On Saturday, the popular duo of jockey Paul Atkinson and CARACORTADO (Cat
Dreams) hope to move a step closer to the May 1 Kentucky Derby (G1) when they run in the $150,000 San Felipe S. (G2) going 1 1/16 miles at Santa Anita.
Early on, Caracortado and Atkinson flew beneath
racing's radar, but after winning the Robert B. Lewis S. (G2) on February 13, trainer Mike Machowsky
proclaimed those days were over.
"He surprised me when I worked him three-quarters here (in 1:12 2/5 on January
31), but from then on, he's pretty much run as I expected," the 40-year-old
Atkinson said of Caracortado, a gelding bred by Machowsky, who also owns a share
of the horse.
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