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It’s not that I’ve never seen a horse do what Vyjack did yesterday, because I have. But in forty years of watching the races, I could probably count the number of horses that I have seen do it on one hand. What exactly did the undefeated son of Into Mischief do that was so extraordinary? Simple … co...Read More
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  • head_heart_hooves · Vyjack went from being a pace-pressing sprinter in his first 2 to be a front-running router in his next - a logical extension. Certainly no one, absent the connections evidently, expected Vyjack to be so far off of the pace. That was anomolous even though the sample size is admittedly small. The fact he was able to win his toughest race while getting dirt in his face, etc, may not impress everyone, but it sure impresses me. With adaptability and ability to make your own trip so important in the large Derby field, this off-the-pace win is a nice feather in Vyjack's cap. · 106 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · Review the vast majority of maiden races...Where do the winner's reside? On or close to the pace the majority of the time. · 106 days ago ·
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Vyjack came from far off the pace to win the Gotham Stake (G3) and a probable place in the field for the Kentucky Derby.Read More
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  • amino998 · There's a chasm of difference between Aqueduct's inner dirt and other surfaces that he must surmount as well. · 108 days ago ·
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  • railbird33 · Nice win, however, like Normandy Invasion he'll have traffic problems in a twenty horse field. History doesn't favor last to first trips in the KY Derby. · 108 days ago ·
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There are a total of 2,261 points available in all of the qualifying races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. With just three months until the first Saturday in May, only 238 of those points have been won. Read More
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  • goblin · @george.obrien.3557, The horses who would not have made the Derby field last year were Liaison, Done Talking, and Trinniberg according to this Thoroughbred Times article. This information is located in the very last paragraph, but there is much more to the article, including points earned by past Derby winners over the last 15 years. http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2012/06/14/points-based-system-will-determine-kentucky-derby-field.aspx · 138 days ago ·
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  • Sully · Loving me some Long River in the Withers. Think we may see this one continue on the Derby trail down the road. · 137 days ago ·
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Vyjack jumped onto many Kentucky Derby watch lists after his tenacious victory in the Jerome. How far will his pedigree take him? Read More
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  • travel_vic · quote: Are there any horses these days that are bred for distance? yes they run on grass around the world in every venue EXCEPT North America. · 153 days ago ·
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  • travel_vic · A synonym for stamina is Irishbred · 153 days ago ·
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It’s not too late to enter the road to the Kentucky Derby as these two potential contenders begin again in 2013.Read More
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  • BrianZipse · Dynamic Sky (who had plenty of trouble in the BC Juvenile) should offer the Egg a good class test ... one that I think he will pass. · 158 days ago ·
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  • Floridaf · We won't find out today. Purple Egg has been scratched. · 158 days ago ·
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Vyjack remained unbeaten in three starts when he won the hard fought Jerome battle for trainer Rudy Rodriguez. Read More
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  • AndyScoggin · Gary, According to Rodriguez Vyjack was, and still is to some extent, a real handful to train and thus the gelding. I think that is the main reason he won his MSW at 17-1. · 163 days ago ·
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  • cab2536 · marylandqq -- you may want to check the facts on that one. Mine That Bird was also a gelding when he won the Derby in 2009. · 160 days ago ·
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Favored Vyjack handled two turns and an unexpectedly tough opponent in 41-1 Siete de Oros on Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated with a hard-fought victory in the 143rd running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Jerome at Aqueduct Racetrack. Read More
The page has turned on the calendar marking the start of the year 2013 and of the road to the Kentucky Derby. In New York that road begins at Aqueduct on the first Saturday in January, with the mile and 70 yard $200,000 Jerome (G2).Read More
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  • BrianZipse · Vyjack, wire-to-wire! · 169 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · Brian, it sure was a speed favoring track yesterday! It is a pretty interesting field. I can't believe that Notacatbutallama will be 10-1. · 169 days ago ·
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It’s a long way from the first Saturday in January to the first Saturday in May, but for eight newly minted 3-year-olds, the 143rd running of the Grade 2, $200,000 Jerome at Aqueduct Racetrack could serve as a road map to the future. Read More
