Within the $1.5 million Grade 1 Arkansas Derby held at Oaklawn Park on March 28, Renegade dominated with devastating stretch kicks and gained a landslide victory over Silent Tactic. He raced 1 1/8 miles in 1 minute, 49.70 seconds, paid $4 in prize cash and was the highest favourite out of an eight-horse area. Renegade bounced again strongly within the straights in entrance of a report crowd of 70,000 at Oaklawn towards the Roses on Might 2, closing out the sphere with a four-length victory.
Irad Ortiz Jr. rides Renegade for Corridor of Fame coach Todd Pletcher, proprietor Lepore Stables, and breeder Robert Lawana Rowe. The even cash favourite paid $4 to win.
“That is very particular,” stated co-owner Mike Lepore, who draped a Renegade gardenia wreath over his shoulder through the trophy presentation ceremony. “That is one of the best begin of his life, and the subsequent one shall be a giant begin.”
Subsequent up is definitely the Kentucky Derby, hosted by Woodford Reserve, the legendary opening spherical of the Triple Crown races at Churchill Downs.
The Arkansas Derby awarded qualifying factors for the Kentucky Derby to the highest 5 finishers on a 100-50-25-15-10 foundation. Each Renegade and Silent Tactic will simply earn sufficient factors to qualify for the Derby.
“I am very pleased. I like the way in which he completed,” stated Pletcher, who recorded his sixth win within the Arkansas Derby.
Apart from the factors, this victory adopted a 3 3/4-length win within the Sam F. Davis Stakes and confirmed Renegade’s standing as one of many high contenders for the 1 1/4-mile opening jewel of the Triple Crown.
Within the Arkansas Derby, the much-anticipated Redland Rebels set occasions of 23.35 and 47.80 seconds, whereas Renegade and Ortiz had been in eighth place and final place after the primary half mile. Because the early leaders drained, John C. Oxley’s Silent Tactic, ridden by Cristian Torres, recovered three lengths on the ultimate nook and moved into the lead halfway by means of. Nonetheless, the Mark Kass-trained colt was unable to get previous Renegade, and the winner raced in a straight line to the middle of the sphere, leaving pole quantity eight behind to succeed in the entrance. He completed with a time of 1:49.70.
The remainder of the finishes had no important affect on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard.
Silent Tactic went into the race safely with 50 factors and now has 100 factors. Ending in third place, two lengths behind, was Taptastic, who was simply making his second profession begin. Taptastic’s 25 factors are nicely beneath the anticipated cut-off for the Derby. The identical goes for Bricklin, who completed fourth and at present has 21 factors. Blackout Time completed in fifth place with 25 factors. Litmus Take a look at, who entered the race with 34 factors, completed seventh and appears unlikely to remain within the Kentucky Derby path.
