         |
|
 |
• Kentucky Derby Results • Derby Undercard Results • Kentucky Oaks Results • Oaks Undercard Results |
|
|
 War Pass is the top weight at 7 pounds more than runner-up Dixie Chatter. |
Date: 01/24/2008
War Pass, winner of the Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, received the high weight assignment of 127 pounds on the 2007 Experimental Free Handicap, released today by The Jockey Club. The 127 pounds assigned to War Pass equals last year’s high weight, Street Sense, which was the highest assignment for a colt since Favorite Trick received 128 pounds on the 1997 Experimental Free Handicap. The filly division is headed by undefeated Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies winner Indian Blessing at 123 pounds.
The Experimental Free Handicap, published annually by The Jockey Club since 1935, is a weight-based assessment of the previous year’s leading two-year-olds, with the weights compiled for a hypothetical race at 1 1/16 miles on dirt. This year’s weighting committee of racing secretaries was composed of Ben Huffman of Churchill Downs, P.J. Campo of the New York Racing Association and Thomas S. Robbins of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.
The committee weighted a total of 105 males and 99 fillies. Eligible for weighting were all two-year-olds of 2007 that finished among the top four in graded or other unrestricted races with an added value of at least $75,000, run in the continental United States. The full lists for both colts and fillies are accessible here on the Jockey Club website.
The other use of the Experimental rankings is in determining which horses are "dual qualifiers" for the Kentucky Derby. Horses ranked within 10 pounds of the male topweight or who are a champion in another country and have a Dosage Index of 4.0 or less and a Center of Distribution of 1.25 or less are considered the dual qualifiers. These horses have statistically shown that they have a better chance at winning the Derby. Dual qualifiers are highlighted below with an asterisk by their name.
| Colts and Geldings | Fillies | |
|
127 - War Pass 120 - Dixie Chatter* 120 - Into Mischief* 120 - Pyro* 119 - Court Vision* 119 - Georgie Boy* 119 - Wicked Style* 118 - Kodiak Kowboy* 118 - Majestic Warrior* 118 - Salute the Sarge 118 - Tale of Ekati* 116 - Colonel John* full list of colts and geldings Note: Tomcito is also a dual qualifier with a dosage of 3.00 as he was the 2-year-old champion in Peru last year. |
123 - Indian Blessing* 121 - Country Star* 119 - Proud Spell 118 - Cry and Catch Me 117 - Backseat Rhythm 117 - Pure Clan 116 - Irish Smoke 116 - Izarra 116 - Mushka 114 - Grace and Power 114 - Sea Chanter 114 - Set Play 113 - A to the Croft 113 - Elusive Lady 113 - Runforthemoneybaby |
Triple Crown quick links:
Back to Horse-Races.Net main page
| Want to keep up with what's new on this site? Sign up for my weekly newsletter here. |
On the Forum:
