The Kentucky Derby (G1) may be a few months away, but the connections of Chasing the chaos enjoy the sweet thrill of another Derby—the $101,350 El Camino Real Derby—Feb. 11 o’clock Golden Gate Fields.
Equestrian Armando Ayuso punched the air as he galloped below the finish line on his Pennsylvania tugboat. West who knocked down seven opponents to win his first bet of length 1 1/2.
“I want to thank God, the owners, the coach, Mr. Moger and his team,” Ayuso said. “They’ve done a great job. You can’t feel anything better than this. This is the horse we’ve trained here and we’ve been bit by little with him. He’s making progress. in every race.”
Participating in the 1/8 mile all-weather Tapeta surface test with a passing score on December 30 at the Golden Gate, the 3-year-old bay pup gave Ed Moger Jr a boost. far beyond the speed set by intern Bob Baffert Nullabor, who entered the opening half with a score of :23.34 and opened the field with a length of 5 1/2 when he posted the fractions :47.52 and 1:12.64, Chase the Chaos was was set to rise from sixth in the fourth column and quickly made the ground with a strong rally of late. He did better than another Baffert trainee, favors Gilmore traveled 1:38.73 miles and stopped at 1:51.68. Harcyn complete trifecta.
With the win, Chase the Chaos ($10.40) will have his connections weigh in on whether he’s eligible for the Triple Crown, for which they’ll have to pay a late nomination fee of 6,000 dollars. The second closing date for the Triple Crown nominations is March 27. The rest is a free slot into the Preakness Stakes (G1) and 10 points to start in the Kentucky Derby (G1), which he won. will receive as a Triple Crown candidate.
Horses trained by Baffert are not eligible for points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby run by Churchill Downs Inc. suspended him for drug violations. As a result, his two starters—Gilmore (second) and Nullarbor (Thursday)—no awards were awarded.
If the other El Camino Real participants end up becoming Triple Crown contenders, Harcyn can get three points for third and Walker two points for fourth place.
Monday on December 3 in Gold Rush Stakes going one mile at Golden Gate, and Tuesday there on November 12 Golden Nugget Stakes at six furlongs, Chase the Chaos clearly enjoys increasing distances. He moved to California and joined Moger’s barn after breaking his daughter in a second start on September 17, going a mile on the pitch at Canterbury Park for the previous coach Robertino Diodoro. The El Camino Real Derby win improved his record to 3-2-1 from six starts, with earnings of $123,000.
Bred by Dale N. Krapf of Pennsylvania, Chase the Chaos was purchased by William and Sandy Dory for $10,000 from Ballysax Bloodstock’s shipment for the Keeneland November 2020 Breed Sale. He was the first one to start out of Uncle Mo mare Live the moment its only other pony is longing Responsible Indy dirty. The dam has been bred again Instagram for this year.
Videotapes: El Camino Real Derby (BT)
