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Optimizer

3 year old Colt | Active
Owner(s):
Bluegrass Hall LLC
Trainer:
D. Wayne Lukas
Bred:
Kentucky (USA) by Bluegrass Hall LLC
Pedigree:
English Channel  -  Indy Pick  by  A. P. Indy
Rating:
 
 
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What the Horse Racing Nation is saying about Optimizer...

Quit running this horse in TC races. He has no part in them. He only has ONE win out of TEN starts- and it was on turf. Shows potential, but definately not against these class of horses.
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  • timgsmith10 · Ya optimizer is a cheap claimer lol icy youve lost it... · 1 day ago ·
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  • travel_vic · can't let Darrel Wayne not try to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. What would racing be like if he were not living in the past day to day? · 16 hours ago ·
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I’ll Have Another galloped one mile under exercise rider Humberto Gomez this morning at Belmont Park, where on June 9 he will attempt to add the Grade 1, $1 million Belmont Stakes to his victories in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness and become racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner. Read More
A strong contingent of horses headed by Union Rags will attempt to spoil I’ll Have Another’s Triple Crown bid when the 3-year-olds assemble at Belmont Park on June 9 for the 1 ½-mile “Test of the Champion.”Read More
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  • clemmbo · Correction Unstoppable U was 1:37.23 and not 1:34.23. Also his 2 wins were at Belmont and Aguaduct · 5 days ago ·
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  • TerrikMcCoy · Look at Unstoppable U's pedigree... Not saying he can win it but he could make the exotics very interesting. · 4 days ago ·
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Will I'll Have Another move one step closer to the all too elusive Triple Crown? Bodemeister and Creative Cause hope to end his hopes in Baltimore.Read More
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  • Capper · I'm leaning toward Creative Cause, with all that trouble & the wide trip, he was right there at the wire. Plus, he'll easily be triple the odds of Bodemeister/I'll Have Another. With all the love Went the Day Well is getting, he may drift up to 10-1. · 11 days ago ·
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  • johnsnare · We have the Belmont at a mile and one half. It will take a pretty special horse to navigate, and win the Belmont. I will wait to see the new shooters, before I make my selection. · 7 days ago ·
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Preakness 137 quotes from winning trainer and jockey, Doug O'Neill and Mario Gutierrez, as well as the rest of the field. Read More
Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another drew post 9 for Saturday's Preakness.Read More
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  • timgsmith10 · He may.. But it was Bodes 2nd start and now he is doing so well and proved he can run for 2 minutes. We will see. Both are good horses! · 10 days ago ·
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  • Stergland · IHA has the best times by all others. He was the faster horse before the Derby and stayed the faster horse after the Derby. A. In 1 1/16m did 1.40.84 B. In 1 1/8m did 1.47.88 C. In 1 1/4m did 2.01.83 · 8 days ago ·
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On a clear, crisp Maryland morning, Kentucky Derby (G1) winner I’ll Have Another made an early appearance on the main track at Pimlico, jogging a half-mile and then galloping seven furlongs under exercise rider Jonny Garcia.Read More
When I’ll Have Another defeated Bodemeister in the Kentucky Derby, many handicappers (including me) thought it was obvious that the loser had run the better race after setting an extraordinarily fast pace.Read More
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  • AmbitiousD · Just looking at the BSF numbers, Bode bounced in the Derby. We all know BSF are not handicapping doctrine, but I found it ironic that Beyer pace handicapped the entire race, and didn't even mention the use of BSF. Good article from Beyer though. · 9 days ago ·
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  • switch360 · In this article he says that IHA wont get a dream trip every time if the derby is run a hundred times,but reckons Bodemiester will win many times,is that assuming Bode would get the same trip every time while other horses races vary????,i think its a bit biased.But i agree with Bode as the preakness winner · 9 days ago ·
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Jockey Mario Gutierrez proved again Thursday morning that he could handle himself on stage. The Kentucky Derby winning rider showed confidence and a good sense of humor during a news conference for Saturday’s Preakness outside the stakes barn at Pimlico Race Course.Read More
I’ll Have Another was entered Wednesday to continue his Triple Crown quest in the $1 million Preakness Stakes (G1), but Reddam Racing’s Kentucky Derby winner may not be favored to win Pimlico Race Course’s signature race for 3-year-olds on Saturday.Read More
Rather than take Reddam Racing’s I’ll Have Another out to exercise on a wet track Tuesday morning, trainer Doug O’Neill opted to keep the Kentucky Derby winner under cover and out of the heavy rain falling at Pimlico Race Course, where he is set to run in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes. Read More
Bottom line is, Derby Day just wasn’t their day. For a not-insignificant number of Preakness winners, the disappointment of their efforts two weeks beforehand in the Kentucky Derby sometimes has been difficult to rationalize. Some, such as Snow Chief (1986), Point Given (2001), and Lookin At Lucky (...Read More
Graham Motion had hoped to ship his Preakness entrant, Went the Day Well, to Pimlico Tuesday morning. The torrents of rain falling across Maryland convinced him otherwise. The Fair Hill-based trainer will instead bring the Kentucky Derby's fourth-place finisher to Baltimore on Wednesday morning...Read More
Preakness workouts: Optimizer breezed 4f in :49.80 (14/25) at Churchill Downs on May 14.
While a large field remains likely, the lineup for the 137th Preakness Stakes underwent some alterations Friday as Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Dullahan as well as Derby pace factor Trinniberg were removed from consideration while newcomers Teeth of the Dog and Zetterholm were added to the mi...Read More
Let's take another look at the performances of each of the 20 Kentucky Derby runners and their prospects for the Preakness...Read More
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  • wcbguy1 · just imange thet i'll have another wins the prekaness.... · 19 days ago ·
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  • saratoga john · Watched the race several times again this morning. Guiterrez made two key moves with I'll Have Another. Both occurred at the top of the stretch. One at the start, one coming for home. The first was getting him out of that 2nd gate to a wide open space through the stretch so he could relax the horse through the clubhouse turn. The second was pretty remarkable since this was Guiterrez' first time in a race of this magnitude. When spinning off the turn at the 1/4 pole, he was out in the middle of the track with Went the Day Well. The key move was sliding him back inside to make his run at Bodemeister. The closers that stayed out there kept coming but it was too late. That move was make or break for him in catching the game Bodemeister. Bodemeisters' ability to burn those fractions and still be running at the end was quite impressive. · 18 days ago ·
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The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby went according to script from a pace standpoint and I’ll Have Another ran down Bodemeister after sitting the perfect outside stalking trip. Post position was critical in the outcome of Kentucky Derby 2012 and the key was the draw of the speed horses. Bodemeist...Read More
Isn't He Clever has been withdrawn from Derby consideration, moving Optimizer up to the #21 spot for trainer D. Wayne Lukas. 
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  • BrianZipse · No reason given, other than possibly looking at the Preakness. · 32 days ago ·
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  • mdracing69 · Isn't He Clever breezed 5f in 1:02 (11/19) at Churchill Downs on May 7. · 19 days ago ·
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BOB BAFFERT (Bodemeister, second) – “He was doing it easily. He was within himself. He was being pressed, but he’s a brilliant horse. That’s the way he wanted to run. We talked about it before. I told Mike (Smith), ‘Look, if he breaks great and feels like running, we can win it.’ “He ran his race. H...Read More
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  • notobsessed · Matz said he would discuss the jockey situation with the horse's owners... · 21 days ago ·
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  • ChantalSmithless · I knew that Union Rags' race was over when he left the starting gate. This 20 horse field every year is ridiculous and until something is done about it the best horse is always going to be compromised (not that Rags was the best horse) but look at the quality of the field and the where they finished. Ridiculous! · 20 days ago ·
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MIKE SMITH (Bodemeister, second) – “I’m very disappointed, but at the same time I’m just so proud of him. He’s brilliant. He really is. “He was flying leaving there. He was two in front leaving the gate. “He didn't finish first, but he's still the winner. He's such a free running horse that I couldn...Read More
  • notobsessed · I guess we all forgave Mike Smith for his last ride on Zenyatta, so we will also get over JULIEN LEPAROUX's Derby ride on Union Rags? · 21 days ago ·
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Optimizer - Pedigree

