School was in session Thursday morning for New York’s top Kentucky
Derby prospect and for one day at least Alpha was a model student.
Alpha put himself on the Kentucky Derby trail by winning the $150,000
Count Fleet Stakes here Jan. 7. The 3-year-old son of 2006 Preakness
winner Bernardini won, despite displaying some bad habits in the gate
that included nibbling at the assistant starter, rearing up right before
the doors opened, and bobbling when they did open.
In hopes of having a better-behaved colt for the Grade 3, $200,000
Withers Stakes here Feb. 4, the connections of Alpha planned several
gate-schooling sessions for their colt.
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