Chip Prime Thomas received the Gamely winner of the Stakes Name Battle, profitable the $300,000 Grade 3 Indiana Derby at Horseshoe Indianapolis on July fifth. He made 1 1/16 miles to 1 1/16 miles within the last time of 1:41.15 on the fast-playing predominant observe. The winner crossed the wire half size in entrance and returned $7.40 with a $2 stake.
Tip Prime Thomas makes up for misplaced time. After ending runner-up within the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes final fall, the victory improved the top-top prime document for 3-for-3 for 3 as he has not taken motion till this spring.
Tip Prime Thomas scored regardless of preventing an early lead with the lengthy shot grasp controller via the opening break up of 23.43 and :46.01. Shrugging the challenger with a late backstretch, he took on his second flip within the coal match, endorsing the massive traz via six furlongs at 1:09.33, however neither of them may go him.
“He is had a extremely good struggle, and I adore it when the horses try this,” stated jockey John Velazquez, who received three stakes races on Saturday’s card at Horseshoe Indianapolis. “They’re working exhausting, they arrive to them, you ask them extra, they offer you increasingly more.”
A protracted shot of the race within the 59-1 confrontation, Brotha Keny got here in third in entrance of the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby runner-up writer who completed fourth.
Corridor of Fame Todd Plecher will practice Prime Thomas at Prime Thomas for house owners Jim Bucke and Gerald Isbister. The Indiana Derby winner defeated the ultimate Kentucky Derby introduced by Woodford Reserve’s winner sovereignty when the 2 horses debuted their careers collectively in a maiden race on the Saratoga racecourse final summer season.
The Indiana Derby, dubbed “A Massive Effort,” Pletcher stated he would contemplate referring to Prime Prime Thomas for “a unique race just like right this moment.”
Clicot received the Indiana Oaks’ $200,000 Grade 3 race within the earlier race of the Indiana Derby. High quality Street’s daughter is presently 3-3, and her solely loss was a sixth place end in her profession debut this March.
Clicquot handed his first stakes check at Indiana Oaks. The Brendan Walsh trainee scored 4 lengths on the prime of the domestically based mostly runner-up, scoring 1 1/16 miles beneath Edgar Morales at 1:42.42. Sturgeon Moon completed third.
