Journalism could be on the record book as a favorite beaten in the seventh straight straight in the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve, but that doesn’t mean trainer Michael McCarthy has lost faith in the first-year 3-year-old Colt.
“I lost zero confidence in him,” McCarthy said of Carlin’s son. “When he worked on Sunday before the Derby, I thought if the racetrack was like that (that day), it would take an incredible effort to beat him. Mother Nature had other ideas.
The Kentucky Derby snapped a four-straight winning streak of Santa Anita Derby winner journalism. The runner-up effort on the sloppy track on the Rose run, finishing 1 1/2 length behind the winning sovereignty, was good enough to install journalism as a May 17 edition of the 8-5 morning favourite at the Pimlico race course on May 17th. These odds can easily sink by post time until 7:10pm on the second gem of the triple crown.
“He was pinched in the start of the Kentucky Derby. I wanted to go five lengths from the lead at one point. He said he was close to 10. After journalism got eager for a mile on a wet surface. “I wish I could get my first 100 or more yards again.”
McCarthy, who had plunged Rombauer into a victory at Preakness in 2021, did not disappoint the sovereign connection chosen to skip Preakness in favor of running in the Belmont Stakes on June 7th.
When asked if Preakness would be different without the winner of the Kentucky Derby, McCarthy said: “It’s a triple crown race for casual fans and has a rematch in many ways. He.”
To that end, McCarthy said he would consider running in the Belmont Stakes on the Saratoga racecourse if journalism meets Preakness’s expectations.
“If he’s fully explaining himself on Saturday (we’ll consider that),” McCarthy said of his final leg of the 1 1/4 mile in the Triple Crown. “He had three races in the seven weeks he was two, and that didn’t bother him. Three races in five weeks are a little different, but he’s a sturdy horse.
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