Horse Racing Blog Posts by Post Time Pete

Commanding Curve is a Master Command and Mother colt who finished 3rd in the G2 Louisiana Derby. With a few more prep races on the calendar, he will likely get bumped down the leaderboard if his connections decide not to run him in one of them.

Ride on Curlin gets the first part of his name from his dam, Magical Ride, who finished third in the 2006 Adirondack at Saratoga. He is sired by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin North America's all-time richest Thoroughbred with $10.5 million in earnings. Ride on Curlin has a streak of third place finishes in the Champagne, Street Sense, Southwest Stakes, and the Rebel Stakes with a win in an allowance race between the 4.

Kristo is a Distorted Humor and Capote's Crown colt who finished second in the G3 Sham Stakes in January. However, after a disappointing 7th place finish in the G1 Wood Memorial, Kristo is off the Derby trail.

Coastline is a Speightstown and Culinary who finished third by a head in the G3 Spiral at Turfway Park in late March. He'll need more points if he hopes to run in the Kentucky Derby and his connections are currently targeting the Blue Grass for his next race. He put in his final major work for the Blue Grass this Saturday by working five furlongs in company in 1:00.40.

Tamarando is a Bertrando colt who won the Grade 3 El Camino Real Derby back in February. However, he finished 8th in the G3 Spiral at Turfway Park in late March and a showing that poor likely ends his road to Kentucky.

Strong Mandate is a Tiznow colt who finished third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile back in November. So far this year he's finished second in the G3 Southwest Stakes and fourth in the G2 Rebel Stakes.

Rise Up is a Rockport Harbor and Appenzell colt who won the 2013 Delta Downs Jackpot. He finished a disappointing 10th in the Louisiana Derby and is likely off the Kentucky Derby trail.

Giovanni Boldini is a War Front and Dancing Trieste colt. While he may be #27 on the points list, he finished 4th in the G2 UAE Derby and is off the Kentucky Derby Trail.

Candy Boy is a Candy Ride sired colt trained by John Sadler. He won the Robert B. Lewis Stakes at Santa Anita in early February but his opportunity to run in Kentucky will come down to his start in the Santa Anita Stakes this weekend.

In Trouble is a Tiz Wonderful and Ballpark Butterfly colt who finished third in the G3 Gotham Stakes at Aqueduct in early March. Unfortunately, it appears that was his last stop on the road to the Kentucky Derby.