineas horse… I also read some positives about Fairy godmother, who similarly may be starting off in the Guineas

Yeah it could go that way.

Not sure what to make of Fairy Godmother, clearly had some issues at 2yo.

He's going to split his team between the French, English and Irish classics, just not sure sure who.

Edit: Nothing mentioned about Twain either

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Gaming, San Saba and Varney all running this weekend

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Gaming, San Saba and Varney all running this weekend

Baffert talked up San Saba with Nick Luck, curious to see how he runs

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Baffert talked up San Saba with Nick Luck, curious to see how he runs

He's still in my KD squad

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He's still in my KD squad

He's in December picks but I can't find it at present, do you remember the odds so it can be added to page 1?

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Think gaming will get beat personally, Patch Adams impressed me a lot LTO

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He's in December picks but I can't find it at present, do you remember the odds so it can be added to page 1?

I can't find it anywhere, possibly 33/1? Now at 40/1

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Think gaming will get beat personally, Patch Adams impressed me a lot LTO

Yes, 11/8 favourite, the play might be the reverse forecast, happy just to watch though