Trainer:Steve Asmussen Jockey:Shaun Bridgmohan Foaling Date: 2-25-2004 Pedigree: Cherokee Run - Checkered Flag by A.P. Indy Dosage Profile: 8-2-8-0-0 Dosage Index/CD: 3.50 1.00 2006 Record: 5 starts 2-2-0 $113,299 Best Beyer Figure: 88 Note: Winner of 2 of four races last year, including his maiden on the 3rd try and an allowance at Churchill. He was 2nd in the Remsen to Nobiz Like Shobiz for his final start of 2006. Finished 3rd in the Risen Star at the Fair Grounds after rallying from 11th to get the lead in the stretch but couldn't hold it. Came back with another 3rd in the Louisiana Derby, again making a late gain. Finished third in a blanket finish in the Blue Grass Stakes for his final Derbyprep. Never ran a lick in the Kentucky Derby, finishing a well beaten 12th.
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Review: Triple Crown Handicapper 2013 - by Jim Mazur. Includes lots of stats for all 3 races and explains how to use a system of statistically derived negative angles to eliminate the "bad" picks.
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Foaling Date: 2-25-2004