Successful a stake just like the $139,500 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct on Jan. 3 would possibly earn him the Kentucky Derby for 3-year-old horses provided by Woodford Reserve qualifying factors, however successful in a one-turn mile like Jerome is mild years away from the testing 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby. Regardless of this, My World definitely appeared like a promising new 3-year-old, taking up the 3-5 favourite Balboa within the homestretch and successful by two lengths over Jerome.
“He ran extensive. It took him some time to get previous (Balboa), which was most likely him telling us he wished to go two turns,” coach Brad Cox stated. “It was very encouraging.”
His breeding may be an asset to My World, who’s on a three-fight successful streak for house owners Madaket Stables (which additionally owns inventory in runner-up Balboa). The horse is out of the sire Important High quality, who received the Belmont Stakes and Travers Stakes for Cox in 2021.
“That is his stallion’s first crop of three-year-olds,” coach Cox stated. “However from what we find out about this stallion and what we have seen on My World, it looks like the extra distance the higher for him.”
Cleary, a 3-year-old, loves Aqueduct, and all three of his wins have come within the Large A, together with his final outing within the Nashua Stakes on Nov. 1, when he received by three and a half lengths. Naturally, with that in thoughts, Cox is leaning towards leaving My World on the highway for a rose in New York, together with his subsequent cease being the Jan. 31 Wizards Stakes (1 1/8 miles) at Aqueduct.
“He is executed very effectively in New York. He appears to love the Aqueduct monitor, so perhaps that is the route we take to get the place we need to go,” Cox stated. “Subsequent up is flip two and the Wizards are a logical place to take us to Wooden Memorial.”
Within the Parks Racing S race on December thirtieth, Mailata received aggressive and was scratched, leaving Jerome with solely 4 horses left within the race, making it a two-horse race. Balboa, owned by the “Avengers” partnership and educated by Brittany Russell, took the lead on the flip with Manny Franco, and My World and Jaime Rodriguez rose to the problem after six furlongs in a time of 1:12.23.
Balboa, who got here in third within the lengthy G2 Remsen Stakes in his earlier race, held a one-length lead on the eighth pole, however My World, the third place horse with 5 wins and a pair of losses (wins $7.24), jumped into the lead on the sixteenth pole and ran the mile in 1 minute 38.96 seconds.
With the win, My World earned 10 Kentucky Derby qualifying factors and Balboa earned 5 factors for a complete of 9 factors. Enforced Agenda got here again in third place by 3 3/4 lengths and earned three factors.
Dazzling Dame led from begin to end and pulled away simply within the straight line to report an 11-and-a-half size victory within the $145,500 Busanda Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on the Large A card on January 3.
Victory within the mile prep race for the Longines Kentucky Oaks earned him Oaks qualifying factors for the a number of stakes winner.
“She appears to be making progress,” coach Brittany Russell stated. “She’s an enormous, nice filly who does issues proper. Hopefully we preserve her wholesome. She was nice right now.”
Dazzling Dame, second selection on the Tote Board ($6.24) with a 2-1 report, accomplished the mile in 1:38.30, barely quicker than My World’s 1:38.96 required by Jerome.
The victory, owned by Respect the Valleys owned by Roger “Rocky” LaShall Jr. and ridden by Jevian Toledo, was the fourth in 5 profession begins for Dazzling Dame, who had beforehand received the White Clay Creek Stakes at Delaware Park on October 11.
Two Bits was second and Lepore secure’s Plausible was third by 11 1/4 lengths.
