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2010 Wood Memorial (G1)

Date/Track:
4/3/2010, Aqueduct
Distance:
1 1/8 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
1:49.97

What the Nation is saying about the 2010 Wood Memorial (G1)...

Many of the year’s most memorable races took place at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course, and beginning today and through January 15, 2011, fans can choose from among five thrilling races and cast their ballots for The New York Racing Association, Inc.’s (NYRA) “Race of the Y...Read More
National television ratings released April 8 showed that NBC’s telecast of the April 3 Santa Anita Derby and Wood Memorial Stakes (both gr. I) garnered a 1.5/4 for the one-hour presentation. The 1.5 rating equates to 2.1-million viewers, while the 4 share means that 4% of the television sets in use ...Read More
Being a well beaten 3rd, behind Eskendereya, and losing out on 2nd place to Jackson Bend, will Awesome Act stay in the U.S. for the 2010 Kentucky Derby now or not? He's scheduled, and has been for sometime, on attheraces.com, the Ireland and Great Britain racing web-site, to race in the stanjames.com 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on the same day that the Kentucky Derby is raced at Churchill Downs. After his Gotham Stakes win, I would have thought that Awesome Act would be a lock to race in the Kentucky Derby. But having lost in the Wood Memorial, I wonder now if Awesome Act will not return to the UK and go back to racing over turf again?
  • dkubler · Does his turf form in the UK really make that a realistic target? He took four attempts to win his maiden and was comfortably held in the Dewhurst and then again when shipped out for the BC Juvenile Turf. · 1142 days ago ·
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If Zayat sells Eskendereya to Jess Jackson, I'll stop rooting for him to win any races. I don't like how Jackson handle's his horses, and I just don't think he's that positive of a personality to be involved in the racing game. It seems that controversy and mayhem follow him every where he goes in racing circles. TJMO.
The weather wasn't nearly as hot, nor as sunny as it was supposed to be; a sea breeze phenomenon we're told by the weather folks, and the fog that obscured the view of the 11th race was evidence of that. But the (announced) crowd of 8,553, as paltry as that figure may seem to outsiders, certainly ex...Read More
  • ruby · This blog is a great read... both on the racing analysis and very funny stuff, too... Is Eskendereya = Bellamy Road? Well, not quite, but the point is a good one. · 1143 days ago ·
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  • Arrrgy · Bellamy road broke a bone along with the 4 other best horses in the race That gave you the proven, barely a Gr3 horse, Giacomo! That prompted me to send a scathing letter to the CD CEO about hardening the track and the results it's produced. I sent that same letter this year as all others, already. Cross your fingers CD doesn't go all stupid on us again. · 1142 days ago ·
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Eskendereya solidified his place as the probable Derby favorite while romping to a 9 3/4 length victory over a strong six horse field in the Wood Memorial.Read More
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  • cityofesky · Please no one read the post above mine! Medlocke is truly lost!!! Esky was not on the lead in this race buddy! did u watch it! Esky stalked behind happy fella and jackson bend. You are worried about the distance on a horse who just ran 1 1/8 and didnt break a sweat? also he showed the ability to RATE and sit just behind the leaders, which gives him the best chance to win over a horse like Lookin at Lucky who always seems to get stuck in traffic!!! · 1143 days ago ·
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  • humphrey · seasoning a la Curlin, Medalia D'Oro and many others might be this ones only impediment. · 1143 days ago ·
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If Tony Mitola wants to go to the Kentucky Derby, he's going to have get a ticket. His dream of starting a horse in the Run for the Roses ended Saturday when Schoolyard Dreams, a horse he co-owns with Eric Fein, finished fourth in the $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Race Track...Read More
WOOD MEMORIAL QUOTES   Todd Pletcher, winning trainer of favored Eskendereya (No. 3):  “It’s amazing. The further he goes, the stronger he gets. He’s a horse that has natural stamina. It would be big to win the Derby. We’ll try to make that happen.”   “We’ve never had a horse we knew ...Read More
Wow... Eskendereya is the goods! Massive effort to win the Wood Memorial, and with something left for Kentucky!
Gotham S. (G3) hero AWESOME ACT (Awesome Again) blew out a quarter-mile at Belmont Park on Thursday, putting the final touches on his preparations for Saturday's Wood Memorial (G1) at Aqueduct. Although the move was not reported on the official worktab, trainer Jeremy Noseda commented about it on hi...Read More
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  • grimey · i think awesome act gonna win this race... · 1144 days ago ·
