And Umby (rider Umberto Rispoli) had the star today (Friar’s Road, the horse Desormeaux drafted in behind).” “My peers always ask me who’s my star and what that means is I’ll put a star by the horse that I think will carry me 70 yards from the wire. He told me it was hard to get this horse to settle, so I told him I’d do the European thing: I’d put him up some horse’s rear (force him to stay in position) and wait until the end,’’ Desormeaux said. “I’ve got to give Phil the credit for this one. Winning time for the 1 ½ miles was 2:27.62. Say the Word was swung wide in the stretch and overtook stablemate Acclimate – both trained by Phil D’Amato. Kent Desormeaux, a three-time Kentucky Derby (G1) winner once again rebounding from personal issues, guided Say the Word to a one-length win over Acclimate. Here’s a look at some of the holiday weekend results:įriday $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup (G2), 1 ½ miles, turf, 3 and up The gelding boasts a record of 38-29-3-2 with earnings of $1,884,584. Kudos to trainer Ken McPeek, who had to scratch favorite Tiz the Bomb from the $400,000 Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) on Saturday, but still came up a winner with Smile Happy ($11.60) to give himself at least two 2022 Derby prospects.Īnd finally, congratulations to Pink Lloyd, the 9-year-old Canada-bred who closed out his stellar career with a gritty half-length victory in the $175,000 Kennedy Road Stakes (G3) at Woodbine on Saturday.
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The 4-year-old won the $750,000 Clark Stakes (G1) at Churchill on Friday to close with an 11-8-2-1 record and earnings of $2 million for grateful trainer Brendan Walsh. And well done to Maxfieldin the final race of his short but stellar career. It seems fitting to toss out a few Turkey Tributes after a holiday weekend stuffed with standout performances from Aqueduct to Churchill Downs to Del Mar to Woodbine.Ĭheers to Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux, who seems to be back in the riding groove following victories at Del Mar in the $250,000 Hollywood Turf Cup (G2) aboard Say the Word ($13) on Friday and the $400,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) aboard Beyond Brilliant ($23.80) on Saturday.