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English ChannelSmart StrikeMr. Prospector
Classy 'n Smart
BelvaTheatrical
Uncommitted
Indy PickA. P. IndySeattle Slew
Weekend Surprise
Fantastic FindMr. Prospector
Blitey

Stakes Tracker - Probables

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View Details06/09/12Belmont Stakes-G1Probable mdracing69

Optimizer - Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video05/19/126thC NakataniPim121 3/16 mDPreakness-G103 MI'll Have AnotherBodemeisterCreative Cause1:55.94
View DetailsView Video05/05/1211thJ CourtCD111 1/4 mDKentucky Derby-G103 MI'll Have AnotherBodemeisterDullahan2:01.83
View DetailsView Video04/14/129thJ CourtOP81 1/8 mDArkansas Derby-G103 MBodemeisterSecret CircleSabercat1:48.71
View DetailsView Video03/17/122ndJ CourtOP81 1/16 mDRebel -G203 MSecret CircleOptimizerScatman1:44.55
View Details02/25/129thC Marquez,FG111 1/16 mDRisen Star-G203 MEl PadrinoMark ValeskiZ Dager1:42.96
View Details01/16/126thT ThompsonOP81 mileDSmarty Jones03 MJunebugredReckless JerryOn Fire Baby1:38.45
View DetailsView Video11/26/114thR AlbaradoCD111 1/16 mDKentucky Jockey Club-G202 MGemologistEver So LuckyTimely Tally1:44.46
View DetailsView Video11/05/118thR AlbaradoCD91 1/16 mDBreeders' Cup Juvenile-G102 MHansenUnion RagsCreative Cause1:44.44
View DetailsView Video10/08/113rdR AlbaradoKee81 1/16 mSBreeders' Futurity-G102 MDullahanMajestic CityOptimizer1:43.12
View DetailsView Video09/01/112ndR AlbaradoSar91 1/16 mTWith Anticipation-G202 MState of PlayOptimizerDullahan1:43.97
View DetailsView Video08/06/111stR AlbaradoSar21 1/16 mTMSW02 MOptimizerLongwood LaneTwo Months Rent1:42.67

 

 

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