Kentucky Derby BRIS Speed Rating Report: Gotham Stakes
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March 13th, 2018
Enticed was kept wide the entire way from post 9 and rallied to win the March 10 Gotham (G3) at Aqueduct going away. He registered an excellent 104 BRIS Speed rating for the 2 ¾-length decision, equaling Fountain of Youth (G2) winner Promises Fulfilled for the top figure so far in the Championship Series of the Kentucky Derby qualifying system.
It’s the same Speed rating posted a day later by Justify, who was bet down to 6-1 favoritism among individual interests in Pool 3 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager (KDFW) following the scintillating allowance win at Santa Anita.
Enticed’s performance did come at a one-turn mile distance but the Medaglia d’Oro colt is bred to relish longer distances on both sides of his pedigree.
Winner of the Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) in his juvenile finale, Enticed entered 2018 as a well-regarded Kentucky Derby contender but his reputation took a hit with a well-beaten fourth in his sophomore return, the February 3 Holy Bull (G2). That led to him being included among “All Others” in Pool 3 of the KDFW.
Junior Alvarado, who was replaced by Joel Rosario in the Holy Bull, regained the mount for Kiaran McLaughlin and Enticed garnered a career-best 95 BRIS Late Pace number for the visually-impressive finish.
Old Time Revival put away another need-the-lead type through lively opening splits and easily held second after being overhauled with about a sixteenth of a mile remaining, outperforming his 35-1 odds in his first graded attempt. A speedy son of Brethren, Old Time Revival finished last when opening the year in the 7-furlong Frank Whitely at Laurel but was exiting an improved performance in the February 17 Miracle Wood at the Maryland track, recording a neck second at 34-1. The Kenneth Blacker trainee has yet to try a two-turn distance from six career outings.
Free Drop Billy offered a belated bid for third after rating toward the back of the pack in the early stages and received a 96 BRIS Speed rating, a decline of three points from an encouraging runner-up effort in the Holy Bull. This wasn’t the performance connections were looking for when scratching him from the Fountain of Youth a week earlier.
Firenze Fire was never a factor checking in fourth and has failed to run back to his best juvenile performance (96 BRIS Speed rating) from three starts this year.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby series determines eligibility and a 35-race schedule is divided between the Prep Season and Championship Series.
Top BRIS Speed ratings so far in the Championship Series, which began in mid-February (90 and above):
|
Horse |
|
Race (finish) |
|
BRIS Speed |
|
Enticed |
|
Gotham (1st) |
|
104 |
|
Promises Fulfilled |
|
Fountain of Youth (1st) |
|
104 |
|
Strike Power |
|
Fountain of Youth (2nd) |
|
101 |
|
Old Time Revival |
|
Gotham (2nd) |
|
101 |
|
Bolt d’Oro |
|
San Felipe (1st) |
|
98 |
|
Bravazo |
|
Risen Star (1st) |
|
98 |
|
Quip |
|
Tampa Bay Derby (1st) |
|
98 |
|
McKinzie |
|
San Felipe (2nd) |
|
98 |
|
Snapper Sinclair |
|
Risen Star (2nd) |
|
98 |
|
Good Magic |
|
Fountain of Youth (3rd) |
|
98 |
|
World of Trouble |
|
Tampa Bay Derby (2nd) |
|
97 |
|
Free Drop Billy |
|
Gotham (3rd) |
|
96 |
|
Noble Indy |
|
Risen Star (3rd) |
|
96 |
|
World of Trouble |
|
Tampa Bay Derby (3rd) |
|
96 |
|
Machismo |
|
Fountain of Youth (4th) |
|
96 |
|
Instilled Regard |
|
Risen Star (4th) |
|
95 |
|
Firenze Fire |
|
Gotham (4th) |
|
93 |
|
Kanthaka |
|
San Felipe (3rd) |
|
91 |
|
Vino Rosso |
|
Tampa Bay Derby (4th) |
|
91 |
|
Peace |
|
San Felipe (4th) |
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top BRIS Speed ratings from the Prep Season, which began last September and concluded in mid-February:
|
Horse |
|
Race (finish) |
|
BRIS Speed |
|
Audible |
|
Holy Bull (1st) |
|
105 |
|
Bolt d’Oro |
|
FrontRunner (1st) |
|
105 |
|
Good Magic |
|
BC Juvenile (1st) |
|
105 |
|
McKinzie |
|
Sham (1st) |
|
104 |
|
Flameaway |
|
Sam F. Davis (1st) |
|
101 |
|
Catholic Boy |
|
Sam F. Davis (2nd) |
|
101 |
|
Solomini |
|
Los Alamitos Futurity (3rd) |
|
101 |
|
McKinzie |
|
Los Alamitos Futurity (1st) |
|
100 |
|
Instilled Regard |
|
Los Alamitos Futurity (2nd) |
|
100 |
|
Solomini |
|
BC Juvenile (2nd) |
|
100 |
|
Vino Rosso |
|
Sam F. Davis (3rd) |
|
100 |
|
All Out Blitz |
|
Sham (2nd) |
|
99 |
|
Free Drop Billy |
|
Holy Bull (2nd) |
|
99 |
|
Bolt d’Oro |
|
BC Juvenile (3rd) |
|
99 |
|
Catholic Boy |
|
Remsen (1st) |
|
98 |
|
My Boy Jack |
|
Southwest (1st) |
|
98 |
|
Firenze Fire |
|
Champagne (1st) |
|
96 |
|
Instilled Regard |
|
Lecomte (1st) |
|
96 |
|
Good Magic |
|
Champagne (2nd) |
|
96 |
|
Solomini |
|
FrontRunner (2nd) |
|
96 |
|
Avery Island |
|
Withers (1st) |
|
94 |
|
Firenze Fire |
|
Jerome (1st) |
|
94 |
|
Seven Trumpets |
|
Jerome (2nd) |
|
94 |
|
My Boy Jack |
|
Sham (3rd) |
|
94 |
|
Shivermetimbers |
|
Sham (4th) |
|
94 |
|
Enticed |
|
Ky Jockey Club (1st) |
|
93 |
|
Greyvitos |
|
Springboard Mile (1st) |
|
93 |
|
Avery Island |
|
Remsen (2nd) |
|
93 |
|
Tiz Mischief |
|
Ky Jockey Club (2nd) |
|
93 |
|
The Tabulator |
|
Iroquois (1st) |
|
92 |
|
Combatant |
|
Southwest (2nd) |
|
92 |
|
Firenze Fire |
|
Withers (2nd) |
|
92 |
|
Principe Guilherme |
|
Lecomte (2nd) |
|
92 |
|
Enticed |
|
Champagne (3rd) |
|
92 |
|
Snapper Sinclair |
|
Lecomte (3rd) |
|
92 |
|
Free Drop Billy |
|
Breeders’ Futurity (1st) |
|
91 |
|
Combatant |
|
Springboard Mile (2nd) |
|
91 |
|
Hollywood Star |
|
Iroquois (2nd) |
|
91 |
|
Marconi |
|
Withers (3rd) |
|
91 |
|
Vouch |
|
Remsen (3rd) |
|
91 |
|
Promises Fulfilled |
|
Ky Jockey Club (3rd) |
|
90 |
|
Enticed |
|
Holy Bull (4th) |
|
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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