Coaching all four of the $196,000 Robert B. Lewis Stakes (G3) participants, Bob Baffert has the rare luxury of knowing he will win with absolute certainty.
In a contest that took place on 4 February leading up to the battle in the cage, the runner-up was Sham Stakes (G3) new gate one who prevails by a neck Hard to imagine in the 1 1/16 mile race at Santa Anita . Park.
Victory comes at a critical time for Baffert, who is immersed in a legal battle with Churchill Downs Formed since being eliminated Medina spirit from the 2020 Kentucky Derby (G1) after testing positive for betamethasone. Following Medina Spirit’s revelation, CDI, as a private property owner, issued a two-year restraining order against Baffert, which he is contesting in court. Although Robert B. Lewis, a tradition Santa Anita . Park The race in preparation for the Kentucky Derby, yielding 40 Derby points for the top four finishers on a 20-8-6-4-2 scale, none of this year’s entrants earned a point on the first Saturday. first of May due to that ban.
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Newgate, an even-money favorite, was last among the four in the early period when Arabian lion Win the order from Hard to Figure. Behind the fractions : 23.87 and : 47.76, Newgate was still held by Frankie Dettori until the driver let him take a step up at the far turn. Walking around the field, Newgate plunged into contention and dueled a match that was difficult to determine the length of the stretch.
Newgate ended up bettering Hard to Figure, taking the lead in a final time of 1:43.11 in 1 1/16 miles on the fast track. He returned $4 from the $2 winning ticket.
“Frankie Dettori taught him how to just sit back, relax and throw a punch, and that’s what he did today,” said sand Baffert, who won a record 11th with Robert B. Lewis.
“…Newgate, when we sent him before, he wasn’t done yet,” added Baffert. “I’m not sure how far he wants to go.”
Hard to imagine, his first start is about two turns, 1 3/4 of the length Worcester in third place. The highly regarded Arabian Lion faded in fourth and last place.
Purchased for $850,000 at Keeneland’s September 2021 Annual Sale, Newgate improved its earnings to $241,975 for owners of SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert Masterson , Stonestreet Stables, Jay Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital and Catherine Donovan.
regeneration in Sham Staking on January 8, Robert B. Lewis was the first to win a bet for Newgate. It was also the first victory for my son into naughty since his impressive debut score last summer at Del Mar.
Third pony from booked classified shares mighty warrior mare majestic presence , Newgate was bred by Town and County Horse Farms in Kentucky. The pony’s 2-year-old full sister, named Denim and Pearls, was sold to Randy Gullatt for $500,000 at Keeneland’s September 2022 Annual Sale. Majestic Presence’s youngest child is a weaning baby Real .
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