Still, Hot Rod Charlie came out of the race running a 108 Beyer. In the Belmont, while running some of the fastest early fractions since Secretariat, he was nipped at the wire by Essential Quality, who won by half a length.
When he had it in the G2 Louisiana Derby, he finished strong. The only issue with Hot Rod Charlie is an uncontested lead. His sire won the Preakness and the Haskell. The 2020 Haskell contendersīut back to 2021, and a look at the possible leading candidates:īelmont Stakes runner-up and Kentucky Derby show horse, Hot Rod Charlie, who missed the wire by a length and a quarter last out, is being seriously considered for the race, according to trainer Doug O’Neill. Three-Year Old Champion despite finishing behind Bet Twice next out in the Travers. Alysheba, the son of Alydar, ended up U.S. The final time of 1:47 was one fifth off the track record, and good enough to remain the stakes record to this day, tied with Majestic Light’s 1976 mark.
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It was another nose back to Lost Code ( see video above). Bet Twice saved ground and won by a nose in a thrilling three-way photo finish over Alysheba. Lost Code went wide on the final turn and McCarron, fearing an opening along the rail would close, lost momentum swinging outside. The Jack van Berg-trained Alysheba had won the Kentucky Derby by three-quarters of a length and the Preakness Stakes by a half a length before trainer Jimmy Croll’s Bet Twice turned the tables in no uncertain manner, taking the Belmont by 14 lengths, still the sixth largest margin in race history. Granted, they were the same two in each event. No other running has the same credentials, unless it’s that 1987 edition, which included the first two in every Triple Crown race of the season. Next month’s Haskell is right up there as one of the strongest renewals since the race’s 1968 inception, featuring five of the six horses who finished first or second in the three Triple Crown races, with the top five contenders all having earned triple-digit Beyer speed figures. You have to go back 34 years to find a Haskell Invitational that can compare for strength in depth with the running we are likely to be watching at Monmouth Park on July 17. Ready for a rematch? Kentucky Derby 1-2-3 (from right, Medina Spirit, Mandaloun and Hot Rod Charlie) could be part of a star line-up in the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth on July 17.
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