Dewey Square, a prominent candidate for the $400,000 Holy Bull (G3) at Gulfstream Park on Jan. 26, galloped instead of working Saturday morning, but trainer Dale Romans sent Gulfport to the track for a five-furlong breeze in preparation for his 2013 debut next Saturday. Read More
With the movement of a race and the adjustment of dates, NYRA will now offer a Derby prep race at Aqueduct in every month starting in January.Read More
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  • john.gibson.714655 · I see that Team Pletcher trains 60% of your list. How many colts do you think that they have pointed to the Derby? Is their "first string" in Florida? · 187 days ago ·
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  • AndyScoggin · john.gibson--I think all of the Pletcher horses on the list are targeting the Derby. Violence will try the artificial surface at BHP this weekend. The more chances to survive to the Derby the better. Yes, his best horses are in FL. · 186 days ago ·
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Swaps ended his racing career with a victory in the Washington Park Handicap at Washington Park. Read More
I must admit that I have had a great deal of fun in the Road to the Roses Fantasy league this year. With only 10 days to go until the Derby I am sitting in second place in my league a mere 4 points behind the leader.Read More
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  • tracksidejive · Predicting Ed's power horses will be IHA, Bode, & Union. So definitely gonna have to roll the dice somewhere. Be careful of stables not far behind you! :) Good luck Matt! · 418 days ago ·
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  • AmbitiousD · Look at it from this perspective. Its the last chance to get points, and if you pick the same horses as everyone else, you wont gain any ground. Might as well try to shoot the moon and pick some longshots for your power horses. It sure makes it hard to cheer against your real favorites though... · 418 days ago ·
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The Lumber Guy improved his record to 3-for-4 with a front-running victory in the 142nd edition of the Grade 2, $200,000 Jerome on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Read More
The Grade 2, $200,000 Jerome, the final graded stakes of the Aqueduct Racetrack winter/spring meet, will feature a diverse cast, including stakes winner The Lumber Guy, when the 142nd edition is held on Saturday.Read More
The Lumber Guy, who suffered his first defeat when fifth in the Grade 1 Resorts World Casino New York City Wood Memorial on April 7, will look to regain the winning thread in Saturday's Grade 2, $200,000 Jerome at Aqueduct Racetrack.Read More
Zayat Stables’ Dan and Sheila, 11th behind Hansen in the Grade 3 Gotham last time out, will make his next start in the Grade 2, $200,000 Jerome at Aqueduct Racetrack on Saturday, April 21. Read More
A deep field of promising 3-year-olds will come to the crossroads on Saturday when they compete in the 141st edition of the Grade 2, $150,000 Jerome, the featured race on closing day at Aqueduct Racetrack.   The Jerome, contested at Belmont Park from 1968-2009, returns to Aqueduct and to The Ne...Read More
Jess Jackson won't have a runner in this year's Kentucky Derby after announcing that Astrology has been withdrawn.Jackson, who campaigned the fabulous filly Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, and Curlin the 2007 and 2008 Horse of the Year, issued a press release stating that Astrology wou...Read More
  • arazi · It's interesting that they make the point of saying this before the Jerome. Is the horse that far behind that they won't consider it? Does he have problems that might limit him from winning the Jerome? What if he wins by daylight? Or is there a conflict of opinion in the co-ownership ranks here? Perhaps Jess Jackson wanted to make it a point to say that Astrology is out. Something makes me think we haven't heard the last of this. Not if he wins on Saturday. · 792 days ago ·
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Fresh Start Stable’s J J’s Lucky Train, who made an inexorable rally to take the Grade 3 Bay Shore at Aqueduct on April 9, could return to the Big A on April 23 to compete in the Grade 2 Jerome for 3-year-olds, trainer Bill Anderson revealed.   While the seven-furlong Bay Shore and the one-mil...Read More

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View Details01/05/13Aqu81 70yD03 MJerome Handicap-G2VyjackSiete De OrosAmerigo Vespucci1:40.67
View DetailsView Video04/21/12Aqu91 mileD03 MJerome Handicap-G2The Lumber GuyBrigandStirred Up1:36.04
View DetailsView Video04/23/11Aqu91 mileD03 MJerome Handicap-G2Adios CharlieAstrologyJustin Phillip1:36.81
View DetailsView Video10/11/09Bel41 mileD03 MJerome Handicap-G2GirolamoBurley's GoldKensei1:33.81
View Details09/11/05Bel71 mileD03 MJerome Handicap-G2Silver TrainHigh FlyNaughty New Yorker1:34.24
View Details09/18/04Bel91 mileD03 MJerome Handicap-G2Teton ForestIce Wynnd FireMahzouz1:35.74
View Details09/13/03Bel81 mileD03 MJerome Handicap-G2DuringTafaseelPretty Wild0:00.00
View Details09/22/01Bel81 mileD03 MJerome Handicap-G2Express TourIllusionedBurning Roma1:34.57
View Details09/23/00Bel81 mileD03 MJerome Handicap-G2Fusaichi PegasusEl CorredorAlbert The Great1:34.07
View Details10/20/73Aqu81 mileD0 Jerome Handicap-G2Step NicelyForegoLinda's Chief1:34.00
View Details09/03/60Aqu71 mileD03+ MJerome Handicap-G2KelsoCareless JohnFour Lane1:34.80
View Details09/17/52Bel61 mileD03 MJerome HandicapTom FoolMarcadorMark-ye-well1:37.00