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  • humphrey · A virtual toss up between the top two but they will be coming late and often that track plays to earlier speed which could favor the Schoolyard type. · 1144 days ago ·
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Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, who has won three Wood Memorials, is hoping a compact bay son of Hear No Evil will bring him a fourth tomorrow as Jackson Bend takes on Fountain of Youth winner Eskendereya, Gotham winner Awesome Act and three others in the 86th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 race a...Read More
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  • bband · One thing we need to keep in mind is handicapping the trainers. The wood is a race without a lot of speed. Zito has won some of his biggest races, by just sending horses to the lead (Go for Gin, Louis Quatorze, Da' Tara, etc.). That might be Jackson Bend's only chance to win. As for Pletcher, he's got a stable full of front-runners (Rule, Super Saver, Mission Impazible, Discreetly Mine) and he doesn't need one more in Eskendereya. Plus, Eskendereya won't win the Derby on the front, he needs to rate. And last week, as I predicted, Pletcher rated Discreetly Mine which set it up for Mission Impazible. So, all of this sets up for Jackson Bend potentially to be on or right near the lead with Eskendereya rating more than usual. That gives us a chance for an upset. If the pace is slow, look for Jackson Bend. If it's hot, watch out for Awesome Act and Schoolyard Dreams. · 1144 days ago ·
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  • grimey · i played jackson bend on my pic4 ticket.. · 1144 days ago ·
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Headed by Eskendereya, the foremost member of the formidable Todd Squad, and Awesome Act, the English import whose impressive victory in the Gotham put him firmly on the Triple Crown trail, a field of six will assemble at Aqueduct Racetrack Saturday for the 86th running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Woo...Read More
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  • gardenesque1 · Looks like Jackson Bend is the forgotten horse. Might be a cut below and/or distance challenged but never count out consistent, hard knocking types. · 1144 days ago ·
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  • cigar · Jackson Bend will need his A+ game to get close to Eskendereya! · 1144 days ago ·
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Earlier this week, Tony Mitola was enjoying the Florida sun, playing golf in Sarasota. Saturday, he'll be at Aqueduct Race Track hoping that trip gets him another one, to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on the first Saturday in May.In order for that to happen, a horse he co-owns named Schoolyard...Read More
Say that five times fast.... Wood Memorial at Aqueduct - Analysis and handicap located at ThoroFan's Handicappers' Corner today. 1 - Schoolyard Dreams 2 - Eskendereya 3 - Awesome Act. Illinois Derby at Hawthorne -No analysis, go find it somewhere else...looks like a weak field to me for a Derby prep...Read More
The field is set for Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack, and in the spirit of fun, we bring you some facts about the race’s six starters you won’t find in their past performances.   Eskendereya (4-5 favorite on morning line) Correct pronunciation of name: s-ken-DRE...Read More
  • mdracing69 · Fun Wood Memorial article. Jackson Bend better chow down on his fav food (alfalfa) if he wants to keep with with this bunch. · 1144 days ago ·
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Right now my list shows 8 Kentucky Derby contenders who are finished prepping and awaiting the first Saturday in May with $200,000 or more in graded stakes earnings, and another 7 with a final prep to go and already who have topped $200,000. With 6 slots available between now and Derby Day worth $20...Read More
NYRA is guaranteeing the Wood Memorial pick 4 pool this year to be $500K; NYRA does this to let the players know that they expect $500K in the pick 4 pool. It looks like they drew up this number long before they drew the card. Pool guarantees are a marketing technique that usually helps inform...Read More
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of twinspires.com preview the Wood Memorial (gr. I), the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I), and the Illinois Derby (gr. III).Read More
Jackson Bend was beaten 8 1/2 lengths by Eskendereya when the two met in the Fountain of Youth in February at Gulfstream Park. Trainer Nick Zito is simply hoping Jackson Bend can cut the gap when the two meet again in Saturday's Grade 1, $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct."Let's see if he can beat u...Read More
Tampa Bay Derby runner-up  Schoolyard Dreams comes into Saturday’s Grade 1, $750,000 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack carrying the, well, schoolyard dreams of owner Eric Fein.   “I grew up in Douglaston, about five minutes from Belmont Park,” explained Fein, who owns the Derek Ryan-tra...Read More

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